Freeman Dyson, Part I: From Physics to the Far Future | Episode 2101 | Closer To Truth

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Closer To Truth is broadcast on PBS stations. You can also watch Closer To Truth online at CloserToTruth.com or on our KZbin channel. This is Episode 1 of Season 21, first aired on PBS stations in 2022.

[@ericselectrons]

I miss exchanging emails with him! He was such a youthful man even during his last days. I miss him!

[@TJ-kk5zf]

Were you also on the plane with John Denver when he was killed?

[@TJ-kk5zf]

Did he tell you he killed Kennedy?

[@NothingMaster]

Dyson was truly an extraordinary human being and a most brilliant scientist. Above all, he always strived to see the good in people and the hopeful side of life. Thank you for all the humanity and the visionary knowledge that you passed our way, Prof. Dyson.

[@Neanderthals40k]

mind blowing ! feels like honor to listen to one of the foremost thinkers of modern era...❤❤❤

[@TheCrossroads533]

Dyson is one of the great thinkers of modern times. I never met him personally, but I found an authentic autographed copy of his "Origins of Life" book in a used bookshop in Vermont for $5. Talk about serendipity for a steal! I treasure it.

[@quantumkath]

So looking forward to Part II with Freeman Dyson. His views are colourful and rewarding.

[@frankperez1953]

I loved this man-this ebullient, mischievous personality, thinker! And his writing, his prose! Humankind has been lucky to have a legacy of his books, lectures, scientific papers, and Dysonisms...A peaceful journey to you Freeman!

[@Monkeybrain3721]

What a wonderful character Freeman was. He shall be sorely missed

[@a.p.5906]

Thanks for posting the video. The world needs more Dyson's.

[@michaelbrennan6811]

Every single time I watched Freeman Dyson either on tv or online and i love to read his books as he makes me feel so proud to know, he was British. GodBless You Sir Michael Brennan.

[@arbez101]

A most complimentary and intriguing look into the gifted mind and personality of an extraordinarily brilliant and imaginative thinker.

[@ODSD_EXCITEMENT]

What a fabulous conversation with Freeman. I learned so much more in the way of what's possible in blending of intellect, passion and humility. To learn and to share with the world is a beautiful and honorable thing.

[@TerryBollinger]

What an excellent interview! Dyson was a remarkable thinker in so many ways. One quote that captured an issue vital to the future of physics was 9:23 "because of this unreasonable effectiveness of mathematics ... the laws of physics are mostly equations". Survival-focused human cognition, not math, labels the mathematical end states that can never be obtained in the physical world as perfect. The unreasonable effectiveness of math stems not from these seductive but unobtainable states of mind but from math's ability to capture the universe's rules and approach those limits to any degree that available energy and computation permit. (This is my second posting of this comment, so my apologies if I offended someone the first time, e.g., by bringing up the cognitive sciences. It was not my intent. I also had a link of no importance, which may have caused auto-deletion. It varies by channel.)

[@robotaholic]

"Maybe the quantum and relativity shouldn't be combined. There are two aspects to reality" - he is amazing to me

[@sridharankrishnaswami4093]

the best of closer to truth episodes. the change of format had brought the best out of Dyson. thanks.

[@initialb123]

Nicely done, looking forward to part two.

[@gsmith207]

I can’t do the math but the way it was described that light and matter exchanging protons explains a lot! Bolt of lightning just struck me! Thanks for these, my brain just exercised 10 fold! Btw so funny “well we did just come down from the trees after all “ gold! God speed Freeman Dyson…

[@Ghost_bros]

What you working on a new math theory?

[@RicardoMarlowFlamenco]

Photons, not protons

[@dongshengdi773]

Science and religion are two windows that people look through, trying to understand the big universe outside, trying to understand why we are here. The two windows give different views, but they look out at the same universe. Both views are one-sided, neither is complete. Both leave out essential features of the real world. And both are worthy of respect. Trouble arises when either science or religion claims universal jurisdiction, when either religious or scientific dogma claims to be infallible. Religious creationists and scientific materialists are equally dogmatic and insensitive. By their arrogance they bring both science and religion into disrepute. The media exaggerate their numbers and importance. The media rarely mention the fact that the great majority of religious people belong to moderate denominations that treat science with respect, or the fact that the great majority of scientists treat religion with respect so long as religion does not claim jurisdiction over scientific questions. Physicist Freeman Dyson. :

[@jimbeam4736]

Thank you for making these interesting videos.

[@ChrisSmith-Krinkle]

What an extraordinary mind! Sorely missed

[@rickcoyne7845]

Fantastic Interview!! Thank you.

