Do Explain with Christofer Lövgren

Christofer and intelligence researcher Dennis Hackethal speak about his new book, 'A Window on Intelligence', about the philosophy of people and why we need a unification of philosophy and software engineering to continue making progress in various fields, in this episode of Do Explain. They discuss problems with current AI-research and potential solutions, the biological evolution of intelligence, why animals aren't intelligent or conscious, open problems with Popperian epistemology, psychotherapy as a software engineering problem, how to think about space travel, and other related topics. "A Window on Intelligence" is available for purchase now on Amazon, and soon on other platforms like Apple Books as well: https://www.windowonintelligence.com/https://www.amazon.com/Window-Intelligence-Philosophy-Evolution-Implications/dp/1734696133/Dennis Hackethal is a software engineer and intelligence researcher in Silicon Valley, California. He hosts a podcast called Artificial Creativity about how to create AGI and can also be found on Twitter:Podcast: https://soundcloud.com/dchackeTwitter: https://twitter.com/dchackethalSupport the podcast at:https://www.patreon.com/doexplain (monthly)https://ko-fi.com/doexplain (one-time)Find Christofer on Twitter:https://twitter.com/ReachChristofer

Christofer and physicist David Deutsch speak about why neither genetic nor 'environmental' determinism explain human choices in this episode of Do Explain. They discuss the horrors of prehistoric existence, gender norms, twin studies, the brain/mind distinction, universality of computation, cognitive bias, and other related topics.David Deutsch is a Visiting Professor of Physics at the Centre for Quantum Computation at Oxford University and the author of two books: 'The Fabric of Reality' and 'The Beginning of Infinity'. He works on fundamental issues in physics, particularly the quantum theory of computation and information, and constructor theory.Timestamps: (2:43) - The grim lives of prehistoric humans(9:30) - Genetic determinism and human choice (12:30) - Explaining human choice and human nature(20:46) - Gender roles and correlation vs. explanation (28:58) - Twin studies and the blank slate(36:24) - Philosophy of mind and information processing(44:43) - Brains, minds, hardware and software(48:28) - Why the brain and mind are different kinds of universal(52:03) - What is the purpose of neuroscience?(55:41) - Unconscious vs. conscious mind(1:03:39) - Why cognitive biases might make you biased(1:10:10) - On meeting Karl Popper and Bryce DeWittWebsite: www.daviddeutsch.org.ukTwitter: @DavidDeutschOxfSupport the podcast at:https://www.patreon.com/doexplain (monthly)https://ko-fi.com/doexplain (one-time)Find Christofer on Twitter:https://twitter.com/ReachChristofer

Christofer and his buddy Charlie Jungheim speak about how to think about meditation in a Deutschian/Popperian framework in this episode of Do Explain. They discuss Kobe Bryant's recent passing, misconceptions of death, the value and pitfalls of meditation, the self, and other related topics. Charlie Jungheim is a philosophy YouTuber, impressionist, and musician from Laguna Beach, currently residing in Palm Springs, California. He makes videos about Critical Rationalism following the philosophy of Karl Popper and David Deutsch and can be found on various platforms:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hermesofreasonWebsite: http://hermesofreason.com/Twitter: https://twitter.com/HermesofReasonSupport the podcast at:https://www.patreon.com/doexplain (monthly)https://ko-fi.com/doexplain (one-time)Find Christofer on Twitter:https://twitter.com/ReachChristofer

Christofer and physicist Sam Kuypers speak about why the world is not best described as a mechanical clockwork of atoms in this episode of Do Explain. They discuss determinism and causality, myths in quantum physics, evolutionary psychology, and other related topics.Sam Kuypers, known as Crit_Rat on Twitter, is a DPhil student in physics at the University of Oxford. He researches foundational issues in quantum theory and, besides physics, is mainly interested in the philosophy of science, as his twitter-handle suggests (https://twitter.com/Crit_Rat).Support the podcast at:https://www.patreon.com/doexplain (monthly)https://ko-fi.com/doexplain (one-time)Find Christofer on Twitter:https://twitter.com/ReachChristofer

