Karl Popper
Austrian-British philosopher of science and social and política e falsificationism and for criticism of Plato, Hegel and Marx as totalitarian opponents of open society (1902-1994)
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Videos Mentioning Karl Popper
Is Moral Progress a Fantasy?: A Conversation with John Gray (Episode #354)
Sam Harris
A philosopher whom John Gray spoke with, though not as well known as Isaiah Berlin. Popper, like Hayek, believed the Nazis would come to power.
Science & Survival: A Conversation with Martin Rees (Episode #323)
Sam Harris
Mentioned as a philosopher who observed that science never truly proves theories true, but rather proves false theories false.
Reckoning with Parfit: A Conversation with David Edmonds (Episode #321)
Sam Harris
A philosopher mentioned in relation to an encounter with Wittgenstein.
What is Real? (Lee Smolin) | AI Podcast Clips
Lex Fridman
An important philosopher of science whose student was Paul Feyerabend. Feyerabend argued against Popper's ideas on scientific method.
Lee Smolin: Quantum Gravity and Einstein's Unfinished Revolution | Lex Fridman Podcast #79
Lex Fridman
A philosopher of science whose ideas influenced Paul Feyerabend. Popper is known for his concept of falsifiability as a hallmark of scientific theories.
What's Going Wrong in Particle Physics? (This is why I lost faith in science.)
Sabine Hossenfelder
Philosopher of science whose ideas on falsifiability are discussed. The speaker emphasizes that falsifiability alone does not make a hypothesis scientific.
The AI Revolution: How To Get Ahead While Others Panic | Cal Newport
Cal Newport
Philosopher of science, referenced in the context of the AI null hypothesis and the method of disproving hypotheses through empirical evidence rather than just thought experiments.
Naval Ravikant on Happiness, Anxiety, and More
Tim Ferriss
An influential philosopher of science, known for his concept of falsifiability as a criterion for scientific theories.
Eric Weinstein: Revolutionary Ideas in Science, Math, and Society | Lex Fridman Podcast #16
Lex Fridman
Philosopher of science whose concept of falsification is discussed as a potential 'cancer' in scientific thinking.
David Deutsch and Naval Ravikant — The Fabric of Reality
Tim Ferriss
Philosopher whose theory of knowledge is one of the four strands of reality, emphasizing problem-solving through conjectures and criticism rather than observation and justification.
The Steve Jobs of Investing — Ray Dalio
Tim Ferriss
A philosopher mentioned as an influence on George Soros, contrasting with Dalio's learning from history and mistakes.
The Deutsch Files IV
Naval
His ideas on how science and knowledge are generated, starting with problems, are central to the discussion on education and learning.
Are We *Too* Worried About Artificial Intelligence?
Cal Newport
Referenced for his philosophy of falsifiability, specifically in the context of disproving the AI null hypothesis through observable impacts rather than predictions.
Ep. 247: The Productive Life (w/ Sarah Hart-Unger)
Cal Newport
Philosopher of science known for his concept of falsifiability, invoked to explain how the AI null hypothesis would be disproven by actual, tangible impacts.
Nassim Taleb — How Traders Make Billions in The New Age of Crisis (feat. Scott Patterson)
Tim Ferriss
Philosopher of science, mentioned as someone Soros envied and whose method of fair debate (representing an opponent's position faithfully before attacking it) Taleb admires and advocates.