[@heathers.2379]

During the video there was a commercial with Patrick Stewart . It was a funny coincidence because I had just been thinking of the Star Trek Next Generation episode with the Dyson Sphere. That was the first time I'd ever heard of Dyson.

[@ChrisSmith-Krinkle]

What an extraordinary mind!

[@mitchellhayman381]

Such a great man

[@dr.satishsharma1362]

Excellent....... thanks 🙏

[@ikrishna06]

Dyson series ❤

[@MrSimonsmoke]

this channel made me cry..

[@divalivingston1664]

Said in a brilliant manner with mischievous smile...“I wouldn’t be at all surprised if it turns out that everything we are doing turns out to be very, very partial and there is a whole world of existence out there which we haven’t an inkling. I wouldn’t be at all surprised if our science in a thousand years looks extremely primitive. Things do change and, of course, we do make new discoveries and there’s always the chance that we will find some aliens in the sky that know more than we do.”

[@andrewmoran7353]

🤔 Dyson interesting guy, l liked this conversation very much, as he I think a dualist as I , me thinks his journey thru the eternities doing OK 👌

[@Joe-ym6bw]

Amazing futuristic thinker

[@davidallyn1818]

I love the idea that science as we know it is just an expression of our culture. A different culture may come up with a completely different way to express what we call "laws of the universe" or "laws of physics". While mathematics is utterly descriptive, it is the context of our culture that gives it meaning. And, the advanced constructs of it are derived from our culture's representation of it. I'll always appreciate and value Dyson's contribution.

[@BradHoytMusic]

I'm wondering if you're adding a qualification to the laws of the universe by saying "what we call". Do you agree that the laws of the universe are discovered and interpreted by us and/or our culture, and not invented?

[@gsmith207]

Now that was poetic! Love it! He was just an unbelievable person that could “think” the opposite of of what we know.. incredible human

[@davidallyn1818]

@@BradHoytMusic Exactly. For example, I could imagine a species that sees primarily in the infrared spectrum (or sensing magnetic fields) observing, understanding, and communicating our universe's principles and "laws" very differently than we do.

[@shivadasa]

“We only just came down from the trees.” 😂

[@bobs182]

The mental and the physical are 2 different aspects of the same thing. The physical is perceived through our outer senses while the mental is perceived from within. However, the mental doesn't exist without the physical.

[@Talmurid]

Very well done interview. When can part two be expected?

[@CloserToTruthTV]

It's up now!

[@Talmurid]

@@CloserToTruthTV I watched it yesterday, almost right when it was uploaded. Seeing the late Dyson share his insights was a great happiness for me- thanks for the interview.

[@user-cg3tx8zv1h]

"Birds are the people fly high and they look up to the landscape and of course they are very proud of being fundamental... I am a frog, I don't give a them about fundamental!"

[@aaronrobertcattell8859]

smart man

[@hansvetter8653]

Einstein's SRT claims that the photon has mass (m=E/c2) ... BUT ... how can such photon have mass by flying necessarily with the speed of light and having thetefore, due to Lorentz contraction, the length of ZERO?!?

[@Life_42]

An amazing human!

[@nupraptorthementalist3306]

From Freeman Dyson: "Charles Hartshorne... informed me that my theological standpoint is Socinian. ...If I remember correctly what Hartshorne said, the main tenant ...is that God is neither omniscient nor omnipotent. He learns and grows as the universe unfolds. ...I merely find ...[this doctrine] congenial, and consistent with common sense. I do not make any clear distinction between mind and God. God is what mind becomes when it has passed beyond our comprehension. ...either a world-soul or a collection of world-souls. We are the chief inlets of God on this planet at... present... We may later grow with him as he grows, or we may be left behind. If... left behind, it is an end. If we keep growing, it is a beginning." -- Freeman Dyson

[@r2c3]

14:12 and yet we have enough room to get away with many miscalculations :)

[@MartinLopez-mo7tm]

Growing potatoes on Mars. Isn't there a movie about it?

[@uttaradit2]

related to the vacuum cleaner ?

[@PurnamadaPurnamidam]

❤❤❤

[@shivadasa]

What is “life?” Consciousness?

[@esorse]

The set of element x, written {x} using set theory notation, is not an element of {x}, because they are identical from an idealism perspective - there aren't any nonidea things, with neither idea, nor matter, being as plausible as both when materialism is also recognized - and Russell argues the set of all sets that are not elements of themselves, is a set that is not an element of itself and is not, a set that is not an element of itself.

[@Nobody-Nowhere]

And Dyson cyclone cordless vacuum with laser technology.

[@pallmall7385]

I think it may be possible to create a dyson sphere with graphene...

