Sean Carroll's Mindscape: Science, Society, Philosophy, Culture, Arts, and Ideas AMA | March 2022
Mar 17, 2022
Dive into a fascinating discussion on effective hiring strategies and the complexities of global issues, including the Ukraine conflict. Explore Bayesian epistemology and how beliefs evolve with new evidence. Navigate the challenges of free speech in the digital age while discussing the latest sports trades. Engage with topics ranging from quantum mechanics to the philosophy of consciousness, and reflect on the interplay between science, societal values, and the future of democracy.
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Bayesian Epistemology
- Bayesian epistemology suggests that knowledge comes from updating prior beliefs with new evidence.
- Priors originate from our inherent understanding of the world, influenced by our brains and experiences, not an objective source.
Retrodicting the Past
- Without the past hypothesis, retrodicting the past would resemble predicting the future, with reversed macroscopic momenta.
- The current moment appears special due to its low entropy state, allowing entropy increase in both directions.
Weak Emergence vs. Consilience
- Weak emergence describes additional patterns grasped using macroscopic information, not explained by consilience alone.
- Predicting Earth's orbit without particle details exemplifies weak emergence, distinct from basic consilience.
