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Michio Kaku: Future of Humans, Aliens, Space Travel & Physics | Lex Fridman Podcast #45

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that explore the nature of our reality and the future of our civilization.", 'start': 8.532, 'duration': 5.961}, {'end': 24.316, 'text': "They include Einstein's Cosmos, Physics of the Impossible Future of the Mind, Parallel Worlds and his latest, The Future of Humanity,", 'start': 15.554, 'duration': 8.762}, {'end': 29.158, 'text': 'Terraforming Mars, Interstellar Travel, Immortality and Our Destiny Beyond Earth.', 'start': 24.316, 'duration': 4.842}, {'end': 39.498, 'text': "I think it's beautiful and important when a scientific mind can fearlessly explore through conversation subjects just outside of our understanding.", 'start': 30.031, 'duration': 9.467}, {'end': 45.743, 'text': 'That, to me, is where artificial intelligence is today, just outside of our understanding,', 'start': 40.259, 'duration': 5.484}, {'end': 55.791, 'text': "a place we have to reach for if we're to uncover the mysteries of the human mind and build human-level and superhuman-level AI systems that transform our world for the better.", 'start': 45.743, 'duration': 10.048}, {'end': 58.945, 'text': 'This is the Artificial Intelligence Podcast.', 'start': 56.684, 'duration': 2.261}, {'end': 66.71, 'text': 'If you enjoy it, subscribe on YouTube, give it five stars on iTunes, support it on Patreon or simply connect with me on Twitter.', 'start': 59.306, 'duration': 7.404}, {'end': 69.432, 'text': 'Alex Friedman spelled F-R-I-D-M-A-N.', 'start': 66.71, 'duration': 2.722}], 'summary': 'Michio kaku discusses ai, future civilization, and human-level ai systems.', 'duration': 69.343, 'max_score': 0.089, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/kD5yc1LQrpQ/pics/kD5yc1LQrpQ89.jpg'}], 'start': 0.089, 'title': 'The future of humanity', 'summary': 'Explores the potential of artificial intelligence and discusses the importance of understanding to uncover the mysteries of the human mind and build transformative ai systems.', 'chapters': [{'end': 69.432, 'start': 0.089, 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Within sight of the Hubble Space Telescope, there are about 100 billion galaxies.', 'start': 129.315, 'duration': 8.188}, {'end': 138.644, 'text': 'So do the math.', 'start': 137.943, 'duration': 0.701}], 'summary': 'Billions of earth-sized planets in milky way galaxy, 100 billion galaxies in sight of hubble space telescope.', 'duration': 25.663, 'max_score': 112.981, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/kD5yc1LQrpQ/pics/kD5yc1LQrpQ112981.jpg'}, {'end': 247.445, 'src': 'embed', 'start': 218.654, 'weight': 1, 'content': [{'end': 222.997, 'text': 'We rank things by two parameters, energy and information.', 'start': 218.654, 'duration': 4.343}, {'end': 225.218, 'text': "That's how we rank black holes.", 'start': 223.677, 'duration': 1.541}, {'end': 226.959, 'text': "That's how we rank stars.", 'start': 225.598, 'duration': 1.361}, {'end': 229.761, 'text': "That's how we rank civilizations in outer space.", 'start': 227.339, 'duration': 2.422}, {'end': 236.715, 'text': 'So a Type 1 civilization is capable of harnessing planetary power.', 'start': 230.689, 'duration': 6.026}, {'end': 241.219, 'text': 'They control the weather, for example, earthquakes, volcanoes.', 'start': 237.576, 'duration': 3.643}, {'end': 247.445, 'text': 'They can modify the course of geologic events, sort of like Flash Gordon or Buck Rogers.', 'start': 241.259, 'duration': 6.186}], 'summary': 'Ranking based on energy and information; type 1 civilization controls planetary power.', 'duration': 28.791, 'max_score': 218.654, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/kD5yc1LQrpQ/pics/kD5yc1LQrpQ218654.jpg'}, {'end': 360.284, 'src': 'embed', 'start': 334.695, 'weight': 2, 'content': [{'end': 339.216, 'text': 'And so you begin to realize that, yeah, they could be type four, maybe even type five.', 'start': 334.695, 'duration': 4.521}, {'end': 347.118, 'text': "So type four, you're saying being able to harness sort of like dark energy, something that permeates the entire universe.", 'start': 339.776, 'duration': 7.342}, {'end': 351.879, 'text': 'So be able to plug into the entire universe as a source of energy.', 'start': 347.238, 'duration': 4.641}, {'end': 352.659, 'text': "That's right.", 'start': 352.159, 'duration': 0.5}, {'end': 355.201, 'text': 'And dark energy is the energy of the Big Bang.', 'start': 352.779, 'duration': 2.422}, {'end': 358.423, 'text': "It's why the galaxies are being pushed apart.", 'start': 355.881, 'duration': 2.542}, {'end': 360.284, 'text': "It's the energy of nothing.", 'start': 359.063, 'duration': 1.221}], 'summary': 'Type four and type five can harness dark energy, the energy of the big bang, pushing galaxies apart.', 'duration': 25.589, 'max_score': 334.695, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/kD5yc1LQrpQ/pics/kD5yc1LQrpQ334695.jpg'}, {'end': 557.982, 'src': 'embed', 'start': 532.321, 'weight': 3, 'content': [{'end': 537.182, 'text': 'But you see, the multiverse idea means that there was a time before time.', 'start': 532.321, 'duration': 4.861}, {'end': 541.373, 'text': 'And there are multiple times each bubble has its own time.', 'start': 538.191, 'duration': 3.182}, {'end': 548.957, 'text': 'And so it means that there could actually be a universe before the beginning of our universe.', 'start': 542.153, 'duration': 6.804}, {'end': 557.982, 'text': "So if you think of a bubble bath, when two bubbles collide, or when two bubbles fission to create a baby bubble, that's called the big bang.", 'start': 549.637, 'duration': 8.345}], 'summary': 'Multiverse suggests pre-time existence, multiple bubble times, and potential universe before ours.', 'duration': 25.661, 'max_score': 532.321, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/kD5yc1LQrpQ/pics/kD5yc1LQrpQ532321.jpg'}, {'end': 627.205, 'src': 'embed', 'start': 583.088, 'weight': 4, 'content': [{'end': 586.11, 'text': 'I get 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announced one day that the Nobel Prize in physics should go to the physicist who does not discover a new particle that year.', 'start': 609.635, 'duration': 17.57}], 'summary': 'Paid by the city of new york to work on string theory, which theorizes particles as vibrations on strings.', 'duration': 44.117, 'max_score': 583.088, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/kD5yc1LQrpQ/pics/kD5yc1LQrpQ583088.jpg'}, {'end': 844.652, 'src': 'embed', 'start': 818.024, 'weight': 5, 'content': [{'end': 828.329, 'text': 'The problem occurs when people from the natural sciences begin to pontificate about ethics and people from religion begin to pontificate about natural law.', 'start': 818.024, 'duration': 10.305}, {'end': 830.81, 'text': "That's where we get into big trouble.", 'start': 828.969, 'duration': 1.841}, {'end': 839.188, 'text': "You think they're fundamentally distinct, morality and ethics and our idea of what is right and what is wrong.", 'start': 831.903, 'duration': 7.285}, {'end': 843.471, 'text': "That's something that's outside the reach of string theory and physics.", 'start': 839.448, 'duration': 4.023}, {'end': 844.652, 'text': "That's right.", 'start': 844.092, 'duration': 0.56}], 'summary': 'Conflict arises when natural sciences and religion delve into ethics and natural law, posing a distinct view of morality.', 'duration': 26.628, 'max_score': 818.024, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/kD5yc1LQrpQ/pics/kD5yc1LQrpQ818024.jpg'}, {'end': 925.436, 'src': 'embed', 'start': 896.532, 'weight': 6, 'content': [{'end': 897.634, 'text': "And I think that's a good thing.", 'start': 896.532, 'duration': 1.102}, {'end': 900.517, 'text': "But it's not mandated by a law of physics.", 'start': 898.074, 'duration': 2.443}, {'end': 909.829, 'text': 'So if aliens do, alien species were to make contact, forgive me for staying on aliens for a bit longer.', 'start': 901.621, 'duration': 8.208}, {'end': 922.094, 'text': "Do you think they're more likely to be friendly to befriend us or to destroy us? Well, I think for the most part, they'll pretty much ignore us.", 'start': 911.03, 'duration': 11.064}, {'end': 925.436, 'text': 'If you were a deer in the forest, who do you fear the most??', 'start': 