Fundamentals: Ten Keys to Reality | A Conversation with Nobel Laureate Frank Wilczek

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Brian Greene and Nobel Laureate Frank Wilczek discuss quantum mechanics, dark matter, cosmology, consciousness, and Wilczek's new book, "Fundamentals: Ten Keys to Reality.”
This program is part of the Big Ideas series, supported by the John Templeton Foundation.
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[@dannyreynolds2751]

As a 70 year old who was never able to go to college, and lacking math skills beyond basic Algebra, I get a morale boost when a nugget of knowledge tweaks a synapse or two in my ancient noggin. Thanks.

[@solacedagony1234]

We've never had anywhere near the amount of free education or access to hear brilliant minds and contributors to humanity like Brian in all of history as we do today.

[@tomnimanju3543]

Just couple of generations ago, the average curious person would have to struggle a lot to afford education. You would have to be born in a noble or rich family to be able to study what interests you. The wonders of nature were reserved for those blessed with a wealthy background. Nowadays, literally anybody can open their web browser and watch great minds discussing great questions. These great minds stand on very frontiers of human understanding. Unimaginable amount of money and resources goes into this, and it's all available for free to an average Joe. What a time to be alive.

[@kalpeshsharma3823]

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[@tomnimanju3543]

@@kalpeshsharma3823 I wish I could help you but at the moment I'm unemployed and can barely survive with the money I get

[@inutilus_1387]

@@tomnimanju3543 lot of fucking good these great minds did you then, huh?

[@paulpimentel4632]

Very well said, and so true.

[@69VAJRA]

Its seems to be hell to be in afterlife acording to your writing

[@beverleyeybel-misch1802]

Dr. Wilczek I have ordered and read your book. I’m a social worker With MA in Social Welfare Policy, BA/BSW in Poli Sci and social work. Target audience hit I would say. I’m reading it twice then passing it on to one of our docs.....now I don’t feel so dumb from a Science perspective so thanks for that. Greatly appreciated!

[@yafy.5158]

Thank you so much Brian Greene for providing the humanity with this amazing video

[@jimj986]

Notifications for these always give me something to look forward to. Thanks Dr. Green, your contribution to the education of the masses is greatly appreciated.

[@alaincanuel1950]

I have been impressed by the times backing and the axions about the dark matter

[@Tusky-ln9jr]

To speak on Brian’s question at the 20:00 mark of the conversation. I grew up in rural Bible Belt United States raised by a loving wonderful family who happened to be deeply religious and believe things such as the world being only about 20,000 years old etc……the books, lectures, and info given to me by scientists such as Dr Greene and others have enlightened me in indescribable ways…I’m now a science lover and strongly considering attending university for physics so thank you to all that try to empower and encourage those who are interested in the true nature of reality

[@RXP91]

The point of kids listening to this rings so true. I wish when I was a kid (36 now!) I had YT available. Conversations like this would have been wondrous and made me push through dyscalculia to do the maths.

[@rhmcvay]

Its been three weeks without a new episode. An extra week really makes you miss Brian Greene's communication skill. I'm learning so much during the pandemic watching the Live Streams and trying to keep up comprehending the mathematics.

[@geralthoster6286]

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[@IvanPatrickPUy]

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[@dankuchar6821]

Thank-you for taking the time to put these videos together for everyone.

[@nb1843]

brian greene flys high with knowledge higher than 99 percent of us less educated ppl.. but he talks so every one can understand whats going on, like an advocate of unknown and i love him

[@apurvavasavada383]

Down to earth Nobel laureate . Doesn’t have the airs one would anticipate.Simple soul.

[@LuisAldamiz]

Humble maybe, I would not say "simple".

[@fc-qr1cy]

Frank is just a treat to watch and listen to.

[@chikorita5919]

Brian Greene and Frank Wilczek are great physicists!

[@wallstreetoneil]

This was amazing. Watched this at 4am during Covid lockdown. What an amazing guy

[@snarzetax]

Great show! Thank you Dr. Greene and Dr.Wilczek. My favourite saying is, it's always impossible until someone does it.

[@ebptube]

Thanks for a wonderful, uplifting talk!

[@rufinoabrigana2071]

Thank you.both of you.

[@HarrierBr]

Thank you Dr. Brian. You simply can't stop amazing us. I absolutely love your material, in all formats..

