The AI Fundamentalists
The AI Fundamentalists
Dr. Andrew Clark & Dr. Sid Mangalik
Metaphysics and modern AI: What is space and time?
38 minutes Posted Nov 11, 2025 at 6:00 am.
Framing space and time
Why fundamentals matter In AI
Time as a human and physical concept
Plato, Aristotle, and change
Practical problems in space-time
G-forces versus free-fall intuition
Gravity control and sci‑fi acceleration
Newton to Einstein: Curved space-time
Black holes and spaghettification
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We explore how space and time form a single fabric, testing our daily beliefs through questions about free-fall, black holes, speed, and momentum to reveal what models get right and where they break. To help us, we’re excited to have our friend David Theriault, a science and sci-fi afficionado; and our resident astrophysicist, Rachel Losacco, to talk about practical exploration in space and time. They'll even unpack a few concerns they have about how space and time were depicted in the ...