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This is a podcast largely about the work of David Deutsch and his books ”The Beginning of Infinity” and ”The Fabric of Reality”.

Recent Episodes
  • Ep 224: Shapes, Time, and Holism - by Julian Barbour
    Nov 20, 2024 – 01:53:50
  • Ep 223: The Deutsch Files IV (ToKCast version)
    Oct 17, 2024 – 01:28:01
  • Ep 222: David Deutsch’s ”The Fabric of Reality” Chapter 12 ”TimeTravel” Part 1
    Oct 15, 2024 – 51:26
  • Ep 221: Do Not Destroy The Means of Error Correction
    Sep 27, 2024 – 25:34
  • Ep 220: Criticism is never enough
    Sep 26, 2024 – 39:14
  • Ep 219: Response to Peter Boghossian Part 3, Appendix
    Sep 25, 2024 – 24:18
  • Ep 218: Peter Boghossian Response PART 2
    Sep 24, 2024 – 01:02:43
  • Ep: 217 Peter Boghossian Response Part 1
    Sep 22, 2024 – 01:16:58
  • Ep 216: Astrobiology and Cancer
    Sep 13, 2024 – 01:24:06
  • Ep 215: Charley Lineweaver
    Sep 9, 2024 – 01:19:49
  • Ep 214: Resources, Wealth, Technology, Error Correction and Knowledge Creation
    Jul 24, 2024 – 01:26:49
  • Ep 213: ToKCast in Auckland - live
    Jul 11, 2024 – 01:08:53
  • Ep 212: Livestream 3, June 28 2024
    Jun 28, 2024 – 02:24:52
  • Ep 211: Livestream 2, June 26 2024
    Jun 27, 2024 – 01:17:41
  • Ep 210: Livestream - Question, Answer and repeat for 2+ hours
    Jun 25, 2024 – 02:15:05
  • Ep 209: Rational Decision Making
    Jun 17, 2024 – 01:03:03
  • Ep 208: David Deutsch’s ”The Fabric of Reality” Chapter 11 ”Time: The First Quantum Concept” Part 3
    Jun 4, 2024 – 39:00
  • Ep 207: Variations on a Conjecture
    May 21, 2024 – 26:47
  • Ep 206: Sam Kuypers (Time: The First Quantum Concept Part 3 - and more).
    Apr 13, 2024 – 01:45:42
  • Ep 205: David Deutsch’s ”The Fabric of Reality” Chapter 11 ”Time: The First Quantum Concept” *Part 2*
    Mar 18, 2024 – 53:16
  • Ep 204: David Deutsch’s ”The Fabric of Reality” Chapter 11 ”Time: The First Quantum Concept” Part 1
    Feb 29, 2024 – 01:00:00
  • Ep 203: David Deutsch’s ”The Fabric of Reality” Chapter 10 ”The Nature of Mathematics” Part 4
    Feb 16, 2024 – 01:17:20
  • Ep 202: David Deutsch’s ”The Fabric of Reality” Chapter 10 ”The Nature of Mathematics” Part 3
    Feb 11, 2024 – 45:26
  • Ep 201: Progress: Conserving the means of Error Correction. Free Speech, Free Trade and Democracy.
    Dec 14, 2023 – 43:14
  • Ep 200: Chiara Marletto
    Nov 30, 2023 – 01:28:10
  • Ep 199: David Deutsch’s ”The Fabric of Reality” Chapter 10 ”The Nature of Mathematics” Part 2
    Oct 11, 2023 – 50:29
  • Ep 198: Bayesianism
    Sep 12, 2023 – 01:35:41
  • Ep 197: David Deutsch’s ”The Fabric of Reality” Chapter 10 ”The Nature of Mathematics” Part 1: Introduction
    Sep 10, 2023 – 01:25:00
  • Ep 196: The Mother Military
    Aug 29, 2023 – 43:08
  • Ep 195: Knowledge, Wealth and Constructors
    Aug 23, 2023 – 35:11
  • Ep 194: David Deutsch’s ”The Fabric of Reality” Chapter 9 ”Quantum Computers” Part 4: Shor’s Algorithm
    Jul 26, 2023 – 01:34:02
  • Ep 193: Effortless Stoicism
    Jul 18, 2023 – 25:48
  • Ep 192: Where do ideas come from?
