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Episode 236
This is a "megasode" combining two episodes from Youtube all about the Simulation Hypothesis. In the first part I provide the philosophical basis for the simulation hypothesis as explained especially…
Published on 5 months ago
Ep 234: On the Evolution of Reason
Episode 235
I recently had the opportunity to participate in "Spectrum Street Epistemology" with @drpeterboghossian and a number of others including @destiny . This episode was inspired by both that event an…
Published on 6 months, 1 week ago
Ep 233: David Deutsch’s ”The Fabric of Reality” Chapter 13 ”The Four Strands" Part 1
Episode 234
The first part of my discussion of the differing visions of science and how scientific knowledge "grows" (or not) according to Thomas Kuhn vs Karl Popper as outlined in this chapter of "The Beginning…
Published on 6 months, 3 weeks ago
Ep 232: Karl Popper's "The Myth of the Framework" Sections IV to VI. "The Critical Method": deep dive
Episode 233
The second in the series on "The Myth of the Framework" paper.
Timestamps: 00:00 Introduction with some reflections on Joe Rogan and Gad Saad
05:14 Section IVa reading - on “Confrontations”
06:32 Sec…
Published on 7 months, 1 week ago
Ep 231: Karl Popper's "The Myth of the Framework" Sections I to III. Discussing discussions: deep dive
Episode 232
I take another deep dive into a deeply insightful and original lecture by Karl Popper: The Myth of the Framework. In this first part (of 4) I spend most of the episode unpacking our motivations, Popp…
Published on 7 months, 2 weeks ago
Ep 230: David Deutsch’s ”The Fabric of Reality” Chapter 12 ”Time Travel” Part 3
Episode 231
The best part! If you missed the others, don't miss this one. All four strands come together to explain the possibility of time travel and the intrigue that arises when considering travelling to "you…
Published on 7 months, 3 weeks ago
Ep 229: David Deutsch’s ”The Fabric of Reality” Chapter 12 ”TimeTravel” Part 2
Episode 230
An outside broadcast as you will hear. Image generation and virtual reality provide a window on the physics of time travel. Why is that? And what about all those time travel paradoxes? The resolution…
Published on 7 months, 3 weeks ago
Ep 228: Knowledge Beyond Belief
Episode 229
An assortment of topics looking forward to 2025.
Timestamps:
00:00 Truth is indispensable
04:06 The “search for truth” is error correction
08:11 Remarks on selflessness and personhood. How can we s…
Published on 8 months, 1 week ago
Ep 227: "What is Capitalism?" - an encounter between Objectivism and Critical Rationalism.
Episode 228
Live from Sydney, Yaron Brook and Nikos Sotirakopoulos join me on stage to discuss capitalism, liberty, personhood, energy policy, Israel and antisemitism and much more. Rough timestamps are here:
00…
Published on 8 months, 4 weeks ago
Ep 226: Realism and the purposes of philosophy.
Episode 227
I discuss the point of philosophy and how "concrete" the work of Karl Popper and David Deutsch are in marshalling examples taken directly from science in order to illustrate how philosophy solves pro…
Published on 9 months ago