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What does it actually mean to be rational? Not Hollywood-style "rational", where you forsake all human feeling to embrace Cold Hard Logic, but where you make good decisions, even when it's hard; where you reason well, even in the face of massive uncertainty; where you recognize and make full use of your fuzzy intuitions and emotions, rather than trying to discard them. In Rationality: From AI to Zombies, Eliezer Yudkowsky explains the science underlying human irrationality with a mix of fables, argumentative essays, and personal vignettes.

What does it actually mean to be rational? The kind of rationality where you make good decisions, even when it's hard; where you reason well, even in the face of massive uncertainty; where you recognize and make full use of your fuzzy intuitions and emotions, rather than trying to discard them. In Rationality: From AI to Zombies, Eliezer Yudkowsky explains the science underlying human irrationality with a mix of fables, argumentative essays, and personal vignettes. These eye-opening accounts of how the mind works (and how, all too often, it doesn't) are then put to the test through some ...

"Things to Think About" is a podcast where two friends dive into random, thought-provoking topics that challenge the way we see the world. From existential questions to abstract ideas, each episode invites listeners to explore intriguing concepts and unconventional perspectives. Whether it's pondering the nature of reality, questioning morality, or delving into the mysteries of human emotions, we spark deep conversations that make you think more critically about life. Tune in for a casual yet insightful journey through ideas that might just change the way you think.

Willkommen bei Zombie-Talk, der Podcast der sich ganz dem Thema des Zombie Genres widmet. Lasst uns gemeinsam diskutieren und spekulieren über die verschiedensten theoretischen Sichtweisen rund um Zombies – von ihrer Herkunft bis hin zu den besten Strategien, mit denen man einer Zombie-Apokalypse standhalten kann. Hierbei entstehen spannende Debatten, unerwartete Meinungsverschiedenheiten und viele neue Ideen. Auch beleuchten wir verschiedene Facetten des Zombie Genres in all seinen Formen, einschließlich Literatur, Film und Spieleindustrie.

In this book via three key essays, I attempt to turn the issue of mindless automatons on its head (with a bad pun included) by pointing out that “this [very issue] begs a much larger question: how do we really know that the zombie is merely a mindless automaton? The obvious answer is that we don't.” In other words, while it is certainly true that we can project consciousness on all sorts of objects that may lack it...

The Chronicles of Rolling Hills is a comedy fiction podcast about a town of people with way too much history together... is it any surprise they get on each other's nerves?