Computable and Uncomputable Numbers

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Every number you've ever heard of basically, unless you're like really deep in math stuff, is computable. All numbers are uncomputable except some tiny, tiny amount. But we can only think of computable ones. And yet nobody knows any of these numbers except for obscure math ones. They're weird and hard to construct.

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Is it possible to be both agreeable and skeptical in conversations? How can you give feedback and challenge people constructively without triggering their automatic self-defense mechanisms? More generally, how can you challenge people intellectually without riling them up emotionally? What skills are needed to be able to have detailed, productive conversations across a wide range of topics? How can you push through plateaus in the process of self-improvement? What are podcasts as a medium good for?

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