
Ep 190: David Deutsch’s ”The Fabric of Reality” Chapter 9 ”Quantum Computers” Part3
Here in this second-to-last episode on the discussion of Chapter 9 from the Fabric of Reality we discuss some of the key distinctions between the classical and quantum - the philosophical and scientif...
13 Jun 202334min

Ep 189: Epiphenomena
This serves as "part 2" of my "Are Consciousness and Creativity the same thing?" podcast, the Youtube version of which can be found here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lrjY4fR-qMU
26 Apr 202318min

Ep 188: Nick Bostrom on AI on ”Talk TV” - analysis
This podcast was originally produced on Airchat: https://www.getairchat.com/bretthall/bretthall It is all about an interview that can be found here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4fv4Uz_i1iQ
21 Apr 202340min

Ep 187: Red Pens and Fallibilism
This podcast episode is based around two sets of chits (two "chats") found on airchat at https://www.getairchat.com/bretthall/bretthall?t=440630 The articles associated with these chits and in the lat...
14 Apr 202323min

Ep 186: Brett, Naval and more on AI & AGI
The latest on the philosophy, science and technology of AI and AGI. ChatGPT, Deep Learning, Neural Networks and Large Language Models (LLMs). What do we know? Where is it going?
8 Apr 20231h 33min

Ep 185: Possibility and Actuality. Facts and Counterfactuals.
Sam Harris and Lex Fridman vs The Multiverse and Constructor Theory. Although this is a reaction video, it's just 10 minutes of Sam with the rest of the time spent me doing some analysis, dissection a...
31 Mar 20231h 1min

Ep 184: ToKCast Digest - An Overview of Optimism
Everything that we’ve covered on ToKCast so far for those in a hurry or those wanting a refresher. It’s the synecdoche episode. 183 episodes down and David Deutsch has spoken with Naval Ravikant and T...
29 Mar 20231h 21min

Ep 183: St George in retirement syndrome on St Patrick’s day.
What is "St George in retirement" syndrome? This and much more in another random livestream about all sorts.
21 Mar 20231h 1min



















