Metaphysics and modern AI: What is space and time?

About this episode

The episode explores the relationship between space and time, featuring discussions on various physical concepts with expert guests.

We explore how space and time form a single fabric, testing our daily beliefs through questions about free-fall, black holes, speed, and momentum to reveal what models get right and where they break. To help us, we’re excited to have our friend David Theriault, a science and sci-fi afficionado; and our resident astrophysicist, Rachel Losacco, to talk about practical exploration in space and time. They'll even unpack a few concerns they have about how space and time were depicted in the ...

People in this episode

Hosts: Dr. Andrew Clark, Dr. Sid Mangalik

Guests: David Theriault, Rachel Losacco

Topics covered

• metaphysics
• space
• time
• black holes
• free-fall
• momentum
• astrophysics

Keywords

• space
• time
• black holes
• free-fall
• momentum
• astrophysics
• metaphysics

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