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Topics discussed include the universality of computation, growth of knowledge through problem-solving, clashes between ideas, debunking the survival of the fittest concept in evolution, bad philosophy in quantum theory, the connection between free will and knowledge creation, the nature of wealth as transformations, the principle of optimism, constructor theory, and making a better world.
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- Computers, including the brain, are physically universal and can perform any computation.
- Knowledge and the growth of knowledge begin with problems; focus on solving problems rather than proving their origins.
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The Universality of Computation
Computers are physically universal and can perform any computation. This means that even the brain, despite skepticism, can be understood as a computer.
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