[@EAMason-ev3pl]

His smile this AM, February 11th, warmed my heart in dark times.

[@shivaray2588]

Thank you for such amazing interviews and explanations. 👍

[@stevepower6616]

My first introduction to physics was Brian Greene's "The Elegant Universe," and I've been hooked ever since. I'm so grateful that he takes the time and makes the effort to help us less talented folks get a glimpse into the wonders of the universe. Thank you, Mr. Greene!

[@kuntamdc]

Thank you Dr. Greene. You are appreciated.

[@center__mass]

Really appreciate your time in making these great videos.

[@jballenger9240]

Beautiful snowy landscape outside your windows. Thanks for sharing.

[@puru397]

A lively and thought-provoking conversation, on a wide variety of topics, between two very well-informed and intelligent individuals.

[@jorgearango6108]

Excellent!!! Very inspiring. Thank you.

[@kagannasuhbeyoglu]

Grandmaster Frank Wilczek . Thank you so much. It was great broadcast 👏

[@jainalabdin4923]

SUGGESTION: How about an episode on Quantum Gravity - String Theory vs Loop Quantum Gravity with Professor Carlo Rovelli?

[@rachelina2255]

Yes pleaseeee

[@guyrichardson7358]

Exellent suggestion!

[@Meurantbotha]

YES

[@blackopal3138]

SUGGESTION: Get passed ST, already. lol jjkn ... but, seriously

[@amanisax5630]

So love these streams !! Thanks so much for doing!

[@ninadesianti9587]

Thank you for sharing this interesting and inspiring conversation! Another favorite quote: “when we’re looking at the sky, remember that we’re looking into the past”.

[@DonHammonds]

Our species needs more conversations like this.

[@oscarm6760]

Great interview, great discussion. Thank you both.

[@jdbapat]

I am thoroughly enjoying this discussion.

[@wamiqhussain204]

Brian's illustration at 17:23 is just epic!!!

[@raidermaxx2324]

Bubbly stuff!!!! :P

[@Diddy8DO]

Wonderful conversation, thank you for this!

[@govindagovindaji4662]

I'm not a student, nor even versed or learned in mathematics or physics ~ just a 68 year old person that is fascinated by science. Thank you for this interesting session~!! I do wish I understood more, but I'll take heart from what Frank said giving 'advice' ~ "don't insist on understanding everything before you understand anything." Good advice. I just listen to these type discussions and watch videos in the hopes that some of it sinks in and eventually I will be able to at least put a few things together. Tonight I understood for the very 1st time, what at least one of the Haldron Collider's purposes was, from Brian. Yay, me~! It is all so very awesome~!

[@sekoivu]

Very interesting conversation. Thanks for making these available!

[@kalpeshsharma3823]

I'm in need of around 50000 Indian rupees for the treatment of my wife she got injured in an accident and is critical please help me . And do believe me I will repay it back to u by doing my job overtime but please help me today I have talked to my friends and relatives but no one is helping I anything happens to her I cannot forgive myself because we have done love marriage so everyone bis against us and nobody is helping us

[@alohaservant]

Wow! very human, warm, fuzzy, and mind expanding, great comfortable synergy on a quantum level. thank you Brian, and Frank...Sounds like everything is really connected, strings, rubber bands, paperclips, conservation of energy and mass....blessing to love and truth, the continuum....some great chat questions, enjoyed. tyvm

[@ninadesianti9587]

Favorite quotes: “The work will teach you how to do it”. “Yesterday’s sensation is today’s calibration”

[@melissaclaire8502]

The work must, frank sure isn’t . This is non informative. I feel for his students.

[@BobQuigley]

wonderful conversation, thanks

[@darwinlaluna3677]

Thank you to all ,

[@das_it_mane]

First of all, thank you for these. If I could make a small request, could we get timestamps for the topics in the video?

[@melissaclaire8502]

Blah blah blah juggling laundry soap Blah blah blah 58:28 laundry soap FASCINATING! 1:0026 Spermion gets rejected (imagine that) Can’t watch anymore of this drivel. Good luck

[@robertlunn3678]

@@melissaclaire8502 stick to a topic. If we get a focus it becomes much more understandable. No need for complex math but some helpful at times. I’ve been into it 30 minutes and not much physics yet.

