Reason Is Fun
Reason Is Fun
Lulie Tanett
Conversations between David Deutsch and Lulie Tanett about topics ranging from emotions, AGI, reason and fun. Epistemology applied to everything. ”Reason Is Fun” is the idea that what is rational is the same as what is fun – that the fields of epistemology, morality and enjoyment are all deeply interconnected and compatible.
#3 - Inexplicit Ideas & Embodiment
Lulie asks David Deutsch more about inexplicit ideas, what it means to be an inexplicit idea, and the nature of internal language. They also debate whether cognition is embodied. This is very much an 'into the jungle' episode, where neither of us know a lot about some of the topics discussed, but it's a lively conversation.TWITTERDavid Deutsch: https://twitter.com/DavidDeutschOxf/ Lulie Tanett: https://twitter.com/reasonisfun/
Jun 3, 2023
1 hr 16 min
#2 - Physics of Inexplicit Ideas
Lulie asks David Deutsch about how he came to the concept of 'inexplicit ideas' (knowledge that isn't in words), and it became a conversation about how inexplicit knowledge relates to quantum physics.   TWITTERDavid Deutsch: https://twitter.com/DavidDeutschOxf/ Lulie Tanett: https://twitter.com/reasonisfun/   [The audio quality in this one isn't as pristine as last time, which had the lovely Sarah Melody Vinci doing sound mixing. I hope to get it sorted for future episodes! Also, apologies for the late update – I aim to release these every second Saturday, but this weekend was EAG.]
May 23, 2023
1 hr 11 min
#1 - Fun, Fury, Feeling
Lulie asks David Deutsch probing questions about the 'fun criterion', and they explore why it's necessary for rational thought.   They also discuss: - Difference between mindless fun and fun-criterion 'fun' - What about conflicts between explicit theories and what seems fun? - What is suffering? - Is anger good? - Debating whether anger is an appropriate response to external suffering - Creativity, conflicting theories and problems - Do we need bodies and feelings to think? - What makes the difference between enjoyable and suffering situations?   TWITTERDavid Deutsch: https://twitter.com/DavidDeutschOxf/ Lulie Tanett: https://twitter.com/reasonisfun/
May 6, 2023
1 hr 12 min
#0 - Effective Altruism, X-risk, (e/acc)
Lulie asks physicist David Deutsch about the epistemology of Effective Altruism, how to make progress given the unpredictability of knowledge, and whether we should be concerned about existential risk. In the second half, she asks about Effective Accelerationism (e/acc) – specifically, is its thermodynamic physics legit?   TWITTER Lulie Tanett: @reasonisfun David Deutsch: @DavidDeutschOxf Feat. @BasedBeffJezosDiscuss this episode on Twitter: https://twitter.com/reasonisfun/status/1649904006418890754
Apr 22, 2023
1 hr 40 min
#-1 - AGI (with David Deutsch)
Lulie asks physicist David Deutsch about his disagreements with the prevailing view on artificial general intelligence and modern AI. They discuss: • epistemology • how AI differs from AGI • limits of LLMs • why the Turing Test is not a test.   TWITTER David Deutsch: https://twitter.com/DavidDeutschOxf/ Lulie Tanett: https://twitter.com/reasonisfun/ Link to the episode on Twitter – Ask questions here: https://twitter.com/reasonisfun/status/1645528342509043713
Apr 8, 2023
1 hr 1 min