A podcast that explores the unseen and surprising connections between nearly everything, with special emphasis on intelligence and the search for Artificial General Intelligence (AGI) through the lens of Karl Popper's Theory of Knowledge. David Deutsch argued that Quantum Mechanics, Darwinian Evolution, Karl Popper's Theory of Knowledge, and Computational Theory (aka "The Four Strands") represent an early 'theory of everything' be it science, philosophy, computation, religion, politics, or a ...
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Darwinian Podcasts
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Professor of Marketing and Concordia University Research Chair in Evolutionary Behavioural Sciences and Darwinian Consumption, Montreal* *this account is managed by a Gadfella, not Prof. Gad Saad. As such, all questions will be answered with a bit of a delay Please consider donating to his Patreon All links provided on this page point directly to Prof. Gad Saad's own content
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Sermons from City on a Hill: Melbourne, a church committed to Knowing Jesus & Making Jesus Known. For more resources, visit https://resources.cityonahill.com.au.
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Theosophical Deep Dive is a journey into the hidden currents of wisdom flowing through the works of H.P. Blavatsky. Each episode opens a window into the unseen, inviting seekers to awaken the truths veiled in ancient teachings.
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Sermons from City on a Hill: Brisbane, a church committed to Knowing Jesus & Making Jesus Known. For more resources, visit https://resources.cityonahill.com.au.
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Clearer Thinking is a podcast about ideas that truly matter. If you enjoy learning about powerful, practical concepts and frameworks, wish you had more deep, intellectual conversations in your life, or are looking for non-BS self-improvement, then we think you'll love this podcast! Each week we invite a brilliant guest to bring four important ideas to discuss for an in-depth conversation. Topics include psychology, society, behavior change, philosophy, science, artificial intelligence, math, ...
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Sermons from City on a Hill: Surf Coast, a church committed to Knowing Jesus & Making Jesus Known. For more resources, visit https://resources.cityonahill.com.au.
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Sermons from City on a Hill: Melbourne West, a church committed to Knowing Jesus & Making Jesus Known. For more resources, visit https://resources.cityonahill.com.au.
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Sermons from City on a Hill: Melbourne East, a church committed to Knowing Jesus & Making Jesus Known. For more resources, visit https://resources.cityonahill.com.au.
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Can Darwin's theory of evolution be applied to languages? If so what are the analogues for natural selection and species diversification? What truths does this approach reveal and what problems does it throw up? In this album Professor Mark Pagel of Reading University and Quentin Atkinson, an evolutionary biologist at Oxford, discuss the pitfalls and the up-sides to approaching language through a Darwinian model. Focussing on Indo-European languages, they show how mathematical and statistica ...
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Series of annual radio lectures on significant contemporary issues, delivered by leading figures from the relevant fields
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Welcome to the 'YunkJunks Podcast! If you are looking for a fresh take on sports talk, you have come to the right place. This podcast is aggressive, opinionated, (hopefully comical), and definitely NSFW. No cap here. Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/yunkjunks/support
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Host Tom Lamprecht and Pastor Harry Reeder discuss relevant topics in a relaxed setting.
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Is it okay to believe in evolution? And if yes, where to draw the line with Darwinian theory?
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How should we read the ancient text of the Bible in light of our ever-expanding scientific knowledge? Does evolution contradict the Bible, or just help us understand it better?By Zech Sargent
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Darwinian Demons: Climate Change and the AI Arms Race (with Kristian Rönn)
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Read the full transcript here. Are existential risks from AI fundamentally different from those posed by previous technologies such as nuclear weapons? How can global cooperation overcome the challenges posed by national interests? What mechanisms might enable effective governance of technologies that transcend borders? How do competitive pressures…
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A new paradigm for psychology research (with Slime Mold Time Mold)
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Read the full transcript here. What changes when psychology stops naming traits and starts naming parts - can “entities and rules” turn fuzzy labels into testable mechanisms? If the mind is a web of governors with set points, what exactly is being controlled - and how do error signals become feelings? Are hunger, fear, and status-seeking all negati…
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How do we share Christianity with friends who are successful and going well in life?
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Many people around us are going pretty well in life; they’re kind, they help others, they are successful and have purpose – so why (and how) do you share the good news of Jesus with people when they seem to be doing fine without it?By Dave Jensen
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Can I be queer and Christian? Is there a space for queer Christians in the church?
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In a culture where LGBTQ+ people are affirmed and celebrated, the church often seems critical and judgmental. What does the Bible say on these issues and to people wrestling with their identity? How should Christians live out these truths in their communities today?By Luke Nelson
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As a Christian, should I be supporting Israel, Palestine, or just be neutral?
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As wars rage in the Middle East and opinions divide, we are confronted with the question of how we should respond. What does God have to say about war in general, and what might he have to say about this one in particular?By Nick Coombs
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Should women teach, preach and be pastors?
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The roles and responsibilities of women and men in the church have been the source of much debate and controversy since the early church – so what does the Bible really say about it all? What do we know about God’s design for men and women in ministry, and how do we live that out here at City on a Hill?…
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Beyond saving lives: happiness and doing good (with Michael Plant)
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Read the full transcript here. Are we trying to maximize moment-to-moment happiness or life satisfaction? Can self-reports really guide policy and giving? What happens to quality of life metrics when we judge impact by wellbeing instead of health or income? How should we compare treating depression to providing clean water when their benefits feel …
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This week Bruce take a deep critical rationalist dive into Michael Strevens’s book, The Knowledge Machine: How Irrationality Created Modern Science, which is an attempt to describe how science is a self-correcting system designed to create knowledge based on explanation. The book is somewhat critical of Popperian falsification, though the reading o…
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Can I be queer and Christian? Is there a space for queer Christians in the church?
