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In today's episode of Theories of Everything, Curt Jaimungal and Julian Barbour challenge conventional physics by exploring Barbour's revolutionary ideas on time as an emergent property of change, the universe's increasing order contrary to entropy, and the foundational nature of shape dynamics.SPONSOR (THE ECONOMIST): As a listener of TOE you can get a special 20% off discount to The Economist and all it has to offer! Visit https://www.economist.com/toeTOE'S TOP LINKS:- Support TOE on Patreon: https://patreon.com/curtjaimungal (early access to ad-free audio episodes!)- Enjoy TOE on Spotify! https://tinyurl.com/SpotifyTOE- Become a YouTube Member Here:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdWIQh9DGG6uhJk8eyIFl1w/join- Join TOE's Newsletter 'TOEmail' at https://www.curtjaimungal.orgLINKED MENTIONED:- The Janus Point (Julian Barbour’s book): https://www.amazon.com/Janus-Point-New-Theory-Time/dp/0465095461- ‘Relational Concepts of Space and Time’ (Julian Barbour’s 1982 paper): https://www.jstor.org/stable/687224- ‘The Theory of Gravitation’ (Paul Dirac’s 1958 paper): https://www.jstor.org/stable/100497 - Carlo Rovelli on TOE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hF4SAketEHY- ‘On the Nature of Things’ (book): https://www.hup.harvard.edu/books/9780674992009- Leibniz: Philosophical Writings (book): https://www.amazon.com/Leibniz-Philosophical-Writings-Everymans-University/dp/0460119052- Elementary Principles of Statistical Mechanics (book): https://www.amazon.com/Elementary-Principles-Statistical-Mechanics-Physics/dp/0486789950- The interpretations of quantum mechanics in 5 minutes (article): https://curtjaimungal.substack.com/p/the-interpretations-of-quantum-mechanics- Sean Carroll on TOE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9AoRxtYZrZoTimestamps:00:00 - Introduction02:12 - Working Outside of Academia03:53 - Space, Time, Dimension10:40 - Mach’s Principle21:33 - Mach Confused Einstein24:22 - Two Particle Universe31:46 - Carlo Rovelli35:02 - Julian’s Ontology43:37 - Julian’s Theory ‘Shape Statistics’51:11 - Leinbiz’s Philosophical Writings56:14 - Expansion of the Universe (Scale Invariance)01:05:02 - Cosmological Principle 01:15:34 - Thermodynamics01:17:15 - Entropy and Complexity01:30:40 - Wave Function / Double Slit Experiment01:39:21 - God01:44:48 - The Role of Instruments01:47:44 - Etymology of Pattern and Matter01:51:25 - Join My Substack!Other Links:- Twitter: https://twitter.com/TOEwithCurt- Discord Invite: https://discord.com/invite/kBcnfNVwqs- iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/better-left-unsaid-with-curt-jaimungal/id1521758802- Subreddit r/TheoriesOfEverything: https://reddit.com/r/theoriesofeverything#science #sciencepodcast #physics #theoreticalphysics #time #space #dimensions Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices