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Here’s the claim: conditions of the universe relate to the presence of observers. Does the Anthropic Principle convey deep insights? Or thwart science? For sure, it’s...

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Is the Anthropic Principle Significant?

Episode 04

Season 19

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Why do the “constants of nature” — masses of subatomic particles and strengths of forces like gravity and electromagnetism — have the values they do? Does fine-tuning...

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What’s Fine-Tuning in Physics?

Episode 03

Season 19

26:48

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Here’s the claim: cosmic conditions that allow complex structures — galaxies, stars, planets, people — depend on a few “constants of nature” lying within tight...

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What’s Fine-Tuning in Cosmology?

Episode 02

Season 19

26:48

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The universe works for us because of deep physical laws. But if the values of these laws would much change, then all we see and know could not exist.

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Does Cosmic Fine-Tuning Demand Explanation?

Episode 08

Season 12

26:46

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How can so many numbers of nature, the constants and relationships of physics, be so spot-on perfect for humans to exist? Beware: there is more than one answer lurking here.

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Why a Fine-Tuned Universe?

Episode 07

Season 01

26:46

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The fine-tuning of the constants of nature, which seems required for the existence of stars and planets and certainly for life and mind, is a fascinating feature of our...

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Physics of Fine-Tuning

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1:15:45

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What enables structures to form in the universe? How did galaxies, stars and planets develop from the primeval plasma soup? What are the laws of nature that bring about...

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Fine-Tuning in Cosmology

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1:55

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Assuming that the fine-tuning of our universe is real, what would it mean? Scientists, philosophers, even theologians weigh in, spinning the fine-tuning story to support...

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Philosophy of Fine-Tuning (Part 1)

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33:22

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Assuming that the fine-tuning of our universe is real, what would it mean? Scientists, philosophers, even theologians weigh in, spinning the fine-tuning story to support...

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Philosophy of Fine-Tuning (Part 2)

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37:35

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What mistakes are made in the fine-tuning debate? Whether errors of fact, opinion, logic, or extrapolation, where are the pitfalls in fine-tuning? Is there really...

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Fallacies of Fine-Tuning

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53:46

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We should expect to observe that the universe in which we live must conform to the conditions required for our presence as observers. This is the unremarkable “Weak...

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The Anthropic Principle: Meaning & Significance

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36:34

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How can so many numbers of nature—the constants and relationships of physics—be so spot-on perfect for humans to exist? Coincidence and luck seem wildly unlikely. This...

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Why a Fine-Tuned Universe?

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56:15

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That the universe is ‘fine-tuned’ is generally not controversial. The laws of physics have to be ‘just so’ for anything we know, including ourselves,...

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What does a Fine-Tuned Universe Mean?

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1:39:35

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The universe works for us because deep physical laws seem to work. But if the values of these laws would much change, in either direction, then all we see and know could not...

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Why Cosmic Fine-tuning Demands Explanation

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53:34

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If all is random and our universe is the only universe, the chance existence of human awareness would seem incredible. Because the laws of physics would have to be so...

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