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Conjecture Institute
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A podcast all about https://www.conjectureinstitute.org/ with approximately bi-monthly interviews with the Fellows
Episodes
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Permissionless Knowledge Creation
Maxime’s combination of conversational tone, awareness of when technical details require elaborating on, and emphasis on explanation all come together to make Maxime’s miniature books invaluable for anyone interested in Zcash and Many-Worlds quantum theory. Our Spotlight Article series highlights...
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Both Ends of the Quantum Gravity Spectrum
Between her work on the BMV experiment to probe gravity's quantum side in the laboratory and her current investigation into quantum theory’s role in cosmology, Conjecture Institute Fellow Antonia Weber's young career as a physicist has already taken her across nearly the entire energy spectrum of...
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The Three Pillars of an Artificial Mind
The road to artificial intelligence (AGI) is not paved in increasingly efficient algorithms, more computing power, or radical improvements to the best large language models. Armed with our best theory of how knowledge is created, Conjecture Institute Fellow Carlos De la Guardia has honed in on...
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All Is (Q-)Number
In a world full of headlines touting ‘the latest theory of everything’, the most valuable unturned stone might be the theories we have had for a century. We just need the courage to do as Sam Kuypers does and take them seriously. Read the Spotlight Article about Conjecture Institute Fellow Sam...
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Hollywood's Optimistic Heir
Conjecture Institute Fellow Dimitri Vallein is building an alternative to Hollywood with optimistic science fiction stories, immersive technology, and a philosophy of progress. Read the article here: https://conjectureinstitute.org/articles/fellow-spotlight/dimitri-vallein
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Civilization, Module One: Hallmarks and Enemies
Denying the truth of Western superiority means never investigating why the West makes so much more progress than the rest of humanity. It means failing to discover the institutions, principles, and values that underlie the progress that the West has made. It means taking for granted the necessary...
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The Revolution That Should Have Been—And Still Could Be
Conjecture Institute Fellow Paul Raymond-Robichaud proved that the universe can be local and real after all—vindicating Einstein’s dream and unsettling a century of quantum orthodoxy. Our Spotlight Article series highlights our Fellows’ history, contributions, interests, and ideas. More to come....
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Conjecture Institute Fellow Jaber Hassoun
Jaber is a Fellow of Conjecture Institute. A computer science graduate and educational Youtuber focused on science and philosophy communication, Jaber's videos and interviews are dedicated to promoting Enlightenment values, progress, optimism in Deutsch's sense, the open/dynamic society and a...
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Economics, Module 0: The Constraints of Personhood
In explaining the regularities of an economy, of the conditions under which wealth can and cannot grow, we may begin with the fact that man acts purposefully—that is, he employs some scarce means to achieve some desired ends. This is typically called the action axiom, but I prefer to call it the...
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History of Ideas, Module 1: Ancient Greeks: Thales of Miletus
With his advent of a tradition of criticism, materialism, and the notion of universal principles, Thales gave every subsequent philosopher and scientist indispensable tools of reason that have lasted for thousands of years. Read the entire module:...
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Gravity Without Absolutes, by Julian Barbour
Physicist Julian Barbour discusses the ideas in his essay, Gravity Without Absolutes. Julian's essay is one of several written for our upcoming compendium, Bold Conjectures, Volume II: Essays Across Physics.
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Constructor Theory, Module 3: Four Laws of Thermodynamics
In this module, we will explore the content and shortcomings of four laws of thermodynamics. Read the module: https://conjectureinstitute.org/courses/constructor-theory/Constructor%20Theory%20Module%203.pdf Visit Conjecture Institute: https://conjectureinstitute.org/
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Effective Field Theory and the Shape of Realism, by Abdullah Afzal and Hassaan Saleem
Physicist Abdullah Afzal discusses the ideas in his essay, Effective Field Theory and the Shape of Realism (cowritten with Hassaan Saleem). Abdul and Hassaan's' essay is one of several written for our upcoming compendium, Bold Conjectures, Volume II: Essays Across Physics.
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Another Triumph of Locality: Colliding Histories Skew Handshakes, by Fellow Charles Bedard
Conjecture Institute Fellow Charles Bedard discusses the ideas in his essay, Another Triumph of Locality: Colliding Histories Skew Handshakes. Charles' essay is one of several written for our upcoming compendium, Bold Conjectures, Volume II: Essays Across Physics.
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The Fate of Spacetime: What Many Worlds Means for Gravity, by Fellow Sam Kuypers
Conjecture Institute Fellow Sam Kuypers discusses the ideas in his essay, The Fate of Spacetime: What Many Worlds Means for Gravity. Sam's essay is one of several written for our upcoming compendium, Bold Conjectures, Volume II: Essays Across Physics.
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Constructor Theory, Module 2: Irreversibility
As we saw in Module One, all dynamical laws of motion are time-reversal symmetric: if the trajectory of a system from state A to state B is allowed by particular laws of motion, then the trajectory of that system from state B to state A is also allowed by those same laws. Yet this fundamental...
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Constructor Theory, Module 1: The Prevailing Conception and the Big Bang
While Newtonian mechanics, quantum mechanics, and general relativity consist of radically different conceptual frameworks and mathematical infrastructure, they are all expressible in what David Deutsch and Chiara Marletto call the prevailing or traditional conception. If you know the current...
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Constructor Theory, Module 0: Bad Arguments Against New Science
The scope of a scientific theory is not a matter of subjective preference, and that judging a theory by its scope is a mistake. Judging a scientific theory by its structure—for example, whether or not it consists of algebraic equations and dynamical laws of motion—is also a mistake. Absent a good...
