Podcast Episodes

Episode 25: Universal Darwinism - Does Artificial Intelligence Create Knowledge?

Season 1 Episode 25

In The Beginning of Infinity, David Deutsch claimed that no existing evolutionary algorithm has yet created knowledge. But Karl Popper and Donald Campbell beg to differ and have argued that knowledge…

Published on 4 years, 5 months ago

Episode 24: What is Artificial Intelligence?

Season 1 Episode 24

The popular media confuses Artificial Intelligence and Artificial General Intelligence. All the progress is in the first while all the interest is in the second. But what is Artificial Intelligence? …

Published on 4 years, 6 months ago

Episode 23: Many Worlds Quantum Mechanics

Season 1 Episode 23

Many Worlds Quantum Mechanics is the only current explanation we have of quantum physics. Yet most scientists today still prefer to not have an explanation at all rather than accept it. 

Sam Kuypers…

Published on 4 years, 6 months ago

Episode 22: Avoiding Self Coercion Through Intuitive Eating

Season 1 Episode 22

"Intuitive Eating (A Revolutionary Anti-Diet Approach)" by RDN Evelyn Tribole and RDN Elyse Resch is a book about how to use the natural signals in your body instead of a self coercive diet. It's a s…

Published on 4 years, 7 months ago

Episode 21: Evolution Outside the Genome

Season 1 Episode 21

In this episode, we discuss how the work of Michael Levine intersects with the work of Raymond and Denise Noble's as well as Donald Campbell's. Levine recently did a TED talk on how the bioelectrical…

Published on 4 years, 7 months ago

Episode 20: Command and Control Business Leadership

Season 1 Episode 20

Our discussion with Bart Vanderhaegen finishes with a discussion about why businesses prefer to tell their employees what to do and why this is preferred to chaos. Yet if they want to survive in the …

Published on 4 years, 8 months ago

Episode 19: Why Don't Businesses Emphasize Error Correction?

Season 1 Episode 19

Bruce, Cameo, and Bart Vanderhaegen continue their conversation about implementing Karl Popper's theory of knowledge in a work environment. In this episode, Bart continues to explain his company's pr…

Published on 4 years, 8 months ago

Episode 18: Idea Development through Error Correction

Season 1 Episode 18

Bruce and Cameo talk to Bart Vanderhaegen about how his consulting company, Pactify, implements Karl Popper's epistemology in a work environment. His process involves generating new ideas at any leve…

Published on 4 years, 9 months ago

Episode 17: Shiri's Scissor: Polarization and Politics

Season 1 Episode 17

Political polarization is dangerously on the rise. People feel uncomfortable speaking out so they seek comfortable echo chambers that reinforce their views, making them even less capable of interacti…

Published on 4 years, 9 months ago

Episode 16: Radical Candor - How to Give Effective Criticism

Season 1 Episode 16

Karl Popper's philosophy is often heavily associated with the concept of "criticism." But most people don't react well to criticism. Why is that? Should you just give criticism whether people want to…

Published on 4 years, 10 months ago