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In this episode, I speak with Frederic Schuller, an award-winning theoretical physicist and professor, who insists the undergrad tale of energy sloshing between kinetic and potential is just talk unless the math says so. Borrowing Port-Hamiltonian thinking, he’s building probability ports to pull measurement talk into actual quantum formalism—no change to QM, just sharper math. He also flips gravity: start from the matter action and construct the compatible gravitational dynamics—Maxwell in, Einstein–Hilbert out. And if nature ever breaks our current causal picture, the scheme points to richer structures (and the gravity to match)—a modest idea, pushed hard.

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Timestamps:
- 00:00 - Deriving Einstein from Maxwell Alone
- 05:55 - Why Energy Doesn't Flow in Quantum Systems
- 11:45 - How Modest Ideas Lead to Spacetime Revolution
- 19:00 - Matter Dynamics Dictate Spacetime Geometry
- 24:03 - Maxwell to Einstein-Hilbert Action
- 31:00 - If Light Rays Split in Vacuum Then Einstein is Wrong
- 38:04 - When Your Theory is Wrong
- 46:10 - From Propositional Logic to Differential Geometry
- 54:00 - Never Use Motivating Examples
- 1:02:00 - Why Only Active Researchers Should Teach
- 1:09:40 - High Demands as Greatest Motivator
- 1:16:00 - Is Gravity a Force?
- 1:27:00 - Academic Freedom vs Bureaucratic Science
- 1:38:00 - Why String Theory Didn't Feel Right
- 1:46:05 - Formal vs Conceptual Understanding
- 1:54:10 - Master Any Subject: Check Every Equal Sign
- 2:04:00 - The Drama of Blackboard Teaching
- 2:13:15 - Why Physical Presence Matters in Universities

Links Mentioned:
- Frederic’s Papers: https://scholar.google.com/citations
- Frederic’s Lectures: https://www.youtube.com/@FredericSchuller
- Frederic’s Bio: https://people.utwente.nl/f.p.schuller
- General Relativity Lecture Series: https://www.youtube.com/playlist
- Quantum Harmonic Oscillator [Lecture]: https://youtu.be/s3I_MGfGm-w
- Constructive Gravity [Paper]: https://arxiv.org/pdf/2003.09726
- Geometry Of Manifolds [Paper]: https://arxiv.org/pdf/hep-th/0508170
- Jacob Barandes [TOE]: https://youtu.be/7oWip00iXbo
- Roger Penrose [TOE]: https://youtu.be/sGm505TFMbU
- All Possible Paths [TOE]: https://youtu.be/XcY3ZtgYis0
- Neil Turok [TOE]: https://youtu.be/ZUp9x44N3uE
- Space-Time Structure [Book]: https://www.amazon.com/Space-Time-Structure-Cambridge-Science-Classics/dp/0521315204
- Greg Chaitin [TOE]: https://youtu.be/PoEuav8G6sY
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Frederic Schuller: The Physicist Who Derived Gravity From Electromagnetism

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AMA | August 2025

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In this episode, I speak with Nobel laureate Gerard ’t Hooft, a theoretical physicist known for his work on the electroweak interaction and his radical ideas about quantum mechanics. To him, the universe is a cosmic pinball machine. Every ball follows a fixed path. No randomness. No mystery. We only invented quantum mechanics to cope with our ignorance. In his picture, there are no real numbers. No wave functions. No superposition. Just discrete states clicking forward, one after another, beneath everything we see.

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Timestamps:
- 00:00 - Why Quantum Mechanics is Fundamentally Wrong
- 05:00 - The Frustrating Blind Spots of Modern Physicists
- 11:27 - The "Hidden Variables" That Truly Explain Reality
- 17:00 - The "True" Equations of the Universe Will Have No Superposition
- 23:00 - Our Universe as a Cellular Automaton
- 30:02 - Why Real Numbers Don't Exist in Physics
- 39:14 - Can This Radical Theory Even Be Falsified?
- 46:29 - How Superdeterminism Defeats Bell's Theorem
- 58:19 - 't Hooft's Radical View on Quantum Gravity
- 1:08:24 - Solving the Black Hole Information Paradox with "Clones"
- 1:14:00 - What YOU Would Experience Falling Into a Black Hole
- 1:20:17 - How 't Hooft Almost Beat a Nobel Prize Discovery