Christofer and writer Lulie tanett speak about epistemology and its fundamental connection with fun in this episode of Do Explain. They discuss Justified True Belief, the Duhem-Quine Problem, meta discussion, hangups, suffering, willpower, and other related topics.Lulie Tanett is a writer from Oxford, England, specialising in applied critical rationalism. She writes about all things epistemology — from education and memetics, to productivity and motivation, to how coercion affects rationality, progress and happiness. You can find her on Twitter (https://twitter.com/ReasonIsFun).Website: http://www.reasonisfun.com/Support the podcast at:https://www.patreon.com/doexplain (monthly)https://ko-fi.com/doexplain (one-time)Find Christofer on Twitter:https://twitter.com/ReachChristofer

Christofer and his buddy Charlie Jungheim speak about various aspects of David Deutsch's  worldview in this episode of Do Explain. They discuss the immorality of moral relativism, free will and the reality of abstractions, reductionism, and other related topics.Charlie Jungheim is a philosophy YouTuber, impressionist, and musician from Laguna Beach, currently residing in Palm Springs, California. He makes videos about Critical Rationalism following the philosophy of Karl Popper and David Deutsch and can be found on various platforms:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hermesofreasonWebsite: http://hermesofreason.com/Twitter: https://twitter.com/HermesofReasonSupport the podcast at:https://www.patreon.com/doexplain (monthly)https://ko-fi.com/doexplain (one-time)Find Christofer on Twitter:https://twitter.com/ReachChristofer

Christofer and his buddy Charlie Jungheim speak about David Deutsch's latest Ted Talk, 'After Billions of Years of Monotony, the Universe is Waking Up', in this episode of Do Explain. They discuss cultural evolution, memes, morality, the difference between closed and open societies, and other related topics.Charlie Jungheim is a philosophy YouTuber, impressionist, and musician from Laguna Beach, currently residing in Palm Springs, California. He makes videos about Critical Rationalism following the philosophy of Karl Popper and David Deutsch and can be found on various platforms:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hermesofreasonWebsite: http://hermesofreason.com/Twitter: https://twitter.com/HermesofReasonSupport the podcast at:https://www.patreon.com/doexplain (monthly)https://ko-fi.com/doexplain (one-time)Find Christofer on Twitter:https://twitter.com/ReachChristofer

Christofer and software engineer Dennis Hackethal speak about everything to do with Artificial General Intelligence (AGI) in this episode of Do Explain. They discuss the problem of induction and how knowledge grows, the difference between AI and AGI, issues with current research approaches, the universality of computation, AI-risk, and other related topics. Dennis Hackethal is a software engineer and intelligence researcher in Silicon Valley, California. He hosts a podcast called Artificial Creativity about how to create AGI and can also be found on Twitter:Podcast: https://soundcloud.com/dchackeTwitter: https://twitter.com/dchackethalSupport the podcast at:https://www.patreon.com/doexplain (monthly)https://ko-fi.com/doexplain (one-time)Find Christofer on Twitter:https://twitter.com/ReachChristofer

Christofer and his buddy Charlie Jungheim speak about David Deutsch's latest book, 'The Befinning of Infinity', in this episode of Do Explain. They discuss human progress and its relation to problem-solving, good and bad explanations, what people fundamentally are, and other related topics. Charlie Jungheim is a philosophy YouTuber, impressionist, and musician from Laguna Beach, currently residing in Palm Springs, California. He makes videos about Critical Rationalism following the philosophy of Karl Popper and David Deutsch and can be found on various platforms:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hermesofreasonWebsite: http://hermesofreason.com/Twitter: https://twitter.com/HermesofReasonSupport the podcast at:https://www.patreon.com/doexplain (monthly)https://ko-fi.com/doexplain (one-time)Find Christofer on Twitter:https://twitter.com/ReachChristofer