Episodes
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This episode discusses the work of Alan Turing and Kurt Gödel, drawing parallels between the Halting Problem and the Incompleteness Theorems. We also review a fun book of puzzles!
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In this episode we discuss the metaness of maps, and Schelling Points.
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In this episode we discuss Von Neumann probes, and also review Lewis Dartnell's "The Knowledge..." as well as “We Are Legion (We Are Bob)” by Dennis E. Taylor.
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In this episode we will discuss JOOTsing - Jumping Out Of The System, in the context of software systems and security exploits.
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This episode discusses metaness and Strange Loops in real life. We also review the 1985 novel "Contact" by Carl Sagan.
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In this episode we will discuss the Chinese Room Argument, Turing Machines, and Fixed-Point proofs.
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In this episode we will discuss cellular automations, Turing machines, and the novel Permutation City by Greg Egan.
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In this episode we will discuss quines - computer programs that can reproduce their own code. We will also talk about Exhalation - a sci-fi short story by Ted Chiang.
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Our first episode introduces the podcast and explores the idea of self-describing messages to send information far into the future.