922.915, 'duration': 2.521}], 'summary': 'Alien contact may lead to indifference rather than hostility.', 'duration': 28.904, 'max_score': 896.532, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/kD5yc1LQrpQ/pics/kD5yc1LQrpQ896532.jpg'}, {'end': 981.819, 'src': 'embed', 'start': 954.14, 'weight': 7, 'content': [{'end': 958.263, 'text': 'because developers look at deer as simply getting in the way.', 'start': 954.14, 'duration': 4.123}, {'end': 961.626, 'text': 'I mean, in War of the Worlds by H.G.', 'start': 959.525, 'duration': 2.101}, {'end': 964.247, 'text': 'Wells, the aliens did not hate us.', 'start': 961.646, 'duration': 2.601}, {'end': 970.969, 'text': 'If you read the book, the aliens did not have evil intentions toward homo sapiens.', 'start': 964.767, 'duration': 6.202}, {'end': 973.19, 'text': 'No, we were in the way.', 'start': 971.489, 'duration': 1.701}, {'end': 981.819, 'text': 'So I think we have to realize that alien civilizations may view us quite differently than in science fiction novels.', 'start': 974.972, 'duration': 6.847}], 'summary': 'Alien civilizations may view humans differently than in science fiction novels.', 'duration': 27.679, 'max_score': 954.14, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/kD5yc1LQrpQ/pics/kD5yc1LQrpQ954140.jpg'}], 'start': 69.952, 'title': 'Extraterrestrial contact and cosmology theories', 'summary': 'Discusses the potential for contacting aliens, the kardashev scale categorizing civilizations, multiverse theory, string theory, science vs religion, and the likelihood of peaceful interaction with extraterrestrial civilizations.', 'chapters': [{'end': 384.516, 'start': 69.952, 'title': 'Contact with aliens and the kardashev scale', 'summary': 'Discusses the potential for contacting aliens in this century, based on the abundance of exoplanets and galaxies, as well as the kardashev scale categorizing civilizations by energy and information. it also delves into the possibility of types 4 and 5 civilizations capable of harnessing dark energy and the energy of the universe.', 'duration': 314.564, 'highlights': ['The Milky Way galaxy has billions of potential Earth-sized planets, and there are about 100 billion galaxies within sight of the Hubble Space Telescope, each containing about 100 billion stars. The abundance of exoplanets and galaxies increases the likelihood of contacting alien civilizations.', 'The Kardashev scale categorizes civilizations based on their ability to harness energy and information, ranging from Type 1 capable of harnessing planetary power to Type 3 capable of roaming the galactic space lanes. The discussion of the Kardashev scale provides insight into the potential levels of sophistication of alien civilizations.', 'The possibility of types 4 and 5 civilizations capable of harnessing dark energy and the energy of the universe is explored, with dark energy representing 73% of the energy of the universe. The exploration of types 4 and 5 civilizations expands the discussion to include the concept of harnessing dark energy and the energy of the universe.']}, {'end': 787.156, 'start': 384.516, 'title': 'Multiverse theory and string theory', 'summary': 'Discusses the concept of the multiverse, where multiple universes are being created all the time, and the implications of string theory, which suggests that particles are vibrations on tiny strings in an 11-dimensional hyperspace, while also exploring the contrasting views of creation in buddhism and christianity and the idea of the mind of god resonating through cosmic music.', 'duration': 402.64, 'highlights': ['The chapter discusses the concept of the multiverse, where multiple universes are being created all the time. Multiple bangs happening all the time, inflationary universe as a quantum theory, and the existence of other bubble universes expanding into 11-dimensional hyperspace.', 'String theory suggests that particles are vibrations on tiny strings in an 11-dimensional hyperspace. String theory as a multiverse theory, all particles as vibrations on musical strings, and the universe being a symphony of strings resonating through 11-dimensional hyperspace.', 'Exploration of contrasting views of creation in Buddhism and Christianity and the idea of the mind of God resonating through cosmic music. Contrasting ideas of creation in Buddhism and Christianity, the merging of these ideas into a single theory, and the concept of the mind of God as cosmic music resonating through 11-dimensional hyperspace.']}, {'end': 1058.992, 'start': 787.936, 'title': 'Science vs religion: ethics and alien perspectives', 'summary': 'Discusses the distinction between science and religion in determining natural law and ethics, the potential perspectives of extraterrestrial civilizations, and the likelihood of peaceful interaction based on the lack of significant resources on earth. it also highlights the potential disregard from aliens and the relevance of human art and culture outside of earth.', 'duration': 271.056, 'highlights': ["The distinction between science and religion in determining natural law and ethics is emphasized, with the warning against natural scientists pontificating about ethics and religious individuals pontificating about natural law. This distinction is stressed to prevent the potential problems that arise when individuals from the natural sciences and religion begin to pontificate about each other's expertise.", 'The discussion of the potential perspectives of extraterrestrial civilizations and the likelihood of peaceful interaction due to the lack of significant resources on Earth is presented. The potential peaceful interaction with extraterrestrial civilizations is suggested based on the lack of significant resources on Earth that would be of interest to them.', 'The potential disregard from aliens and the relevance of human art and culture outside of Earth is mentioned. The potential disregard of aliens towards humans and the relevance of human art and culture outside of Earth is highlighted, suggesting that these aspects may hold little significance to extraterrestrial civilizations.']}], 'duration': 989.04, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/kD5yc1LQrpQ/pics/kD5yc1LQrpQ69952.jpg', 'highlights': ['The abundance of exoplanets and galaxies increases the likelihood of contacting alien civilizations.', 'The Kardashev scale categorizes civilizations based on their ability to harness energy and information, providing insight into the potential levels of sophistication of alien civilizations.', 'The exploration of types 4 and 5 civilizations expands the discussion to include the concept of harnessing dark energy and the energy of the universe.', 'The chapter discusses the concept of the multiverse, where multiple universes are being created all the time.', 'String theory suggests that particles are vibrations on tiny strings in an 11-dimensional hyperspace, resonating through 11-dimensional hyperspace.', 'The distinction between science and religion in determining natural law and ethics is emphasized.', 'The potential peaceful interaction with extraterrestrial civilizations is suggested based on the lack of significant resources on Earth that would be of interest to them.', 'The potential disregard of aliens towards humans and the relevance of human art and culture outside of Earth is highlighted.']}, {'end': 1287.695, 'segs': [{'end': 1192.66, 'src': 'embed', 'start': 1142.387, 'weight': 0, 'content': [{'end': 1145.688, 'text': 'They never hand out information from one generation to the next.', 'start': 1142.387, 'duration': 3.301}, {'end': 1148.91, 'text': 'So these are the three basic ingredients of intelligence.', 'start': 1146.309, 'duration': 2.601}, {'end': 1156.092, 'text': 'Eyesight of some sort, an opposable thumb or tentacle or claw of some sort, and language.', 'start': 1150.33, 'duration': 5.762}, {'end': 1158.453, 'text': 'Now ask yourself a simple question.', 'start': 1156.712, 'duration': 1.741}, {'end': 1162.895, 'text': 'How many animals have all three? Just us.', 'start': 1159.153, 'duration': 3.742}, {'end': 1164.597, 'text': "It's just us.", 'start': 1163.636, 'duration': 0.961}, {'end': 1168.02, 'text': 'I mean, the primates, they have a language.', 'start': 1165.298, 'duration': 2.722}, {'end': 1174.747, 'text': 'Yeah, they may get up to maybe 20 words, but a baby learns a word a day, several words a day a baby learns.', 'start': 1168.081, 'duration': 6.666}, {'end': 1179.432, 'text': 'And a typical adult knows about almost 5,000 words.', 'start': 1175.468, 'duration': 3.964}, {'end': 1188.916, 'text': 'while the maximum number of words that you can teach a gorilla in any language, including their own language, is about 20 or so.', 'start': 1181.129, 'duration': 7.787}, {'end': 1192.66, 'text': 'And so we see the difference in intelligence.', 'start': 1189.797, 'duration': 2.863}], 'summary': 'Human intelligence is unique with eyesight, opposable thumbs, and language, distinguishing us from other animals.', 'duration': 50.273, 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words.', 'duration': 132.054, 'highlights': ['Humans possess three key factors contributing to intelligence: stereo eyesight, an opposable thumb or tentacle, and language, making us unique in this regard.', 'Adult humans typically know about 5,000 words, while gorillas can only learn around 20 words, showcasing the significant difference in linguistic capability.', 'The three basic ingredients of intelligence are identified as stereo eyesight, an opposable thumb or tentacle, and language, emphasizing their importance in the development of intelligence.', 'Primates, while having a form of language, are limited in their linguistic abilities compared to humans, with a baby learning several words a day and an adult knowing almost 5,000 words, in contrast to gorillas who can only learn around 20 words.']}, {'end': 1287.695, 'start': 1193.24, 'title': 'Aliens and the evolution of intelligence', 'summary': 'Discusses the potential evolution of alien life forms, the progression of artificial 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[{'end': 1294.881, 'text': "And so I think that in the future we'll have to put a chip in their brain to shut them off once our robots have murderous thoughts.", 'start': 1288.335, 'duration': 6.546}, {'end': 1296.841, 'text': "But that's in 100 years.", 'start': 1295.501, 'duration': 1.34}, {'end': 1306.044, 'text': 'In 200 years, the robots will be smart enough to remove that fail-safe chip in their brain and then watch out.', 'start': 1297.582, 'duration': 8.462}, {'end': 1313.507, 'text': 'At that point, I think rather than compete with our robots, we should merge with them.', 'start': 1306.925, 'duration': 6.582}, {'end': 1316.487, 'text': 'We should become part cybernetic.', 'start': 1314.847, 'duration': 1.64}], 'summary': 'Robots may be dangerous in 200 years; merge with them to survive.', 'duration': 28.152, 'max_score': 1288.335, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/kD5yc1LQrpQ/pics/kD5yc1LQrpQ1288335.jpg'}, {'end': 1374.89, 'src': 'embed', 'start': 1344.294, 'weight': 0, 'content': [{'end': 1348.876, 'text': "Elon Musk is working on that with Neuralink and there's other companies working on this idea.", 'start': 1344.294, 'duration': 4.582}, {'end': 1355.611, 'text': 'Do you see promise there? Do you see hope for near term impact? Well, every technology has pluses and minuses.', 'start': 1349.016, 'duration': 6.595}, {'end': 1358.375, 'text': 'Already, we can record memories.', 'start': 1356.673, 'duration': 1.702}, {'end': 1362.782, 'text': 'I have a book, The Future of the Mind, where I detail some of these breakthroughs.', 'start': 1358.856, 'duration': 3.926}, {'end': 1368.47, 'text': 'We can now record simple memories of mice and send these memories on the internet.', 'start': 1362.862, 'duration': 5.608}, {'end': 1374.89, 'text': "Eventually, we're gonna do this with primates at Wake Forest University and also in Los Angeles.", 'start': 1369.406, 'duration': 5.484}], 'summary': 'Neuralink and other companies are working on recording memories and have successfully recorded simple memories of mice, with plans to do the same with primates.', 'duration': 30.596, 'max_score': 1344.294, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/kD5yc1LQrpQ/pics/kD5yc1LQrpQ1344294.jpg'}, {'end': 1445.014, 'src': 'embed', 'start': 1413.243, 'weight': 1, 'content': [{'end': 1416.867, 'text': 'What is the future of the Internet? The future of the Internet is brain net.', 'start': 1413.243, 'duration': 3.624}, {'end': 1428.887, 'text': 'Brain net is when we send emotions, feelings, sensations on the internet, and we will telepathically communicate with other humans this way.', 'start': 1417.762, 'duration': 11.125}, {'end': 1430.888, 'text': 'This is going to affect everything.', 'start': 1429.607, 'duration': 1.281}, {'end': 1432.088, 'text': 'Look at entertainment.', 'start': 1431.168, 'duration': 0.92}, {'end': 1433.609, 'text': 'Remember the silent movies?', 'start': 1432.469, 'duration': 1.14}, {'end': 1439.312, 'text': 'Charlie Chaplin was very famous during the era of silent movies, but when the talkies came in,', 'start': 1434.169, 'duration': 5.143}, {'end': 1445.014, 'text': 'Nobody wanted to see Charlie Chaplin anymore because he never talked in the movies.', 'start': 1440.072, 'duration': 4.942}], 'summary': 'The future of the internet is brain net, enabling telepathic communication and impacting entertainment.', 'duration': 31.771, 'max_score': 1413.243, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/kD5yc1LQrpQ/pics/kD5yc1LQrpQ1413243.jpg'}, {'end': 1519.106, 'src': 'embed', 'start': 1484.857, 'weight': 3, 'content': [{'end': 1489.619, 'text': "Human relations will change because you'll be able to empathize and feel the suffering of other people.", 'start': 1484.857, 'duration': 4.762}, {'end': 1492.64, 'text': "We'll be able to communicate telepathically.", 'start': 1490.279, 'duration': 2.361}, {'end': 1495.481, 'text': 'And this is coming.', 'start': 1493.58, 'duration': 1.901}, {'end': 1498.602, 'text': 'You described BrainNet in Future of the Mind.', 'start': 1496.321, 'duration': 2.281}, {'end': 1499.902, 'text': "It's such an interesting concept.", 'start': 1498.622, 'duration': 1.28}, {'end': 1510.064, 'text': 'Do you think, so you mentioned entertainment, but what kind of effect would it have on our personal relationships? Hopefully it will deepen it.', 'start': 1501.162, 'duration': 8.902}, {'end': 1519.106, 'text': 'You realize that for most of human history, for over 90% of human history, we only knew maybe 20, 100 people.', 'start': 1510.404, 'duration': 8.702}], 'summary': 'Future technology will enable telepathic communication, deepening human relationships.', 'duration': 34.249, 'max_score': 1484.857, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/kD5yc1LQrpQ/pics/kD5yc1LQrpQ1484857.jpg'}], 'start': 1288.335, 'title': 'Future technologies', 'summary': 'Explores the future of robotics, including brain interfaces and brainnet, discussing potential impacts on healthcare, entertainment, human relations, and democracy.', 'chapters': [{'end': 1412.562, 'start': 1288.335, 'title': 'Future of robotics and brain interfaces', 'summary': "Discusses the potential future of robotics, including the possibility of integrating chips into robots' brains, the potential for human-robot mergers, and the near-term impact of brain machine interfaces, citing examples of memory recording and its potential impact on alzheimer's patients.", 'duration': 124.227, 'highlights': ["Elon Musk's work on brain machine interfaces with Neuralink and the potential near-term impact are discussed, highlighting the recording of memories, with successful experiments on mice and plans for testing on primates and Alzheimer's patients.", "The potential future of robotics is explored, including the idea of installing chips in robots' brains and the potential for human-robot mergers in the distant future.", "The impact of brain machine interfaces on human civilization is mentioned, emphasizing the potential development of memory chips for Alzheimer's patients, which could significantly improve their quality of life.", 'The concept of genetically and cybernetically enhanced alien life is briefly mentioned in relation to the potential future of technology and human evolution.']