This podcast episode is based around two sets of chits (two "chats") found on airchat at https://www.getairchat.com/bretthall/bretthall?t=440630 The articles associated with these chits and in the latter case many links are here: https://www.bretthall.org/blog/the-white-swan-and-red-pen and here: https://www.bretthall.org/blog/the-problem-with-fallibilism

This podcast episode is based around two sets of chits (two "chats") found on airchat at <a href="https://www.getairchat.com/bretthall/bretthall?t=440630" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.getairchat.com/bretthall/bretthall?t=440630</a> The articles associated with these chits and in the latter case many links are here: <a href="https://www.bretthall.org/blog/the-white-swan-and-red-pen" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.bretthall.org/blog/the-white-swan-and-red-pen</a> and here: <a href="https://www.bretthall.org/blog/the-problem-with-fallibilism" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.bretthall.org/blog/the-problem-with-fallibilism</a>

Ep 187: Red Pens and Fallibilism

The latest on the philosophy, science and technology of AI and AGI. ChatGPT, Deep Learning, Neural Networks and Large Language Models (LLMs). What do we know? Where is it going?

The latest on the philosophy, science and technology of AI and AGI. ChatGPT, Deep Learning, Neural Networks and Large Language Models (LLMs). What do we know? Where is it going?

Ep 186: Brett, Naval and more on AI & AGI

Sam Harris and Lex Fridman vs The Multiverse and Constructor Theory. Although this is a reaction video, it's just 10 minutes of Sam with the rest of the time spent me doing some analysis, dissection and "what went wrong" reflection as a vehicle for explaining certain parts of physics and philosophy.

Sam Harris and Lex Fridman vs The Multiverse and Constructor Theory. Although this is a reaction video, it's just 10 minutes of Sam with the rest of the time spent me doing some analysis, dissection and "what went wrong" reflection as a vehicle for explaining certain parts of physics and philosophy.

Ep 185: Possibility and Actuality. Facts and Counterfactuals.

Everything that we’ve covered on ToKCast so far for those in a hurry or those wanting a refresher. It’s the synecdoche episode. 183 episodes down and David Deutsch has spoken with Naval Ravikant and Tim Ferris, and so begins another cohort of people - a new generation if you like - of people coming to optimism in Deutsch's sense and the infinite potential of people and explanatory knowledge. I begin with some reflections on David’s appearance on The Tim Ferris show. If you watch no other ToKCast episodes or don't have the time for complete commitment - this is the one for you. ToKCast is now ranked in the top 1% of podcasts worldwide according to "Listen Notes". https://lnns.co/AwGLfoTRgHZ   Thankyou to all listeners and especially all supporters. You can support ToKCast by following the links here to Patreon or Paypal: https://www.bretthall.org/

Everything that we’ve covered on ToKCast so far for those in a hurry or those wanting a refresher. It’s the synecdoche episode. 183 episodes down and David Deutsch has spoken with Naval Ravikant and Tim Ferris, and so begins another cohort of people - a new generation if you like - of people coming to optimism in Deutsch's sense and the infinite potential of people and explanatory knowledge. I begin with some reflections on David’s appearance on The Tim Ferris show. If you watch no other ToKCast episodes or don't have the time for complete commitment - this is the one for you. ToKCast is now ranked in the top 1% of podcasts worldwide according to "Listen Notes". <a href="https://lnns.co/AwGLfoTRgHZ" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://lnns.co/AwGLfoTRgHZ</a> Thankyou to all listeners and especially all supporters. You can support ToKCast by following the links here to Patreon or Paypal: <a href="https://www.bretthall.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.bretthall.org/</a>

Ep 184: ToKCast Digest - An Overview of Optimism

What is "St George in retirement" syndrome? This and much more in another random livestream about all sorts.

What is "St George in retirement" syndrome? This and much more in another random livestream about all sorts.

Ep 183: St George in retirement syndrome on St Patrick’s day.