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People, Reason, & Reality Part I: Reason, Module 4: Criticism Along Philosophy's Three Branches
Philosophy is often divided into three branches: metaphysics or ontology (what is existence, why do reality’s constituent parts behave the way they do, what constrains and explains Nature’s regularities), epistemology (how knowledge grows, how people come to know what we think we know), and...
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People, Reason, & Reality Part I: Reason, Module 3: Explanations: Good, Bad, & Constrained
A good explanation is not only hard to vary, but it must also cohere with the rest of our explanations and actually explain what we are trying to explain. These three constraints imply that the search for good explanations will always be nontrivial. In fact, the deeper our explanations of the...
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People, Reason, & Reality Part I: Reason, Module 2: The Real Role of Evidence
Evidence-based anything is an illusion. There is no evidence-based science, evidence-based policy, evidence-based argument (see this very paragraph). In reality, a mind first guesses—conjectures—an idea. This could be a scientific idea, a moral idea, an economic idea, a political idea, an idea...
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Taking Schrödinger Seriously, Module 1: What Is the Schrödinger Equation?
Taking Schrödinger Seriously, Module 1: What Is the Schrödinger Equation?, by Conjecture Institute Fellow Maxime Desalle By the end of this module, you will be able to: -Identify each symbol in the Schrödinger equation and explain what it represents, -Describe what the wave function is and why it...
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People, Reason, & Reality Part I: Reason: Module 1: The Paths to Adopting an Idea
People, Reason, & Reality Part I: Reason: Module 1: The Paths to Adopting an Idea, by Conjecture Institute President Logan Chipkin The relationships between errors, problem solving, thinking, and rationality are not as straightforward as common sense might suggest. Read:...
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Ep 13: Chiara Marletto
Conjecture Institute President & Cofounder Logan Chipkin speaks with Oxford physicist and Conjecture Institute Senior Scientist Chiara Marletto about constructor theory, a theory in fundamental physics that seeks to express all of the laws of physics in terms of transformations that are possible,...
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Ep 12: Lord Daniel Hannan
Conjecture Institute Advisor, Lord Daniel Hannan is in conversation today about democracy, free trade and freedom broadly. Lord Hannan has a comprehensive website containing his work which is found at https://danielhannan.info/ while his Youtube channel is a catalogue of speeches, talks,...
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Ep 11: Maria Violaris
Maria is fellow of Conjecture Institute https://www.conjectureinstitute.org/ and physicist with her own Youtube Channel where she takes deep dives into many aspects of quantum theory - especially quantum computation. Subscribe to her channel here: / @maria_violaris
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Ep 10: Vlatko Vedral
Oxford physicist Vlatko Vedral speaks with Conjecture Institute President Logan Chipkin about quantum information theory, testing whether or not gravity is classical, whether spacetime is fundamental or emergent, and more. Get Vlatko's new book, Portals to a New Reality: Five Pathways to the…
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Ep 9: Eric Denton
Eric is a freelance writer and host of The Falsifiable Podcast, a show in which Eric explores both current events and evergreen topics in science, culture, and politics through a Popperian lens. He is currently working on a book that serves as a one-stop shop for anyone interested in epistemology...
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Ep 8: David Deutsch. How to reverse academia's stagnation.
In this episode Conjecture Institute Advisor David Deutsch takes a deep dive into the problems that plague existing academic institutions and, crucially, the ways research (in particular fundamental research in science) tends to be funded. David explains his own experiences in finding a career in...
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Ep 7: Questions with Paul Raymond-Robichaud
Mathematician Paul Raymond-Robichaud answers questions posed on Twitter/X. Note: there were some connection issues so at times the audio is a bit "lossy" or patchy. But the substance is all still there. Timestamps as follow: 00:00 Introduction 00:55 Hugo Graw wants to know about Paul’s background...
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Ep 6: Paul Raymond-Robichaud
Mathematician Paul Raymond-Robichaud (@PaulRaymond-Robichaud on Youtube and @PaulRRobichaud on @X) joins Brett Hall for a discussion about the foundations of mathematics, physics, education and philosophy. Paul works in quantum foundations. He developed a mathematical theory of local realism…
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Ep 5: Carlos De La Guardia
Conjecture Institute Fellow Carlos De la Guardia speaks with Brett Hall about his AGI research. We compare and contrast approaches to artificial intelligence with a focus on what makes Carlos' approach unique. Support Carlos by visiting https://www.conjectureinstitute.org/
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Ep 4: Tom Hyde
Tom Hyde is a philosopher and polymath interested in the relationship between epistemology and aesthetics. He is developing Wonderism, a bold new book aiming to reconcile Enlightenment rationality with Romanticist sentiment. To wonder, both to think and to feel, to question and to marvel, lies at...
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Ep 3: Arjun Khemani
Arjun Khemani is a content creator and fellow of Conjecture Institute. He is an 18-year-old high school dropout who launched and helped lead support at Naval Ravikant's Airchat. He is creating a documentary about our deepest theory of knowledge. In general, he works to spread optimism and fight…
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Ep 2: Sam Kuypers
Sam Kuypers is a theoretical physicist who works on quantum information among other things and is a fellow of Conjecture Institute. To learn more about Sam's work see his blog https://substack.com/@samuelkuypers or scroll down to find Sam here at https://www.conjectureinstitute.org/
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Ep 1: Conjecture Institute Co-Founder and President Logan Chipkin
Brett Hall speaks with Logan Chipkin about https://www.conjectureinstitute.org/ and the purpose of this podcast series.
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