}, {'end': 1639.234, 'start': 1413.243, 'title': 'The future of the internet: brainnet and its impact', 'summary': 'Discusses the concept of brainnet, which entails telepathic communication over the internet, impacting entertainment, human relations, and democracy, with potential to deepen personal relationships and spread democracy globally.', 'duration': 225.991, 'highlights': ['The concept of BrainNet involves telepathic communication over the internet, potentially replacing traditional entertainment mediums like movies and significantly impacting the entertainment industry.', 'BrainNet could deepen personal relationships by allowing individuals to empathize and share emotions telepathically, potentially altering the dynamics of human connections and expanding the reach to the entire population of the planet Earth.', 'Technology, such as the internet, has a moral direction as it spreads knowledge, awareness, and empowerment, leading to the spread of democracy and potentially reducing conflicts between major democracies.']}], 'duration': 350.899, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/kD5yc1LQrpQ/pics/kD5yc1LQrpQ1288335.jpg', 'highlights': ["Elon Musk's work on brain machine interfaces with Neuralink and the potential near-term impact are discussed, highlighting the recording of memories, with successful experiments on mice and plans for testing on primates and Alzheimer's patients.", 'The concept of BrainNet involves telepathic communication over the internet, potentially replacing traditional entertainment mediums like movies and significantly impacting the entertainment industry.', "The potential future of robotics is explored, including the idea of installing chips in robots' brains and the potential for human-robot mergers in the distant future.", 'BrainNet could deepen personal relationships by allowing individuals to empathize and share emotions telepathically, potentially altering the dynamics of human connections and expanding the reach to the entire population of the planet Earth.']}, {'end': 2034.47, 'segs': [{'end': 1689.019, 'src': 'embed', 'start': 1639.914, 'weight': 3, 'content': [{'end': 1647.156, 'text': 'And so I think, with the spread of this technology and which would accelerate with the coming of BrainNet, it means that, well,', 'start': 1639.914, 'duration': 7.242}, {'end': 1648.376, 'text': 'we will still have wars.', 'start': 1647.156, 'duration': 1.22}, {'end': 1654.198, 'text': "Wars, of course, as politics by other means, but they'll be less intense and less frequent.", 'start': 1648.496, 'duration': 5.702}, {'end': 1662.874, 'text': 'do you have worries of longer-term existential risk from technology, from AI?', 'start': 1655.532, 'duration': 7.342}, {'end': 1671.215, 'text': "So I think that's a wonderful vision of a future where war is a distant memory.", 'start': 1663.534, 'duration': 7.681}, {'end': 1680.858, 'text': "but now there's another agent, there's somebody else that's able to create conflict, that's able to create harm AI systems.", 'start': 1671.215, 'duration': 9.643}, {'end': 1689.019, 'text': 'So do you have worry about such AI systems? Well, yes, that is an existential risk, but again, I think an existential risk not for this century.', 'start': 1680.898, 'duration': 8.121}], 'summary': 'Advancements in technology may reduce frequency and intensity of wars, but ai poses existential risks in the future.', 'duration': 49.105, 'max_score': 1639.914, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/kD5yc1LQrpQ/pics/kD5yc1LQrpQ1639914.jpg'}, {'end': 1765.239, 'src': 'embed', 'start': 1736.929, 'weight': 0, 'content': [{'end': 1738.749, 'text': "Now we're going back to dualism.", 'start': 1736.929, 'duration': 1.82}, {'end': 1749.087, 'text': 'Now we realize that we can digitize human memories, feelings, sensations and create a digital copy of ourselves,', 'start': 1739.69, 'duration': 9.397}, {'end': 1750.69, 'text': "and that's called the Connectome Project.", 'start': 1749.087, 'duration': 1.603}, {'end': 1761.677, 'text': 'Billions of dollars are now being spent to do not just the genome project of sequencing the genes of our body, but the connectome project,', 'start': 1751.713, 'duration': 9.964}, {'end': 1765.239, 'text': 'which is to map the entire connections of the human brain.', 'start': 1761.677, 'duration': 3.562}], 'summary': 'Efforts to digitize human memories and sensations through the connectome project are backed by billions of dollars for mapping the entire connections of the human brain.', 'duration': 28.31, 'max_score': 1736.929, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/kD5yc1LQrpQ/pics/kD5yc1LQrpQ1736929.jpg'}, {'end': 1851.412, 'src': 'embed', 'start': 1820.359, 'weight': 1, 'content': [{'end': 1821.42, 'text': 'You put it on the internet.', 'start': 1820.359, 'duration': 1.061}, {'end': 1827.288, 'text': 'And so I think that we are going to digitize ourselves and give us digital immortality.', 'start': 1822.867, 'duration': 4.421}, {'end': 1834.529, 'text': "We'll not only have biologic genetic immortality of some sort, but also digital immortality.", 'start': 1828.008, 'duration': 6.521}, {'end': 1839.43, 'text': 'And what are we going to do with it? I think we should send it into outer space.', 'start': 1835.029, 'duration': 4.401}, {'end': 1848.032, 'text': "If you digitize the human brain and put it on a laser beam and shoot it to the moon, you're on the moon in one second.", 'start': 1841.011, 'duration': 7.021}, {'end': 1851.412, 'text': "Shoot it to Mars, you're on Mars in 20 minutes.", 'start': 1848.891, 'duration': 2.521}], 'summary': 'Advocates for digitizing human brains for digital immortality and space exploration.', 'duration': 31.053, 'max_score': 1820.359, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/kD5yc1LQrpQ/pics/kD5yc1LQrpQ1820359.jpg'}, {'end': 1970.023, 'src': 'embed', 'start': 1942.735, 'weight': 2, 'content': [{'end': 1952.536, 'text': 'Are we smart enough to determine whether such a thing exists or not? No, this could exist right outside the orbit of the planet Earth.', 'start': 1942.735, 'duration': 9.801}, {'end': 1958.267, 'text': "And we're too stupid in our technology to even prove it or disprove it.", 'start': 1953.017, 'duration': 5.25}, {'end': 1970.023, 'text': 'we would need the aliens on this laser superhighway to help us out, to send us a human interpretable signal.', 'start': 1958.82, 'duration': 11.203}], 'summary': 'Our technology is too limited to determine the existence of extraterrestrial life or their communication methods.', 'duration': 27.288, 'max_score': 1942.735, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/kD5yc1LQrpQ/pics/kD5yc1LQrpQ1942735.jpg'}], 'start': 1639.914, 'title': 'Future technology and digital speculation', 'summary': 'Explores the impact of technology on future warfare, predicts reduced conflicts, and addresses existential ai risks. it also delves into the concept of digital immortality and the speculation of alien communication through a laser highway.', 'chapters': [{'end': 1689.019, 'start': 1639.914, 'title': 'Future of war and existential ai risk', 'summary': 'Discusses the future of war with the spread of technology, anticipating less intense and frequent conflicts, and the existential risk from ai systems, which are considered a concern for the future but not for this century.', 'duration': 49.105, 'highlights': ['The spread of technology and the coming of BrainNet may lead to less intense and less frequent wars. The chapter discusses how the spread of technology, accelerated by the coming of BrainNet, could result in less intense and less frequent wars.', 'Existential risk from AI systems is a concern for the future but not for this century. The chapter acknowledges the existential risk from AI systems but suggests it is not a concern for this century.']}, {'end': 2034.47, 'start': 1689.839, 'title': 'Digital immortality and alien avatars', 'summary': 'Discusses the potential of digitizing human memories and personalities, leading to digital immortality, and speculates on the existence of a laser highway for alien communication, challenging our ability to perceive it.', 'duration': 344.631, 'highlights': ['The Connectome Project is mapping the entire connections of the human brain, with billions of dollars being spent on it. The Connectome Project is a significant initiative that aims to map the entire connections of the human brain, with substantial financial investment.', 'The potential for digitizing human brains and achieving digital immortality is discussed, suggesting that individuals could send their digitized selves into outer space at the speed of light. The concept of achieving digital immortality through the digitization of human brains and the ability to send them into outer space at the speed of light is explored, presenting an intriguing prospect.', 'The speculation about the existence of a laser highway for alien communication challenges our current technological capabilities and understanding, posing the question of whether we are intelligent enough to perceive such phenomena. The speculation about a laser highway for alien communication challenges our technological limitations and raises the question of our ability to comprehend and interact with potential alien civilizations.']