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#10 (C&R Series, Ch. 4) - Tradition
Traditions, what are you good for? Absolutely nothing? In this episode of Increments, Ben and Vaden begin their series on Conjectures and Refutations…
5 years, 7 months ago
#9 - Facial Recognition Technology with Stephen Caines
The talented Stephen Caines punctures the cloud of confusion that is Ben and Vaden's conception of facial recognition technology. We talk about the d…
5 years, 7 months ago
#8 - Philosophy of Probability III: Conjectures and Refutations
On the same page at last! Ben comes to the philosophical confessional to announce his probabilistic sins. The Bayesians will be pissed (with high pro…
5 years, 7 months ago
#7 - Philosophy of Probability II: Existential Risks
Back down to earth we go! Or try to, at least. In this episode Ben and Vaden attempt to ground their previous discussion on the philosophy of probabi…
5 years, 8 months ago
#6 - Philosophy of Probability I: Introduction
Don't leave yet - we swear this will be more interesting than it sounds ...
... But a drink will definitely help. Ben and Vaden dive into the interpr…
5 years, 8 months ago
#5 - Incrementalism Revisited: Defund the Police
In their first somber episode, Ben and Vaden discuss the protests and political tensions surrounding the murder of George Floyd. They talk about defu…
5 years, 9 months ago
#4 - The Hubris of Computer Scientists
Are computer scientists recklessly applying their methods to other fields without sufficient thoughtfulness? What are computer scientists good for an…
5 years, 9 months ago
#3 - Incrementalism vs Revolution: Prison Abolition
Ben persuades Vaden that all prisoners should be let loose. Vaden convinces Ben that he shouldn’t use the word “vista” so regularly. At least they st…
5 years, 10 months ago
#2 - Consequentialism II: Strange Beliefs
An attempt to clean up the mess we made last episode. Ben still doesn't figure out how not to yell into his microphone, and Vaden finally realizes wh…
5 years, 10 months ago
#1 - Consequentialism I: Epistemic Modesty
We attempt to talk about Epistemic Modesty: broadly, the idea that one should be modest in their beliefs when other people (with similar credentials)…
5 years, 10 months ago