Links Mentioned:
- Gerard’s site: https://webspace.science.uu.nl/~hooft101/
- Gerard’s papers: https://inspirehep.net/authors/1019113
- Cellular Automaton Interpretation Of Quantum Mechanics [Book]: https://www.amazon.com/Cellular-Automaton-Interpretation-Mechanics-Fundamental/dp/3319823140
- David Wallace [TOE]: https://youtu.be/4MjNuJK5RzM
- Emily Adlam & Jacob Barandes [TOE]: https://youtu.be/rw1ewLJUgOg
- Roger Penrose [TOE]: https://youtu.be/sGm505TFMbU
- Conway’s Game Of Life: https://playgameoflife.com/
- Julian Barbour [TOE]: https://youtu.be/bprxrGaf0Os
- Emily Adlam [TOE]: https://youtu.be/6I2OhmVWLMs
- Sabine’s video on Gerard: https://youtu.be/2kxoq5UzAEQ
- Sabine Hossenfelder [TOE]: https://youtu.be/E3y-Z0pgupg
- Tim Palmer [TOE]: https://youtu.be/vlklA6jsS8A
- Carlo Rovelli [TOE]: https://youtu.be/hF4SAketEHY
- Stephen Wolfram [TOE]: https://youtu.be/0YRlQQw0d-4
- Bernardo Kastrup & Sabine Hossenfelder [TOE]: https://youtu.be/kJmBmopxc1k
- Tim Maudlin [TOE]: https://youtu.be/fU1bs5o3nss
- Jacob Barandes [TOE]: https://youtu.be/wrUvtqr4wOs
- Ted Jacobson [TOE]: https://youtu.be/3mhctWlXyV8
- Claudia De Rham [TOE]: https://youtu.be/Ve_Mpd6dGv8
- Neil Turok [TOE]: https://youtu.be/ZUp9x44N3uE
- Latham Boyle [TOE]: https://youtu.be/nyLeeEFKk04
- David Kaiser [TOE]: https://youtu.be/_yebLXsIdwo
- String Theory Iceberg [TOE]: https://youtu.be/X4PdPnQuwjY
- Birth of Asymptotic Freedom [Paper]: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/0550321385902068
- How To Become A Good Theoretical Physicist [Article]: https://www.goodtheorist.science/index.html

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The Nobel Laureate Who (Also) Says Quantum Theory Is "Totally Wrong"

In this episode, Sebastian Hassinger sits down with Bert de Jong, a leading computational chemist and Director of the Quantum Systems Accelerator at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. They explore Bert’s journey from high-performance classical computing to the front lines of quantum research, his vision for the future of the U.S. National Quantum Initiative (NQI) center he leads, and the scientific and engineering challenges that will define the next era of quantum computing.Key Topics CoveredCareer Arc: Bert reflects on his 27-year career in the national lab system, moving from classical computational chemistry and HPC to becoming a leader in quantum computing research and center management.Genesis of Quantum Focus: He describes his pivot to quantum in 2014, prompted by the scaling limitations of classical simulations and the promise of quantum systems to tackle “bigger and bigger” problems.Role of National Labs and NQI: Discussion of the U.S. National Quantum Initiative and the unique positioning of national labs in driving foundational science and cross-sector collaboration through centers like QSA.QSA’s Multimodal Approach: Insight into QSA’s decision not to “choose a lane,” advancing superconducting qubits, trapped ions, and neutral atoms in parallel, and the unique innovations—like integrated photonics—enabled by this breadth.Neutral Atom Milestones: Highlights the rapid progress in neutral atom systems (including work with QuEra and Misha Lukin), and the looming advent of devices with dozens of logical qubits and error correction.Logical Qubits and Error Correction: Bert explains how all quantum modalities are advancing toward error-corrected logical qubits, and why 100-logical-qubit prototypes are a realistic five-year goal.Scientific Impact: A discussion of what constitutes “quantum (scientific) advantage,” and why Bert believes that chemistry, materials science, high-energy, and nuclear physics will be the first domains to benefit from quantum systems unavailable to classical computing.Balancing Science and Engineering: Exploration of the transition from fundamental scientific challenges to applied engineering problems as quantum hardware matures—touching on device manufacturing, integrated photonics, and the symbiosis between national labs and industry partners.Quantum Software Innovation: Bert’s perspective on bridging researcher expertise with usable tools, including his work on open-source quantum compilers (e.g., BQSKit/biscuit) and the importance of diverse, in- terdisciplinary teams.Looking Ahead: Bert’s vision for the next five years: transitioning quantum from promise to prototypes that deliver real scientific results, and solidifying a collaborative ecosystem across labs, universities, and industry.Notable Quotes“HPC, quantum, and AI are all just tools—what matters is how we use them to solve real science problems.”“We’re at the point where error-corrected quantum prototypes with 100 logical qubits and high fidelity could deliver a true scientific advantage within five years.”“National labs bring together deep science, advanced engineering, and a culture of collaboration that’s essential at this stage of quantum’s development.”“Quantum advantage isn’t a buzzword for us—it’s about doing science that can’t be done any other way.”Episode HighlightsBert’s transition from classical to quantum and the pivotal role of DOE research centers.How QSA’s cross-modality approach both accelerates hardware and fosters cross-institutional partnerships.A preview of upcoming neutral-atom milestones and why industry is watching closely.The importance of open standards and software that supports a rapidly diversifying hardware landscape.The public sector’s role in driving “over the horizon” technology, derisking pathways beyond what private startups can take on alone.Ambitious, concrete goals for the next five years: prototype quantum systems delivering early scientific wins, not just more research papers.If you enjoy deep dives into the intersection of science, engineering, and the future ofquantum technology, subscribe and share The New Quantum Era.

