This Episode’s Ontogeny Recapitulates Phylogeny

This episode looks at probability theory, statistics, epistemology, and thought experiments involving the Self Sampling Assumption.

In this episode we discuss paradigms for naming very large numbers, and how this connects to the power of algorithms, programming languages, and the machines they run on.

In this episode we discuss metaness in the realm of physics.

This episode discusses The Book of Tao, minimal descriptions of strings, as well as Kolmogorov Complexity.

This episode discusses the work of Alan Turing and Kurt Gödel, drawing parallels between the Halting Problem and the Incompleteness Theorems. We also review a fun book of puzzles!

In this episode we discuss the metaness of maps, and Schelling Points.

In this episode we discuss Von Neumann probes, and also review Lewis Dartnell's "The Knowledge..." as well as “We Are Legion (We Are Bob)” by Dennis E. Taylor.

In this episode we will discuss JOOTsing - Jumping Out Of The System, in the context of software systems and security exploits.

This episode discusses metaness and Strange Loops in real life. We also review the 1985 novel "Contact" by Carl Sagan.

In this episode we will discuss the Chinese Room Argument, Turing Machines, and Fixed-Point proofs.