Thursday 16 March 2023 Livestream - Patreon and Twitter Questions and Science News Articles discussed: JWST news: https://www.space.com/james-webb-space-telescope-star-soon-go-supernova-photos Volcanoes on Venus: https://www.forbes.com/sites/jamiecartereurope/2023/03/15/venus-is-volcanically-active-right-now-say-scientists-using-32-year-old-images/?sh=7e868b8fd11f Plagues in Africa killing amphibian: https://www.forbes.com/sites/roberthart/2023/03/15/a-skin-eating-fungal-plague-is-silently-tearing-through-wildlife-across-africa-scientists-warn/?sh=3086d9573f02 ChatGPT4: https://www.forbes.com/sites/gabrielasilva/2023/03/14/the-chatgpt-debate-are-we-intelligent-enough-to-understand-intelligence/?sh=2246e1c684f2

Thursday 16 March 2023 Livestream - Patreon and Twitter Questions and Science News Articles discussed: JWST news: <a href="https://www.space.com/james-webb-space-telescope-star-soon-go-supernova-photos" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.space.com/james-webb-space-telescope-star-soon-go-supernova-photos</a> Volcanoes on Venus: <a href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/jamiecartereurope/2023/03/15/venus-is-volcanically-active-right-now-say-scientists-using-32-year-old-images/?sh=7e868b8fd11f" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.forbes.com/sites/jamiecartereurope/2023/03/15/venus-is-volcanically-active-right-now-say-scientists-using-32-year-old-images/?sh=7e868b8fd11f</a> Plagues in Africa killing amphibian: <a href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/roberthart/2023/03/15/a-skin-eating-fungal-plague-is-silently-tearing-through-wildlife-across-africa-scientists-warn/?sh=3086d9573f02" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.forbes.com/sites/roberthart/2023/03/15/a-skin-eating-fungal-plague-is-silently-tearing-through-wildlife-across-africa-scientists-warn/?sh=3086d9573f02</a> ChatGPT4: <a href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/gabrielasilva/2023/03/14/the-chatgpt-debate-are-we-intelligent-enough-to-understand-intelligence/?sh=2246e1c684f2" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.forbes.com/sites/gabrielasilva/2023/03/14/the-chatgpt-debate-are-we-intelligent-enough-to-understand-intelligence/?sh=2246e1c684f2</a>

Ep 182: Livestream Science News and AMA

Reading a short chapter from "What's Eating the Universe?" by Paul Davies titled "The Big Bang" - and adding some exposition and commentary. Also: AMA as time permits. As always I do not monetise anything (there are no ads/I get zero income from youtube) - but if you'd like to support me just go to www.bretthall.org and follow the links to donate. Also the "superchat" feature in Youtube is something that would get to me.

Reading a short chapter from "What's Eating the Universe?" by Paul Davies titled "The Big Bang" - and adding some exposition and commentary. Also: AMA as time permits. As always I do not monetise anything (there are no ads/I get zero income from youtube) - but if you'd like to support me just go to <a href="http://www.bretthall.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.bretthall.org</a> and follow the links to donate. Also the "superchat" feature in Youtube is something that would get to me.

Ep 181: The Big Bang Livestream ToKCast

Defending reason and rationality via a discussion of material at https://www.ecosophia.net/blogs-and-essays/the-well-of-galabes/the-clenched-fist-of-reason/ after a question from a listener.

Defending reason and rationality via a discussion of material at <a href="https://www.ecosophia.net/blogs-and-essays/the-well-of-galabes/the-clenched-fist-of-reason/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.ecosophia.net/blogs-and-essays/the-well-of-galabes/the-clenched-fist-of-reason/</a> after a question from a listener.

