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Mind Matters

Discovery Institute Center on Natural and Artificial Intelligence

On the Mind Matters podcast, Discovery Institute’s Walter Bradley Center for Natural and Artificial Intelligence considers the implications and misconceptions, the opportunities and limitations, and the applications and challenges presented by intelligent agents and their algorithms. Episode notes and archives available at mindmatters.ai/podcast.

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00:31:24

Bruce Gordon on the Meaning of Neuroscience (Part III)

Mind Matters ·

2021/04/22

In this third and final episode with Dr. Bruce Gordon, host Michael Egnor picks Gordon’s brain on the overlaps between historical metaphysical perspectives and modern neuroscience. What does St. Thomas Aquinas have to say about metaphysical realities, and how does that compare to Plato’s idealism? Who is right? And what can near-death experiences and other phenomena tell us about the Read More › Source

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00:25:24

Bruce Gordon on Idealism and Quantum Physics (Part II)

Mind Matters ·

2021/04/15

Continuing their discussion on idealism and the nature of reality, Michael Egnor and Bruce Gordon delve into the mystifying realm of quantum physics. What does quantum physics say about the nature of our reality? And how does this relate to philosophical theories about the world around us? Show Notes 00:23 | Introducing Dr. Bruce Gordon 03:03 | The mind-dependent character Read More › Source

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00:18:52

Bruce Gordon On Idealism and the Nature of Reality...

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2021/04/08

What is the fundamental nature of reality? Is reality more like a mind, or more like a physical object? What is panpsychism? Tune in to this week’s podcast to hear guest host Michael Egnor interview Dr. Bruce Gordon on idealism. Gordon explores different varieties of idealism, the insights of past philosophers, and the theories of contemporary thinkers. Show Notes 00:43 Read More › Source

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00:29:23

The Chaitin Interview V: Chaitin’s Number

Mind Matters ·

2021/04/01

Listen in as Robert J. Marks picks the mind of Professor Gregory Chaitin about Chaitin’s number – a number that has been called “mystical and magical”. How does this number work? Why do some people call it “Chaitin’s constant”? What is the usefulness of philosophizing in mathematics? Show Notes 00:27 | Introducing Gregory Chaitin and Chaitin’s number 01:32 | Chaitin’s Read More › Source

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00:34:37

The Chaitin Interview IV: Knowability and Unknowability

Mind Matters ·

2021/03/25

What does it mean for something to be unknowable? Is creativity non-computable? Do all things have a level of consciousness? Jump into today’s podcast, where Robert J. Marks continues his discussion with Gregory Chaitin about mathematical theory and philosophy. Show Notes 00:23 | Introducing Gregory Chaitin 00:40 | What is unknowability? 06:07 | Does non-computable mean unknowable? 09:43 | A Read More › Source

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00:33:02

The Chaitin Interview III: The Changing Landscape for...

Mind Matters ·

2021/03/18

How are the fields of mathematics and academic research different today compared to years past? In this week’s podcast, Robert J. Marks and Gregory Chaitin discuss the challenges many mathematicians face today and the unfortunate trend toward bureaucracy that makes academic research difficult. Dropping names of mathematical geniuses past and present, they explore how technology and artificial intelligence are changing Read More › Source

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00:25:17

The Chaitin Interview II: Defining Randomness

Mind Matters ·

2021/03/11

In the 1960s, mathematician and computer scientist Gregory Chaitin published a landmark paper in the field of algorithmic information theory in the Journal of the ACM – and he was only a teenager. Listen in as Robert J. Marks explores that paper with Chaitin, covering Chaitin’s definition of randomness and his philosophical interest in algorithmic information theory. Show Notes 00:27 Read More › Source

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00:21:13

The Chaitin Interview I: Chaitin Chats with Kurt Gödel

Mind Matters ·

2021/03/04

In this week’s Mind Matters episode, Robert J. Marks begins a conversation with mathematician and computer scientist Gregory Chaitin. The two discuss Chaitin’s beginnings in computer science, his thoughts on historic scientists in his field such as Leonard Euler and Kurt Gödel, and even the story of how a cold call to Gödel almost led to Chaitin meeting the famed Read More › Source

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00:53:58

Bingecast: John Lennox on Artificial Intelligence and...

Mind Matters ·

2021/02/25

In this bingecast episode, Robert J. Marks talks with Dr. John C. Lennox, professor of mathematics at the University of Oxford, about all things artificial intelligence. Should robots have rights? What are A.I.’s advantages and threats to humanity? And does theology have anything to say about all of this? Listen in as they discuss Dr. Lennox’s book 2084, and wrestle Read More › Source

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00:25:09

The Life of Walter Bradley with William Dembski (Part...