}], 'duration': 394.556, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/kD5yc1LQrpQ/pics/kD5yc1LQrpQ1639914.jpg', 'highlights': ['The Connectome Project is mapping the entire connections of the human brain, with billions of dollars being spent on it.', 'The concept of achieving digital immortality through the digitization of human brains and the ability to send them into outer space at the speed of light is explored, presenting an intriguing prospect.', 'The speculation about a laser highway for alien communication challenges our technological limitations and raises the question of our ability to comprehend and interact with potential alien civilizations.', 'The spread of technology and the coming of BrainNet may lead to less intense and less frequent wars. The chapter discusses how the spread of technology, accelerated by the coming of BrainNet, could result in less intense and less frequent wars.', 'Existential risk from AI systems is a concern for the future but not for this century. The chapter acknowledges the existential risk from AI systems but suggests it is not a concern for this century.']}, {'end': 2546.126, 'segs': [{'end': 2060.726, 'src': 'embed', 'start': 2035.111, 'weight': 0, 'content': [{'end': 2042.479, 'text': 'So you kind of implied that with a digital form of our being, but also biologically,', 'start': 2035.111, 'duration': 7.368}, {'end': 2047.704, 'text': 'do you think one day technology will allow individual human beings to become immortal?', 'start': 2042.479, 'duration': 5.225}, {'end': 2051.168, 'text': 'besides, just through the ability to digitize our essence?', 'start': 2047.704, 'duration': 3.464}, {'end': 2056.664, 'text': 'Yeah, I think that artificial intelligence will give us the key to genetic immortality.', 'start': 2051.621, 'duration': 5.043}, {'end': 2060.726, 'text': "You see, in the coming decades, everyone's going to have their gene sequence.", 'start': 2057.204, 'duration': 3.522}], 'summary': 'Ai may enable genetic immortality as everyone will have their gene sequence in the coming decades.', 'duration': 25.615, 'max_score': 2035.111, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/kD5yc1LQrpQ/pics/kD5yc1LQrpQ2035111.jpg'}, {'end': 2112.974, 'src': 'embed', 'start': 2086.259, 'weight': 1, 'content': [{'end': 2091.802, 'text': 'Artificial intelligence will identify where these age genes are located.', 'start': 2086.259, 'duration': 5.543}, {'end': 2095.322, 'text': 'First of all, what is aging? We now know what aging is.', 'start': 2092.242, 'duration': 3.08}, {'end': 2098.925, 'text': 'Aging is the buildup of errors.', 'start': 2096.003, 'duration': 2.922}, {'end': 2103.152, 'text': "That's all aging is, the buildup of genetic errors.", 'start': 2099.685, 'duration': 3.467}, {'end': 2109.544, 'text': 'This means that cells eventually become slower, sluggish, they go into senescence, and they die.', 'start': 2103.593, 'duration': 5.951}, {'end': 2112.974, 'text': "In fact, that's why we die.", 'start': 2110.552, 'duration': 2.422}], 'summary': 'Ai to locate age genes, aging is genetic errors leading to cell decline and death.', 'duration': 26.715, 'max_score': 2086.259, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/kD5yc1LQrpQ/pics/kD5yc1LQrpQ2086259.jpg'}, {'end': 2126.803, 'src': 'heatmap', 'start': 2086.259, 'weight': 0.866, 'content': [{'end': 2091.802, 'text': 'Artificial intelligence will identify where these age genes are located.', 'start': 2086.259, 'duration': 5.543}, {'end': 2095.322, 'text': 'First of all, what is aging? We now know what aging is.', 'start': 2092.242, 'duration': 3.08}, {'end': 2098.925, 'text': 'Aging is the buildup of errors.', 'start': 2096.003, 'duration': 2.922}, {'end': 2103.152, 'text': "That's all aging is, the buildup of genetic errors.", 'start': 2099.685, 'duration': 3.467}, {'end': 2109.544, 'text': 'This means that cells eventually become slower, sluggish, they go into senescence, and they die.', 'start': 2103.593, 'duration': 5.951}, {'end': 2112.974, 'text': "In fact, that's why we die.", 'start': 2110.552, 'duration': 2.422}, {'end': 2120.178, 'text': 'We die because of the buildup of mistakes in our genome, in our cellular activity.', 'start': 2113.754, 'duration': 6.424}, {'end': 2126.803, 'text': "But you see, in the future, we'll be able to fix those genes with CRISPR-type technologies and perhaps even live forever.", 'start': 2120.719, 'duration': 6.084}], 'summary': 'Ai to locate age genes; aging is genetic errors causing cell decline and death; crispr may offer immortality.', 'duration': 40.544, 'max_score': 2086.259, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/kD5yc1LQrpQ/pics/kD5yc1LQrpQ2086259.jpg'}, {'end': 2166.891, 'src': 'embed', 'start': 2137.045, 'weight': 2, 'content': [{'end': 2139.406, 'text': "A, that's where you have a lot of moving parts.", 'start': 2137.045, 'duration': 2.361}, {'end': 2141.447, 'text': "B, that's where you have combustion.", 'start': 2140.046, 'duration': 1.401}, {'end': 2148.06, 'text': 'Well, where in the cell do we have combustion? The mitochondria.', 'start': 2141.807, 'duration': 6.253}, {'end': 2151.304, 'text': 'We now know where aging takes place.', 'start': 2148.801, 'duration': 2.503}, {'end': 2158.553, 'text': 'And if we cure many of the mistakes that build up in the mitochondria of the cell, we could become immortal.', 'start': 2152.165, 'duration': 6.388}, {'end': 2166.891, 'text': 'Let me ask you, if you yourself could become immortal, would you? Damn straight.', 'start': 2159.394, 'duration': 7.497}], 'summary': "Mitochondria, site of aging and potential immortality. addressing cell's mistakes may lead to immortality.", 'duration': 29.846, 'max_score': 2137.045, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/kD5yc1LQrpQ/pics/kD5yc1LQrpQ2137045.jpg'}, {'end': 2229.403, 'src': 'embed', 'start': 2192.42, 'weight': 3, 'content': [{'end': 2201.644, 'text': 'And so Aurora begged Zeus to grant her the gift of immortality to give to her lover.', 'start': 2192.42, 'duration': 9.224}, {'end': 2206.506, 'text': 'So Zeus took pity on Aurora and made Tithonus immortal.', 'start': 2202.324, 'duration': 4.182}, {'end': 2211.489, 'text': 'But you see, Aurora made a mistake, a huge mistake.', 'start': 2207.167, 'duration': 4.322}, {'end': 2217.591, 'text': 'She asked for immortality, but she forgot to ask for eternal youth.', 'start': 2212.546, 'duration': 5.045}, {'end': 2227.962, 'text': 'So poor Tithonus got older and older and older every year, decrepit, a bag of bones, but he could never die.', 'start': 2219.213, 'duration': 8.749}, {'end': 2229.403, 'text': 'Never die.', 'start': 2228.662, 'duration': 0.741}], 'summary': "Aurora's lover, tithonus, granted immortality but not eternal youth, suffering in old age.", 'duration': 36.983, 'max_score': 2192.42, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/kD5yc1LQrpQ/pics/kD5yc1LQrpQ2192420.jpg'}, {'end': 2293.247, 'src': 'embed', 'start': 2269.594, 'weight': 4, 'content': [{'end': 2279.785, 'text': "Well, every waking moment we don't think about it this way, but every waking moment actually we are aware of our death and our mortality.", 'start': 2269.594, 'duration': 10.191}, {'end': 2281.287, 'text': 'Think about it for a moment.', 'start': 2280.306, 'duration': 0.981}, {'end': 2287.653, 'text': 'When you go to college, you realize that you are in a period of time where soon you will reach middle age.', 'start': 2281.327, 'duration': 6.326}, {'end': 2289.804, 'text': 'Yes and have a career.', 'start': 2287.673, 'duration': 2.131}, {'end': 2293.247, 'text': "And after that, you'll retire and then you'll die.", 'start': 2290.524, 'duration': 2.723}], 'summary': 'We are constantly aware of our mortality, impacting life choices and future plans.', 'duration': 23.653, 'max_score': 