Increments
Science, Philosophy, Epistemology, Mayhem
Displaying 3 items of Increments with the tag "optimism".
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#72 (C&R, Chap. 19: Part II) - On the (alleged) Right of a Nation to Self-Determination
August 27th, 2024 | 51 mins 18 secs
conjectures and refutations, nation-state, nationalism, optimism, popper, progress
Second half of Chapter 19 of Conjectures and Refutations. Can we make it through more than one of Popper's five theses this time? (Hint: No, no we cannot)
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#62 (Bonus) - The Principle of Optimism (Vaden on the Theory of Anything Podcast)
January 31st, 2024 | 2 hrs 45 mins
constraints, epistemology, optimism, physics, progress
Listen to Vaden's dulcet tones on Bruce Nielson's Theory of Anything Podcast discussing the principle of optimism.
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#34 - Climate Change II: Growth, Degrowth, Reactions, Responses
November 9th, 2021 | 55 mins 3 secs
apocalypticism, climate change, degrowth, economic growth, optimism, specialization, trade
Round two of climate change! We talk about the degrowth movement, why economic growth is good for wellbeing, and respond to some of the criticism we received in the previous episode.