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- Michael Nielsen is a scientist who helped pioneer quantum computing and the modern open science movement. He's worked at Y Combinator, co-authored on scientific progress with Patrick Collison, and is a prolific writer, reader, commentator, and mentor.
He joined Tyler to discuss why the universe is so beautiful to human eyes (but not ears), how to find good collaborators, the influence of Simone Weil, where Olaf Stapledon's understand of the social word went wrong, potential applications of quantum computing, the (rising) status of linear algebra, what makes for physicists who age well, finding young mentors, why some scientific fields have pre-print platforms and others don't, how so many crummy journals survive, the threat of cheap nukes, the many unknowns of Mars colonization, techniques for paying closer attention, what you learn when visiting the USS Midway, why he changed his mind about Emergent Ventures, why he didn't join OpenAI in 2015, what he'll learn next, and more.
Recorded March 24th, 2024
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That was a pleasure
Questions are fire 🔥 .. great conversations! Mr. Nielsen has beautiful moments of silence..
The last two questions specifically have some of the most thoughtful and beautiful moments of silence. What a neat thing to point out and appreciate!
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00:00 - Physicist Michael Nielsen explains why the universe is beautiful
02:13 - Physicists explain why music and light are beautiful
05:15 - Predicting lifes ages shallow reasons, attractive people
06:41 - Collaboraters Open, curious, ambitious, diverse
07:41 - Charles Sanders Perths sincerity, extreme actions, and collaboration with Andre Vile
08:49 - Olaf Stapletons biggest analytical mistake implausible events
09:03 - Stapletons pacifism, group selection, and national spirit
13:29 - Physicist Michael Shirley discusses progress and questions on quantum computing
14:21 - Quantum computings potential for discovery and stability
18:01 - Linear algebra grounded, important, quantum computing
22:02 - Diversity in opinion, simplicity in theory
23:22 - Physicists age well with younger mentors
25:01 - Nice, disagreeable, frustrating mentors
27:37 - 40 years of appreciation for God and evolution
29:14 - Physicist David Lauterbur on why noninterestbased science is more competitive
34:03 - Openness drives progress in science
36:26 - Free publishing benefits authors, advances science
39:46 - Scaling and AIs impact on research
44:02 - Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty Control over fissile material, longterm prospects
44:31 - Importance of sending robots to Mars
45:17 - Mars A Million People, Sustaining Infrastructure, Challenges
47:47 - Surveillance, transparency, and AI predictions
50:35 - Leiden Love or hate?
50:59 - Dutch landscapes, culture, and tech advice
53:04 - Memory benefits from spaced repetition
57:02 - Move, expand, legible world
57:26 - Travels importance, importance, and importance in life
59:17 - Clear, highminded sailors protect floating civilization
01:00:53 - Emergent ventures have positive impact
01:03:11 - I internalized a lot of Ivan Ilyich, John Holt, and Paulo Freire
01:06:57 - Learning religious lessons
01:07:35 - Recommend Indias religious sites
01:08:03 - Discussing tension with Michael Nielsen
Wonderful interview. Subscribed. Thank you to the both of you.
Wonderful set of questions to base the discussion upon .. Thank you, Tyler & Michael.
Great conversation! Would love to hear a discussion with any Turing winners...Shafi Goldwasser, Silvio Micali, Yann Lecun, Robert Metcalfe, etc..
Intreguing as well as captivating conversation!
Thanks 🙏
that was some serious pomp camp
Wow never imagined Michael in Australian accent
The universe is beautiful because it is created by an intelligent Being who is ethically benign and sympathetic to human frailty. Evolution is a convenient fiction that does not deserve the reverent veneration is gets from the scientific community today nor does it deserve to be treated as the default explanation for our origins or even our destiny.
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