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Btw @Aiden Pearce, Dr. Kaku will be on Coast to Coast AM tomorrow night.

Edit: he's just on the first hour and looks like he'll be talking about the new scientific discovery.

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quantum field theory is a nightmare

math is still beautiful tho, the rigor and demand of computation is forever latched to nature which does not perhaps cannot negotiate terms and conditions regardless of personal beliefs or desires without succumbing to the throes of entropy
 
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books feynman used to learn math, hard copies are hard to find yet digitals should be around if you sail the open seas (maybe i'll find a way to upload them at some point, don't wanna chance getting nuked without permissions)






feynman's amazon page:


feynman's lecture series on physics:

 
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decent way to synthesize science topics:

britannica illustrated science library (digital pdf sets should be available @ around 20 bucks)

swathes of knowledge from antiquity to modern day ...

here's the covers and example page:

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sabine hossenfelder is a savage who attacks all kinds of difficult topics without fear

(not that i necessarily agree with all her ideas, feel free to take what works for you \ abandon what doesn't)


lex fridman's podcast:


sean carrol's mindscape:


shermer's skeptic:


there's so much more that i don't even know where to begin, will try to post things when i can to keep the thread active
 
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I watch youtube videos a lot so yea... top that.
ain't no thing, some people read while others watch videos or listen to audiobooks (i've always been more of a visual learner who relies on lectures, documentaries, modules, ...)

wikipedia and youtube are enough to learn most things at a responsible pace
 
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excellent sources, especially love spacetime as late (believe you linked to the 'does time cause gravity' vid not long ago)
Yes I did... I love that one... so even if my idea bout time is wrong, the fact I linked it to gravity without ever reading that or hearing that makes me feel pretty good.

edit I also watch Dr Becky sometimes despite Dr Becky being in all the videos..

 
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Yes I did... I love that one... so even if my idea bout time is wrong, the fact I linked it to gravity without ever reading that or hearing that makes me feel pretty good.

edit I also watch Dr Becky sometimes despite Dr Becky being in all the videos..

only time will tell

becky is great, positive attitude and distinctly in love with her work
 
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Couple of questions I wanna post, maybe you guys can help me here.

1) If what we perceive as gravity is caused by the curvature of space time, how does (for example) earth accelerate upwards towards us if our geodesic just moves us into the direction towards earth along this curvature? These two concepts don't quite gel in my mind yet.

2) if we have this concept of spacetime causing gravity, why are we trying to unify gravity to the realm of the quantum, e.g. particles interacting? I mean, I'd be perfectly content with these two things just being their own thing, if you know what I mean.

3) Is Michio Kaku a complete quack, or do I just perceive him as such? He feels like some toon character from the Big Bang Theory show to me.
 
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Couple of questions I wanna post, maybe you guys can help me here.

1) If what we perceive as gravity is caused by the curvature of space time, how does (for example) earth accelerate upwards towards us if our geodesic just moves us into the direction towards earth along this curvature? These two concepts don't quite gel in my mind yet.

2) if we have this concept of spacetime causing gravity, why are we trying to unify gravity to the realm of the quantum, e.g. particles interacting? I mean, I'd be perfectly content with these two things just being their own thing, if you know what I mean.

3) Is Michio Kaku a complete quack, or do I just perceive him as such? He feels like some toon character from the Big Bang Theory show to me.
1 it's because the earth is resisting the infalling spacetime. so it is accelerating upwards in spacetime. You are only stationary in spacetime when you are free falling. But there is more to it like the video me and Tess are talking about ...time dilation between every atom in your body can cause the pull we feel as gravity as well..

2. They want to unify it because not only do they use two sets of rules for the really big and the really small, they are not entirely sure when to switch from one set of rules to the other as you go from small to big and back again. It's a really good sign they are missing large pieces of this puzzle.

3 MK does seem like a blow hard... I agree.
 
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Couple of questions I wanna post, maybe you guys can help me here.

1) If what we perceive as gravity is caused by the curvature of space time, how does (for example) earth accelerate upwards towards us if our geodesic just moves us into the direction towards earth along this curvature? These two concepts don't quite gel in my mind yet.

2) if we have this concept of spacetime causing gravity, why are we trying to unify gravity to the realm of the quantum, e.g. particles interacting? I mean, I'd be perfectly content with these two things just being their own thing, if you know what I mean.

3) Is Michio Kaku a complete quack, or do I just perceive him as such? He feels like some toon character from the Big Bang Theory show to me.
Michio Kaku is not a quack. He just doesn't roll with a lot of the more mainstream types. He's a humble dude and not an arrogant prick like so many of these other "celebrity scientist" kinds.

Guess I'll get shit for this, but Dr. Kaku is one of my faves. Love the guy.
 
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1 it's because the earth is resisting the infalling spacetime. so it is accelerating upwards in spacetime. You are only stationary in spacetime when you are free falling. But there is more to it like the video me and Tess are talking about ...time dilation between every atom in your body can cause the pull we feel as gravity as well..

2. They want to unify it because not only do they use two sets of rules for the really big and the really small, they are not entirely sure when to switch from one set of rules to the other as you go from small to big and back again. It's a really good sign they are missing large pieces of this puzzle.

3 MK does seem like a blow hard... I agree.
strange puzzle
 
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Michio Kaku is not a quack. He just doesn't roll with a lot of the more mainstream types. He's a humble dude and not an arrogant prick like so many of these other "celebrity scientist" kinds.

Guess I'll get shit for this, but Dr. Kaku is one of my faves. Love the guy.
No one will give you shit for that...
 
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here's the books feynman used to learn math, original copies are hard to find but the digitals should be around if you sail the open seas (maybe i'll find a way to upload them at some point, don't wanna chance getting nuked without permissions)






feynman's amazon page:


feynman's lecture series on physics:

Thanks so much for posting all the great links and info!
 
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Cool topic, but before we go all Einstein on this place, we owe it so science to at least spell "Mathematics" right... ;)

The Royal Institution has some of the best lectures online:


 
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