Unmaking Sense

Episode 13.09: The W3-State

Learning more about quantum superposition and measurement.

Episode 13.08: A Remnant Shall Remain

What happens to the bits we leave behind when we perform a quantum measurement?

Episode 13.07: Holograms and Quantum Computing

Why holograms are imperfect metaphors for the Holographic Principle and moving into quantum computing.

Episode 13.06: Integrating learning

Why thinking in silos is such a bad idea even though it is understandable.

Episode 13.05: Holograms Again

Why we shouldn’t cut holographic entities in half, and what happens if we do. 

Episode 13.04: Logic-chopping Liberalism

How can a liberal allow that there are limits to liberality or undertake to defend liberalism even at the cost of violence and war?

Episode 13.03: Holograms.

Holograms as conceptual models.

Episode 13.02: Unmaking Sense of Liberalism

How are we to explain what, to many who identify as liberals, is the inexorable rise of the popularity of the far right, which is by its nature illiberal, intolerant and self-serving? The answer lies in a reaction against the emergence of seemingly self-contradictory “totalitarian liberalism”.

Episode 13.01: Consciousness is not What We Imagine

Here is a summary of Episode 13-01 from "Unmaking Sense”:
In Episode 13-01, the discussion revolves around the concept of consciousness and the common mistakes made in understanding it. The episode critiques the traditional Cartesian theory of mind, which posits that individuals have direct, unmediated access to their internal thoughts and experiences. Instead, it argues that our internal world is not direct but mediated by external experiences and interactions. The episode suggests that our sense of self and consciousness is primarily shaped by the external world and social interactions, rather than being an inherent, isolated phenomenon. It emphasizes the importance of the external and social world in forming our self-understanding and consciousness, challenging the notion that we start from an internal perspective. The episode concludes by proposing an ontological inversion, where the external and social are considered primary, and the internal is seen as secondary and contingent on external influences1.
1: From your document.

Episode 12.100: Utilitarianism in its Bentham and Mill versions

We use the outside-inside distinction to clarify the difference between Bentham’s utilitarianism and Mill’s.