Ep 180: Livestream: ”The Open Hand of Reason”

I did a livestream on Youtube and this is the audio taken from that. Questions were taken from Twitter and Youtube. The first 20 mins or so of this episode is a response to a question about Sam Harris' recent "Making Sense" podcast featuring Stuart Russell and Gary Marcus called "The Trouble with AI". Then there are questions from all over the place :)

I did a livestream on Youtube and this is the audio taken from that. Questions were taken from Twitter and Youtube. The first 20 mins or so of this episode is a response to a question about Sam Harris' recent "Making Sense" podcast featuring Stuart Russell and Gary Marcus called "The Trouble with AI". Then there are questions from all over the place :)

Ep 179: Livestream March 14, 2023

This is the second part of a two part series. Here we focus exclusively upon "It from Qubit" (2002) by David Deutsch as found here: https://www.daviddeutsch.org.uk/wp-co... I read and comment upon the paper, unpacking its significance for physics, epistemology (i.e: the search for good explanations), metaphysics (ultimate reality beyond what science tells us) and compare this vision of reality to alternatives (for example as presented in the "It from Bit" thesis by Wheeler. The Simulator Hypothesis makes an appearance as does some of the mechanics behind quantum computation itself. But, overall, this is a work stranding physics and philosophy namely: what the former can tell us about having an informed explanation of the latter. To that end both Einstein and Popper are quoted by Deutsch herein.

This is the second part of a two part series. Here we focus exclusively upon "It from Qubit" (2002) by David Deutsch as found here: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&amp;redir_token=QUFFLUhqbV9zeFZmYzBCXzZSMzBZUTVqR3dqNXprNlRid3xBQ3Jtc0trckRTb2ZWakdfWm9YbGticEk4clpuN3dLWDMwT2Nqdy0xMVBRcmJHRXh3NXlfeHM2NXduWnZWVVZJN0piZTktVmxCYTlUcTJ2OEdEYkptRFR5bHhXcTVBczZoWlhRZE5aeWJkSXYzV0M3X1hOOGo3QQ&amp;q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.daviddeutsch.org.uk%2Fwp-content%2FItFromQubit.pdf&amp;v=9pS3h71f42I" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.daviddeutsch.org.uk/wp-co...</a> I read and comment upon the paper, unpacking its significance for physics, epistemology (i.e: the search for good explanations), metaphysics (ultimate reality beyond what science tells us) and compare this vision of reality to alternatives (for example as presented in the "It from Bit" thesis by Wheeler. The Simulator Hypothesis makes an appearance as does some of the mechanics behind quantum computation itself. But, overall, this is a work stranding physics and philosophy namely: what the former can tell us about having an informed explanation of the latter. To that end both Einstein and Popper are quoted by Deutsch herein.

Ep 178: Its, Bits, Qubits *Part 2*

This is a podcast largely about the work of David Deutsch and his books ”The Beginning of Infinity” and ”The Fabric of Reality”.

Clear but thorough explanation of Deutsch/Popper

Keep it up!

ToKCast

An irregular episode barely touching upon "The Beginning of Infinity". Somewhat self-indulgently, and purely for my own fun, I take a lesser-known Popper paper - found here http://www.bretthall.org/the-nature-of-philosophical-problems.html and provide lengthy commentary upon it with some remarks about its significance for some contemporary issues.

An irregular episode barely touching upon "The Beginning of Infinity". Somewhat self-indulgently, and purely for my own fun, I take a lesser-known Popper paper - found here <a href="http://www.bretthall.org/the-nature-of-philosophical-problems.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.bretthall.org/the-nature-of-philosophical-problems.html</a> and provide lengthy commentary upon it with some remarks about its significance for some contemporary issues.

Ep 19: Mr. Popper's Problems

In this, the final episode covering Chapter 9 Optimism, we explore optimism as applied to politics and institutions. A pessimistic view of people, as animals that sometimes cannot be reasoned with, would imply the initiation of force is required. But understanding people as beings of compassion and reason means we should initiate kindness and use force only ever in response to violence. Pessimism about problems - problem avoidance is something we should not only take seriously but personally as David argues in this chapter. Because if optimism was not repeatedly stamped out or required the intellectual energy to constantly defend, we would be immortal already and living among the stars. 

