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#40 — Complexity & Stupidity

Jul 12, 2016
Guest
David Krakauer
47:28
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1
Introduction
00:00 • 2min
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2
What Is Your Background as a Mathematical Biologist?
01:45 • 3min
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3
Is Asafi Different From the University Model?
04:41 • 3min
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Is There a Root Concept of Information?
07:29 • 5min
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5
The Computer in the Brain
12:56 • 5min
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6
Computers Are Not Robust
18:03 • 4min
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The Great Power of Mathematical Concepts
21:52 • 2min
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8
Is There a Difference Between Memory and Computers?
23:38 • 2min
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What Is Complexity?
25:09 • 5min
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What Is Intelligence and How Is It Related to Evolution?
29:54 • 5min
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How Education and Learning Makes You Smarter
34:40 • 2min
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The Importance of Working Memory and Ar
36:35 • 4min
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13
How Much of That Is Intense Lego Material?
40:23 • 6min
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Sam Harris talks to biologist David Krakauer about information, complex systems, and the future of humanity.

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