Original blog post: https://blog.dennishackethal.com/posts/the-true-purpose-of-schoolsInterview with Ayn Rand about altruism: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7RFlPmjUbRo

19 – Viral Philosophy

Nov 14th, 2020 1h 21m

Important: Read medical disclaimer at the bottom before listeningToday I’m speaking with Nick Hudson. He is the co-founder of the South African organization PANDA—Pandemics Data and Analytics—which, as stated on their website, “provide[s] dec

18 – A Popperian Evaluation Of Neuralink’s Presentation

Sep 6th, 2020 2h 3m

Applying some of Karl Popper's and David Deutsch's ideas to analyze and evaluate Elon Musk's recent Neuralink presentation and the Q&A afterward. Throwing some of my own ideas into the mix as well. Errors mine.If you enjoyed this episode, fol

17 – Richard Dawkins vs Bret Weinstein

Jul 26th, 2020 2h 29m

A commentary on a debate between Richard Dawkins and Bret Weinstein.The soundbites are from this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hYzU-DoEV6kThe interview with Weinstein I later reference: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rm8FksjlJtM

16 – The Neo-Darwinian Theory of The Mind

Jul 25th, 2020 21m 35s

A reading of my article of the same name (https://medium.com/conjecture-magazine/the-neo-darwinian-theory-of-the-mind-d84c0bcc6485?source=friends_link&sk=833a1ac51009d680ed948428dbabd460).References:- Dawkins, Richard. 2016. The Selfish Gen

15 – Theories of AGI

Jul 2nd, 2020 2h 4m

Today I’m speaking with Ella Hoeppner. Ella is a software engineer and independent AGI researcher. We’ve been discussing all things AGI for a while now and I wanted to have her on the podcast to present her theory of AGI and also to discuss a d

14 – The Leviathan Has No Clothes

Jun 24th, 2020 2h 25m

Today I have my first guest on the podcast. His name is Logan Chipkin. Logan is a freelance writer and ghostwriter in Philadelphia, and he is an expert on what is called anarcho-capitalism, also known as voluntarism. We talk about this concept,

13 – Introducing: A Window on Intelligence

Mar 20th, 2020 10m 16s

My book "A Window on Intelligence: The Philosophy of People, Software, and Evolution – and Its Implications" is now available worldwide, anywhere you can buy books.Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Window-Intelligence-Philosophy-Evolution-Implic

Far Out in Space...

Mar 16th, 2020 58s

Coming soon...

The Searchlight

Mar 10th, 2020 1m 15s

Coming soon...

12 – Value Alignment

Mar 6th, 2020 21m 41s

An impromptu episode about the question of how to ensure an AGI does "the right thing," known as "value alignment."

Scandal in Silicon Valley

Mar 3rd, 2020 1m 1s

Coming soon...

11 – Sam Harris And Judea Pearl

Aug 9th, 2019 14m 20s

References:“Making Sense” podcast episode with Sam Harris and Judea Pearl: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NNDvhFbMD0sPopper, “Objective Knowledge”- Chapter 1 “Conjectural Knowledge: My Solution of the Problem of Induction”- Chapter 7 “Evo

10 – Of Books and Code

Jul 28th, 2019 21m 56s

References:David Deutsch, “The Beginning of Infinity”:- Chapter 1, “The Reach of Explanations”- Chapter 2, “Closer to Reality”- Chapter 6, “The Jump to Universality”- Chapter 7, “Artificial Creativity”Facebook research on

09 – The Problem Of Specification

Jul 22nd, 2019 16m 3s

References:- David Deutsch, “How Close Are We to Creating Artificial Intelligence”, https://aeon.co/essays/how-close-are-we-to-creating-artificial-intelligence- David Deutsch, “The Beginning of Infinity”, chapter 7, “Artificial Creativity”-

08 – Problems

Jul 9th, 2019 17m 21s

References- David Deutsch, “The Beginning of Infinity”, chapter 1, “The Reach of Explanations”- Karl Popper, “The Unknown Xenophanes” (in “The World of Parmenides”)If you have any questions or comments, please leave them here or tweet at m

07 – Q&A

Jun 17th, 2019 11m 53s

Further reading:David Deutsch: “The Beginning of Infinity”, chapter 1, “The Reach of Explanations”Karl Popper:- On verisimilitude: “Conjectures and Refutations”, chapter “Truth, Rationality, and the Growth of Knowledge”, section “Truth and

06 – Function Replication

May 25th, 2019 21m 20s

This episode relies heavily on video components, so you’ll want to watch it on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xRaR3LOn1JQReferences- David Deutsch, “The Beginning of Infinity”, chapter 16, “The Evolution of Creativity”Further re

05 – Knowledge in Computer Programs

May 18th, 2019 37m 11s

This episode relies heavily on video components, so you’ll want to watch it on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DHR6roiZjQ8Apologies for the audio quality in this episode; it varies and cuts out sometimes.References- David Deutsch

04 – How Do We Know?

May 14th, 2019 22m 16s

References:David Deutsch, “The Beginning of Infinity”, chapters:- 1 “The Reach of Explanations”- 4 “Creation”- 15 “The Evolution of Culture”- 16 “The Evolution of Creativity”Further reading:- Karl Popper, “Back to the Presocratics”

03 – The Current State Of AGI Research

May 9th, 2019 14m 54s

References:- David Deutsch, “The Beginning of Infinity”, chapter 6 “The Jump to Universality”- David Deutsch, "Creative Blocks: How Close are We to Creating Artificial Intelligence?": https://aeon.co/essays/how-close-are-we-to-creating-artif

02 – On The Alleged "Dangers" Of AI And Disambiguation

May 7th, 2019 11m 20s

References:- Pessimist's Archive on Twitter: https://twitter.com/PessimistsArc- David Deutsch, "Creative Blocks: How Close are We to Creating Artificial Intelligence?": https://aeon.co/essays/how-close-are-we-to-creating-artificial-intellige

01 – Introduction

May 6th, 2019 1m 45s

Introduction to the podcast about artificial creativity.David Deutsch: https://www.daviddeutsch.org.uk/David Deutsch's "The Beginning of Infinity": https://www.daviddeutsch.org.uk/books/the-beginning-of-infinity/Brett Hall's Youtube account

Rate