[@PetraKann]

The English Archimedes

[@roselotusmystic]

Part 1 Min 13:00 ish "I am a Dualist" 👍 At least he is aware of his philosophical leanings/school/bias/"prejudice" as a selfLabeled . .. 'non philosopher' 😹 👍👏 🙏

[@thelastaustralian7583]

When the Internet first arrived . My User Name was Futurist ! I was right !

[@waldwassermann]

I thought the far future was relative?

[@kiers1970]

Depends surely on how it's observed?

[@lilitvehuni6402]

Oh today would have been his birthday

[@dedricpeters2616]

December 23.

[@B.D393]

do you read comments can i talk to you

[@jareknowak8712]

Reupload?

[@anonymous-sr5ks]

People were complaining over audio issues.

[@jareknowak8712]

@@anonymous-sr5ks In fact, it was me :)

[@BradHoytMusic]

I think Turtleneck Bob is starting the new season with an older interview that he never aired.

[@jareknowak8712]

@@BradHoytMusic I wish we had more Bobs like Him, and such interwievs also. World would be a better place.

[@owlpoodle355]

We will someday know "The Truth". But, we will have to wait a few more million years and a few cycles through some giant Black Holes. Get back with us then.....⏳

[@JungleJargon]

Fundamental means there’s a basis. Distance in cosmology is *merely* greatly expanded between the black holes in galaxies (causing the redshift) so the universe is not infinitely expanding as is claimed. An infinitely expanding universe is nonsensical. Not only is distance greatly expanded where there is no matter between galaxies, time runs at a much faster rate where there is no matter. Distances within the galaxies are vast so when we observe another galaxy, we are literally observing differing rates of time and differing measures of distance still within the limits of other galaxies, not to mention the *extreme* distances between galaxies where there is no matter to dilate time and distance. That means the distances between the galaxies are greatly expanded, (not expanding) and time is running at a much faster rate *which allows for us to see fully formed distant galaxies in the first place.*

[@therick363]

More big claims with nothing to support it or disprove the current science. More personal incredulity from you. _fundamental means there’s a basic_ How about you explain to everyone what is fundamental AND demonstrate that it is.

[@ChildofGod98765]

I want to give up but God won’t let me because I’m walking with Jesus. So I will continue to trust in him even though I’m struggling, I will never lose hope. Jesus is the only light in this world. As a single mother things are difficult on me. My husband passed years ago I’m alone. I’m overwhelmed at times because both of my children are autistic. I’m struggling trying to support them and myself because like so many others. I lost my job as a social worker at Forsyth hospital because I declined the vaccine. I declined because of my pre existing health condition lupus and heart disease. I was denied my medical/religious exemption. I wish I could go back to the hospital but the mandate is still in place for hospitals that participate in Medicare and Medicaid. I’m waitressing and I’m so thankful to be working again, but I’m not making nearly enough to make ends meet. I get harassed and called names for simply asking for prayers,but prayers are all we need. I have faith God will provide. WITH GOD ALL THINGS ARE POSSIBLE! Please pray for me and my children.

[@GeorgieKiely]

No need to comment if prayer is all you need.

[@wthomas5697]

Unfortunately, there is no god.

[@roselotusmystic]

The 'mathematical' 'laws' of 'Physics' are CONSTANT? Unlike Biology, the 'other Sciences', etc . . . So WHY should the 'laws' of 'Physics' NOT evolve like the rest of 'Reality'? 🙏

[@JungleJargon]

I can tell you about mentally. You don’t know what is possible with the mind. The mind is capable of turning against you. That’s what happened to me. I had to determine what the absolute truth is. So if you want to know what the absolute truth is, I can tell you. Only your Creator can perfectly cover for you Himself and and remake you again from the inside out by the power of His true word as no one else ever can. …since all of your mistakes are on and against your Creator. Where is the great IQ so as to recognize this simple fact? Where are all of the geniuses? You can’t get energy from an equal or lesser amount of energy. You have to have a greater amount of energy and you can’t have an infinite regress of infinitely greater amounts of energy. Where are all of your geniuses?

[@therick363]

Funny how you make a lot of claims but don’t supply them with any evidence and only your personal incredulity

[@JungleJargon]

@@therick363 I observe and experience what I say.

[@therick363]

@@JungleJargon uh huh. Except that you cherry pick, misrepresent, personal incredulity and lie about things and then dodge your burden.

[@JungleJargon]

@@therick363 Prove it.

[@therick363]

@@JungleJargon your the one making claims. You have to support and prove them. But we both know you ignore how things work and will play childish games till you run away and troll more bs and then repeat.

[@AAA9549-w7w]

Cloned oppenhimer. Meyaphysician philosopher