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#106 - The Successes, Failures, and Grifters of Neuroscience (w/ Tommy Blanchard)

We have on Tommy Blanchard to discuss the good, the bad, and the Andrew Huberman of neuroscience

#105 - The World of Bayesian Statistics (w/ Alex Andorra)

The boys switch teams and act as the great defenders of Bayesianism.

#104 (C&R Chap 10, Part V) - The Duhem-Quine Thesis

The boys dive into the final part of Chapter 10 of Conjectures and Refutations. Have Duhem and Quine falsified falsification?

#103 - AI, Evolution, and The God Test (w/ Robert Wright)

Robert Wright joins us to talk about his upcoming book on artificial intelligence.

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#102 - Criticizing Crit-rats (w/ Bruce Nielson and Peter Johansen)

We turn on our own tribe and criticize some of the bad memes that have engulfed the online critical rationalist community

#101 (C&R Chap 10, Part IV) - Was Popper Wrong about Verisimilitude?

Conjectures and refutations, Chapter 10, Part 4 baby. What's the deal with corroboration and verisimilitude?

#100 - Celebrating the Centennial

The boys reflect on nearly five years of podcasting, realize they haven't grown too much, and nearly call it quits.

#99 - Debating Trump in Good Faith (w/ Don Robinson)

A civil debate about Trump, MAGA, immigration, wokeism, and culture with a Trump symapthizer

#98 (C&R Chap 10, Part III) - What is truth?

The boys dive into a discussion on objective truth. What is Truth, really? Why is The Correspondence Theory of Truth the only game in town here?

#97 - Did Effective Altruism Have Ulterior Motives From the Beginning?

Was EA a front for AI safety the whole time?

#96 (Bonus) - On the Limits of Introspection

In this episode we explore various themes surrounding personal growth, parenting, therapy, and the complexities of introspection.

#95 (C&R Chap 10, Part II) - A Problem-First View of Scientific Progress

After unsuccessfully trying to resolve our dispute about Popper's theory of content, we're back for part II of Chapter 10 of the Conjectures and Refutations Series.

#94 - Is AI Just a Tool? (w/ Scott Aaronson)

Is there any reason to believe that AI's capabilities are fundamentally limited? Scott Aaronson comes on to scare us straight.

#93 (C&R Chap 10, Part I) - An Introduction to Popper's Theory of Content

An introduction to Popper's theory of content, following Chapter 10 of Conjectures and Refutations. Plus a lot of arguing about Bayesianism.

#92 - Confronting the Paradox of Tolerance: Christianity in the age of Trump (w/ Jonathan Rauch)

Jonathan Rauch explains why he's radical incrementalist, how to uphold the constitution of knowledge, and his view on the fight for the heart of Christianity.

#91 - The Uses and Abuses of Statistics (w/ Ben Recht)

What is statistics good for? Has it ever discovered anything? Where does the word "robot" come from? Ben Recht joins us to untangle these mysteries.

#90 (Reaction) - Disbelieving AI 2027: Responding to "Why We're Not Ready For Superintelligence"

The boys are hooked on reaction videos. This time: 80,000 hours' "Why we're not ready for superintelligence."

#89 (C&R, Chap 6) - Berkeley vs Newton: The Battle Over Gravity

We dive into the history of the debate between Bishop Berkeley, Ernst Mach, Ludwig Boltzmann, and Isaac Newton. What is a force? Are they allowed in science? Were the positivists right all along?

#88 (Bonus) - Homer's Odyssey

Three fiction inept science nerds take on the oldest poem in history.

#87 - Gullibility, Belief, and Conformity (with Hugo Mercier)

Hugo Mercier joins us to discuss his book "Not Born Yesterday" and his work on belief, gullibility, and how we change our minds.