Ep 64 Ch 18 "The Beginning" Part 3
The Penultimate “The Beginning of Infinity” episode. Herein we contrast pessimism with optimism - what the conditions are for providing succour to either philosophy and who some of the leaders are. Wh...
11 Maj 202150min
Ep 63: "The Fabric of Reality" episode 1
This is an exploration of the first 7 pages of "The Fabric of Reality". I spend much of the time talking about the significance of the book, how I missed so much even on my first few readings of it an...
7 Maj 20211h
Ep 62: "The Science of Can and Can't" episode 1.
This is the first episode in a new series devoted to an entirely new book: “The Science of Can and Can’t” by Chiara Marletto. Get the book anywhere ebooks are available (as of May, 2021) and learn mor...
5 Maj 20211h 2min
Ep 61 Ch 18 "The Beginning" Part 2
In this second part I spend a large portion of our time comparing author John Horgan's work "The End of Science" to David Deutsch's "The Beginning of Infinity". What errors does Horgan make on the way...
3 Maj 202130min
Ep 60: The Nexus (No music version).
This episode is identical to episode 59 - only it contains no music. I don't think this is as good :) My preferred way to experience this is the video version version which is here: https://www.youtub...
23 Apr 20211h
Ep 59: The Nexus
My preferred way to experience this is the video version version which is here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zpTxBkmr4LE . There is another version also published alongside this without any music ...
23 Apr 20211h
Ep 58 Ch 18 "The Beginning" Part 1
The beginning of "The Beginning" which is the chapter at the very end of "The Beginning of Infinity". :) Ignore what I say early on in this episode: this is episode 58, not 57. In this episode we revi...
17 Apr 202155min
Ep 57 "Existential Risk".
This is a podcast all about "Existential Risk". Made at the request of a Patreon, I cover the usual spectrum of ways in which people guess civilisation might end, discuss how to think about this from ...
4 Apr 202150min