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AMA | July 2025

To celebrate the release on July 29th of The War on Science, we have recorded 20 podcast interviews with authors from the book.  Starting on July 22nd, with Richard Dawkins, we will be releasing one interview per day.  Interviewees in order, will be:Richard Dawkins  July 23rdNiall Ferguson July 24thNicholas Christakis July 25thMaarten Boudry July 26thAbigail Thompson July 27thJohn Armstrong July 28thSally Satel – July 30Elizabeth Weiss – July 31Solveig Gold and Joshua Katz – August 1Frances Widdowson – August 2Carole Hooven – August 3Janice Fiamengo – August 4Geoff Horsman – August 5Alessandro Strumia – August 6Roger Cohen and Amy Wax – August 7Peter Boghossian – August 8Lauren Schwartz and Arthur Rousseau – August 9Alex Byrne and Moti Gorin – August 10Judith Suissa and Alice Sullivan – August 11Dorian Abbot – August 12Karleen Gribble – August 13The topics these authors discuss range over ideas including the ideological corruption of science, historical examples of the demise of academia, free speech in academia, social justice activism replacing scholarship in many disciplines, disruptions of science from mathematics to medicine, cancel culture, the harm caused by DEI bureaucracies at universities, distortions of biology, disingenous and dangerous distortions of the distinctions between gender and sex in medicine, and false premises impacting on gender affirming care for minors, to, finally, a set of principles universities should adopt to recover from the current internal culture war. The dialogues are blunt, and provocative, and point out the negative effects that the current war on science going on within universities is having on the progress of science and scholarship in the west.   We are hoping that the essays penned by this remarkable group of scholars will help provoke discussion both within universities and the public at large about how to restore trust, excellence, merit, and most important sound science, free speech and free inquiry on university campuses.  Many academics have buried their heads in the sand hoping this nonsense will go away.  It hasn’t and we now need to become more vocal, and unified in combatting this modern attack on science and scholarship.  The book was completed before the new external war on science being waged by the Trump administration began.  Fighting this new effort to dismantle the scientific infrastructure of the country is important, and we don’t want to minimized that threat.   But even if the new attacks can be successfully combatted in Congress, the Courts, and the ballot box, the longstanding internal issues we describe in the new book, and in the interviews we are releasing, will still need to be addressed to restore the rightful place of science and scholarship in the west. I am hoping that you will find the interviews enlightening and encourage you to look at the new book when it is released, and help become part of the effort to restore sound science and scholarship in academia.  With no further ado, The War on Science interviews…As always, an ad-free video version of this podcast is also available to paid Critical Mass subscribers. Your subscriptions support the non-profit Origins Project Foundation, which produces the podcast. The audio version is available free on the Critical Mass site and on all podcast sites, and the video version will also be available on the Origins Project YouTube. Get full access to Critical Mass at lawrencekrauss.substack.com/subscribe