In this, the final episode covering Chapter 9 Optimism, we explore optimism as applied to politics and institutions. A pessimistic view of people, as animals that sometimes cannot be reasoned with, would imply the initiation of force is required. But understanding people as beings of compassion and reason means we should initiate kindness and use force only ever in response to violence. Pessimism about problems - problem avoidance is something we should not only take seriously but personally as David argues in this chapter. Because if optimism was not repeatedly stamped out or required the intellectual energy to constantly defend, we would be immortal already and living among the stars.

Ep 18: Ch 9, Part 3: “Optimism”

In this, the first episode covering Chapter 10 "A Dream of Socrates", we explore epistemology directly. Hermes comes to Socrates in a dream (or somehow!) and uses a quite "Socratic Method" to draw out Popperian epistemology from Socrates. Empiricism is refuted and the correct way knowledge is guest and criticized to improve it discussed.

In this, the first episode covering Chapter 10 "A Dream of Socrates", we explore epistemology directly. Hermes comes to Socrates in a dream (or somehow!) and uses a quite "Socratic Method" to draw out Popperian epistemology from Socrates. Empiricism is refuted and the correct way knowledge is guest and criticized to improve it discussed.

Ep 20: Ch 10, Part 1 "A Dream of Socrates"

David Deutsch's "The Beginning of Infinity" - some remarks by Brett Hall on Chapter 6 "The Jump to Universality". This is a chapter in 1 part.

David Deutsch's "The Beginning of Infinity" - some remarks by Brett Hall on Chapter 6 "The Jump to Universality". This is a chapter in 1 part.

Ep 10 "The Jump to Universality" Ch.6

This is the first of a 3 part series on chapter 9 of David Deutsch's "The Beginning of Infinity". Chapter 9 is titled "Optimism" and the week this is published marks the 50th anniversary of the first steps taken by humans on the moon. If we choose to continue to pursue solutions in an open ended way - if we choose to embrace what might be called "Deutschian Optimism" then next it can be Mars...and after that the stars.

This is the first of a 3 part series on chapter 9 of David Deutsch's "The Beginning of Infinity". Chapter 9 is titled "Optimism" and the week this is published marks the 50th anniversary of the first steps taken by humans on the moon. If we choose to continue to pursue solutions in an open ended way - if we choose to embrace what might be called "Deutschian Optimism" then next it can be Mars...and after that the stars.

Ep 16: Ch 9, Part 1: "Optimism"

Note that this one is not primarily about a chapter from "The Beginning of Infinity". Some remarks on Sam Harris position on "Free Will" as articulated in his book of the same name. I do mention BoI and FoR of course and borrow heavily from David's work in constructing the arguments herein. Most especially the "Copper Atom at the tip of the nose of the statue of Winston Churchill in Parliament Square" argument. An argument that I think deserves a label shorter than that because it deserves to be remembered.

Note that this one is not primarily about a chapter from "The Beginning of Infinity". Some remarks on Sam Harris position on "Free Will" as articulated in his book of the same name. I do mention BoI and FoR of course and borrow heavily from David's work in constructing the arguments herein. Most especially the "Copper Atom at the tip of the nose of the statue of Winston Churchill in Parliament Square" argument. An argument that I think deserves a label shorter than that because it deserves to be remembered.

Ep 15: A diversion on Free Will and Artificial Intelligence

In part 2 on Optimism, we explore the implications of David Deutsch's philosophy for individuals and institutiuons. Given people are the agents that create knowledge - the solutions to problems - what moral stance should we take with respect to them? How will this affect our future and what threats to optimism still exist in the contemporary zeitgeist?

In part 2 on Optimism, we explore the implications of David Deutsch's philosophy for individuals and institutiuons. Given people are the agents that create knowledge - the solutions to problems - what moral stance should we take with respect to them? How will this affect our future and what threats to optimism still exist in the contemporary zeitgeist?

