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We talk about our deepest theories across science, philosophy, economics, and morality. We also explore the history of ideas. If you're enjoying my content, please consider supporting the podcast and my writing projects with a donation at https://www.patreon.com/Fallibleanimals. Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/logan-chipkin/support
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Did the Catholic Church Plant the Seeds of Science?
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Audio version of my Substack essay: Did the Catholic Church Plant the Seeds for Science?Essay: https://logan893.substack.com/p/did-t...Twitter: https://twitter.com/ChipkinLogan Substack: https://substack.com/@logan893 Airchat: http://getairchat.com/s/ofI8mZXH Novel: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CD52TMHT/ Website: www.loganchipkin.com --- Support thi…
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Audio version of my essay, Money: Where Economics and Memetics Meet.Original Substack post: https://logan893.substack.com/p/money-where-economics-and-memeticsTwitter: https://twitter.com/ChipkinLogan Substack: https://substack.com/@logan893 Airchat: http://getairchat.com/s/ofI8mZXH Novel: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CD52TMHT/ Website: www.loganchip…
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Constructor Theory: Basics, Theory, & Experiment
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Audio version of my Substack post, Constructor Theory: Basics, Theory, & Experiment Substack post: https://logan893.substack.com/p/constructor-theory-basics-theory Twitter: https://twitter.com/ChipkinLogan Substack: https://substack.com/@logan893 Airchat: http://getairchat.com/s/ofI8mZXH Novel: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CD52TMHT/ Website: www.log…
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Audio version of my Substack post, The Anarchist at the Wedding: https://logan893.substack.com/p/the-anarchist-at-the-wedding Twitter: https://twitter.com/ChipkinLogan Substack: https://substack.com/@logan893 Airchat: http://getairchat.com/s/ofI8mZXH Novel: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CD52TMHT/ Website: www.loganchipkin.com --- Support this podcast…
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Audio version of my Substack essay, Thermodynamics: Born of War. Twitter: https://twitter.com/ChipkinLogan Substack: https://substack.com/@logan893 Airchat: http://getairchat.com/s/ofI8mZXH Novel: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CD52TMHT/ Website: www.loganchipkin.com --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/logan-chipkin/suppo…
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Audio version of my recent Substack essay, Economics: A Universal Acid. Twitter: https://twitter.com/ChipkinLogan Substack: https://substack.com/@logan893 Airchat: http://getairchat.com/s/ofI8mZXH Novel: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CD52TMHT/ Website: www.loganchipkin.com --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/logan-chipki…
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The Universal Constructor with David Deutsch
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I speak with physicist David Deutsch about the universal constructor, a machine that can be programmed to cause any physically possible transformation. Note-this interview was recorded in early 2022. In the time since this interview was recorded, David has stated that disobedience is by far the primary reason that humans and human societies aren't …
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Constructor Theory of Information with David Deutsch
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This is my interview with David Deutsch, Visiting Professor of physics at the Centre for Quantum Computation, the Clarendon Laboratory, Oxford University and an Honorary Fellow of Wolfson College, Oxford. We discuss the constructor theory of information, some of its conjectured principles, the unification of classical and quantum information, and m…
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Quantum Field Theory & Qubit Field Theory with Sam Kuypers
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This is my interview with Sam Kuypers, a DPhil student at Oxford University. We discuss the problems with quantum field theory, how qubit field theory seems to solve some of these problems, and how constructor theory might aid the development of qubit field theory. Qubit Field Theory - https://arxiv.org/pdf/quant-ph/0401024.pdf Constructor Theory o…
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Probing Hybrid Systems with Vlatko Vedral
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This is my interview with Vlatko Vedral, a professor of quantum information science at Oxford University. We discuss the difference between dynamical laws and principles in physics, the role that the principles of constructor theory play in discovering new dynamical laws, the constructor theory of information, his research (in collaboration with Ch…
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Fermions, Principle of Locality, and Formalizing Constructor Theory with Nicetu Tibau Vidal
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This is my interview with Nicetu Tibau Vidal, a DPhil student at Oxford University. We discuss his research, which includes demonstrating that fermions conform to Einstein's principle of locality. We also discuss his ongoing research project of formalizing constructor theory. Video Version, Part One - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5IKbA9AzPv0&t=1…
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Property Rights, Argumentation Ethics, and Praxeology with Stephan Kinsella
