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The Deutsch Files II 26.01.2024 1:14:28 ↓

The universality of computation and explanation 0:00 The growth of knowledge begins with problems 4:56 Problems are clashes between ideas 9:57 Evolution is not the survival of the fittest 14:50 Bad philosophy in quantum theory 26:46 Free will is intimately connected with knowledge-creation 33:41 Wealth is not a number, it is a set of transformations 49:03 The principle of optimism 53:27 Constructo...

The Deutsch Files I 11.01.2024 54:53 ↓

Good Science Fiction is Hard to Vary 2:08 ChatGPT is Not a Step Towards AGI 5:36 Creativity is Fundamentally Impossible to Define 13:35 The Binary of Personhood and Non-Personhood 23:41 David Deutsch's Life Philosophy 32:06 The Clash of Civilizations 44:03 — Transcript http://nav.al/deutsch-files-i Discuss on Airchat http://getairchat.com/arjun/deutschfilesdiscussion

David Deutsch: Knowledge Creation and The Human Race, Part 2 11.08.2023 34:01 ↓

Popper's Impact 0:00 Creative Guesses 2:18 Experiments, Demonstrations, and Measurements 4:25 Taking Theories Seriously 10:25 New Paradigms 15:58 Foundations of Science 23:30 The Enlightenment 25:39 Misinformation 29:45 — Transcript http://nav.al/david-deutsch-2

David Deutsch: Knowledge Creation and The Human Race, Part 1 11.02.2023 43:50 ↓

Introduction 0:00 The Human Race 2:11 Knowledge Creation 12:34 AGI 15:50 Taking Children Seriously 23:30 Good Explanations 27:49 Quantum Computers 36:35 — Transcript http://nav.al/david-deutsch

Vitalik: Ethereum, Part 2 14.04.2022 25:00 ↓

The elder statesman of smart contract blockchains 0:00 The Ethereum community 1:22 The DAO hack 2:34 Vitalik's finest and worst moments in protocol politics 5:18 Becoming a Twitter memelord 7:45 Vitalik's influence on Eth today 8:59 It's getting harder to do big things in Eth 10:38 Goals outside Ethereum 12:17 Crypto needs the good-natured 15:00 Russia 18:06 Vitalik's lifestyle 19:51 Closing thoug...

Vitalik: Ethereum, Part 1 08.04.2022 46:07 ↓

Introduction 0:00 Haseeb's background 0:22 Vitalik's background 2:43 A blockchain you can build any app on top of 7:02 Eth trades efficiency for transparency 10:18 Like plain text, Eth is simple and efficient 12:41 Only high-value transactions can afford the blockchain 13:08 Doing away with 'trusted' third parties 14:09 Trading performance for security 14:43 'Impregnable castles made of math' 16:2...

The Beginning of Infinity, Part 2 22.12.2021 52:52 ↓

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To a Caveman Very Few Things Are Resources 13.12.2021 2:56 ↓

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Knowledge Makes the Existence of Resources Infinite 10.12.2021 2:31 ↓

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Groups Never Admit Failure 08.12.2021 2:08 ↓

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Making Something Social Destroys the Truth of It 06.12.2021 2:28 ↓

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Free Markets Provide the Best Feedback 03.12.2021 2:31 ↓

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The Poverty of Compromise 29.11.2021 2:58 ↓

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Innovation Requires Decentralization and a Frontier 24.11.2021 2:53 ↓

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Don't Rely on Credibility Stamps 22.11.2021 1:44 ↓

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One Einstein Is Worth A Legion Of PhD Drones 19.11.2021 1:22 ↓

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Ideas Are the New Oil 17.11.2021 3:03 ↓

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Aliens Would Visit for Knowledge, Not Resources 15.11.2021 2:21 ↓

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Aliens Might Just Be Too Far Away 12.11.2021 2:14 ↓

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If You Can't Program It, You Don't Understand It 10.11.2021 0:43 ↓

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The Probability of Human Existence Is Infinitesimally Small 08.11.2021 1:24 ↓

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Intelligent Species Have Only Risen Once on Planet Earth 03.11.2021 3:08 ↓

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Where Are the Aliens? 01.11.2021 1:05 ↓

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It's Mind Blowing That Our Minds Can't Be Blown 30.10.2021 2:34 ↓

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More Compute Power Doesn't Produce AGI 27.10.2021 1:38 ↓

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