The Theory of Anything
Hosted by Bruce and Bruce Nielson · Bruce Nielson and Peter Johansen
4.9from 71 ratings
- 150
- Episodes
- 10
- Transcribed
- 71
- Ratings
- Daily
- Cadence
- 2020
- First episode
- 5M
- YouTube views
About The Theory of Anything
A podcast that explores the unseen and surprising connections between nearly everything, with special emphasis on intelligence and the search for Artificial General Intelligence (AGI) through the lens of Karl Popper's Theory of Knowledge. David Deutsch argued that Quantum Mechanics, Darwinian Evolution, Karl Popper's Theory of Knowledge, and Computational Theory (aka "The Four Strands") represent an early 'theory of everything' be it science, philosophy, computation, religion, politics, or art. So we explore everything. Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/brucenielson/membership
- Publisher
- Bruce Nielson and Peter Johansen
- Category
- society & culture
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 29 Feb 2020
- Latest episode
- 6 Oct 2026
Latest episodes
10 of 150 episodes have a transcript.
6 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
Episode 149: CritRats vs Bayesians Pt 1 : 4 Kinds of Bayes
29 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
Episode 148: Pascal's Improved Wager
15 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
Episode 147: Decisionalism
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Episode 149: CritRats vs Bayesians Pt 1 : 4 Kinds of Bayes
Published 6 Oct 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] Critically, a prior isn't the final word. It's a starting point that's continually checked against the evidence. And as more informative data accumulates, the influence of a poor prior generally fades as the additional evidence comes in. That's why even a bad prior can still give accurate results once you have enough data. A famous example is the 1968 search for the lost submarine USS Scorpion. With little direct evidence about where it had sunk, naval scientist John Craven asked experts to assign probabilities to different failure scenarios and locations, essentially quantifying their informed judgments, exactly the kind of personal beliefs about events that Brett considers irrational. […]
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- YouTube views
- 4,818,331
- Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025
- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 4.9 / 5
- 32 ratings
- Spotify
- 4.9 / 5
- 39 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 55 / 100
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- Quality
- 37
- Social presence
- 0
- YouTube
- 93
- Engagement
- 90
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