    Jun 29, 2023 – 01:02:35
  • Ep 191: Science News 2: Dark Matter, Fusion, JWST Latest
    Jun 16, 2023 – 39:25
  • Ep 190: David Deutsch’s ”The Fabric of Reality” Chapter 9 ”Quantum Computers” Part3
    Jun 13, 2023 – 34:42
  • Ep 189: Epiphenomena
    Apr 26, 2023 – 18:13
  • Ep 188: Nick Bostrom on AI on ”Talk TV” - analysis
    Apr 21, 2023 – 40:55
  • Ep 187: Red Pens and Fallibilism
    Apr 14, 2023 – 23:53
  • Ep 186: Brett, Naval and more on AI & AGI
    Apr 8, 2023 – 01:33:57
  • Ep 185: Possibility and Actuality. Facts and Counterfactuals.
    Mar 31, 2023 – 01:01:15
  • Ep 184: ToKCast Digest - An Overview of Optimism
    Mar 29, 2023 – 01:21:07
  • Ep 183: St George in retirement syndrome on St Patrick’s day.
    Mar 22, 2023 – 01:01:30
  • Ep 182: Livestream Science News and AMA
    Mar 17, 2023 – 01:02:44
  • Ep 181: The Big Bang Livestream ToKCast
    Mar 16, 2023 – 01:17:11
  • Ep 180: Livestream: ”The Open Hand of Reason”
    Mar 15, 2023 – 02:09:55
  • Ep 179: Livestream March 14, 2023
    Mar 14, 2023 – 01:34:37
  • Ep 178: Its, Bits, Qubits *Part 2*
    Mar 10, 2023 – 50:53
  • Ep 177: Its, Bits, Qubits. Part 1
    Mar 9, 2023 – 01:04:36
  • Ep 176: David Deutsch’s ”The Fabric of Reality” Chapter 9 ”Quantum Computers” Part 2
    Mar 6, 2023 – 01:00:54
  • Ep 175: Science News 1: Population III - The First Generation of Stars in the Universe Observed?
    Mar 4, 2023 – 58:19
Recent Reviews
  • GAUZ2023
    Spectacular. Jaw dropping. Mind expanding.
    Brett’s work distilling and clarifying how to think about complex philosophical and scientific ideas has dramatically shifted my worldview. This podcast and subsequent reading of the applicable books has expanded my toolset for critical thinking beyond anything I ever experienced in college or graduate school. I cannot recommend this podcast highly enough; it is my favorite of all time. Brett, thank you, and please keep it up!
  • OmarMo93
    Useful and engaging
    Brett takes physicist concepts and breaks them down in a clear and engaging way, a must listen!
  • RKMoreira
    Extraordinarily useful.
    I’m a non-physicist (a busy physician, with only very basic knowledge of physics) who is very much interested in understanding the reality of our universe. I have found David Deutsch to be one of the most fascinating writers I have ever come across, and his ideas have inspired me and changed some of my most basic conceptions of objective reality. His theories (and books), however, are so dense with revolutionary thoughts that they require time and commitment to understand and digest. That’s where Brett Hall’s podcast comes in. To me, it has been an indispensable companion to the chapters in DD’s books. My strategy has been to listen to Brett’s corresponding episode before and after reading each book chapter. Brett is himself an amazing intellect who really excels at explaining and putting into context the various concepts in DD’s work. Very helpful, I’m a big fan of both of you.
  • pakerparker
    Fantastic companion
    I’m only a few chapters in, but so far this has been an incredible companion to reading Beginning of Infinity.
  • snchou0
    Good in-packing of Deutsch-Popper ideas
    Done in a clear and engaging way.
  • Andyboi07
    Keep it up!
    Clear but thorough explanation of Deutsch/Popper
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