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Episode 1: We Don't Need No Stinkin' Experts

2020/2/29
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The Theory of Anything

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Bruce Nilsen
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Cameo Duran
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Carrie Adelot
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Bruce Nilsen:本期节目以卡尔·波普尔批判盲目依赖专家权威的观点开篇,引出播客的核心主题:鼓励独立思考,勇于挑战权威,即使在面对复杂话题时,也不应盲目信任专家。他介绍了David Deutsch的“万物理论”框架,并解释了该理论如何作为播客的贯穿线索。他还分享了自己学习机器学习和计算机科学的经历,以及对人工智能的兴趣。在与网友关于人工智能的讨论中,他发现对方是在维护其宗教观点,并以此为例说明了人们有时会不自觉地诉诸权威。他深入分析了Roger Penrose关于人工智能的观点及其缺陷,并指出对方只是在引用权威,而不是真正地进行论证。他还讨论了气候变化问题,批评了将气候变化问题视为“既定科学”的做法,认为这种做法阻碍了科学研究的进展。他认为,即使是专家,也可能犯错,人们应该积极学习并挑战专家的观点。 Carrie Adelot:Carrie Adelot在节目中介绍了自己对数据库和数据管理的兴趣,并表示对“万物理论”、卡尔·波普尔和戴维·杜伊奇的理论知之甚少,但她很乐意参与讨论并学习。她认为,依赖专家意见有时是不可避免的,因为人们不可能学习所有知识,但在深入研究某个领域时,就应该停止依赖专家意见,而应该进行独立思考和研究。 Cameo Duran:Cameo Duran在节目中介绍了自己对科技、音乐和科幻文学的兴趣,以及对未来科技变革的关注。她指出,社会依赖专家是合理的,但在当前社会,专家及其专业知识正遭受攻击,而被攻击的其实是知识本身,而不是拥有知识的专家。她还指出,一些专家会将非事实的东西当作事实来呈现,因此在咨询专家意见的同时,也需要查阅原始研究资料。她认为气候变化科学数据不足,科学实验条件也不理想,因此不能将其视为“既定科学”。

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The podcast begins with an introduction to the Theory of Anything, emphasizing the hosts' intention to discuss diverse topics without deferring to experts. They introduce their backgrounds and interests, setting the stage for a series of discussions on various subjects, all tied together by the theme of Karl Popper's Theory of Knowledge.

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Bruce, Cameo, and Carey start their new podcast with a bang by offending experts everywhere and making sure that no one with a political opinion about Climate Change will want to listen to their podcast. 

This is part 1 of our 4 part series covering the Theory of Knowledge of Karl Popper as interpreted by physicist David Deutsch. Bruce explains this epistemology to Cameo and Carey, who are hearing it for the first time as we record. Will they agree with it or will they think it's a bunch of baloney? Find out by downloading this podcast and making sure all your friends do too!

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