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In a culture where LGBTQ+ people are affirmed and celebrated, the church often seems critical and judgmental. What does the Bible say on these issues and to people wrestling with their identity? How should Christians live out these truths in their communities today?By Guy Mason
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Does God still speak to us today? How do I recognise if it’s His voice, or just my own?
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In a noisy and distracted age, how do we recognise the word of God – and how do I know if what I’m ‘hearing’ is the word of God, or just the voice of my own heart?By Khoi Phuong
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Is it okay to believe in evolution? And if yes, where to draw the line with Darwinian theory?
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How should we read the ancient text of the Bible in light of our ever-expanding scientific knowledge? Does evolution contradict the Bible, or just help us understand it better?By Nick Coombs
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How should Christians respond to the ‘Woke’ movement?
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‘Woke’ is a term we hear a lot and yet its definition is hard to pin down. Where does it come from – and how should the church respond to it? Do we celebrate it or resist it? It’s worth asking – what would Jesus affirm and would he confront? And what is the way forward from here?By Luke Nelson
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Is it okay to believe in evolution? And if yes, where to draw the line with Darwinian theory?
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How should we read the ancient text of the Bible in light of our ever-expanding scientific knowledge? Does evolution contradict the Bible, or just help us understand it better?By Louis Glazebrook
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As Christians, how can we be sure that what we believe is true and that what others believe is not?
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Jesus claimed to be ‘the way, the truth and the life’ – but isn’t that arrogant? Aren’t all religions basically the same – a different path to the same destination, shaped by the perspectives of the particular time and culture we live in? Or is it possible that we’re wrong? How do we assess all of these truth claims?…
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As Christians, how can we be sure that what we believe is true and that what others believe is not?
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Jesus claimed to be ‘the way, the truth and the life’ – but isn’t that arrogant? Aren’t all religions basically the same – a different path to the same destination, shaped by the perspectives of the particular time and culture we live in? Or is it possible that we’re wrong? How do we assess all of these truth claims?…
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Is it okay to believe in evolution? And if yes, where to draw the line with Darwinian theory?
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How should we read the ancient text of the Bible in light of our ever-expanding scientific knowledge? Does evolution contradict the Bible, or just help us understand it better?By Luke Nelson
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Can I be queer and Christian? Is there a space for queer Christians in the church?
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In a culture where LGBTQ+ people are affirmed and celebrated, the church often seems critical and judgmental. What does the Bible say on these issues and to people wrestling with their identity? How should Christians live out these truths in their communities today?By Guy Mason
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Seeing through cognitive traps (with Alex Edmans)
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Read the full transcript here. How do we distinguish correlation from causation in organizational success? How common is it to mistake luck or data mining for genuine effects in research findings? What are the challenges in interpreting ESG (Environmental, Social, Governance) criteria? Why is governance considered distinct from environmental and so…
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The Ancient Roots of Theosophy According to Blavatsky
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This episode explores the foundational questions about Theosophy, drawing from H.P. Blavatsky's lucid explanations in "The Key to Theosophy." Discover what Theosophy truly is not a religion, but the ancient "Wisdom-Religion" or Divine Science. Delve into its historical roots with the Philaletheians of Alexandria, its core mission to unify all faith…
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Episode 115: Is Falsification Falsifiable?
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This week we consider: Is falsification falsifiable? Was Popper a “naive falsificationist”? Why do so many people think he was? (Including at least one of his own students!) Is falsification itself a philosophical theory that makes it immune from falsification? Does the Duhem-Quine problem, or the assertion that theory exist in an interwoven web of…
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Is it okay to believe in evolution? And if yes, where to draw the line with Darwinian theory?
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How should we read the ancient text of the Bible in light of our ever-expanding scientific knowledge? Does evolution contradict the Bible, or just help us understand it better?By Andrew Judd
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As a Christian, should I be supporting Israel, Palestine, or just be neutral?
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As wars rage in the Middle East and opinions divide, we are confronted with the question of how we should respond. What does God have to say about war in general, and what might he have to say about this one in particular?By Zech Sargent
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As a Christian, should I be supporting Israel, Palestine, or just be neutral?
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As wars rage in the Middle East and opinions divide, we are confronted with the question of how we should respond. What does God have to say about war in general, and what might he have to say about this one in particular?By Luke Nelson
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As Christians, how can we be sure that what we believe is true and that what others believe is not?
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Jesus claimed to be ‘the way, the truth and the life’ – but isn’t that arrogant? Aren’t all religions basically the same – a different path to the same destination, shaped by the perspectives of the particular time and culture we live in? Or is it possible that we’re wrong? How do we assess all of these truth claims?…
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Does God still speak to us today? How do I recognise if it’s His voice, or just my own?
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In a noisy and distracted age, how do we recognise the word of God – and how do I know if what I’m ‘hearing’ is the word of God, or just the voice of my own heart?By Louis Glazebrook
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The most important century (with Holden Karnofsky)
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Read the full transcript here. Has society reached ‘peak progress’? Can we sustain the level of economic growth that technology has enabled over the last century? Have researchers plucked the last of science's "low-hanging fruit?" Why did early science innovators have outsized impact per capita? As fields mature, why does per-researcher output fall…
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