#232 – Brian Greene: Quantum Gravity, Big Bang, Aliens, Life, Death, and Meaning

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OUTLINE:

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(00:00) – Introduction

(06:53) – Entropy

(15:01) – Consciousness

(31:20) – Quantum gravity

(34:40) – String theory

(48:07) – Time

(1:00:39) – Free will

(1:05:02) – Emergence and complexity

(1:12:14) – The Big Bang

(1:25:13) – Extraterrestrial life

(1:35:35) – Space exploration

(1:43:33) – Fear of death