2269.594, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/kD5yc1LQrpQ/pics/kD5yc1LQrpQ2269594.jpg'}, {'end': 2440.355, 'src': 'embed', 'start': 2414.24, 'weight': 5, 'content': [{'end': 2418.263, 'text': 'Something happened which gives them this existential shock.', 'start': 2414.24, 'duration': 4.023}, {'end': 2422.506, 'text': 'Because you see, before the age of 10, everything is mommy and daddy, mommy and dad.', 'start': 2418.843, 'duration': 3.663}, {'end': 2424.287, 'text': "That's your universe, mommy and daddy.", 'start': 2422.546, 'duration': 1.741}, {'end': 2429.932, 'text': "Around the age of 10, you begin to wonder what's beyond mommy and daddy?", 'start': 2425.128, 'duration': 4.804}, {'end': 2440.355, 'text': "And that's when you have this epiphany, when you realize oh my God, there's a universe out there, a universe of discovery.", 'start': 2430.872, 'duration': 9.483}], 'summary': 'Around age 10, children experience existential shock, realizing a universe beyond mommy and daddy.', 'duration': 26.115, 'max_score': 2414.24, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/kD5yc1LQrpQ/pics/kD5yc1LQrpQ2414240.jpg'}, {'end': 2502.374, 'src': 'embed', 'start': 2470.793, 'weight': 6, 'content': [{'end': 2474.395, 'text': 'Because in junior high school, people say, hey, stupid.', 'start': 2470.793, 'duration': 3.602}, {'end': 2476.957, 'text': 'I mean, you like that nerdy stuff.', 'start': 2474.775, 'duration': 2.182}, {'end': 2479.479, 'text': 'And your friends shun you.', 'start': 2477.918, 'duration': 1.561}, {'end': 2482.12, 'text': "All of a sudden, people think you're a weirdo.", 'start': 2479.959, 'duration': 2.161}, {'end': 2485.603, 'text': 'And science is made boring.', 'start': 2482.881, 'duration': 2.722}, {'end': 2490.847, 'text': 'Richard Feynman, the Nobel Prize winner, when he was a child, his father would take him into the forest.', 'start': 2485.703, 'duration': 5.144}, {'end': 2494.449, 'text': 'And the father would teach him everything about birds.', 'start': 2491.627, 'duration': 2.822}, {'end': 2502.374, 'text': "Why they're shaped the way they are, their wings, the coloration, the shape of their beak, everything about birds.", 'start': 2495.169, 'duration': 7.205}], 'summary': 'Negative impact of social stigma on interest in science; positive impact of early exposure to nature and science', 'duration': 31.581, 'max_score': 2470.793, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/kD5yc1LQrpQ/pics/kD5yc1LQrpQ2470793.jpg'}], 'start': 2035.111, 'title': 'Genetic and philosophical immortality', 'summary': 'Explores achieving genetic immortality through ai and crispr, suggesting potential eternal life. it also examines the philosophical implications of mortality and immortality, including societal pressures and existential shock.', 'chapters': [{'end': 2166.891, 'start': 2035.111, 'title': 'Genetic immortality through artificial intelligence', 'summary': 'Discusses the potential for achieving genetic immortality through artificial intelligence and crispr-type technologies by identifying age genes and correcting genetic errors, suggesting that in the future, individuals could potentially live forever.', 'duration': 131.78, 'highlights': ['Artificial intelligence will identify age genes and potentially enable genetic immortality by correcting genetic errors with CRISPR-type technologies. The speaker highlights the potential for artificial intelligence to identify age genes and correct genetic errors using CRISPR-type technologies, suggesting the possibility of achieving genetic immortality in the future.', 'Aging is defined as the buildup of genetic errors in cells leading to senescence and death, suggesting a potential solution through genetic correction technologies. The explanation of aging as the buildup of genetic errors in cells and the potential for genetic correction technologies to address this issue, presents a potential solution for achieving genetic immortality.', 'The mitochondria is identified as the location where aging takes place in cells, suggesting the potential for immortality through addressing genetic mistakes in the mitochondria. The identification of the mitochondria as the location where aging takes place in cells, presenting the potential for achieving immortality by addressing genetic mistakes in the mitochondria.']}, {'end': 2546.126, 'start': 2168.912, 'title': 'Mortality and immortality: a philosophical exploration', 'summary': 'Delves into the concept of immortality, referencing the myth of tithonus to emphasize the importance of immortal youth and discusses the impact of mortality on human behavior, highlighting the existential shock experienced by scientists at the age of 10 and the societal pressure on scientific curiosity during junior high school.', 'duration': 377.214, 'highlights': ['The myth of Tithonus is referenced to emphasize the importance of immortal youth, illustrating the consequences of immortality without eternal youth through the story of Tithonus who became older and decrepit each year after being granted immortality, highlighting the significance of quality of life in the pursuit of immortality. Importance of immortal youth, Consequences of immortality without eternal youth, Significance of quality of life', "The impact of mortality on human behavior is discussed, emphasizing the unconscious awareness of one's mortality in everyday decisions and actions, highlighting the presence of a 'clock ticking' that instills a sense of urgency and affects various aspects of life such as education, career, and relationships. Unconscious awareness of mortality, Influence on everyday decisions and actions, Sense of urgency in life", 'The existential shock experienced by scientists at the age of 10 is highlighted, showcasing the profound impact of early exposure to scientific discoveries and the universe, emphasizing the lasting impression and inspiration that drives individuals towards scientific pursuits. Existential shock experienced by scientists, Impact of early exposure to scientific discoveries, Inspiration driving scientific pursuits', 'The societal pressure on scientific curiosity during junior high school is discussed, portraying the negative influence of peer judgment and societal attitudes towards scientific interests, illustrating the challenges faced by individuals in nurturing scientific curiosity and passion during adolescence. Societal pressure on scientific curiosity, Negative influence of peer judgment, Challenges in nurturing scientific passion during adolescence']}], 'duration': 511.015, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/kD5yc1LQrpQ/pics/kD5yc1LQrpQ2035111.jpg', 'highlights': ['Artificial intelligence may enable genetic immortality by correcting genetic errors with CRISPR-type technologies.', 'Aging is defined as the buildup of genetic errors in cells, presenting a potential solution through genetic correction technologies.', 'The mitochondria is identified as the location where aging takes place in cells, suggesting the potential for immortality through addressing genetic mistakes in the mitochondria.', 'The myth of Tithonus is referenced to emphasize the importance of immortal youth, illustrating the consequences of immortality without eternal youth.', "The impact of mortality on human behavior is discussed, emphasizing the unconscious awareness of one's mortality in everyday decisions and actions.", 'The existential shock experienced by scientists at the age of 10 is highlighted, showcasing the profound impact of early exposure to scientific discoveries and the universe.', 'The societal pressure on scientific curiosity during junior high school is discussed, portraying the negative influence of peer judgment and societal attitudes towards scientific interests.']