Karleen Gribble | The War on Science Interviews | Day 20

In this episode, we join Martin Butler Martin Butler M1MRB, Frank Howell (K4FMH), Bill Barnes (WC3B) and Leslie Butterfields (G0CIB) to discuss the latest Amateur / Ham Radio news. Colin Butler (M6BOY) rounds up the news in brief, and the episode's feature is Handheld LCR Meter We would like to thank our monthly and annual subscription donors for keeping the podcast advert free. To donate, please visit - http://www.icqpodcast.com/donate   Two new RSGB activities for National Coding Week  Hams Over IP Invites Hamshack Hotline Users to Apply  US Legacy Weather Satellites Being Decommissioned  South Florida Pirate Radio Operator Arrested on Felony Charge  TAP: A Morse Alternative Mode for HAM Radio Operators  Women in Amateur Radio Panel at RSGB Convention in October  Radio Club of America Technical Symposium Registration is Open Bochum Space Days 2025 Telford Hamfest 

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In this episode, Professor PJ Cullen, Chemical Engineering expert from the University of Sydney, breaks down the global nitrogen challenge. We explore why nitrogen is essential for life, the history of fertiliser - from the Guano Wars to the energy-intensive Haber-Bosch process - and how today's nitrogen production is harming the planet. Cullen introduces Plasma Leap, his startup using non-thermal plasma to mimic lightning and fix nitrogen sustainably. We also dive into the risks of nitrogen storage, the 2020 Beirut explosion, and the urgent need to electrify chemical industries.  https://www.plasmaleap.com/  Linkedin: PJ Cullen

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Lightning, Fertiliser, and the Future of Green Nitrogen with Professor PJ Cullen (440)

For decades, Earth’s atmosphere has blurred images of both stars and galaxies, greatly restricting our ability to see the universe clearly from the ground.
But that all changed with the invention of the laser guide star.

Laser Guide Star

This episode of Physics World Stories explores a new book that restores women to the early history of quantum mechanics

Overlooked pioneers from quantum history

Send us a text In this episode, we talk about our new 10 inch high power rocket project that we're building within a week of Airfest and planning on flying on an M1939 (and maybe outboards if sparkies are allowed)  THE TRUE IDENTITY OF THE QUANTUMA provocative analysis of the history of quantum mechanics in six short podcasts Listen on: Apple Podcasts   Spotify Support the show Follow Braden Here: https://youtube.com/@rocketvlogs https://www.instagram.com/bigb1011 https://www.tiktok...

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Physicist and philosopher Jenann Ismael joins to unveil a radical idea: free will isn’t an illusion, it’s a physical reality grounded in thermodynamics and relativity. In this  conversation, Jenann explains why no system, not even a perfect computer, can predict its own future, and how this inherent unpredictability opens the door to real agency. We explore the paradox of identity, the limits of determinism, the role of memory in selfhood, and why your choices truly come from you. This is the clearest, most rigorous defense of free will in the age of physics.

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Timestamps:
00:00 Introduction
01:42 Free Will
29:16 The Limits of Predictability
41:45 Defining Free Will
59:42 Life and Cognition in the Universe
1:05:30 The Choices We Make
1:08:01 Dark Nights of the Soul
1:09:35 Philosophical Responses to Free Will
1:11:03 Personal Reflections on Life
1:11:54 The Weight of Loss
1:13:40 Patterns of Persistence
1:17:17 Understanding the Self
1:18:41 The Continuity of Existence
1:20:17 The Nature of Mortality
1:22:27 Time and Its Mysteries
1:51:42 The Nature of Existence
2:04:23 The Paradox of Newcomb's Dilemma
2:08:38 Lessons Learned from Suffering

