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LINKS MENTIONED:
- Physics / Consciousness Contest: https://youtu.be/V93GQaDtv8w
- Curt's Crash Course on Physics: https://youtu.be/e8kyvdPP8os
- Sal Pais podcast: https://youtu.be/5E6QyAhTB3o
- Stephon Alexander podcast: https://youtu.be/VETxb96a3qk
- Stephon's Book "Fear Of Black Universe": https://amzn.to/3EYRpsJ
- Stephon's Book "The Jazz Of Physics": https://amzn.to/3CIPiGI

TIMESTAMPS:
00:00:00 Introduction
00:03:03 Main issues of quantum gravity
00:08:08 Academia vs. the Outside
00:11:54 Superforce
00:25:09 Ashtekar quantum bounce
00:32:11 Mathematics of singularity repulsion
00:40:10 Fermionic matter and loop quantum gravity
00:44:08 Negative energy
00:51:11 What is the cause of gravity?
00:52:50 Casimir forces and gravity
00:56:38 Ed Witten on String Theory
01:02:53 AdS / CFT (defending holography)
01:10:15 The "rhythm" universe (a universe that continually comes and goes)
01:15:46 The Pais Effect and patents
01:31:59 Sal Pais (Part 2) and Stephon Alexander (Part 2)
01:33:46 Saxophone
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