Rationality: From AI to Zombies
Activity Overview
Episode publication activity over the past year
Episodes
Decoherence is Falsifiable and Testable
11 Mar 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Book IV: Mere Reality - Part S: Quantum Physics and Many Worlds - Decoherence is Falsifiable and Testable
Decoherence is Simple
11 Mar 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Book IV: Mere Reality - Part S: Quantum Physics and Many Worlds - Decoherence is Simple
Collapse Postulates
11 Mar 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Book IV: Mere Reality - Part S: Quantum Physics and Many Worlds - Collapse Postulates
Distinct Configurations
11 Mar 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Book IV: Mere Reality - Part S: Quantum Physics and Many Worlds - Distinct Configurations
Joint Configurations
11 Mar 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Book IV: Mere Reality - Part S: Quantum Physics and Many Worlds - Joint Configurations
Configurations and Amplitude
11 Mar 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Book IV: Mere Reality - Part S: Quantum Physics and Many Worlds - Configurations and Amplitude
Quantum Explanations
11 Mar 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Book IV: Mere Reality - Part S: Quantum Physics and Many Worlds - Quantum Explanations
Psychic Powers
11 Mar 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Book IV: Mere Reality - Part R: Physicalism 201 - Psychic Powers
Excluding the Supernatural
11 Mar 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Book IV: Mere Reality - Part R: Physicalism 201 - Excluding the Supernatural
Zombies: The Movie
11 Mar 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Book IV: Mere Reality - Part R: Physicalism 201 - Zombies: The Movie
Belief in the Implied Invisible
11 Mar 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Book IV: Mere Reality - Part R: Physicalism 201 - Belief in the Implied Invisible
GAZP vs. GLUT
11 Mar 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Book IV: Mere Reality - Part R: Physicalism 201 - GAZP vs. GLUT
The Generalized Anti-Zombie Principle
11 Mar 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Book IV: Mere Reality - Part R: Physicalism 201 - The Generalized Anti-Zombie Principle
Zombie Responses
11 Mar 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Book IV: Mere Reality - Part R: Physicalism 201 - Zombie Responses
Zombies! Zombies?
11 Mar 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Book IV: Mere Reality - Part R: Physicalism 201 - Zombies! Zombies?
Reductive References
11 Mar 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Book IV: Mere Reality - Part R: Physicalism 201 - Reductive References
A Priori
10 Mar 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Book IV: Mere Reality - Part R: Physicalism 201 - A Priori
When Anthropomorphism Became Stupid
10 Mar 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Book IV: Mere Reality - Part R: Physicalism 201 - When Anthropomorphism Became Stupid
Brain Breakthrough! It's Made of Neurons!
10 Mar 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Book IV: Mere Reality - Part R: Physicalism 201 - Brain Breakthrough! It's Made of Neurons!
Heat vs. Motion
10 Mar 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Book IV: Mere Reality - Part R: Physicalism 201 - Heat vs. Motion
Angry Atoms
10 Mar 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Book IV: Mere Reality - Part R: Physicalism 201 - Angry Atoms
Hand vs. Fingers
10 Mar 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Book IV: Mere Reality - Part R: Physicalism 201 - Hand vs. Fingers
Initiation Ceremony
10 Mar 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Book IV: Mere Reality - Part Q: Joy in the Merely Real - Initiation Ceremony
To Spread Science, Keep it Secret
10 Mar 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Book IV: Mere Reality - Part Q: Joy in the Merely Real - To Spread Science, Keep it Secret
The Sacred Mundane
10 Mar 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Book IV: Mere Reality - Part Q: Joy in the Merely Real - The Sacred Mundane
Scarcity
10 Mar 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Book IV: Mere Reality - Part Q: Joy in the Merely Real - Scarcity
Is Humanism A Religion-Substitute
10 Mar 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Book IV: Mere Reality - Part Q: Joy in the Merely Real - Is Humanism A Religion-Substitute
Amazing Breakthrough Day: April 1st
10 Mar 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Book IV: Mere Reality - Part Q: Joy in the Merely Real - Amazing Breakthrough Day: April 1st
The Beauty of Settled Science
10 Mar 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Book IV: Mere Reality - Part Q: Joy in the Merely Real - The Beauty of Settled Science
Mundane Magic
10 Mar 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Book IV: Mere Reality - Part Q: Joy in the Merely Real - Mundane Magic
If You Demand Magic, Magic Won't Help
10 Mar 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Book IV: Mere Reality - Part Q: Joy in the Merely Real - If You Demand Magic, Magic Won't Help
Bind Yourself to Reality
10 Mar 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Book IV: Mere Reality - Part Q: Joy in the Merely Real - Bind Yourself to Reality
Joy in Discovery
10 Mar 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Book IV: Mere Reality - Part Q: Joy in the Merely Real - Joy in Discovery
