Brett Hall's site of essays, media, and blog in a Universal Contents format. -Jesse
This is a paper originally submitted to Swinburne University as part of a postgraduate project.
Temperature and Heat | 7/2/2014
In the following passage, I use “heat” in its most narrow, physically precise manner: as a verb only. This is consistent with the way the science of heat - thermodynamics - views the concept.
Light | 7/1/2014
An explanation of how most physics texts get the explanation of photon emission deliberately wrong
The Role of Evidence | 6/26/2014
You can’t use evidence to support your theory.
Gravity is not a Force | 7/2/2014
There are two great theories that explain the nature of physical reality. One is quantum theory and the other is general relativity.
There is perhaps no debate that departs as quickly from what we actually know into what we would actually like to be true as in the topic of: life beyond the Earth.
As our knowledge becomes greater, it becomes both broader and more deep. It therefore surprises some to learn that our best physical theories become not more numerous but less, as they encapsulate more.
The unexpected ways error correction is at the heart of reason, science, democracy, learning and progress.
In experiments like the photoelectric effect, electrons behave in the way we expect particles should rather than the way we expect waves to. The photoelectric effect experiment and even Young's twin slit experiment and other interference experiments can only be understood - that is to say only make sense - if we regard electrons as things very close what we've traditionally thought of as "particles".
ARP271 (Turns out, it merges)
Olber's "Paradox" A Summary and the Solution
Episode 2: Chapter 1 “The Reach of Explanations”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FG1qwlfDFkI
Episode 3: Chapter 2 “Closer to Reality”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=97gjyqAfw9E
Episode 4: Chapter 3, Part 1 “The Spark”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gnlARZbkUzg
Episode 5: Chapter 3, Part 2 “The Spark”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oNJiGYkPCBY
Episode 6 “Creation” Ch.4, Part 1
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dLydNSiYPjY
Episode 7 “Creation” Ch.4, Part 2
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IuHhHsxuAP8
Episode 8 “The Reality of Abstractions” Ch.5, Part 1
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MW1rBTM9qV4
Episode 9 “The Reality of Abstractions” Ch.5 Part 2
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BnH5bSVUwtM
Episode 10 “The Jump to Universality” Ch.6
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uWC1_hzdjBs
Episode 11 “Artificial Creativity” Ch 7 Part 1
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=taRSfDmBwts
Episode 12 “Artificial Creativity” Ch 7 Pt 2
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lIwZLL67V68
Episode 13: Ch 8 “A Window on Infinity” Part 1
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ggABJh1NQwg
Episode 14: Ch 8, Part 2: “A Window on Infinity”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aMtort-zvdI
Episode 15: A diversion on Free Will and Artificial Intelligence
Episode 16: Ch 9, Part 1: “Optimism”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pBuPzz_E2kI&t=1s
Episode 17: Ch 9, Part 2: “Optimism”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m-iNNNidsFQ
ToKCast Episode 1: An introduction to the podcast and this first series | 12/18/2018
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FgYh18OX5NI&t=8s
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UdjPAQjLmuI
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jnc0giOVEIA
on mathematics along with episodes 3 and 4. It covers some material about "diagonal arguments" using material from "The Fabric of Reality"
How only an optimistic application of critical rationalism can create environments of innovation.
Part 2 Positive Philosophy | The Inspiration Innovation
Part 3 Positive Philosophy | Optimism > Innovation > Progress
Innovate Fast
Innovate Often
Innovate Incrementally
Or why a conversation between Sam Harris and Jordan Peterson was so confused
You can read philosophy in books, but far better to engage in discussion with people.
David Deutsch in Conversation with Sam Harris
David Deutsch An Interview with Chris Patmore
mysticism, quantum theory and more...
Morality | 7/2/2014
And the Emergence of High Level Causative Structure
The Ethics of Eating Meat