Ep. 91 | Newcomb's Paradox Has a Correct Answer

Ep. 91 | Newcomb's Paradox Has a Correct Answer

Today we discussed thought experiments like Newcomb's paradox, the birthday paradox and the wason selection task. Timestamps: 0:00-Intro 0:51-The Wason Selection Task 17:23-Number Rules 22:13-BURGER AND FRIES 26:59-The Birthday Paradox 40:23-The Linda Problem 44:44-Newcombs Paradox

Ep. 90 | We Can't Agree on This Thought Experiment

In this we talk about thought experiments that make you think outside the box. Timestamps: 0:00-Intro 1:16-A Man Lost His Cow 42:24-Herat Transplant? 52:38-Heart Transplant Variation 58:10-Xeno's Traveller 1:14:01-Mary's Room

Ep. 89 | We tried to learn mental math...

Ever wanted to be good at math in your head? Us too, today we're trying to get good at it. Timestamps: 0:00-Intro 2:07-Addition 15:13-Subtraction 23:25-Compliment Method 51:08-Multiplication 1:11:05-The Subtraction Method 1:13:44-Squaring Method 1:19:41-Factoring Method 1:31:51-Close Together Method 1:37:33-Handy Mental Tricks

Ep. 88 | Kindness Is Not Weakness - It's Survival

Join Ben and Fisher as they explore why we are nice, examining the role of natural selection and evolution in shaping human nature. This episode dives into human psychology behavior, offering insights from cognitive psychology into how our traits develop.

Ep. 87 | We're Not Seeing What's Actually Real

Did evolution hide reality from us? Timestamps: 0:00-Intro 4:47-Experience is an Illusion 10:04-What is Our Brain Constructing? 20:51-Is This Compatible With Realism? 24:34-is Pain Fake? 27:43-Optical Illusions 46:27-The Expectation Effect 49:30-What's Actually Real? 1:05:24-Kirk Cameron 1:12:11-Does Natural Selection Select Truth? 1:41:39-Why Aren't Truth And Fitness the Same? 1:50:05-Isn't This Self Refuting? 1:55:59-Game