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Episode 39: Byrne’s Methodology for Discovering Animal Insight (part 3)
Artificial Intelligence

Episode 39: Byrne’s Methodology for Discovering Animal Insight (part 3)

Posted on January 25, 2022February 15, 2022 by Bruce Nielson

In episode 39, Richard Byrne has spent his whole career trying to determine when animals learned to ‘think.’ We discuss Richard Byrne’s methodology for determining…

Episode 38: Animal Learning and Popper’s Epistemology (part 2)
Artifical General Intelligence

Episode 38: Animal Learning and Popper’s Epistemology (part 2)

Posted on January 4, 2022February 15, 2022 by Bruce Nielson

In episode 38, Karl Popper has a radical theory of ‘dualistic evolution’ where behavior had to evolve first before physical evolutionary changes could be taken…

Theory of Anything 37: Animal Intelligence and Knowledge Creation (part 1)
Artificial Intelligence

Theory of Anything 37: Animal Intelligence and Knowledge Creation (part 1)

Posted on December 14, 2021February 15, 2022 by Bruce Nielson

How intelligent are animals? In this episode, we introduce our series on animal intelligence rooted primarily in the research of Richard Byrne. Richard Byrne (mentioned…

Theory of Anything 36: Failure is an Option
Critical Rationalism

Theory of Anything 36: Failure is an Option

Posted on November 30, 2021November 29, 2021 by Bruce Nielson

“Failure is not an option!” yells the hero in the movie. Except that it is. And, in fact, failure is desirable. In this episode, Cameo…

Theory of Anything Podcast 35: Interview with Julian Barbour
Podcasts

Theory of Anything Podcast 35: Interview with Julian Barbour

Posted on November 16, 2021November 15, 2021 by Bruce Nielson

Sadia, in her four episodes on unsolved problems in physics (first episode here), was clearly heavily inspired by the work of Julian Barbour. So we…

Theory of Anything Podcast 34: Alpha Go and Creativity
Computation

Theory of Anything Podcast 34: Alpha Go and Creativity

Posted on November 2, 2021November 1, 2021 by Bruce Nielson

In this episode, we review Alpha Go: The Movie. This is an amazing documentary worth watching before we spoil it for you in this review.…

Theory of Anything Podcast 33: Unsolved Problems in Physics Part 4 – Possible Solutions and Criticisms
Podcasts

Theory of Anything Podcast 33: Unsolved Problems in Physics Part 4 – Possible Solutions and Criticisms

Posted on October 19, 2021October 18, 2021 by Bruce Nielson

In this episode, Sadia Naeem proposes solutions to the previously discussed problems and Bruce offers some gentle criticisms.

Theory of Anything Podcast 32: Unsolved Problems in Physics Part 3 – Symmetry and Novelty
Podcasts

Theory of Anything Podcast 32: Unsolved Problems in Physics Part 3 – Symmetry and Novelty

Posted on October 5, 2021October 4, 2021 by Bruce Nielson

In this episode, Sadia Naeem continues the discussion about unsolved problems in physics. This time we talk about (among many other things) symmetry and novelty.

Theory of Anything Podcast 31: Unsolved Problems in Physics (Part 2)
Podcasts

Theory of Anything Podcast 31: Unsolved Problems in Physics (Part 2)

Posted on September 21, 2021September 21, 2021 by Bruce Nielson

Sadia Naeem joins us again, this time to discuss Clocks, Blocks, and Eternalism.

Theory of Anything Podcast 30: Unsolved Problems in Physics (Part 1)
Podcasts

Theory of Anything Podcast 30: Unsolved Problems in Physics (Part 1)

Posted on September 7, 2021September 6, 2021 by Bruce Nielson

Sadia Naeem joins us to discuss her own research and musings into the unsolved problems of physics. In this first episode, we discuss the mystery…

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