Drawing on Chapter 15 "The Evolution of Culture" from "The Beginning of Infinity" by David Deutsch and then applying it to some special cases.
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Timestamps:
00:00 Speech, Trade and Democracy
02:39 Is Democracy under attack?
07:05 Free Speech as Error Identification
09:14 Limit ... Show More
Mar 11
Ep 259: Reaction to Michael Levin Part 3: Bait and Switch, Podcastistan and Surprising(?) algorithms.
In this, the third and final part of a series, I break down some work Michael Levin has done with sorting algorithms. That seems very dry until you hear his claim that these algorithms that are well known and have been studied for decades exhibit extremely unusual behaviour never ... Show More
59m 35s
Feb 16
Ep 258: Reaction to Michael Levin, Part 2: Bioelectricity, Consciousness and Knowing
This is the second in a multipart series where I react to some interviews with @drmichaellevin a biologist who, among other things, specialises in bioelectricity. His research can be found here: https://www.drmichaellevin.org and his "explainer articles" for his own professiona ... Show More
1h 38m
Feb 2023
#263: Why Free Speech Matters with Greg Lukianoff
Themes: Freedom of Speech, Censorship, Social Media, Cancel Culture, Mental Health Summary: Join me for an insightful conversation with Greg Lukianoff: attorney, New York Times best-selling author, and President and CEO of the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression (FIRE ... Show More
1h 14m
Jul 2021
Haitian President, Jovenel Moïse, assassinated--Globalist Conspiracy? [E239]
The President of Haiti, Jovenel Moïse, was Assassination in the early hours of the morning on July 7th, was it a "arrest gone wrong", personal revenge, or apart of a globalist conspiracy? Intro 00:00 Value for Value 00:37 NewPodcastApps.com 01:39 Memories from growing up in Haiti ... Show More
55m 17s
Sep 2023
#397 – Greg Lukianoff: Cancel Culture, Deplatforming, Censorship & Free Speech
Greg Lukianoff is a free speech advocate, first-amendment attorney, president of FIRE – Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression, and co-author of The Coddling of the American Mind and a new book The Canceling of the American Mind. Please support this podcast by checking o ... Show More
2h 40m