Ep 17: Ch 9, Part 2: "Optimism"

This is not a regular ToKCast (about a chapter from "The Beginning of Infinity"). Instead it will serve in part firstly as a stand alone episode about an esoteric piece of epistemology: what is the function of the experiment in the natural sciences? (As explained by David Deutsch in his paper "The Logic of Experimental Tests particularly Everettian Quantum Theory"). I make many remarks - including many new remarks. The final third or so of this episode is largely devoted to a defense of Popper broadly and his criterion of demarcation in particular.  Secondly this episode is like an "episode 1a" of Chapter 11 "The Multiverse". This episode contains some useful material for anyone interested in "the quantum multiverse" and its testability. Spoiler alert: it's testable, no matter what others say.  Sources: You can find David's Paper "The Logic of Experimental Tests" here My exposition of that paper is here: http://www.bretthall.org/philosophy-of-science.html You can download a free pdf copy of Popper's "The Logic of Scientific Discovery" here  (it's well and truly out of copyright, so feel no guilt about the download!)

This is not a regular ToKCast (about a chapter from "The Beginning of Infinity"). Instead it will serve in part firstly as a stand alone episode about an esoteric piece of epistemology: what is the function of the experiment in the natural sciences? (As explained by David Deutsch in his paper "The Logic of Experimental Tests particularly Everettian Quantum Theory"). I make many remarks - including many new remarks. The final third or so of this episode is largely devoted to a defense of Popper broadly and his criterion of demarcation in particular.  Secondly this episode is like an "episode 1a" of Chapter 11 "The Multiverse". This episode contains some useful material for anyone interested in "the quantum multiverse" and its testability. Spoiler alert: it's testable, no matter what others say.  Sources: You can find David's Paper "The Logic of Experimental Tests" <a href="https://pdf.sciencedirectassets.com/271767/1-s2.0-S1355219816X00032/1-s2.0-S135521981530023X/main.pdf?X-Amz-Security-Token=IQoJb3JpZ2luX2VjEHYaCXVzLWVhc3QtMSJHMEUCIQDRbWXhSFgXTBbLmFduvzkYOQWl%2BjXb45sD1G5fwfOx1AIgHtzcYuQng15RAfZLzMBAZ%2F9PCvOh1NMiAvaZ7IxdMcYqtAMILhACGgwwNTkwMDM1NDY4NjUiDNv2WyudOeAob3ybXyqRA48CCaB1zgke7dv%2F6KXaoBj9z91viqGtj2CHZuTTYBPLOkBGUy9boUlta36kGCRrXA4T8SEEiK4OEkV8kUG1uP8mSbv%2Fs4Yqzl29vWMppyfOSoCzdZBncZVdJWRXZrDRWyyhtls1pXVqbis0K1ed%2F%2FoPZJitU3WfCIhrxS6eSrLuuISueLoPEQBFl1joy1DaFftUylRm1ZNiE2XcNeZhwQeS7xCdbHXV0ztnGkce2rhCkN2y3AnyD8xLTL6MnI4lI%2F88kKlQwubPO41LKQgM1EJ6DHODoOtMR0i61B7S6tyhOoiLSqMxS7axwFYEv49NZ%2BTXO%2FoArH8Mlei93ExhicsigQV6w0neSEdGdtPbDmQ4xiCcEfKcCGbQCP%2BbgPEqE%2B2cGCyUkJSH6f8ZC%2B0PSIkdZ38E7Mqcgn7Lbj6s1gWT0lIv1tTEfnU1OxR4gdRs8Sbr%2FQusnCeB0f0HWm1%2FxVocTY9H9zRjTWa6oGSv2f%2B%2FCanIPNGyRsa6b1Z9tbYSrOUNBrb4esyus9uczL3zsnnZMNPSivIFOusBCKQtcVwkDj%2B7myKOLU5Tbyn1pZUEQDdSFE78U4uQNYNSMwTPPU9ltxFQtfgjWPheUvdGjxpbB2Nsdd7nr4GkAK1qh7iuazhBOi0xZ7SkcqmxOyZib6Z4iAthFpMKrm5Dy0MI22pc3AgVOn91FvevRXzVuSmczJ4PgF%2FUlGO8qzD3yJ8fHdGUzJ38DayGTPKu1ezWhYjJw5O6elqnLsiMQW5bOf4wCgPJ8Cw4HUDkOVz5ATQ489W8RR%2BAnhWVxCI67UdBNBiF2cYns%2BXGvvzhihyDug0Ie40se%2FPoa1bmlm1C5ocdzwHizmkVqQ%3D%3D&amp;X-Amz-Algorithm=AWS4-HMAC-SHA256&amp;X-Amz-Date=20200211T141702Z&amp;X-Amz-SignedHeaders=host&amp;X-Amz-Expires=300&amp;X-Amz-Credential=ASIAQ3PHCVTYZBL6NGYJ%2F20200211%2Fus-east-1%2Fs3%2Faws4_request&amp;X-Amz-Signature=744e6d2c78c50db216c59d37bf5d87fb3d08ba4cd466139af18cb2c4bc723dea&amp;hash=b939d322511d327a6441802dfbea77b04a7f6233c6730b8600de64c3e5d2fd51&amp;host=68042c943591013ac2b2430a89b270f6af2c76d8dfd086a07176afe7c76c2c61&amp;pii=S135521981530023X&amp;tid=spdf-69337077-a241-4b77-99d1-31971eb3dcfe&amp;sid=83f27ed91d94f746ed49a892d98922238b01gxrqa&amp;type=client" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here</a> My exposition of that paper is here: <a href="http://www.bretthall.org/philosophy-of-science.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.bretthall.org/philosophy-of-science.html</a> You can download a free pdf copy of Popper's "The Logic of Scientific Discovery" <a href="http://strangebeautiful.com/other-texts/popper-logic-scientific-discovery.pdf" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here </a> (it's well and truly out of copyright, so feel no guilt about the download!)

