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Oct 2024
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The Deutsch Files IV

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Connecting the Four Theories into a Unified Whole 0:34

Emergence Is Fundamental 3:18

Constructor Theory Could Transform Multiple Fields 8:30

Innovation Often Emerges Unexpectedly 22:46

Knowledge Evolves Independently Across Universes 29:31

Anti-Rational Memes Hinder Human Progress 31:10

The West Versus the Rest 37:32

Error-correcting Institutions 47:46

The Bucket Theory of the Mind 51:59

Wokeism and the West 1:07:12

Transcript http://nav.al/deutsch-files-iv

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