Conjecture Institute
A podcast all about https://www.conjectureinstitute.org/ with approximately bi-monthly interviews with the Fellows
Episodes
Jaber is a Fellow of Conjecture Institute. A computer science graduate and educational Youtuber focused on science and philosophy communication, Jaber's videos and interviews are dedicated to promoting Enlightenment values, progress, optimism in Deutsch's sense, the open/dynamic society and a Critical Rationalist attitude. His is one of the only Arabic-speaking channels that offers deep dives into the Beginning of Infinity by David...
In explaining the regularities of an economy, of the conditions under which wealth can and cannot grow, we may begin with the fact that man acts purposefully—that is, he employs some scarce means to achieve some desired ends. This is typically called the action axiom, but I prefer to call it the action conjecture. As with many apparently simple principles in science and philosophy, the action conjecture and its logica...
With his advent of a tradition of criticism, materialism, and the notion of universal principles, Thales gave every subsequent philosopher and scientist indispensable tools of reason that have lasted for thousands of years.
Read the entire module: https://conjectureinstitute.org/courses/business/history_of_ideas_module_1.pdf
Physicist Julian Barbour discusses the ideas in his essay, Gravity Without Absolutes.
Julian's essay is one of several written for our upcoming compendium, Bold Conjectures, Volume II: Essays Across Physics.
In this module, we will explore the content and shortcomings of four laws of thermodynamics.
Read the module: https://conjectureinstitute.org/courses/constructor-theory/Constructor%20Theory%20Module%203.pdf
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Physicist Abdullah Afzal discusses the ideas in his essay, Effective Field Theory and the Shape of Realism (cowritten with Hassaan Saleem).
Abdul and Hassaan's' essay is one of several written for our upcoming compendium, Bold Conjectures, Volume II: Essays Across Physics.
Conjecture Institute Fellow Charles Bedard discusses the ideas in his essay, Another Triumph of Locality: Colliding Histories Skew Handshakes.
Charles' essay is one of several written for our upcoming compendium, Bold Conjectures, Volume II: Essays Across Physics.
Conjecture Institute Fellow Sam Kuypers discusses the ideas in his essay, The Fate of Spacetime: What Many Worlds Means for Gravity.
Sam's essay is one of several written for our upcoming compendium, Bold Conjectures, Volume II: Essays Across Physics.
Taking Schrödinger Seriously, Module 1: What Is the Schrödinger Equation?, by Conjecture Institute Fellow Maxime Desalle
By the end of this module, you will be able to:
-Identify each symbol in the Schrödinger equation and explain what it represents,
-Describe what the wave function is and why it must be complex (here, complex
means ‘having both r...
People, Reason, & Reality Part I: Reason: Module 1: The Paths to Adopting an Idea, by Conjecture Institute President Logan Chipkin
The relationships between errors, problem solving, thinking, and rationality are not as straightforward as common sense might suggest.
Read: https://www.conjectureinstitute.org/courses/people-reason-reality/Logan%20%E2%80%93%2...
Conjecture Institute President & Cofounder Logan Chipkin speaks with Oxford physicist and Conjecture Institute Senior Scientist Chiara Marletto about constructor theory, a theory in fundamental physics that seeks to express all of the laws of physics in terms of transformations that are possible, transformations that are impossible, and why.
Logan and Chiara discuss constructor theory’s motivations, its basic structure, and its...
Conjecture Institute Advisor, Lord Daniel Hannan is in conversation today about democracy, free trade and freedom broadly. Lord Hannan has a comprehensive website containing his work which is found at https://danielhannan.info/ while his Youtube channel is a catalogue of speeches, talks, interviews, lectures and more defending the ideas and ideals of the Enlightenment and Western Civilization.
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Maria is fellow of Conjecture Institute https://www.conjectureinstitute.org/ and physicist with her own Youtube Channel where she takes deep dives into many aspects of quantum theory - especially quantum computation. Subscribe to her channel here: / @maria_violaris
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