About this episode

This episode features a dual book review discussing 'The Beginning of Infinity' by David Deutsch and 'Map and Territory' by Eliezer Yudkowsky.

This episode is a dual book review for the two books: The Beginning of Infinity , by David Deutsch Map and Territory , by Eliezer Yudkowsky (or read it on Less Wrong ) Further episodes to dive deeper into topics discussed here are: #189 - What are good and bad explanations? #182 - What is optimism? #171 - What are memetics? #90 - What is negotiation? #68 - What is shame? #62 - What is a worldview? #59 - What is culture? #35 - What good is a distinction? #19 - How do we debilitate ourselves? Want to stay informed? Subscribe here Have a question? Send a message on Instagram or X More about Kyle? Read this brief bio Support the podcast? Buy a coffee or Zap some Sats Want to learn more? Take a course on Udemy Intro/outro music: Fly Away by Mountaineer

People in this episode

Host: Kyle Nielson

Topics covered

• problem-solving
• book review
• philosophy
• optimism
• explanations

Keywords

• problem-solving
• book review
• David Deutsch
• Eliezer Yudkowsky
• philosophy

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: The Beginning of Infinity, Map and Territory

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