Joy in the Merely Real
10 Mar 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Book IV: Mere Reality - Part Q: Joy in the Merely Real - Joy in the Merely Real
Savannah Poets
10 Mar 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Book IV: Mere Reality - Part P: Reductionism 101 - Savannah Poets
Fake Reductionism
10 Mar 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Book IV: Mere Reality - Part P: Reductionism 101 - Fake Reductionism
Explaining vs. Explaining Away
10 Mar 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Book IV: Mere Reality - Part P: Reductionism 101 - Explaining vs. Explaining Away
Reductionism
10 Mar 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Book IV: Mere Reality - Part P: Reductionism 101 - Reductionism
Chaotic Inversion
10 Mar 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Book IV: Mere Reality - Part P: Reductionism 101 - Chaotic Inversion
Think Like Reality
09 Mar 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Book IV: Mere Reality - Part P: Reductionism 101 - Think Like Reality
Qualitatively Confused
09 Mar 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Book IV: Mere Reality - Part P: Reductionism 101 - Qualitatively Confused
The Quotation is Not the Referent
09 Mar 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Book IV: Mere Reality - Part P: Reductionism 101 - The Quotation is Not the Referent
Probability is in the Mind
09 Mar 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Book IV: Mere Reality - Part P: Reductionism 101 - Probability is in the Mind
Mind Projection Fallacy
09 Mar 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Book IV: Mere Reality - Part P: Reductionism 101 - Mind Projection Fallacy
Righting a Wrong Question
09 Mar 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Book IV: Mere Reality - Part P: Reductionism 101 - Righting a Wrong Question
Wrong Questions
09 Mar 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Book IV: Mere Reality - Part P: Reductionism 101 - Wrong Questions
Dissolving the Question
09 Mar 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Book IV: Mere Reality - Part P: Reductionism 101 - Dissolving the Question
Searching for Bayes-Structure
09 Mar 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Book IV: Mere Reality - Part O: Lawful Truth - Searching for Bayes-Structure
Perpetual Motion Beliefs
09 Mar 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Book IV: Mere Reality - Part O: Lawful Truth - Perpetual Motion Beliefs
The Second Law of Thermodynamics
09 Mar 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Book IV: Mere Reality - Part O: Lawful Truth - The Second Law of Thermodynamics
Outside the Laboratory
09 Mar 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Book IV: Mere Reality - Part O: Lawful Truth - Outside the Laboratory
Beautiful Probability
09 Mar 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Book IV: Mere Reality - Part O: Lawful Truth - Beautiful Probability
Is Reality Ugly?
09 Mar 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Book IV: Mere Reality - Part O: Lawful Truth - Is Reality Ugly?
Universal Law
09 Mar 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Book IV: Mere Reality - Part O: Lawful Truth - Universal Law
Universal Fire
09 Mar 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Book IV: Mere Reality - Part O: Lawful Truth - Universal Fire
The World: An Introduction
09 Mar 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Book IV: Mere Reality - The World: An Introduction
Interlude: An Intuitive Explanation of Bayes's Theorem
09 Mar 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Book III: The Machine in the Ghost - Part N: A Human's Guide to Words - Interlude: An Intuitive Explanation of Bayes's Theorem
37 Ways That Words Can Be Wrong
09 Mar 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Book III: The Machine in the Ghost - Part N: A Human's Guide to Words - 37 Ways That Words Can Be Wrong
Variable Question Fallacies
09 Mar 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Book III: The Machine in the Ghost - Part N: A Human's Guide to Words - Variable Question Fallacies
Words as Mental Paintbrush Handles
09 Mar 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Book III: The Machine in the Ghost - Part N: A Human's Guide to Words - Words as Mental Paintbrush Handles
Conditional Independence and Naive Bayes
09 Mar 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Book III: The Machine in the Ghost - Part N: A Human's Guide to Words - Conditional Independence and Naive Bayes
Superexponential Conceptspace and Simple Words
09 Mar 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Book III: The Machine in the Ghost - Part N: A Human's Guide to Words - Superexponential Conceptspace and Simple Words
Mutual Information and Density in Thingspace
08 Mar 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Book III: The Machine in the Ghost - Part N: A Human's Guide to Words - Mutual Information and Density in Thingspace
Entropy and Short Codes
08 Mar 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Book III: The Machine in the Ghost - Part N: A Human's Guide to Words - Entropy and Short Codes
Where to Draw the Boundary?
08 Mar 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Book III: The Machine in the Ghost - Part N: A Human's Guide to Words - Where to Draw the Boundary?
