Geometric Unity WORKSHOP 1
Channel: DAS BURKE
Date: 07/10/2020

#geometricunity #ericweinstein
In this video, I have condensed Bret and Eric’s conversation down to JUST the bits about Geometric Unity. I go through it, piece by piece, in an effort to think out loud, piece things together, and literally draw out the concepts they discuss.

Back in June of 2020, Bret and Eric Weinstein discussed, among many things, “Geometric Unity” — Eric’s recently unveiled hypothesis for a Theory of Everything in physics. 

I hope sharing my process - thinking out loud with these ideas - is in some way helpful to others.

If you’d like to see me do more videos like this, or put together a whiteboard video that condenses Eric’s theory down to more of a “Geometric Unity For Dummies” type video, please let me know in the comments! It may be a Herculean task but I’ll give it a shot, especially if there’s interest!

TIMECODES:
03:46 - Maybe the map IS the territory.
08:50 - His name is Donald Hoffman! See section below for more.
17:21 - “This is not a Pipe.”
27:07 - Heisenberg’s Uncertainty Principle originates from the fact that Hamiltonian Mechanics (from the 1800s) is actually a curved geometric system.
32:25 - The failure to measure position and momentum may be due to curvature (of a “line bundle” INSIDE geometric quantization - originally Hamiltonian Mechanics.)
39:56 - “Heisenberg’s Uncertainty Principle” should be “Heisenberg’s Non-Commutativity Relationship.”
41:10 - Quantum Mechanics is just as deterministic as Classical Mechanics.
41:23 - Uncertainty is simply due to asking bad/malformed questions.
54:42 - Stephen Wolfram’s own Theory of Everything. See section below for more.
57:20 - “I don’t think we’re in 3D, having a conversation in time.”
58:41 - You have to go beyond Einstein in order to resolve any paradoxes INSIDE Einstein’s framework. 
01:10:40 - What Do You Mean by 14 Dimensional?
01:16:05 - Thought Experiment A: If Space-Time were a 1D circle.
01:31:28 - Sounds like gauge theory - Eric explaining Gauge Symmetry: https://youtu.be/2xiEEtoa-_4
01:38:16 - Thought Experiment B: 4 Tastes on the Tongue.
01:51:29 - At every point you need a Symmetric, Non-Degenerate, Two-Tensor metric.
01:57:34 - The symmetric, non-degenerate two-tensor gives you length (ruler) and angle (protractor) — which gives you curvature!
02:11:13 - Thought Experiment C: Eric explains 14 dimensions. Starting with 1-dimensional metaphor of an infinitely thin hairband, turning into paper towel cores.
02:22:51 - Thought Experiment D: Eric explains 14 dimensions, starting with 2 dimensional metaphor.
02:31:46 - Let’s step back and recap Einstein.
02:39:44 - Trying to generate something from near nothing.
02:41:01 - Back to Thought Experiment C.
02:52:13 - Many Worlds?
02:52:46 - METAPHOR: The Pitch & The Stands = The Observerse.
03:07:55 - Einstein simplified.
03:12:46 - Einstein’s mistake.
03:19:16 - Closing thoughts.


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LINKS TO VIDEOS MENTIONED:

• The original video “Bret Weinstein and Eric Weinstein: Fundamental Truth and How to Think About it” can be found here: https://youtu.be/XjOg-OP_69Y

• 05:55 - I’m forgetting Donald Hoffman! That’s the physicist I’m talking about. Here’s a link to a TED talk where he explains the basics of his theory, “conscious realism”: https://youtu.be/oYp5XuGYqqY
If you’re interested in more, here’s an excellent interview he gave where he got into much more detail, especially re: the VR headset idea: https://youtu.be/dd6CQCbk2ro

• 54:42 - Stephen Wolfram’s theory re: computation and physics can be found in a quick video from 2010, here: https://youtu.be/60P7717-XOQ
If you’re interested in more, here’s Stephen launching his Physics project in 2020, and explaining things in much greater detail: https://youtu.be/rbfFt2uNEyQ

• 03:07:14 - Eric’s lecture at Oxford is where he got into a bunch of the math behind his theory. You can find that video here: https://youtu.be/Z7rd04KzLcg
• 03:19:34 - The April video I’m talking about is the same as the math video I just mentioned directly above ⬆.

Bret Weinstein’s channel, home to the fantastic “Dark Horse Podcast,” can be found here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCi5N_uAqApEUIlg32QzkPlg
Eric’s equally fantastic podcast “The Portal” can be found on his channel here: https://www.youtube.com/user/nobani88

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9.29.2020