Dean is Professor of History and Philosophy of Modern Physics at the University of Sydney, where he also is a director of the Sydney Centre for Time.
Specializing in quantum gravity, he has written several books in this area, including A Brief History of String Theory: From Dual Models to M-Theory, and Covered in Deep Mist: The Development of Quantum Gravity, 1916-1956. Other recent books include Life is Short: An Appropriately Brief Guide to Making it More Meaningful and Dual-Aspect Monism and the Deep Structure of Meaning.
In this episode, you’ll learn about why a short life is the best way to create a meaningful life, how the act of visualization can help manifest your future self, why a fulfilling life far outweighs a happy life, how quantum mechanics ties in with life’s choices, and much more.
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Dean Rickles: https://www.sydney.edu.au/science/about/our-people/academic-staff/dean-rickles.html
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TIMESTAMPS:
(00:00) Intro
(02:11) What is the Centre for Time?
(06:04) Does time even exist?
(07:18) Applying Philosophy to Physics
(11:55) Life is Short
(14:41) The problem of unlimited choices
(16:27) The provisional life
(18:15) Why not making a choice is bad
(20:21) How to make optimal decisions
(26:26) Teaching children about making decisions
(28:56) The power of visualization
(34:19) Practicing visualization
(40:44) Your life in weeks
(41:45) Quantum Physics and time
(43:29) Schrödinger's cat
(47:25) Infinite possibilities
(50:21) Collective visualization
(51:12) Extending the human life span
(54:42) The impact of AI
(60:13) A fulfilled life vs. happy life
(01:05:15) Is finding purpose important?
(01:10:54) Outro
#025: Dean Rickles - Life is short, and why that’s a good thing for all of us