[@blackopal3138]

First of all, you're very welcome. Tx for watching. And, no, you may not make a request. Good day, sir. :D

[@blackopal3138]

@Đeath Vader General Tarkanian - I'm telling the Emperor you said that.

[@andrekirk-dextorwilson2258]

i second that request. por favor. muchas gracias.

[@joemarchi1]

Just brilliant. Thank you Profs. Greene and Wilczek. Perhaps our reality emerges out of an existing multiverse and not the other way around. Who knows. : )

[@kalpeshsharma3823]

I'm in need of around 50000 Indian rupees for the treatment of my wife she got injured in an accident and is critical please help me . And do believe me I will repay it back to u by doing my job overtime but please help me today I have talked to my friends and relatives but no one is helping I anything happens to her I cannot forgive myself because we have done love marriage so everyone bis against us and nobody is helping us

[@alexandrekassiantchouk1632]

There is another practical vs. speculative explanation of strong force and it comes from propulsion system based on time dilation described by one hands-on scientist. Details are in 4-min story on Medium "Simple quantum explanation of gravity without mass or math".

[@infomages]

Great conversation and discussion. Not understand all of it but like the way Brain explaining complex matters in an animated way.

[@charc4819]

I liked this conversation a LOT because, for once, it seemed that Brian was asking questions HE was interested in knowing the answer to (as opposed to just asking things he thought the audience should know). ie. This therefore made the conversation WAY more interesting in its content than usual. The discussion had more of a flavour of 'listening to a real chat between Brian and Frank as they ate lunch' (minus the mathematical content part, of course 😉). As to suggestions for future guests..Gerard 't Hooft, Raphael Busso, Nima, Juan.

[@supernatural_forces]

Thank you! I would recommend never forget considering that study of science i.e. metaphysical explanations, processes and phenomenons negate the presence of Creator/Intelligent Designer. Instead it suggests the existence of an Almighty Conscious being with a will.

[@pseudocalm]

Local God town crier aside, this comment is what made me decide to actually watch this. Wilczek is one of the few physicists I don't usually watch talk because of how dense and full of the highest level mathematical language his speech usually is. But I do know that most of the rest of the physics world respects him and I'd love to see Brian be a curious george for once.

[@pseudocalm]

Thank you! I would recommend never forget that the study of the existence of an Almighty Conscious being with a will is not physics and people who are studying physics are the last people on earth who are interested in jumping to conclusions like 'almighty conscious being' based on learning about physical processes and phenomenon's. If the Almighty consciousness is there, it can speak for itself if it has the need to. It doesn't need individual humans screaming from the street corners in unrelated places and times. @@supernatural_forces

[@jefffarris3359]

Thank you Brian these talks help me get through this whole virus thing. Keeps my brain busy ✌

[@thomasjorennielsen]

Please more live sessions or start a Brian Greene podcast

[@dcell2216]

Yes thanks again for the inspiring brainstorm. ♥

[@victorjcano]

HOW LUCKY AND WONDERFUL IT MUST BE TO BE CONSCIENCE AND AWARE AT A YOUNG AGE OF THE POSSIBILITIES AND CHOICES AVAILABLE TO ONES SELF WHETHER IT BE SCIENCE OR ART OR SOME OTHER CORSE OF STUDY.

[@250txc]

26:25 -- Mr Greene words on how fragile our democracy is depends on the the num-nuts rebumpkins we put into power, is worded so elegantly .. I've said the same thing but not so cleverly... Then, Mr. Wilczek answer to Mr Greenes' observation is just as great ... Great words from 2 highly intelligent men.

[@horatio71]

really fantastic conversation. Best wishes from Europe.

[@chazzman4553]

Giants of the mind. Utmost respect and gratitude!

[@smileifyoudontexist6320]

Great Video. Great Minds ! Thanks

[@roberymcgoff1904]

Great programing. Thank you for taking the time to explain different concepts. I so appreciate it. My mind doesn't function at the speed of light like yours and so many of your guests. Looking foward to your next projects. RMM

[@dismalthoughts]

Your minds function at the same speed :) It's only that he's spent most of his life studying cosmology & physics, so he knows those fields well. I'm sure there are subjects you know far better than Brian

[@sbove]

Great conversation and great book (just finished it)...Thanks Brian and Frank!!!

[@thedouglasw.lippchannel5546]

If you like, try the book "I Have Become Space"

[@hochathanfire0001]

It is good to know people are interested more on the impacts of science, than in science itself. Interesting.