Mind Matters ·

2021/02/18

In today’s episode, Robert J. Marks and William A. Dembski continue their discussion on the life of Walter Bradley, the subject of their new biography, For a Greater Purpose: The Life and Legacy of Walter Bradley. Listen in as they share stories from the book about Bradley’s boldness of faith in academia. Show Notes 00:27 | Introducing the new biography, Read More › Source

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00:20:14

The Life of Walter Bradley with William Dembski (Part I)

Mind Matters ·

2021/02/11

Mind Matters is published by the Walter Bradley Center for Natural and Artificial Intelligence, but who is Walter Bradley, and why does the Center bear his name? Listen in as Robert J. Marks and William A. Dembski discuss this giant in the Intelligent Design movement, and why they decided to publish a biography on his life. Show Notes 00:38 | Read More › Source

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00:25:17

Jonathan Wells on Why a Baby Should Live

Mind Matters ·

2021/02/04

Why should a baby live? That’s the question that Michael Egnor and Jonathan Wells discuss on today’s episode. Listen in as they cover the philosophical arguments made for abortion and infanticide, the question of personhood, our current understanding of a fetus’ ability to feel pain in the womb, and the future of Roe v. Wade. Show Notes 00:26 | Introducing Read More › Source

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00:31:12

Bingecast: Denise Simon on Russian Misinformation...

Mind Matters ·

2021/01/28

What are Russia’s psychological strategies in warfare? How are they employing them today? And how should we respond? Robert J. Marks interviews Senior Research and Intelligence Analyst on Foreign and Domestic Policy, Denise Simon, to discuss the Russian use of artificial intelligence, deepfakes, and maskirovka in the context of psychological warfare. Show Notes 00:33 | Introducing Denise Simon, Senior Research Read More › Source

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00:27:26

Robert J. Marks On AI Evolutionary Computing (Part III)

Mind Matters ·

2021/01/21

Can artificial intelligence algorithms prove Darwinian evolution? Why won’t some scientists admit the design inherent in evolutionary computing? Do random processes disprove intelligent design? Dr. Michael Egnor discusses evolutionary computing, the no free lunch theorem, and the role of purpose in chance with Dr. Robert J. Marks. Show Notes 00:41 | Introducing Dr. Robert J. Marks 01:10 | The role Read More › Source

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00:28:57

AI Smash Hits 2020 Part II

Mind Matters ·

2021/01/14

An ultimate test of a successful technology is whether it has been reduced to practice. Has it made a financial impact on the market? Has it been adopted by the very picky US military? Has it changed lives? We’re going to count down the AI Smash Hits: the top ten AI success stories for 2020. Join Dr. Robert J. Marks as he Read More › Source

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00:29:28

AI Smash Hits 2020 Part I

Mind Matters ·

2021/01/07

An ultimate test of a successful technology is whether it has been reduced to practice. Has it made a financial impact on the market? Has it been adopted by the very picky US military? Has it changed lives? We’re going to count down the AI Smash Hits: the top ten AI success stories for 2020. Join Dr. Robert J. Marks as he Read More › Source

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00:32:50

AI Dirty Dozen 2020 Part III

Mind Matters ·

2020/12/31

There are many forces that shape the hyped AI stories we read. Media is everywhere and competition is fierce. Articles with provocative headlines and content are clickbait for the browsing consumer. We’re going to count down the AI Dirty Dozen: the top twelve AI hyped stories for 2020. Join Dr. Robert J. Marks as he discusses some of these stories with Read More › Source

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00:19:22

AI Dirty Dozen 2020 Part II

Mind Matters ·

2020/12/24

There are many forces that shape the hyped AI stories we read. Media is everywhere and competition is fierce. Articles with provocative headlines and content are clickbait for the browsing consumer. We’re going to count down the AI Dirty Dozen: the top twelve AI hyped stories for 2020. Join Dr. Robert J. Marks as he discusses some of these stories with Read More › Source

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00:23:27

AI Dirty Dozen 2020 Part I

Mind Matters ·

2020/12/17

There are many forces that shape the hyped AI stories we read. Media is everywhere and competition is fierce. Articles with provocative headlines and content are clickbait for the browsing consumer. We’re going to count down the AI Dirty Dozen: the top twelve AI hyped stories for 2020. Join Dr. Robert J. Marks as he discusses some of these stories with Read More › Source

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00:30:27

Robert J. Marks on Specified Complexity and...

Mind Matters ·

2020/12/10

What is specified complexity? What makes some information more meaningful than other information? How does information theory affect artificial intelligence? Dr. Michael Egnor discusses information theory, artificial intelligence, and mimetic contagion with Dr. Robert J. Marks. Show Notes 00:37 | Mount Rushmore vs. Mount Fuji 05:11 | Specified complexity 10:38 | How does a statue of Abraham Lincoln differ from Read More › Source

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