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

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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