[@chronics101]

Ty for the discussion bys

[@smithaz1981]

Love this channel

[@edwardjones2202]

Thanks guys. Super interesting

[@sunsaverfromnhh9184]

So this quark/strong force dilemma reminds me of how the physical act of stretching an electric arc raises it's voltage potential/energy level. The idea that some have as an explanation for this effect in electric arcs in gases is that of "electron avalanche"- ionized electrons or photons smash into other molecules, releasing even more electrons, in a chain reaction (like the a bomb). Could this be the Casimir force of the "quantum foam" pushing back on the quark separation- until they reach a distance sizeable enough to allow the wave functions of local spacetime to "go around them", collide/interfere and produce the new pair of quark/antiquark?

[@rovidius2006]

It is a maze that never stops giving ,one could only wonder of its limits ...orderly and beautiful ..imagination is short of it potential .

[@randomphysics8607]

Thanks for sharing. Wow

[@karolmetal4256]

such a nice discussion...i wish i knew this kind of math

[@johannaliu2356]

Following you all the years in different ways. Thank you for educating us with understandable words. It’s not easy.

[@jansoderlund364]

Wonderful geniuses 👍

[@jasonemryss]

Great conversation...

[@deepakpanwar1145]

I would love to see WSF team bring on kip throne in upcoming conversations with noble laureates. By the way, The WSF is dong a great job by brining on such an amazing content.

[@austingirdner92]

I can't wait for the next wsf in nyc

[@kalpeshsharma3823]

I'm in need of around 50000 Indian rupees for the treatment of my wife she got injured in an accident and is critical please help me . And do believe me I will repay it back to u by doing my job overtime but please help me today I have talked to my friends and relatives but no one is helping I anything happens to her I cannot forgive myself because we have done love marriage so everyone bis against us and nobody is helping us

[@CarlosElio82]

I read Fundamentals. I liked reading it, the vast net it casts to place the different pieces together.

[@MrLeka1111]

Always natural, awesome, open minded ...Brian, and his college Frank

[@strooom546]

Ty!!!

[@neelroy2918]

My trustworthy ISP failed me right on 15th Jan :( I was looking forward to trying to attending the session. For what it's worth, I would think Dr. Wilczek is to get second of those Nobel things for anyon. So, pardon my presumptuousness, Congratulations in advance Dr. Wilczek :)

[@blackopal3138]

'complimentarity' - word of the year. A bit of validation for lateral theorists.

[@thedouglasw.lippchannel5546]

I'd say after Carl Sagan, Brian Greene has been my mentor.

[@gravimagswnforce9123]

Very interesting video.

[@Atmanyatri]

Great conversation. Thank you

[@aaronmicalowe]

This is one of those videos that was put on to fill a space in the background then became interesting enough to focus on, watch and enjoy. I only heard of Axions a few weeks ago and they could have got lost in the sea of theories but now it seems they might be a more serious a contender for the next way forward. The universe is like a maze that we keep finding dead ends and so many openings which we don't yet know if they lead anywhere. But so far we haven't reached the end of every possibility. It could still have an overall solution, which is wild and exciting.

[@rovidius2006]

Good thought ,but ... a maze is built predicting a certain mindset ,it has to keep its designed target busy for a certain purpose ...and time .

[@duanjianxiong2785]

reality, physics... never mind them, because the things can be infinitely big and small, but our ability to see them are always limited. These guys (scientists) are only making a living telling stories but are never getting to the bottom of it. The bright side is that these guys are creating more and more funs for us, but always within the boundary of a sandbox.

[@michaelwhalan9783]

Four months, ago, Matt O'Dowd on PBS space time KZbin channel explained the options for proving and studying supersymmetric particles: better colliders or high energy particle detection from space. The high energy particles from space are rare while billions are needed, so the colliders are the only viable option.

[@mrnarason]

Please get Lee Smolin or Peter Woit in the interview too!

[@stevoofd]

Well, the behavior of quarks creating a quark anti-quark pair does remind of the behavior of the magnetic force when a magnet is cut in half: both pieces of the magnet will still have a north and south pole.

[@nsjugbhery531]

Hi Dr. Brian, I am always amazed to listen to your all presentation, very poignant and soul reaching. Wondering if you have ever thought of gravity including other (unknown/ yet to discover) elementary forcefield was present before big bang? There are some indications in holy scripture (Quran)? Best regards.

