Episode #370
Edward Frenkel: Reality is a Paradox - Mathematics, Physics, Truth & Love
Edward Frenkel is a mathematician at UC Berkeley working on the interface of mathematics and quantum physics. He is the author of Love and Math: The Heart of Hidden Reality.
What this episode covers
Edward Frenkel is a mathematician at UC Berkeley working on the interface of mathematics and quantum physics. He is the author of Love and Math: The Heart of Hidden Reality.
Where to start
Mathematics in the Soviet Union
Edward Frenkel and Lex Fridman discuss mathematics in the soviet union.
Start at 5:54
Gödel's Incompleteness Theorems
Edward Frenkel and Lex Fridman discuss gödel's incompleteness theorems.
Start at 1:34:07
Eric Weinstein and Harvard
Edward Frenkel and Lex Fridman discuss eric weinstein and harvard.
Start at 3:11:07
People and topics
Key takeaways
- Introduction
- Mathematics in the Soviet Union
- Nature of reality
- Scientific discoveries