Ep 22: The Logic of Experimental Tests

David Deutsch's "The Beginning of Infinity" Chapter 5, Part 2 "The Reality of Abstractions".

David Deutsch's "The Beginning of Infinity" Chapter 5, Part 2 "The Reality of Abstractions".

Ep 9 "The Reality of Abstractions" Ch.5 Part 2

Ep 12 "Artificial Creativity" Ch 7 Pt 2

Ep 14: Ch 8, Part 2: "A Window on Infinity"

Ep 11 "Artificial Creativity" Ch 7 Part 1

Unlucky 13: The microphone failed for this one, so the backup audio has been used. It's a little sub par but still "listenable". The next one sounds better. Note to audio-only people: some visuals are in this one - so you can find that on Youtube.

Unlucky 13: The microphone failed for this one, so the backup audio has been used. It's a little sub par but still "listenable". The next one sounds better. Note to audio-only people: some visuals are in this one - so you can find that on Youtube.

Ep 13: Ch 8 "A Window on Infinity" Part 1

In this, the second episode covering Chapter 10 "A Dream of Socrates", we encounter Plato in dialogue with Socrates. An attempt is made to learn epistemology from Socrates by Plato. Epistemology is applied to political institutions and the concept of dynamic and static societies is explored and we get our first sense of what anti-rational memes are about (though this terminology is not yet being used). In the second half I compare and contrast kinds of democracy.

In this, the second episode covering Chapter 10 "A Dream of Socrates", we encounter Plato in dialogue with Socrates. An attempt is made to learn epistemology from Socrates by Plato. Epistemology is applied to political institutions and the concept of dynamic and static societies is explored and we get our first sense of what anti-rational memes are about (though this terminology is not yet being used). In the second half I compare and contrast kinds of democracy.

Ep 21: Ch 10, Part 2 "A Dream of Socrates"

With apologies to audio only listeners, this one was up on Youtube for a while (and contains a few visuals) - I simply forgot to upload it to Podbean and Apple Podcasts. It is largely an analysis of common misconceptions about the multiverse and references a conversation between Sam Harris and Bret Weinstein who spoke about the multiverse during a recent conversation. 

With apologies to audio only listeners, this one was up on Youtube for a while (and contains a few visuals) - I simply forgot to upload it to Podbean and Apple Podcasts. It is largely an analysis of common misconceptions about the multiverse and references a conversation between Sam Harris and Bret Weinstein who spoke about the multiverse during a recent conversation.

