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The Theory of Anything podcast

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The Theory of Anything

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  Bruce Nielson and Peter Johansen  

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 art. So we explore everything. Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/brucenielson/membership

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 art. So we explore everything. Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/brucenielson/membership

 

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#124

Episode 123: Campbell vs Deutsch: Incremental vs Cosmic Significance

Bruce compares Donald Campbell’s evolutionary epistemology and David Deutsch’s ideas on in... more

02 Dec 2025

39 MINS

39:50

02 Dec 2025

#123

Episode 122: The Case Against Logical Fallacies

In this shorter episode Bruce takes a deep dive into logical fallacies. How useful are log... more

25 Nov 2025

1 HR 01 MINS

1:01:03

25 Nov 2025

#122

Episode 121: Beliefs

In our previous episode covering Strevens' critique of Popper, we briefly touched on w... more

18 Nov 2025

2 HR 43 MINS

2:43:26

18 Nov 2025

#121

Episode 120: Popper on Trial

This week Bruce puts Popper on trial. Specifically, through the lens of Michael Stevens’s ... more

11 Nov 2025

1 HR 51 MINS

1:51:16

11 Nov 2025

#120

Episode 119: New Right vs Libertarianism w/Logan Chipkin

This week we interview Logan Chipkin. Logan is a writer and author of several books. Recen... more

28 Oct 2025

1 HR 54 MINS

1:54:33

28 Oct 2025

#119

Episode 118: Christian Transhumanism (with Micah Redding)

This week we talk to Micah Redding, the host of the Christian Transhumanist podcast. We di... more

14 Oct 2025

2 HR 26 MINS

2:26:45

14 Oct 2025

#118

Episode 117: Jonathan Rauch

This week we had the absolute honor of interviewing Jonathan Rauch. Rauch is an extremely ... more

30 Sep 2025

1 HR 52 MINS

1:52:31

30 Sep 2025

#117

Episode 116: The Knowledge Machine

This week Bruce take a deep critical rationalist dive into Michael Strevens’s book, [The K... more

16 Sep 2025

2 HR 17 MINS

2:17:28

16 Sep 2025

#116

Episode 115: Is Falsification Falsifiable?

This week we consider: Is falsification falsifiable? Was Popper a “naive falsificationist”... more

02 Sep 2025

1 HR 55 MINS

1:55:30

02 Sep 2025

#115

Episode 114: Campbell's Evolutionary Epistemology

Starting in the 1950s, Popperian Donald Campbell developed a theory of "evolutionary epist... more

19 Aug 2025

2 HR 10 MINS

2:10:58

19 Aug 2025

#114

Episode 113: Evolution, Collective Minds, and Static Societies

This week Bruce takes a deep dive into anthropologist Joseph Henrich’s book: [The Secret o... more

06 Aug 2025

1 HR 30 MINS

1:30:41

06 Aug 2025

#113

Episode 112: Words vs Concepts: Does 'Randomness' Exist?

Bruce first explains the difference between arguing over concepts vs arguing over words. ... more

22 Jul 2025

1 HR 12 MINS

1:12:05

22 Jul 2025

#112

Episode 111: Static vs Dynamic Societies

What precisely is a static vs dynamic society? It is possible to take this down to the lev... more

08 Jul 2025

1 HR 30 MINS

1:30:49

08 Jul 2025

#111

Episode 110: Brave New World vs. 1984 (round table discussion)

We once again get together some of the smartest people we know for a discussion that gets ... more

24 Jun 2025

1 HR 52 MINS

1:52:20

24 Jun 2025

#110

Episode 109: Genes, Emergence, and Platonism (round table with Sadia and Ivan)

In this round table discussion with Ivan Phillips and Sadia Naeem, we begin by discussing ... more

10 Jun 2025

3 HR 24 MINS

3:24:46

10 Jun 2025

#109

Episode 108: AI and Obedience (with Dan Gish)

This week we are joined by fellow traveler Dan Gish to discuss LLMs and AGI. Does it reall... more

27 May 2025

1 HR 52 MINS

1:52:04

27 May 2025

#108

Episode 107: Was Popper a Fideist?

Here we discuss fidesim and critical rationalism. Fideism has many definitions, but at lea... more

13 May 2025

1 HR 48 MINS

1:48:23

13 May 2025

#107

Episode 106: Karl Popper and God

This week we discuss a short interview with Karl Popper from 1969 where he discusses God a... more

29 Apr 2025

1 HR 25 MINS

1:25:05

29 Apr 2025

#106

Episode 105: Michael Levin's Unseen World of Cell Cognition

This week Bruce speaks about the work or Michael Levin, who is a biologist know for his wo... more

08 Apr 2025

1 HR 51 MINS

1:51:55

08 Apr 2025

#105

Episode 104: 3rd Way Evolution vs the Critics

How well do the collection of assertions called “3rd way evolution” stand up to criticism?... more

18 Mar 2025

1 HR 57 MINS

1:57:37

18 Mar 2025

#104

Episode 103: Neo-Darwinism vs Post-Darwinism

This week we discuss neo-Darwinism vs post-Darwinism. Neo-Darwinism meaning a gene centric... more

25 Feb 2025

1 HR 53 MINS

1:53:36

25 Feb 2025

#103

Episode 102: Is IQ a Bit Scientifically Valid?

This time we discuss Nassim Nicholas Taleb's article "IQ is Largely a Pseudoscientific... more

04 Feb 2025

1 HR 25 MINS

1:25:51

04 Feb 2025

#102

Episode 101: Wolfram, Rucker, and the Computational Nature of Reality

Bruce takes a deep dive into Stephen Wolfram’s ideas regarding computational universality,... more

14 Jan 2025

2 HR 16 MINS

2:16:27

14 Jan 2025

#101

Episode 100: Interview with David Deutsch

Our Christmas gift to you this year is episode 100: an interview with The Man (TM) himself... more

23 Dec 2024

2 HR 27 MINS

2:27:25

23 Dec 2024