Watch every episode ad-free & uncensored on Patreon: https://patreon.com/dannyjones Jim Gates is a theoretical physicist who works on supersymmetry, supergravity, and superstring theory. Jim led the creation of a new NASA-funded research center, called the Center for the Study of Terrestrial and Extraterrestrial Atmospheres (CSTEA) & was it's first director. SPONSORS https://liquid-iv.com - Use code DANNY for 20% off your first order. http://amentara.com/go/dj - Use code DJ22 for 22% off. https://shopify.com/dannyjones - Sign up for your one-dollar-per-month trial & start selling today. https://whiterabbitenergy.com/?ref=DJP - Use code DJP for 20% off EPISODE LINKS Jim's latest book "Proving Einstein Right" - https://a.co/d/0cg0Dqjz FOLLOW DANNY JONES https://www.instagram.com/dannyjones https://twitter.com/jonesdanny OUTLINE 00:00 - Jim's dream to become a scientist at 4 years old 06:25 - The importance of imagination 12:05 - Growing up during the Space Race 17:55 - Jim's journey to MIT 21:41 - Meeting Stephen Hawking at MIT 25:11 - Jim's dinner with Richard Feynman 30:49 - 2 habits that create a genius 36:15 - Meeting Ed Witten 41:12 - When gravity research went dark 45:28 - Why Jim is worried about the future 50:54 - China's rockets are more advanced than SpaceX 53:02 - Why populating Mars is not possible 54:53 - Radiation belts 56:30 - NASA engineers said we can't go back to the moon 59:07 - Technology that could replace rockets for space travel 01:02:07 - The new, larger hadron collider 01:05:28 - Supersymmetry 01:14:05 - Supersymmetry could lead to antigravity "transporter" 01:17:30 - Adinkra symbols 01:21:56 - Evidence the universe is actually evolving 01:29:11 - How data has mass & entropy 01:35:46 - The reality of quantum computing 01:39:53 - How consciousness could be "built" 01:43:56 - Jim downloads physics knowledge in his dreams 01:49:50 - AI will become indistinguishable from consciousness 01:52:52 - Why we will never have time travel 01:58:09 - Why shadow government is interested in physics 02:00:18 - Jim isn't surprised by the Epstein files 02:03:49 - Jim's case for hopeless optimism 02:08:04 - Alien life in Jupiter's atmosphere 02:13:38 - Working on Stephen Hawking's documentary Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices