web02.fireside.fm Fri, 22 May 2026 17:23:15 -0500 Fireside (https://fireside.fm) Increments - Episodes Tagged with “Critical Rationalism” https://www.incrementspodcast.com/tags/critical%20rationalism Mon, 20 Jun 2022 16:15:00 -0700 Vaden Masrani, a senior research scientist in machine learning, and Ben Chugg, a PhD student in statistics, get into trouble arguing about everything except machine learning and statistics. Coherence is somewhere on the horizon. Bribes, suggestions, love-mail and hate-mail all welcome at incrementspodcast@gmail.com. en-us episodic Science, Philosophy, Epistemology, Mayhem Ben Chugg and Vaden Masrani Vaden Masrani, a senior research scientist in machine learning, and Ben Chugg, a PhD student in statistics, get into trouble arguing about everything except machine learning and statistics. Coherence is somewhere on the horizon. Bribes, suggestions, love-mail and hate-mail all welcome at incrementspodcast@gmail.com. no Philosophy,Science,Ethics,Progress,Knowledge,Computer Science,Conversation,Error-Correction Ben Chugg and Vaden Masrani incrementspodcast@gmail.com #41 - Parenting, Epistemology, and EA (w/ Lulie Tanett) https://www.incrementspodcast.com/41 8ed5f8dd-a838-4df0-8791-af0372ee011d Mon, 20 Jun 2022 16:15:00 -0700 Ben Chugg and Vaden Masrani full Ben Chugg and Vaden Masrani We're joined by the wonderful Lulie Tanett to talk about effective altruism, pulling spouses out of burning buildings, and why you should prefer critical rationalism to Bayesianism for your mom's sake. 1:18:15 no <p>We're joined by the wonderful Lulie Tanett to talk about effective altruism, pulling spouses out of burning buildings, and why you should prefer critical rationalism to Bayesianism for your mom's sake. Buckle up! </p> <p><strong>We discuss:</strong></p> <ul> <li>Lulie's recent experience at EA Global </li> <li>Bayesianism and how it differs from critical rationalism </li> <li>Common arguments in favor of Bayesianism </li> <li>Taking Children Seriously </li> <li>What it was like for Lulie growing up without going to school </li> <li>The Alexander Technique, Internal Family Systems, Gendlin's Focusing, and Belief Reporting </li> </ul> <p><strong>References</strong> </p> <ul> <li><a href="https://www.eaglobal.org/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">EA Global</a></li> <li> <a href="https://www.fitz-claridge.com/taking-children-seriously/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Taking Children Seriously</a> </li> <li><a href="https://expandingawareness.org/blog/what-is-the-alexander-technique/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Alexander Technique</a></li> <li><a href="https://ifs-institute.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Internal Family Systems</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Focusing_(psychotherapy)" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Gendlin Focusing</a></li> </ul> <p><strong>Social Media Everywhere</strong> <br> Follow Lulie on Twitter @reasonisfun. Follow us at @VadenMasrani, @BennyChugg, @IncrementsPod, or on <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_4wZzQyoW4s4ZuE4FY9DQQ" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Youtube</a>. </p> <p>Report your beliefs and focus your Gendlin's at <a href="mailto:incrementspodcast@gmail.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">incrementspodcast@gmail.com</a>. Special Guest: Lulie Tanett.</p> effective altruism, epistemology, rationality, bayesianism, critical rationalism We're joined by the wonderful Lulie Tanett to talk about effective altruism, pulling spouses out of burning buildings, and why you should prefer critical rationalism to Bayesianism for your mom's sake. Buckle up!

We discuss:

  • Lulie's recent experience at EA Global
  • Bayesianism and how it differs from critical rationalism
  • Common arguments in favor of Bayesianism
  • Taking Children Seriously
  • What it was like for Lulie growing up without going to school
  • The Alexander Technique, Internal Family Systems, Gendlin's Focusing, and Belief Reporting

References

Social Media Everywhere
Follow Lulie on Twitter @reasonisfun. Follow us at @VadenMasrani, @BennyChugg, @IncrementsPod, or on Youtube.

Report your beliefs and focus your Gendlin's at incrementspodcast@gmail.com.

Special Guest: Lulie Tanett.

Support Increments

]]> We're joined by the wonderful Lulie Tanett to talk about effective altruism, pulling spouses out of burning buildings, and why you should prefer critical rationalism to Bayesianism for your mom's sake. Buckle up!

We discuss:

  • Lulie's recent experience at EA Global
  • Bayesianism and how it differs from critical rationalism
  • Common arguments in favor of Bayesianism
  • Taking Children Seriously
  • What it was like for Lulie growing up without going to school
  • The Alexander Technique, Internal Family Systems, Gendlin's Focusing, and Belief Reporting

References

Social Media Everywhere
Follow Lulie on Twitter @reasonisfun. Follow us at @VadenMasrani, @BennyChugg, @IncrementsPod, or on Youtube.

Report your beliefs and focus your Gendlin's at incrementspodcast@gmail.com.

Special Guest: Lulie Tanett.

Support Increments

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