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Joining me today is patent attorney and libertarian theorist Stephan Kinsella. Mr. Kinsella is the author of the book, Against Intellectual Property, and is the founder and director of the Center for the Study of Innovative Freedom. He is also the founder and editor of Libertarians Papers, and he’s a member of the Editorial Board of Reason Papers. …
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Fallible Animals Episode 11: A Life Worth Creating with Carlos De la Guardia
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I speak with Carlos De la Guardia, an amateur AGI researcher and musician with a longtime interest in Popper and Deutsch. We discuss how one can apply the philosophy of critical rationalism, and some of David Deutsch’s ideas, to 'real life'. How should one act, given that problems are inevitable, and life is literally unpredictable? We also discuss…
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Fallible Animals Episode 10: Interview with Physicist Sabine Hossenfelder
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I interview physicist and science writer Sabine Hossenfelder. She is a Research Fellow at the Frankfurt Institute for Advanced Studies, where she leads the Analog Systems for Gravity Duals group and researches quantum gravity. We discuss ideas from her book, Lost in Math: How Beauty Leads Physics Astray, such as the role of philosophical ideas of b…
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Fallible Animals Episode 9: Laws vs. Principles
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We discuss the difference between laws versus principles as elucidated by constructor theory, and why it matters. Constructor theory may be thought of as a 'theory of theories' whose principles constrain other theories. Just as these subsidiary, object-level theories constrain the behavior of physical phenomena, so too constructor theory, as a meta…
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Fallible Animals Episode 8: Interview with Astrobiologist Lewis Dartnell
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I interview award-winning astrobiologist and science writer Lewis Dartnell. We discuss themes from his most recent book, Origins: How The Earth Made Us, as well as ideas from his field of study, astrobiology. Dr. Dartnell holds the Professorship in Science Communication at the University of Westminster. Interview topics include: how the Earth's cyc…
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Fallible Animals Episode 7: Interview with Science Writer Graham Farmelo
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I interview award-winning science writer Graham Farmelo. We discuss ideas in his latest book, The Universe Speaks in Numbers, including the relationship between math and physics, whether the laws of Nature are invented or discovered, the history of the relationship between the communities of mathematicians and physicists, current progress in physic…
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Fallible Animals Episode 6: Interview with Physicist Chiara Marletto
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I interview Oxford physicist Chiara Marletto, who has been working on constructor theory for several years. She's published papers on its applications to various fields, including those of information, thermodynamics, life, and probability. We discuss the origins and motivations of constructor theory, problems the theory may solve, current research…
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Fallible Animals Episode 5: What is a Constructor?
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We continue our exploration of constructor theory, our deepest theory in physics. We learn about the conceptual tools used in the theory, such as constructors, tasks, and substrates. We explain how constructor theory solves a few philosophical problems, such as whether or not causation is real, and what knowledge is in physical terms. We explain wh…
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Fallible Animals Episode 4: Intro to Constructor Theory
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We motivate and introduce Constructor Theory, humanity's first Theory of Everything (or so I claim). We explain what the founder of Constructor Theory, David Deutsch, calls the prevailing conception, and why it is inadequate in capturing and explaining many phenomena in nature, such as evolution by natural selection, the growth of knowledge, and va…
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Fallible Animals Episode 3: Progress as Error-Correction
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In this episode of Fallible Animals, we discuss how it is that sciences progresses, despite the fact that all science is conjectural. It turns out that progress entails reducing errors in our worldview. We define knowledge and review its growth over the course of history. Finally, we take as a case study our ever-improving understanding of our own …
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Fallible Animals Episode 2: Intro to Critical Rationalism
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We begin our discussion of the philosophy of knowledge called Critical Rationalism. We briefly review the intellectual climate in which it was created, and we discuss some of the core concepts, such as the conjectural nature of scientific theories, Popper's criterion of demarcation, and the role of criticism in science. Twitter - https://twitter.co…
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Introduction episode to the Fallible Animals podcast. I very briefly describe the philosophy of critical rationalism, and I hint at the worldview that will be the foundation of the show. More on both in future episodes, as we continue to explore ideas in science, philosophy, economics, and morality, and their history. Twitter - https://twitter.com/…
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