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Brett Hall
Ep 250: The Farthest Reaches - Audiobook
4 hour 19 minutes Posted Nov 12, 2025 at 5:49 am.
Preface
Chapter 1 Universality and Reach
Chapter 2 The Reach of Explanatory Universality
Chapter 3 Explaining Explanatory Universality
Chapter 4 Explanatory Universality and Education
Chapter 5 Explanatory Universality, Psychological Science and IQ
Chapter 6 Explanatory Universality and Adopting Culture
Chapter 7 Explanatory Universality and IQ Part 2
Chapter 8 Explanatory Universality and the “Trans Issue”
Chapter 9 Explanatory Universality and Immigration
Chapter 10 Explanatory Universality and Ethnicity
Chapter 11 Explanatory Universality and Multiculturalism
Chapter 12 Explanatory Universality and Mental Illness
Chapter 13 Explanatory Universality, Hangups and Sexuality
Chapter 14 Explanatory Universality and The Woke Left and The Woke Right
Chapter 15 Explanatory Universality and Optimism
Chapter 16 Explanatory Universality and Artificial Intelligences
Chapter 17 Universality, Freedom of Speech and Freedom of Reach
Chapter 18 Explanatory Universality and Evolutionary Psychology
Chapter 19 Explanatory Universality and Individuality
Chapter 20 Summary and Conclusions
Acknowledgements and Afterward
Preface
Chapter 1 - Universality and Reach
Chapter 2 - The Reach of Explanatory Universality
Chapter 3 - Explaining Explanatory Universality
Chapter 4 - Explanatory Universality and Education
Chapter 5 - Explanatory Universality, Psychological Science and IQ
Chapter 6 - Explanatory Universality and Adopting Culture
Chapter 7 - Explanatory Universality and IQ, Part 2
Chapter 8 - Explanatory Universality and the ”Trans Issue”.
Chapter 9 - Explanatory Universality and Immigration
Chapter 10 - Explanatory Universality and Ethnicity
Chapter 11 - Explanatory Universality and Multiculturalism
Chapter 12 - Explanatory Universality and Mental Illness
Chapter 13 - Explanatory Universality, Hangups and Sexuality
Chapter 14 - Explanatory Universality and the Woke Left and the Woke Right
Chapter 15 - Explanatory Universality and Optimism
Chapter 16 - Explanatory Universality and Artificial Intelligences
Chapter 17 - Universality, Freedom of Speech and Freedom of Reach
Chapter 18 - Explanatory Universality and Evolutionary Psychology
Chapter 19 - Explanatory Universality and Individuality
Chapter 20 - Summary and Conclusions
Acknowledgements and Afterward
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The Farthest Reaches is a book about "Explanatory Universality". Explanatory Universality is a concept introduced by physicist and philosopher David Deutsch in his book "The Beginning of Infinity".
Links, as mentioned in the audiobook can be found in the ebook available for free here: https://www.bretthall.org/the-farthest-reaches.html
This present work follows the logic of that concept as it applies to education, psychology, morality, immigration, the trans issue, "evolutionary psychology" and the significance of people to physical reality and much more. This version is significantly longer and with superior audio production compared with the original podcast of the same name. These are the chapters and timestamps:
 
The author thanks David Deutsch ( ⁨@DavidDeutschPhysicist⁩  ) Naval Ravikant ( ⁨@NavalR⁩  ) Reid Nicewonder ( ⁨@CordialCuriosity⁩ ) and Peter Boghossian ( ⁨@drpeterboghossian⁩ ) for their crucial support and engagement. And to all other supporters who have contributed to the ongoing viability of ToKCast and my other content output. Brett Hall is a technical advisor and content creator, Ambassador to Conjecture Institute ( ⁨@ConjectureInstitute⁩ ) and Board Member of the National Progress Alliance (www.nationalprogressalliance.org) and holds undergraduate qualifications from:
The University of New South Wales )in Physics and the Philosophy of Science)
The University of Western Sydney (in Science and Mathematics Teaching)
and Postgraduate Qualifications from
Swinburne University, Melbourne (in Astronomy and Astrophysics).
Macquarie University (in the Teaching of English Language)
The Australian Catholic University (in Mathematics)
and a partially completed post graduate certificate in Geology and Geophysics from Macquarie University.
He lives in Sydney, Australia.