}, {'end': 3195.246, 'segs': [{'end': 2628.349, 'src': 'embed', 'start': 2546.727, 'weight': 0, 'content': [{'end': 2549.413, 'text': "No That's not science at all.", 'start': 2546.727, 'duration': 2.686}, {'end': 2556.057, 'text': 'Science is about principles, concepts, physical pictures.', 'start': 2550.033, 'duration': 6.024}, {'end': 2558.059, 'text': "That's what science is all about.", 'start': 2556.558, 'duration': 1.501}, {'end': 2566.924, 'text': 'My favorite quote from Einstein is that, unless you can explain the theory to a child, the theory is probably worthless.', 'start': 2558.659, 'duration': 8.265}, {'end': 2572.083, 'text': 'Meaning that all great theories are not big words.', 'start': 2567.958, 'duration': 4.125}, {'end': 2579.252, 'text': 'All great theories are simple concepts, principles, basic physical pictures.', 'start': 2572.924, 'duration': 6.328}, {'end': 2586.455, 'text': 'Relativity is all about clocks, meter sticks, rocket ships, and locomotives.', 'start': 2580.553, 'duration': 5.902}, {'end': 2592.576, 'text': "Newton's laws of gravity are all about balls and spinning wheels and things like that.", 'start': 2587.275, 'duration': 5.301}, {'end': 2597.157, 'text': "That's what physics and science is all about, not memorizing things.", 'start': 2593.276, 'duration': 3.881}, {'end': 2600.498, 'text': 'And that stays with you for the rest of your life.', 'start': 2597.737, 'duration': 2.761}, {'end': 2607.28, 'text': "So even in old age, I've noticed that these scientists, when they sit back, they still remember.", 'start': 2600.958, 'duration': 6.322}, {'end': 2618.426, 'text': 'they still remember that flush, that flush of excitement they felt with that first telescope, that first moment when they encountered the universe.', 'start': 2608.083, 'duration': 10.343}, {'end': 2620.967, 'text': 'That keeps them going, that keeps them going.', 'start': 2618.766, 'duration': 2.201}, {'end': 2628.349, 'text': 'By the way, I should point out that when I was eight, something happened to me as well.', 'start': 2622.907, 'duration': 5.442}], 'summary': 'Science is about simple principles and physical concepts, not memorization. it stays with you for life.', 'duration': 81.622, 'max_score': 2546.727, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/kD5yc1LQrpQ/pics/kD5yc1LQrpQ2546727.jpg'}, {'end': 2767.011, 'src': 'embed', 'start': 2738.593, 'weight': 1, 'content': [{'end': 2741.454, 'text': "In fact, there's a quote I have where he said, I'm still looking.", 'start': 2738.593, 'duration': 2.861}, {'end': 2744.134, 'text': "I'm still looking for that picture.", 'start': 2742.054, 'duration': 2.08}, {'end': 2745.575, 'text': 'He never found it.', 'start': 2744.695, 'duration': 0.88}, {'end': 2748.716, 'text': 'Well, today we think that picture is string theory.', 'start': 2746.195, 'duration': 2.521}, {'end': 2755.885, 'text': "The string theory can unify gravity and this mysterious thing that Einstein didn't like, which is quantum mechanics,", 'start': 2749.721, 'duration': 6.164}, {'end': 2759.026, 'text': "or couldn't quite pin down and make sense of.", 'start': 2755.885, 'duration': 3.141}, {'end': 2759.667, 'text': "That's right.", 'start': 2759.046, 'duration': 0.621}, {'end': 2762.508, 'text': 'Mother Nature has two hands, a left hand and a right hand.', 'start': 2759.707, 'duration': 2.801}, {'end': 2764.87, 'text': 'The left hand is a theory of the small.', 'start': 2762.909, 'duration': 1.961}, {'end': 2767.011, 'text': 'The right hand is a theory of the big.', 'start': 2765.25, 'duration': 1.761}], 'summary': 'String theory unifies gravity and quantum mechanics, representing left and right hand theories.', 'duration': 28.418, 'max_score': 2738.593, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/kD5yc1LQrpQ/pics/kD5yc1LQrpQ2738593.jpg'}, {'end': 2949.447, 'src': 'embed', 'start': 2922.525, 'weight': 3, 'content': [{'end': 2925.707, 'text': 'And so the calculation just spirals out of control.', 'start': 2922.525, 'duration': 3.182}, {'end': 2934.374, 'text': "Now, so far, there's only one way where you might be able to argue that the universe is a simulation,", 'start': 2926.71, 'duration': 7.664}, {'end': 2937.155, 'text': 'and this is still being debated by quantum physicists.', 'start': 2934.374, 'duration': 2.781}, {'end': 2943.482, 'text': 'It turns out that if you throw the encyclopedia into a black hole, the information is not lost.', 'start': 2938.379, 'duration': 5.103}, {'end': 2947.005, 'text': 'Eventually, it winds up on the surface of the black hole.', 'start': 2944.083, 'duration': 2.922}, {'end': 2949.447, 'text': 'Now, the surface of the black hole is finite.', 'start': 2947.625, 'duration': 1.822}], 'summary': 'Debate over universe simulation; info thrown into black hole ends up on surface.', 'duration': 26.922, 'max_score': 2922.525, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/kD5yc1LQrpQ/pics/kD5yc1LQrpQ2922525.jpg'}, {'end': 3168.728, 'src': 'embed', 'start': 3143.888, 'weight': 5, 'content': [{'end': 3150.133, 'text': 'And if he had left it there for perhaps a few million years, DNA might have formed in that beaker.', 'start': 3143.888, 'duration': 6.245}, {'end': 3157.739, 'text': 'And so we think that, yeah, DNA, life, all that could have been an accident if you wait long enough.', 'start': 3150.893, 'duration': 6.846}, {'end': 3162.022, 'text': 'And remember, our universe is roughly 13.8 billion years old.', 'start': 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and universe as simulation", 'summary': "Explores einstein's unfinished theory, the quest for a unified theory, the potential of string theory, and debates about the universe as a simulation, with insights into the finite information in the universe and the likelihood of life as an accident.", 'duration': 566.877, 'highlights': ["The quest for a unified theory and the potential of string theory The chapter discusses Einstein's unfinished theory and the quest for a unified theory, highlighting the potential of string theory as the only theory that has survived every challenge so far.", 'Debates about the universe as a simulation The transcript delves into debates about the universe being a simulation, discussing the finite information in the universe and the potential for the universe to be a simulation based on the finite amount of information.', "Insights into the likelihood of life as an accident The chapter provides insights into the potential of life being an accidental occurrence, with references to the Miller experiment and the idea that life, and even DNA, could have formed as an accident given enough time in the universe's history."]}], 'duration': 648.519, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/kD5yc1LQrpQ/pics/kD5yc1LQrpQ2546727.jpg', 'highlights': ['The enduring impact of early scientific experiences on scientists is highlighted, as they remember the excitement of their first encounters with the universe, which continues to motivate them throughout their lives.', "The quest for a unified theory and the potential of string theory The chapter discusses Einstein's unfinished theory and the quest for a unified theory, highlighting the potential of string theory as the only theory that has survived every challenge so far.", "The essence of physics and science is depicted as being about principles, concepts, and basic physical pictures, such as clocks, meter sticks, rocket ships, and locomotives in relativity, and balls and 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I think it's a good chance in the 2030s that we will be on Mars.", 'start': 3196.307, 'duration': 8.63}, {'end': 3209.258, 'text': "In fact, there's no physics reason why we can't do it.", 'start': 3205.437, 'duration': 3.821}, {'end': 3211.059, 'text': "It's an engineering problem.", 'start': 3209.638, 'duration': 1.421}, {'end': 3216.1, 'text': "It's a very difficult and dangerous engineering problem, but it is an engineering problem.", 'start': 3211.439, 'duration': 4.661}, {'end': 3220.441, 'text': 'And in my book, Future of Humanity, I even speculate beyond that.', 'start': 3216.9, 'duration': 3.541}], 'summary': 'First human on mars likely in 2030s.', 'duration': 24.134, 'max_score': 3196.307, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/kD5yc1LQrpQ/pics/kD5yc1LQrpQ3196307.jpg'}, {'end': 3340.742, 'src': 'embed', 'start': 3315.655, 'weight': 0, 'content': [{'end': 3324.645, 'text': "And all sorts of anomalies and horrible configurations can take place because we're not squeezing something uniformly like in a star.", 'start': 3315.655, 'duration': 8.99}, {'end': 3326.747, 'text': 'Stars in some sense are for free.', 'start': 3325.066, 'duration': 1.681}, {'end': 3329.771, 'text': 'Fusion on the Earth is very difficult.', 'start': 3327.288, 'duration': 2.483}, {'end': 3336.441, 'text': "But I think it's inevitable, and it'll eventually give us unlimited power from seawater.", 'start': 3331.24, 'duration': 