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2root2s
by 2root2s
Tune in each week as two programmers talk about things like politics, history and evolutionary psychology - basically anything they know absolutely nothing about! If this sounds fascinating to you, give them a try and their incompetency just might rub off on you and you too will realize how little you know. Know less after listening than you did before, that's our motto!
Episodes
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Episode 7: A New Direction
We talk about a new direction we're taking with the podcast. We discuss the renaming of the channel and task. We discuss QuantU, the learning platform we've been building for the past several years and talk about the future direction the podcast and channel will be taking.
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S1E6: Second-Order Thinking
This week we discuss second-order thinking and delve into the following questions: 1. What is first-order thinking? 2. What is second-order thinking? 3. What is the Law of Unintended Consequences? 4. Can you ever just do one thing? 5. Is everything interconnected? 6. What are areas where...
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S1E5: Thought Experiments
In this episode, we explore one of the most powerful tools of the human mind - the thought experiment. We tackle the following questions: 1. What is a thought experiment? 2. What are the abilities or strengths or capabilities of a thought experiment? 3. What are its weaknesses? 4. What is its…
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S1E4: First Principles Thinking
In this episode we discuss the ideas behind first principles thinking (FPT) and two of the main methods for applying FPT. Some of the questions we try to answer are: 1. What is first principles thinking (FPT)? 2. What are the two main techniques for FPT? 3. What are some other techniques? 4. What...
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S1E3: Mental Model - Circle of Competence
In this episode, we talk about the Circle of Competence mental model. Outline: 1. What is a circle of competence? 2. How do you know when you have one? 3. How do you build and maintain one? - desire to learn - monitoring - feedback 4. How do you operate outside of one? - watch out for incentives
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S1E2: The Map is not the Territory
In this episode, we discuss mental maps/models. We talk about how models can be used to reach goals, specifically how models have 4 key attributes: 1. They can explain or help understand something 2. They can make predictions 3. They can optimize or remove errors in a process 4. They can help...
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S1E1: What are Mental Models and Tools of Thinking
In this first episode we talk about blind spots and understanding reality. We discuss general barriers to understanding such as ego-induced denial, and how to help mitigate having the wrong perspective, problems arising from your own biology and ego, as well as having too large of a distance...
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Tune in each week as two programmers talk about things like politics, history and evolutionary psychology - basically anything they know absolutely nothing about! If this sounds fascinating to you, give them a try and their incompetency just might rub off on you and you too will realize how little you know. Know less after listening than you did before, that's our motto!
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