Podcast Episodes

Ep 251: OK Doomer!

Episode 252

This is a reproduction of a talk I gave to some trainee surgeons in Sydney who, among other things, were learning about AI as it was affecting their own field. It is, in a sense, a summary of many of…

Published on 2 hours ago

Ep 250: The Farthest Reaches - Audiobook

Episode 251

The Farthest Reaches is a book about "Explanatory Universality". Explanatory Universality is a concept introduced by physicist and philosopher David Deutsch in his book "The Beginning of Infinity".

Published on 4 weeks, 1 day ago

Ep 249: The Farthest Reaches Part 4 and Conclusion

Episode 250

Chapters and Timestamps

00:06 Chapter 13: Explanatory Universality, Hangups and Sexuality

08:07 Chapter 14: The Woke Left and the Woke Right

15:38 Chapter 15: Universality and Optimism

25:04 Chapter …

Published on 1 month, 3 weeks ago

Ep 248: AI and Philosophy of Science

Episode 249

This is the extended "director's cut" of a talk delivered for "RatFest 2025" (next year to be "Conjecture Con"). This also serves as a supplement to my "Doom Debates" interview which can be found her…

Published on 1 month, 3 weeks ago

Ep 247: The Farthest Reaches Part 3

Episode 248

Chapters and Timestamps

00:07 Chapter 10 Explanatory Universality and Ethnicity

24:51 Chapter 11 Explanatory Universality and Multiculturalism

37:47 Chapter 12 Explanatory Universality and Mental Ill…

Published on 2 months, 2 weeks ago

Ep 246: The Farthest Reaches Part 2

Episode 247

Chapters and Timestamps:

00:06 Chapter 5 Explanatory Universality, Psychology and IQ

03:30 Chapter 6 Explanatory Universality and Adopting Culture

11:47 Chapter 7: Explanatory Universality and IQ P…

Published on 2 months, 3 weeks ago

Ep 245: The Farthest Reaches (Part 1)

Episode 246

Chapters 1 to 4 of a multi-chapter series about the reach of what I argue is one of the most important lessons to learn in order to solve many pressing problems: explanatory universality. This podcas…

Published on 2 months, 4 weeks ago

Ep 244: Deep learning is not "inductive".

Episode 245

We are told by people working in the field, researchers and those who publish academic papers on the topic that artificial intelligence or deep learning or LLMs or Machine Learning or Recurrent Neura…

Published on 3 months, 2 weeks ago

Ep 243: In praise of ignorance - the podcast. With Liberty Fitz-Claridge

Episode 244

This episode is a reading of and reflection upon more writing by David Deutsch - an article you can find at https://takingchildrenseriously.com/in-praise-of-ignorance/

Joining me is philosopher and l…

Published on 4 months, 2 weeks ago

Ep 242: Is religion worth preserving?

Episode 243

  Woke is a rejection of the truth, the good, the beautiful. Is the best response a return to traditional religion? Are some dogmas worth defending?

Published on 5 months ago