Our Mathematical Universe with Max Tegmark
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Published 2014-10-08
Our world doesn't just have some mathematical properties: it fundamentally has only mathematical properties.
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Why is mathematics so spectacularly successful at describing the cosmos? In this Ri talk, MIT physics professor Max Tegmark proposes a radical idea: that our physical world is not only described by mathematics, but that it is mathematics. He shows how this theory may provide answers to the nature of reality itself.
This event was filmed at the Royal Institution on January 30 2014.
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All Comments (21)
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I highly recommend his book: Our Mathematical Universe _ my quest for the ultimate nature of reality 4 all maths and physics lovers. I have read it twice. Thanks professor Max for this great effort
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We need to appreciate people such as Max more often. Great lecture and many thanks to Ri.
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Beautiful , thanks to both The Royal Institution and the great intellectual Mx Tegmark. It was a beautiful experience to hear your views. Thanks again!
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The universe is NOT mathematical. It is consistent. Because it is consistent it has logical structure. Because it has logical structure we can use our maths (a language based on logic) to model bits of it. The model is not the same as the thing itself, it is an approximation and it only represents or emphasises those aspects of the universe which are of interest to people in that context.
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I always enjoy Max’s talks.
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Wild imagination and accurate intuition, that afterwards is proven scientifically. Humans will do in time whatever think they'll do.
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Max is a great guy. Could listen to him all day.
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I'm nearly done with his book of the same title and it is totally mind blowing.
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The idea that this universe is fundamentally a math structure, is fascinating.
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Its very interesting to hear the way max is explaining!...😍👍
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Great teacher. Wonderful analogies, colloquial expression, enthusiasm, he's enjoying teaching.
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Very enjoyable and illuminating!
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Max Lexmark is one of the greatest voices on these topics -- what a fascinating speaker!
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This is like listening to a lecture from Prismo and I love it.
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Your absolutely right!!! I'm surprised ...you have done well!! Continue in the direction your going. ...I see things in mathematics...everything is a math value.. pleasure to hear your excited voice. Seriously your right on track.. tip remember everything is a math code inside of a math code. .. congratulations your very brilliant. Proceed with no doubt!!!!
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Love you Max, you're a real treasure to humanity.
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There is a point where the description becomes what is described. Symbol becomes the meaning behind it.
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I love how at 40:21 he says “I’m kind of a numbers guy” 😂😂 ya don’t say?
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PS: 40,000km is the circumference, not the diameter
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one question i ponder -WHY does everything spin for forinstance o globule of liquid floating on the ISS starts to spin all the way down to the sub atomic world everything has spin -what causes it ????
