Counter-Revolutionary Puzzles with Guillermo Badia

About this episode

Pat speaks with Dr. Guillermo Badia about logic, murder mysteries, and the counter-revolutionary search for truth.

In this episode Pat speaks with Dr Guillermo Badia. Dr Guillermo Badia is a philosopher working in logic. His research interests are logic in computer science, semiring-based logics and models of computation, and modal, intuitionistic and other non-classical logics. They discuss logic, murder mysteries, and the counter revolutionary search for truth. A transcript of this episode will be available on the Concept : Art website here. Concept : Art is produced on muwinina Country, lutruwita Tasmania. Always was, always will be Aboriginal land. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/mathematics

People in this episode

Host: Pat

Guest: Guillermo Badia

Topics covered

• logic
• computer science
• semiring-based logics
• non-classical logics
• truth
• murder mysteries

Keywords

• logic
• computer science
• semiring
• modal logics
• intuitionistic logics
• non-classical logics
• truth
• murder mysteries

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Concept : Art

Places: muwinina Country, lutruwita Tasmania

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