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OUTLINE:Here's the timestamps for the episode. On some podcast players you should be able to click the timestamp to jump to that time.(00:00) - Introduction(07:12) - Beauty in neural networks(11:31) - Darwin and evolution(17:16) - The origin of intelligence(23:58) - Explorations in cognition(30:02) - Learning representations by back-propagating errors(36:27) - Dave Rumelhart and cognitive modeling(49:30) - Connectionism(1:12:23) - Geoffrey Hinton(1:14:19) - Learning in a neural network(1:31:11) - Mathematics & reality(1:38:19) - Modeling intelligence(1:48:57) - Noam Chomsky and linguistic cognition(2:03:18) - Advice for young people(2:14:26) - Psychiatry and exploring the mind(2:27:04) - Legacy(2:32:53) - Meaning of life