{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Julian Gough \u2014 The Egg and The Rock (EP.249)","description":"Julian Gough sums up his career as follows: \u201cI just sit in my room and write.\u201d Well, I think being an acclaimed children\u2019s author, novelist, stage playwright, poet and top-ten Irish musician is a little more impressive than he\u2019s letting on\u2026 Oh, and I didn\u2019t even mention that he wrote the ending to the computer game Minecraft! His current project, The Egg and The Rock, puts all of this to shame. This book, which Julian is writing in public on Substack, seeks to do no less than redescribe the universe, arguing that is not some random, dead, purposeless sack of chemicals, but instead a living, evolving organism. Julian joins me to discuss why the arc of human evolution bends towards man-made black holes, the hidden catastrophe at the heart of materialist science, the strange life of subterranean ice aliens, and MUCH more! This was such an interesting conversation - I can\u2019t wait for you to hear it. For the full transcript, episode takeaways, and bucketloads of other goodies designed to make you go, \u201cHmm, that\u2019s interesting!\u201d, check out our Substack. Important Links: Julian\u2019s Website The Egg and The Rock Julian\u2019s Twitter Show Notes: \u201cI just sit in my room and write\u201d Why write a book in public? Materialism & science\u2019s hidden catastrophe \u201cThe scientific method is in conflict with human nature\u201d The faulty assumption at the heart of cosmology Big bangs, supermassive black holes & Darwinian evolution: A ~30 minute masterclass in cosmological natural selection \u201cI'm predicting very, very large amounts of life in this universe\u201d The strange life of subterranean ice aliens Could we spot man-made black holes? Bringing consciousness into physics Pulling back the curtain Julian as World Emperor MORE! Books & Articles Mentioned: The New Inquisition: Irrational Rationalism and the Citadel of Science; by Robert Anton Wilson Against Method: Outline of an Anarchistic Theory of Knowledge; by Paul Feyerabend What the Tortoise Said to Achilles; by Lewis Carroll The Life of the Cosmos; by Lee Smolin What Is Life? The Physical Aspect of the Living Cell; by Erwin Schr\u00f6dinger Isis Unveiled: A Master-Key to the Mysteries of Ancient and Modern Science and Theology; by Helena Petrovna Blavatsky The Bhagavad Gita Did the Universe evolve?; by Lee Smolin The Great Filter - Are We Almost Past It?; by Robin Hanson ","author_name":"Infinite Loops","author_url":"https:\/\/infiniteloopspodcast.com\/","html":"