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

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OUTLINE:
0:00 - Introduction
0:27 - Entropy
8:35 - Consciousness
24:54 - Quantum gravity
28:14 - String theory
41:41 - Time
54:13 - Free will
58:36 - Emergence and complexity
1:05:48 - The Big Bang
1:18:47 - Extraterrestrial life
1:29:09 - Space exploration
1:37:07 - Fear of death

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