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Ep 123: Ask Me Anything 3

Jun 25, 2022
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1
Introduction
00:00 • 2min
2
Why Are Problems Inevitable?
02:18 • 3min
3
The Connection Between Consciousness and Determinism
04:54 • 3min
4
The Difference Between Males and Females
07:37 • 3min
5
The First AGI That Are Created Here
10:40 • 4min
6
Can Boys and Girls Learn to Behave Like a Boy and a Girl?
14:11 • 2min
7
Are We Universal Explainers?
16:02 • 3min
8
Can Artificial General Intelligence Change the Laws of Physics?
19:23 • 3min
9
Relativity Is Not Our Problem
22:31 • 4min
10
How to Get to the Andromeda Galaxy in 2.2 Million Years
26:33 • 3min
11
Is There a Poverty in Education?
29:22 • 3min
12
The Beginning of Infinity Is a Standard Text
31:53 • 3min
13
Having More Choice at School Is a Good Idea
34:45 • 4min
14
Homeschooling
38:17 • 2min
15
I Didn't Do Well at School
40:12 • 3min
16
Homeschooling Is a Game Changer
42:50 • 4min
17
Can Fallibleism Be Wrong?
46:26 • 2min
18
Are We a Self-Domed Species?
48:10 • 3min
19
Adam Sandler Is a Great Stand-Up Comedian
50:47 • 3min
20
Ricky Gervais Is a Great Comedian
54:16 • 2min
21
How Would You Guard Against Knowledge Production?
55:56 • 2min
22
The Nature of Knowledge Is Inherently Unpredictable
58:25 • 4min
23
The Universal Constructor Is the Only Way We Can Solve Our Problems
01:02:06 • 3min
24
We're in a Strange World of Pessimism
01:05:12 • 3min
25
We Need to Accelerate the Rate of Progress
01:08:10 • 5min
26
What Is Scientific Thinking?
01:13:13 • 4min
27
How to Improve Your Scientific Thinking
01:17:09 • 4min
28
Is There Such a Thing as a Monopoly?
01:20:40 • 2min
29
Do You Think There Should Be Competition in Government?
01:22:52 • 2min
30
The Government Is the Monopoly on Violence
01:25:16 • 2min
31
Is the Government a Utopian Idea?
01:27:27 • 4min
32
Is There a Good Explanation?
01:31:18 • 6min
33
Is David Deutsche Footnotes to Popa?
01:36:50 • 2min
34
Are You a Footnote to Plato?
01:38:42 • 2min