Reason Is Fun

#2 - Physics of Inexplicit Ideas

May 23, 2023

01:11:36

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Episode guests

David Deutsch

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The Difficulty of Explicitly Storing Word Meanings in the Brain

00:39

Understanding Consciousness and the Seriousness of Physics Theories

00:33

Defining Consciousness and Unconsciousness

00:45

The Conscious Level in Tennis Decision Making

00:44

Introduction

2min

The Importance of Meaning in Computer Programming

3min

How to Solve a Problem in Explicit Knowledge

2min

The Meaning of a Light Switch

3min

The Inexplicit Knowledge of Quantum Theory

3min

The Collapsing Interpretation

2min

The Everett Interpretation: A Promising Line of Investigation

2min

The Origins of Inexplicit Knowledge in Quantum Physics

2min

The Copenhagen Interpretation of Consciousness

4min

10.

The Copenhagen Interpretation of the Physical Process

4min

11.

The Quantum Theory and the Observer

2min

12.

The Weirdness of Consciousness

3min

13.

The Importance of Expressed Knowledge in Quantum Physics

3min

14.

What Is Thought When It Is Not Explicit?

2min

15.

The Evolution of the Brain

3min

16.

The Evolution of Language

2min

17.

The Importance of Explicit Ideas

2min

18.

The Importance of Inexplicit Knowledge

3min

19.

The Different Characteristics of Amoebas

4min

20.

How to Catch a Ball

2min

21.

The Importance of Conscious Thinking

3min

22.

The Conscious Mind

2min

23.

The Process of Consciousness

3min

24.

The Importance of Conscious Thinking

3min

25.

The Effect of the Environment on Inexplicit Ideas

2min

26.

The Importance of Explanation

2min

27.

The Inexplicit Idea of Consciousness

2min

28.

The Inexplicit Idea of Consciousness

3min

Lulie asks David Deutsch about how he came to the concept of 'inexplicit ideas' (knowledge that isn't in words), and it became a conversation about how inexplicit knowledge relates to quantum physics.

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David Deutsch: https://twitter.com/DavidDeutschOxf/
Lulie Tanett: https://twitter.com/reasonisfun/

[The audio quality in this one isn't as pristine as last time, which had the lovely Sarah Melody Vinci doing sound mixing. I hope to get it sorted for future episodes! Also, apologies for the late update – I aim to release these every second Saturday, but this weekend was EAG.]

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Reason Is Fun

#2 - Physics of Inexplicit Ideas

Episode guests

The Difficulty of Explicitly Storing Word Meanings in the Brain

Understanding Consciousness and the Seriousness of Physics Theories

Defining Consciousness and Unconsciousness

The Conscious Level in Tennis Decision Making

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