#232 – Brian Greene: Quantum Gravity, Big Bang, Aliens, Life, Death, and Meaning
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<p><b>OUTLINE:</b><br />
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(00:00) – Introduction<br />
(06:53) – Entropy<br />
(15:01) – Consciousness<br />
(31:20) – Quantum gravity<br />
(34:40) – String theory<br />
(48:07) – Time<br />
(1:00:39) – Free will<br />
(1:05:02) – Emergence and complexity<br />
(1:12:14) – The Big Bang<br />
(1:25:13) – Extraterrestrial life<br />
(1:35:35) – Space exploration<br />
(1:43:33) – Fear of death</p>