[@schmetterling4477]

There was no religious bullshit during the big bang. Not even the Neanderthals had religious bullshit like the Koran. ;-)

[@dr.zachslone8673]

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[@johnkijkt2713]

Heroes! Frank is fantastic. Read the book. Great. In talks he is also great and very funny from time to time.

[@ShubhamSingh-lq5bl]

Suggestions: I would really enjoy a session with Michio Kaku. Or Edward Witten. Or Abhay Akshetar. Or Kip Throne

[@BB-qe1fc]

Brian you are the best

[@pb4520]

Great !

[@sailorr4287]

Could some one explain for me the laugh and "thank goodness" to do with "strange" versus " curious" in a Gell-Mann paper? 1:00:40

[@jessekontiokari7088]

cause it would be a bad marie curie pun OR maybe he laughs cause he is thinking that him being being curious about some things is not good and says "thank goodness" those things are strange, with a laugh, so In a sense he would be laughing to himself as a social way to move on from not bein asked asked what he does mean

[@jessekontiokari7088]

This is what I though anyway

[@jahanschad1445]

A question perhaps worth a discussion: If QM and its interpretations are true, aren't us, and the universe we live in, the stochastic end of many collapsed or decohered quantum events,-- still in progress-- and if so, how can it be explained in the context of the initial 2 raised to power n (very large number ) particles, which could be in all sorts of partial, and total superpositions and or various degrees of entanglements dictated by the initial close proximity?

[@randywolken]

Suggestion? Hi Dr. Greene, How about Justin Khoury or Shamit Kachru? Dark Energy or String Theory. Loved Hidden Dimensions from the WSF a few years back. Dark matter and dark energy are cool too.

[@amr-______-2040]

The bubbly stuff makes the force stronger - Brian Greene 2021

[@SimonJackson13]

Conciousness is the part of the subconcious that optimizes the subconscious via consciousness.

[@davidfoster5906]

Love his back yard view. I miss snow.

[@250txc]

What would the world we live in today be like if people of this caliber were the leaders of our world?

[@schmetterling4477]

It would be like the politics at the departments of our universities... hell on Earth. ;-)

[@kennethhammond4028]

"cast a wide net, don't try to understand everything before you understand anything, pay attention to the foundation, learn calculus soon as possible, be curious and have fun" 1:52:41. advice for the ages, ta Frank.

[@GroovismOrg]

The purpose of consciousness, take the entropy of the distribution of individual Grooves, coalescing us into entrainment of the planet! Creativity is the intelligent addition, that explains any unpredictable discrepancies that appear.

[@travisfitzwater8093]

Dr. Greene, I'd like to suggest that you ask persons who's opinions you value whether moving your camera back about 10-30 percent of what it is currently set at? Thank you for your consideration.

[@kalpeshsharma3823]

I'm in need of around 50000 Indian rupees for the treatment of my wife she got injured in an accident and is critical please help me . And do believe me I will repay it back to u by doing my job overtime but please help me today I have talked to my friends and relatives but no one is helping I anything happens to her I cannot forgive myself because we have done love marriage so everyone bis against us and nobody is helping us

[@javierfifteen6125]

Anytime I discover a book loke this it's because I ask questions

[@sokasbogo6912]

How is vacuum energy realted to particles existing now and particles existing near big bang and how it relates to decay of proton in future ?

[@david-joeklotz9558]

The human mind of astronaut-scientist Jack Schmitt suddenly spotted the orange soil on the moon and it was the human that took over from the computer because astronaut-pilot Armstrong understood the rocky landing site was not sound. I'd agree with the cyborg hypothesis. As usual a unique brilliant presentation. Thank you Prof Greene

[@dfsghiwot2559]

For me Life is predetermined & each turn & decision we made & all the possibilities of options that we can take in every minute of our life has their's own beginning & an ending & whichever way we choose to walk in life, it's all well calculated before the foundation of the earth by the mind at large

[@quantumbitz3473]

Interesting the Quark genesis idea. Sounds like the charge parity of virtual particles.

[@eyadg5703]

Excellent content! Just make sure to laugh with him and bask in his humor when he jokes rather than ignoring the joke and rushing to the next topic. That would make it feel more organic convo rather than an interview, I know you have a lot of topics you want to get thru, just a viewer perspective