5Sigma Podcast: Episode 2 - The rose is not red

5Sigma Podcast: Episode 2 - The rose is not red

We see the world around us in wonderful colors. But are these colors still there when no one is looking? Are colors properties of things, and therefore part of them? Is the rose’s blossom red—or does it just appear that way to us, without the color being part of the petals? Is the moon there when no one is looking? What may seem like a theoretical question with little relevance to our everyday lives—and, especially in relation to the question about the moon, may even seem slightly ridiculous—is actually a question with brutal consequences for our understanding of reality, if we follow the question to the depths of its real meaning and descend down the rabbit hole This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit haraldmandl.substack.com [https://haraldmandl.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1]

Podcast 5Sigma: Prologue

A journey of no return: What can science tell us about everything we consider to be real? From a purely scientific point of view: What can research tell us about our experience of reality? This broad field ranges from perception research to quantum physics and from biology to the Big Bang. It includes questions such as “Does the color red exist?” and “Does free will exist?” and “Does the ‘now’ exist?” and “Why doesn’t ‘now’ happen at the same time for every observer?” This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit haraldmandl.substack.com [https://haraldmandl.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1]