5.201}, {'end': 3340.742, 'text': 'So seawater will be the ultimate source of energy for the planet Earth.', 'start': 3337.121, 'duration': 3.621}], 'summary': 'Fusion on earth will provide unlimited power from seawater.', 'duration': 25.087, 'max_score': 3315.655, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/kD5yc1LQrpQ/pics/kD5yc1LQrpQ3315655.jpg'}, {'end': 3548.114, 'src': 'embed', 'start': 3520.869, 'weight': 3, 'content': [{'end': 3524.852, 'text': "now i don't think we should bankrupt the earth or deplete the earth to go to mars.", 'start': 3520.869, 'duration': 3.983}, {'end': 3527.414, 'text': "that's too expensive and not practical.", 'start': 3524.852, 'duration': 2.562}, {'end': 3535.72, 'text': 'but we need a settlement, a settlement on mars in case something bad happens to the planet earth, and that means we have to terraform mars.', 'start': 3527.414, 'duration': 8.306}, {'end': 3538.226, 'text': 'Now to terraform Mars.', 'start': 3536.505, 'duration': 1.721}, {'end': 3548.114, 'text': 'if we could raise the temperature of Mars by six degrees six degrees then the polar ice caps begin to melt, releasing water vapor.', 'start': 3538.226, 'duration': 9.888}], 'summary': 'Need a mars settlement in case of earth crisis, aim to raise mars temperature by 6 degrees.', 'duration': 27.245, 'max_score': 3520.869, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/kD5yc1LQrpQ/pics/kD5yc1LQrpQ3520869.jpg'}, {'end': 3588.32, 'src': 'embed', 'start': 3566.144, 'weight': 2, 'content': [{'end': 3577.907, 'text': 'it takes off and we melt the polar ice caps and liquid water once again flows in the rivers, the canals, the channels and the oceans of Mars.', 'start': 3566.144, 'duration': 11.763}, {'end': 3581.428, 'text': 'Mars once had an ocean, we think, about the size of the United States.', 'start': 3578.527, 'duration': 2.901}, {'end': 3584.292, 'text': 'And so that is a possibility.', 'start': 3582.228, 'duration': 2.064}, {'end': 3585.775, 'text': 'Now, how do we get there?', 'start': 3584.392, 'duration': 1.383}, {'end': 3588.32, 'text': 'How do we raise the temperature of Mars by six degrees?', 'start': 3586.056, 'duration': 2.264}], 'summary': 'Proposal to raise mars temperature by 6 degrees to melt polar ice caps and restore liquid water, potentially reviving an ocean the size of the united states.', 'duration': 22.176, 'max_score': 3566.144, 'thumbnail': 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for human presence on Mars in the 2030s, with the assertion that it is an engineering problem rather than a physics limitation, presents a feasible timeline for space exploration.', "Speculation on the development of starships by the end of the century, including the concept of small computer ships propelled by laser beams with parachutes and the Breakthrough Starshot program's potential to reach Alpha Centauri at 20% the speed of light, signifies a significant leap in interstellar travel.", 'An explanation of the challenges of achieving fusion power on Earth compared to the natural process in stars, emphasizing the importance of mastering and controlling fusion for transitioning to a type one civilization and highlighting the potential shift from a type zero to a type one civilization within approximately 100 years.']}, {'end': 3639.598, 'start': 3465.668, 'title': 'Terraforming mars: a plan for planetary survival', 'summary': 'Explores the necessity of colonizing mars for the 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Insurance policy for Earth's potential demise, necessity of colonizing Mars for survival", 'The proposal to terraform Mars by raising the temperature by six degrees is discussed, with the potential outcome of melting the polar ice caps and restoring liquid water on the planet. Terraforming Mars by raising temperature, potential outcome of melting polar ice caps', 'Alternative methods for terraforming Mars, such as using solar satellites to melt the polar ice caps, are presented as potential solutions. Alternative methods for terraforming Mars, using solar satellites to melt polar ice caps']}], 'duration': 443.291, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/kD5yc1LQrpQ/pics/kD5yc1LQrpQ3196307.jpg', 'highlights': ['Fusion power from seawater as the ultimate energy source for Earth, generating unlimited energy without nuclear waste, marks a significant step towards a type one civilization.', 'The potential for human presence on Mars in the 2030s, with the assertion that it is an engineering problem rather than a physics limitation, presents a feasible timeline for space exploration.', 'The proposal to terraform Mars by raising the temperature by six degrees is discussed, with the potential outcome of melting the polar ice caps and restoring liquid water on the planet.', "The necessity of colonizing Mars for the survival of humanity is emphasized, with the idea of creating an insurance policy for Earth's potential demise."]}], 'highlights': ["The necessity of colonizing Mars for the survival of humanity is emphasized, with the idea of creating an insurance policy for Earth's potential demise.", 'The potential for human presence on Mars in the 2030s, with the assertion that it is an engineering problem rather than a physics limitation, presents a feasible timeline for space exploration.', 'Fusion power from seawater as the ultimate energy source for Earth, generating unlimited energy without nuclear waste, marks a significant step towards a type one civilization.', 'The concept of achieving digital immortality through the digitization of human brains and the ability to send them into outer space at the speed of light is explored, presenting an intriguing prospect.', 'The conversation delves into the significance of fearlessly exploring subjects just outside of our understanding, such as artificial intelligence, to unlock the mysteries of the human mind.', 'The podcast also emphasizes the need to reach for understanding to build human-level and superhuman-level AI systems that can positively transform our world.', 'The potential peaceful interaction with extraterrestrial civilizations is suggested based on the lack of significant resources on Earth that would be of interest to them.', 'The potential disregard of aliens towards humans and the relevance of human art and culture outside of Earth is highlighted.', 'The exploration of types 4 and 5 civilizations expands the discussion to include the concept of harnessing dark energy and the energy of the universe.', 'The chapter discusses the concept of the multiverse, where multiple universes are being created all the time.', 'String theory suggests that particles are vibrations on tiny strings in an 11-dimensional hyperspace, resonating through 11-dimensional hyperspace.', 'The distinction between science and religion in determining natural law and ethics is emphasized.', "The potential future of robotics is explored, including the idea of installing chips in robots' brains and the potential for human-robot mergers in the distant future.", 'The concept of BrainNet involves telepathic communication over the internet, potentially replacing traditional entertainment mediums like movies and significantly impacting the entertainment industry.', 'The potential for immortality through addressing genetic mistakes in the mitochondria is suggested.', "The impact of mortality on human behavior is discussed, emphasizing the unconscious awareness of one's mortality in everyday decisions and actions.", 'The societal pressure on scientific curiosity during junior high school is discussed, portraying the negative influence of peer judgment and societal attitudes towards scientific interests.', 'The quest for a unified theory and the potential of string theory is highlighted.', 'Debates about the universe as a simulation are delved into, discussing the finite information in the universe and the potential for the universe to be a simulation based on the finite amount of information.', "Einstein's quote emphasizes the importance of explaining theories in simple terms, highlighting that great theories are based on simple concepts, principles, and basic physical pictures.", "Insights into the likelihood of life as an accident are provided, with references to the Miller experiment and the idea that life, and even DNA, could have formed as an accident given enough time in the universe's history."]}