In this episode I discuss how math’s usefulness often comes from our gamified world rather than nature’s complexity, and why real learning depends on memory and abstraction. True progress, I argue, comes from raising levels of abstraction and operating at higher layers of thought rather than focusing on low-level tricks. Support the show Become a premium member to gain access to premium content, including the Techniques and Mindsets Videos, visual concept summaries of each episode, community ...
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In this episode I discuss how math’s usefulness often comes from our gamified world rather than nature’s complexity, and why real learning depends on memory and abstraction. True progress, I argue, comes from raising levels of abstraction and operating at higher layers of thought rather than focusing on low-level tricks. Support the show Become a premium member to gain access to premium content, including the Techniques and Mindsets Videos, visual concept summaries of each episode, community ...
Scripting the Unscripted: The Fallacy of Trying to Design Life
Science in Perspective
50 minutes
12 months ago
Scripting the Unscripted: The Fallacy of Trying to Design Life
In this episode I discuss a recent project initiative that looks to design a genome from scratch, and argue that such research motivations rely on a deeply flawed premise. Suggested Reading He’s Gleaning the Design Rules of Life to Re-Create It, Quanta Magazine Support the show Become a Member https://science-in-perspective.com/
Science in Perspective
In this episode I discuss how math’s usefulness often comes from our gamified world rather than nature’s complexity, and why real learning depends on memory and abstraction. True progress, I argue, comes from raising levels of abstraction and operating at higher layers of thought rather than focusing on low-level tricks. Support the show Become a premium member to gain access to premium content, including the Techniques and Mindsets Videos, visual concept summaries of each episode, community ...
