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#60 - Creativity and Computational Universality (with Bruce Nielson)
Today we [finally] have on someone who actually knows what they're actually talking about: Mr. Bruce Nielson of the excellent Theory of Anything Podc…
2 years, 2 months ago
#59 (C&R, Chap 8) - On the Status of Science and Metaphysics (Plus reflections on the Brett Hall blog exchange)
Back to the C&R series baby! Feels goooooood. Need some bar-room explanations for why induction is impossible? We gotchu. Need some historical backgr…
2 years, 3 months ago
#58 - Ask Us Anything V: How to Read and What to Read
Alright people, we made it. Six months, a few breaks, some uncontrollable laughter, some philosophy, many unhinged takes, a little bit of diarrhea an…
2 years, 3 months ago
#57 (Bonus) - A calm and soothing discussion of The Patriarchy
We we're looking for a nice light topic for our patron only episode, so Vaden naturally chosen to chat about the patriarchy. I guess he didn't get in…
2 years, 4 months ago
#56 - Ask Us Anything IV: Certainty, Emergence, and Popperian Imperatives
Perhaps you thought, in your infinite ignorance, that the release of the previous episode marked the end of the age of the AMA! But nay my friends, t…
2 years, 4 months ago
#55 - Is all thought problem-solving?
Our argument at the end of last episode spilled over into discord, DMs, and world news, so we felt compelled to dedicate a full episode to addressing…
2 years, 5 months ago
#54 - Ask Us Anything III: Emotional Epistemology
Back again with AUA #3 - we're getting there people! Only, uhh, seven questions to go? Incremental progress baby. Plus, we see a good old Vaden and B…
2 years, 6 months ago
#53 - Ask Us Anything II: Disagreements and Decisions
Ask us anything? Ask us everything! Back at it again with AUA Part 2/N. We wax poetic and wane dramatic on a number of subjects, including:
Ben's da…2 years, 7 months ago
#52 - Ask Us Anything I: Computation and Creativity
We debated calling this episode "An ode to Michael," because we set out to do an AMA but only get through his first two questions. But never fear, th…
2 years, 8 months ago
#51 - Truth, Moose, and Refrigerated Eggplant: Critiquing Chapman's Meta-Rationality
Vaden comes out swinging against David Chapman's work on meta-rationality. Is Chapman pointing out a fatal flaw, or has Popper solved these problems …
2 years, 9 months ago