Curt Jaimungal
Filmmaker; Host of Theories of Everything
關於
Curt Jaimungal is a Toronto filmmaker and the host of Theories of Everything, a podcast launched in 2020 that he describes as exploring theoretical physics, consciousness, AI and God in a technically rigorous manner. He describes himself as "a Torontonian with a degree in mathematical physics from the University of Toronto" and says he analyses candidate theories of everything from that analytic perspective, while increasingly opening up to alternative approaches. Before the show he directed Better Left Unsaid, a crowdfunded documentary examining the differences between the moderate and the extreme left. He says the separating factor of the show is "its focus on depth even at the risk of limiting the audience due to how much detail we delve into subjects", and that it increasingly conducts original research on air rather than merely conveying existing information. He publishes a written companion to the show on Substack, where paid subscribers get early access and original essays.
主要貢獻
- Created and hosts Theories of Everything, a show he has run since 2020, on theoretical physics, consciousness, AI and God
- Directed Better Left Unsaid, a crowdfunded documentary on the differences between the moderate and the extreme left
- Has published more than 360 weekly episodes of the show, which is carried on YouTube, Apple Podcasts and Spotify
- In this collection his conversations carry Michael Levin, Iain McGilchrist with John Vervaeke, Joscha Bach with Ben Goertzel, and Matt Segall on Whitehead
- Runs the show's written companion on Substack, publishing original essays alongside the video episodes
主持過的 5 場對話
思想連結
Iain McGilchrist
曾經對談精神科醫師、神經科學家與作家
這是第二次坐下,而不是第一次:Jaimungal 先前已為《The Master and His Emissary》給過 McGilchrist 一集,這次則為《The Matter with Things》把他請回來,並找來 John Vervaeke 同席。把兩個挖同一條礦脈的人湊在一起——注意力如何造出一個世界——與單純訪一位來賓是不同的編輯動作,而這一集是他頻道上最清楚的例子。
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Joscha Bach
曾經對談AI 研究員與認知科學家
Jaimungal 把 Bach 與 Ben Goertzel 排在一起,做了一場關於有意識的 AI、LLM 與 AGI 的長篇交鋒——兩人都認為機器心智終將到來,卻幾乎在這個前提之後的每件事上意見相左。把他們湊成一桌而不是分開各訪一次,正是這裡值得記下的編輯判斷;分歧本身就是內容。
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John Vervaeke
曾經對談認知科學家與哲學家
Jaimungal 介紹 Vervaeke 時,說他是少數幾位真正以認知科學嚴肅處理「意義危機」的學者,並順口提到 Vervaeke 任教的多倫多,也是他自己從前的家。這一集把他與 McGilchrist 並置,談上帝、存有與意義——那是一場三方對話,而不是一次訪談;而這個頻道真正擅長的,正是這種形式。
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Michael Levin
曾經對談生物學家與形態發生學研究者
Levin 開場就念出他收到的信:有些人讀懂了他的論文,得出「我只是一堆齒輪的集合」的結論,然後想知道接下來該怎麼辦。他的回答是——硬體並不定義你;你仍然是一個完整的存在,且有責任去做些什麼——這是他科學的倫理那一半,而幾乎沒有人會主動問起。Jaimungal 的節目,是他說出這番話的地方。
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