Arguing "By Definition"
08 Mar 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Book III: The Machine in the Ghost - Part N: A Human's Guide to Words - Arguing "By Definition"
Sneaking in Connotations
08 Mar 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Book III: The Machine in the Ghost - Part N: A Human's Guide to Words - Sneaking in Connotations
Categorizing has Consequences
08 Mar 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Book III: The Machine in the Ghost - Part N: A Human's Guide to Words - Categorizing has Consequences
Fallacies of Compression
08 Mar 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Book III: The Machine in the Ghost - Part N: A Human's Guide to Words - Fallacies of Compression
Replace the Symbol with the Substance
08 Mar 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Book III: The Machine in the Ghost - Part N: A Human's Guide to Words - Replace the Symbol with the Substance
Taboo Your Words
08 Mar 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Book III: The Machine in the Ghost - Part N: A Human's Guide to Words - Taboo Your Words
Empty Labels
08 Mar 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Book III: The Machine in the Ghost - Part N: A Human's Guide to Words - Empty Labels
The Argument from Common Usage
08 Mar 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Book III: The Machine in the Ghost - Part N: A Human's Guide to Words - The Argument from Common Usage
Feel The Meaning
08 Mar 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Book III: The Machine in the Ghost - Part N: A Human's Guide to Words - Feel The Meaning
Disputing Definitions
08 Mar 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Book III: The Machine in the Ghost - Part N: A Human's Guide to Words - Disputing Definitions
How an Algorithm Feels From Inside
08 Mar 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Book III: The Machine in the Ghost - Part N: A Human's Guide to Words - How an Algorithm Feels From Inside
Neural Categories
08 Mar 2015
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Book III: The Machine in the Ghost - Part N: A Human's Guide to Words - Neural Categories
Disguised Queries
08 Mar 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Book III: The Machine in the Ghost - Part N: A Human's Guide to Words - Disguised Queries
The Cluster Structure of Thingspace
08 Mar 2015
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Book III: The Machine in the Ghost - Part N: A Human's Guide to Words - The Cluster Structure of Thingspace
Typicality and Asymmetrical Similarity
08 Mar 2015
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Book III: The Machine in the Ghost - Part N: A Human's Guide to Words - Typicality and Asymmetrical Similarity
Similarity Clusters
08 Mar 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Book III: The Machine in the Ghost - Part N: A Human's Guide to Words - Similarity Clusters
Extensions and Intensions
08 Mar 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Book III: The Machine in the Ghost - Part N: A Human's Guide to Words - Extensions and Intensions
Words as Hidden Inferences
08 Mar 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Book III: The Machine in the Ghost - Part N: A Human's Guide to Words - Words as Hidden Inferences
The Parable of Hemlock
08 Mar 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Book III: The Machine in the Ghost - Part N: A Human's Guide to Words - The Parable of Hemlock
The Parable of the Dagger
08 Mar 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Book III: The Machine in the Ghost - Part N: A Human's Guide to Words - The Parable of the Dagger
Lost Purposes
07 Mar 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Book III: The Machine in the Ghost - Part M: Fragile Purposes - Lost Purposes
Anthropomorphic Optimism
07 Mar 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Book III: The Machine in the Ghost - Part M: Fragile Purposes - Anthropomorphic Optimism
The Hidden Complexity of Wishes
07 Mar 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Book III: The Machine in the Ghost - Part M: Fragile Purposes - The Hidden Complexity of Wishes
Leaky Generalizations
07 Mar 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Book III: The Machine in the Ghost - Part M: Fragile Purposes - Leaky Generalizations
Terminal Values and Instrumental Values
07 Mar 2015
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Book III: The Machine in the Ghost - Part M: Fragile Purposes - Terminal Values and Instrumental Values
Artificial Addition
07 Mar 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Book III: The Machine in the Ghost - Part M: Fragile Purposes - Artificial Addition
Ghosts in the Machine
07 Mar 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Book III: The Machine in the Ghost - Part M: Fragile Purposes - Ghosts in the Machine
Optimization and the Intelligence Explosion
07 Mar 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Book III: The Machine in the Ghost - Part M: Fragile Purposes - Optimization and the Intelligence Explosion
Humans in Funny Suits
07 Mar 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Book III: The Machine in the Ghost - Part M: Fragile Purposes - Humans in Funny Suits
Belief in Intelligence
07 Mar 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Book III: The Machine in the Ghost - Part M: Fragile Purposes - Belief in Intelligence
Thou Art Godshatter
07 Mar 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Book III: The Machine in the Ghost - Part L: The Simple Math of Evolution - Thou Art Godshatter
Superstimuli and the Collapse of Western Civilization
07 Mar 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Book III: The Machine in the Ghost - Part L: The Simple Math of Evolution - Superstimuli and the Collapse of Western Civilization
An Especially Elegant Evolutionary Psychology Experiment
07 Mar 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Book III: The Machine in the Ghost - Part L: The Simple Math of Evolution - An Especially Elegant Evolutionary Psychology Experiment
Evolutionary Psychology
07 Mar 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Book III: The Machine in the Ghost - Part L: The Simple Math of Evolution - Evolutionary Psychology
Adaptation-Executers, Not Fitness-Maximizers
07 Mar 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Book III: The Machine in the Ghost - Part L: The Simple Math of Evolution - Adaptation-Executers, Not Fitness-Maximizers