Links Mentioned:
•⁠  ⁠How Physics Makes Us Free [Book]: https://amzn.to/44CcHr8
•⁠  ⁠Why Physics Should Care About The Mind [Paper]: https://www.jenanni.com/wp-content/uploads/Why-physics-should-care-about-the-mind-and-how-to-think-about-it-without-worrying-about-the-mind-body-problem.pdf
•⁠  ⁠Diana Pasulka [TOE]: https://youtu.be/E5MuTHUbMUs
•⁠  ⁠Leonard Susskind [TOE]: https://youtu.be/2p_Hlm6aCok
•⁠  ⁠Sean Carroll [TOE]: https://youtu.be/9AoRxtYZrZo
•⁠  ⁠Matt Segall [TOE]: https://youtu.be/DeTm4fSXpbM
•⁠  ⁠Tim Maudlin [TOE]: https://youtu.be/fU1bs5o3nss
•⁠  ⁠David Lewis’s Metaphysics: https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/lewis-metaphysics/#Bib
•⁠  ⁠Robert Sapolsky [TOE]: https://youtu.be/z0IqA1hYKY8
•⁠  ⁠David Lewis’s Books: https://www.amazon.com/stores/author/B000APAW62
•⁠  ⁠Stephen Wolfram [TOE]: https://youtu.be/0YRlQQw0d-4
•⁠  ⁠Roy Baumeister [TOE]: https://youtu.be/aXoK-C2c2AQ
•⁠  ⁠Free Will Ontoprism [TOE]: https://youtu.be/SSbUCEleJhg
•⁠  ⁠Michael Levin [TOE]: https://youtu.be/c8iFtaltX-s
•⁠  ⁠Dark Night Of The Soul: https://basilica.ca/documents/2016/10/St.%20John%20of%20the%20Cross-Dark%20night%20of%20the%20soul.pdf
•⁠  ⁠George Musser [TOE]: https://youtu.be/KVy3NeXpMaI
•⁠  ⁠Tim Maudlin & Tim Palmer [TOE]: https://youtu.be/883R3JlZHXE

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The Physicist Who Proved Free Will Using Thermodynamics

Talking about the MH370 videos, Joe Rogan, suppression of technology, and how the elites control the world.

#24 | Kurt Metzger - The Deep State

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AUA: The Early Universe, Quantum Interpretations, and Asteroids

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Building a quantum powerhouse in the US Midwest

To celebrate the release on July 29th of The War on Science, we have recorded 20 podcast interviews with authors from the book.  Starting on July 22nd, with Richard Dawkins, we will be releasing one interview per day.  Interviewees in order, will be:Richard Dawkins  July 23rdNiall Ferguson July 24thNicholas Christakis July 25thMaarten Boudry July 26thAbigail Thompson July 27thJohn Armstrong July 28thSally Satel – July 30Elizabeth Weiss – July 31Solveig Gold and Joshua Katz – August 1Frances Widdowson – August 2Carole Hooven – August 3Janice Fiamengo – August 4Geoff Horsman – August 5Alessandro Strumia – August 6Roger Cohen and Amy Wax – August 7Peter Boghossian – August 8Lauren Schwartz and Arthur Rousseau – August 9Alex Byrne and Moti Gorin – August 10Judith Suissa and Alice Sullivan – August 11Karleen Gribble – August 12Dorian Abbot – August 13The topics these authors discuss range over ideas including the ideological corruption of science, historical examples of the demise of academia, free speech in academia, social justice activism replacing scholarship in many disciplines, disruptions of science from mathematics to medicine, cancel culture, the harm caused by DEI bureaucracies at universities, distortions of biology, disingenous and dangerous distortions of the distinctions between gender and sex in medicine, and false premises impacting on gender affirming care for minors, to, finally, a set of principles universities should adopt to recover from the current internal culture war. The dialogues are blunt, and provocative, and point out the negative effects that the current war on science going on within universities is having on the progress of science and scholarship in the west.   We are hoping that the essays penned by this remarkable group of scholars will help provoke discussion both within universities and the public at large about how to restore trust, excellence, merit, and most important sound science, free speech and free inquiry on university campuses.  Many academics have buried their heads in the sand hoping this nonsense will go away.  It hasn’t and we now need to become more vocal, and unified in combatting this modern attack on science and scholarship.  The book was completed before the new external war on science being waged by the Trump administration began.  Fighting this new effort to dismantle the scientific infrastructure of the country is important, and we don’t want to minimized that threat.   But even if the new attacks can be successfully combatted in Congress, the Courts, and the ballot box, the longstanding internal issues we describe in the new book, and in the interviews we are releasing, will still need to be addressed to restore the rightful place of science and scholarship in the west. I am hoping that you will find the interviews enlightening and encourage you to look at the new book when it is released, and help become part of the effort to restore sound science and scholarship in academia.  With no further ado, The War on Science interviews…As always, an ad-free video version of this podcast is also available to paid Critical Mass subscribers. Your subscriptions support the non-profit Origins Project Foundation, which produces the podcast. The audio version is available free on the Critical Mass site and on all podcast sites, and the video version will also be available on the Origins Project YouTube. Get full access to Critical Mass at lawrencekrauss.substack.com/subscribe