Ep 28: Ch 11 "The Multiverse" Part 4

This is a very brief and non-standard non-Beginning of Infinity podcast. It also does not mention COVID-19 at all. It is inspired in part by some remarks made by Yaron Brook. There is an important post associated with this episode which appears here: http://www.bretthall.org/blog/mainstream-morality As with my last episode, we will return to the usual programming soon.

This is a very brief and non-standard non-Beginning of Infinity podcast. It also does not mention COVID-19 at all. It is inspired in part by some remarks made by Yaron Brook. There is an important post associated with this episode which appears here: <a href="http://www.bretthall.org/blog/mainstream-morality" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.bretthall.org/blog/mainstream-morality</a> As with my last episode, we will return to the usual programming soon.

Ep 27: Christian Atheists

This is a non-Beginning of Infinity Podcast. While it makes some references, as always, to the work of David Deutsch, it is primarily some thoughts about finding ourselves in a given problem situation and what we need to find our way out in time. Of course there is some reference made to the present COVID-19 situation. A rather different episode to the usual. I hope to get back to regular programming soon. Includes also: some response to Sam Harris "Making Sense" podcast on April 16 2020. And some explanation for the BoI "hiatus" (essentially that my studio is presently a "home office"). I hope it's still worth your time :)

This is a non-Beginning of Infinity Podcast. While it makes some references, as always, to the work of David Deutsch, it is primarily some thoughts about finding ourselves in a given problem situation and what we need to find our way out in time. Of course there is some reference made to the present COVID-19 situation. A rather different episode to the usual. I hope to get back to regular programming soon. Includes also: some response to Sam Harris "Making Sense" podcast on April 16 2020. And some explanation for the BoI "hiatus" (essentially that my studio is presently a "home office"). I hope it's still worth your time :)

Ep 26: Problems, Knowledge and Wealth

Some readings and remarks about David Deutsch's "The Beginning of Infinity" Chapter 11 "The Multiverse". This is the 3rd episode in this series. As with some of the others, audio only listeners may miss a few visuals in this one...but they're not absolutely crucial this time around. There is a way to support this endeavor on my website www.bretthall.org where you can click the donate button and contribute one time, or monthly. Thank you :) 

Some readings and remarks about David Deutsch's "The Beginning of Infinity" Chapter 11 "The Multiverse". This is the 3rd episode in this series. As with some of the others, audio only listeners may miss a few visuals in this one...but they're not absolutely crucial this time around. There is a way to support this endeavor on my website <a href="http://www.bretthall.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.bretthall.org</a> where you can click the donate button and contribute one time, or monthly. Thank you :)

Ep 25: Ch 11 "The Multiverse" Part 3

This is the first episode that includes reading from Chapter 11 of "The Beginning of Infinity" about "The Multiverse". It is less edited...and rather more conversational. Compare this to episode 23 and let me know what you prefer. I will take on board comments moving forward. Thank you. As always, donations are welcome at www.brethall.org on the "donate" button. 

This is the first episode that includes reading from Chapter 11 of "The Beginning of Infinity" about "The Multiverse". It is less edited...and rather more conversational. Compare this to episode 23 and let me know what you prefer. I will take on board comments moving forward. Thank you. As always, donations are welcome at <a href="http://www.brethall.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.brethall.org</a> on the "donate" button.

Ep 24: The Multiverse, Part 2

This episode is an introduction to chapter 11 from "The Beginning of Infinity". While there are no readings from the book this time around, there are readings from "The Fabric of Reality". Audio only listeners should be aware that there is a significant visual component of this episode: animations, diagrams and so forth.

This episode is an introduction to chapter 11 from "The Beginning of Infinity". While there are no readings from the book this time around, there are readings from "The Fabric of Reality". Audio only listeners should be aware that there is a significant visual component of this episode: animations, diagrams and so forth.

Ep 23: The Multiverse, Part 1

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