Steve Hsu is VP for Research and Professor of Theoretical Physics at Michigan State University. Join them for wide ranging and unfiltered conversations with leading writers, scientists, technologists, academics, entrepreneurs, investors, and more. Steve Hsu and Corey Washington have been friends for almost 30 years, and between them hold PhDs in Neuroscience, Philosophy, and Theoretical Physics. In mathematics, a manifold is a topological space that locally resembles Euclidean space near each point. Exhalation by Ted Chiang / / / Stories of Your Life and Others by Ted Chiang / / / Ted Chiang's New York Times Op-Ed From the Future / / / Transcript / / / man Ted explains why his skepticism about whether the US is truly a meritocracy leads him to believe that the government-funded genetic modification he envisages in his Op-Ed would not solve the problem of inequality. Their discussion explores the scientific and philosophical ideas in Ted's work, including whether free will is possible, and implications of AI, neuroscience, and time travel. His short story "Story of Your Life," was the basis of the film Arrival (2016). Chiang has won Nebula and Hugo awards for his widely influential science fiction writing. Steve and Corey speak with Ted Chiang about his recent story collection "Exhalation" and his inaugural essay for the New York Times series, Op-Eds from the Future.
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