Episode 61: A Critical Rationalist Defense of Corroboration

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Introduction

00:00 • 4min

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The Negative Epistemology of Corroboration

03:45 • 3min

3

The Problem With Corroboration

06:26 • 4min

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The Importance of Corroboration

10:28 • 4min

5

How to Test a Developer's Changes Before Releasing to Production

14:37 • 4min

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The Importance of Testing New Theories in Science

18:30 • 5min

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The Problem With Hopper's Epistemology

23:39 • 2min

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The Importance of Critical Rationalism in Science

25:27 • 4min

9

The Doom-Quine Thesis

29:22 • 4min

10

The Importance of Collaboration in Science

32:57 • 3min

11

Can Evidence Support a Theory?

36:24 • 2min

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The Importance of Supporting Evidence in Science

38:00 • 2min

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Karl Popper's Falsification

40:06 • 3min

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The Paparian War on Words

43:13 • 4min

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The Importance of Context in Scientific Research

47:13 • 3min

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The Importance of Verification

50:17 • 2min

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The Importance of Support in a Scientific Experiment

52:28 • 3min

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The Importance of Critical Rationalism in Science

55:19 • 3min

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The Importance of Language Support in Experimental Tests

58:20 • 4min

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Can You Verify a Theory?

01:02:46 • 3min

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The Absolute Verification Fallacy

01:05:29 • 3min

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The Importance of Verification in Science

01:08:38 • 3min

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The Importance of Evidence in Science

01:11:35 • 3min

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Darwin's Theory of Evolution

01:14:16 • 2min

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The Importance of Testability in Science

01:16:41 • 2min

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The Importance of Empiric Theory

01:18:42 • 4min

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The Relationship Between Testability and Deutsch's Easy to Variate Criteria

01:22:49 • 6min

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The Deutschian Theory of IQ

01:28:41 • 2min

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The Importance of Corroboration in Science

01:30:33 • 2min

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The Limitation Condition in Hopper's Theory

01:32:52 • 2min

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How to Make an IQ Theory Testable

01:35:06 • 4min

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The Importance of Critical Rationalism in Education

01:38:57 • 3min

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The Importance of Attitude in Education

01:41:46 • 2min

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The Importance of Corroborated Theories

01:43:44 • 2min

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The Infinite Implications of Euclidean Geometry

01:46:05 • 3min

36

The Connection Between Progress and Finality in Euclidean Geometry

01:48:46 • 3min

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The Theory of the Universal Computer

01:51:34 • 2min

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The Strength of a Theory

01:53:08 • 3min

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The Language of Strength and Weakness

01:55:54 • 3min

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The Importance of Collaboration in Quantum Physics

01:58:28 • 2min

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Why MWI Is the Best Theory of QM

02:00:04 • 5min

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The Importance of Theory in Poppers Epistemology

02:04:37 • 5min

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The Importance of Corroboration in Science

02:09:26 • 2min

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The Importance of Corcorroborating Theories

02:11:40 • 6min

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The Importance of Similitude in Popper's Epistemology

02:17:12 • 3min

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The Importance of Cooperation in Critical Rationalism

02:19:50 • 1min

47

The Eddington Expedition Test Refuted Newton's Theory

02:21:11 • 5min

48

The Implications of General Relativity

02:26:05 • 3min

49

The Myth of Unscientific Theories

02:29:00 • 4min

50

The Problem With Skepticism of IQ Theory

02:32:38 • 2min

51

The State of the Critical Discussion

02:35:00 • 2min

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The Doychains Don't Know About Alternative Theories

02:36:43 • 3min

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The Importance of Critical Rationalism

02:40:06 • 4min

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The Relationship Between Induction and Critical Rationalism

02:43:38 • 2min

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The Importance of Corroboration

02:45:46 • 5min

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Why Do Corporations Matter?

02:50:38 • 2min

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The Importance of Choosing the Right Explanation

02:53:08 • 2min

58

The Weight of Evidence

02:55:25 • 3min

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The Importance of Weight of Evidence

02:58:19 • 2min

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The Negativism of Corroboration

02:59:53 • 2min

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The Importance of Positive Wording in Critical Discussion

03:02:11 • 4min

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The Debt to the Existence of General Relativity

03:06:31 • 5min