Podcast

The Theory of Anything

Author: Bruce Nielson and Peter Johansen
Feed episode count: 140
Official site: https://www.patreon.com/c/brucenielson/membership
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Summary

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

Episodes

May 9, 2026 · processed

Episode 139: The Rational Doomers

Duration seconds: 4226
Source: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/four-strands/episodes/Episode-139-The-Rational-Doomers-e3j42pi

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Apr 29, 2026 · processed

Episode 138: "Popperian" vs "Deutschian" Epistemology

Duration seconds: 6898
Source: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/four-strands/episodes/Episode-138-Popperian-vs-Deutschian-Epistemology-e3i728q

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Apr 15, 2026 · processed

Episode 137: Ray Scott Percival on Incurable Mind Viruses

Duration seconds: 7675
Source: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/four-strands/episodes/Episode-137-Ray-Scott-Percival-on-Incurable-Mind-Viruses-e3hu2h5

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Mar 31, 2026 · processed

Episode 136: Michael Golding on Mental Illness and Universal Explainers

Duration seconds: 7771
Source: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/four-strands/episodes/Episode-136-Michael-Golding-on-Mental-Illness-and-Universal-Explainers-e3h51q1

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Mar 10, 2026 · processed

Episode 135: Coercion and Critical Rationalism

Duration seconds: 6126
Source: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/four-strands/episodes/Episode-135-Coercion-and-Critical-Rationalism-e3fepco

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Feb 24, 2026 · processed

Episode 134: The Deutsch Slot Machine

Duration seconds: 8620
Source: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/four-strands/episodes/Episode-134-The-Deutsch-Slot-Machine-e3evq74

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Feb 10, 2026 · processed

Episode 133: The Constitution of Knowledge

Duration seconds: 2451
Source: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/four-strands/episodes/Episode-133-The-Constitution-of-Knowledge-e3e3vke

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Feb 3, 2026 · processed

Episode 132: Roughly Testable Theories (and Ancaps)

Duration seconds: 3889
Source: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/four-strands/episodes/Episode-132-Roughly-Testable-Theories-and-Ancaps-e3e3ved

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Jan 27, 2026 · processed

Episode 131: Knowledge as a Concept

Duration seconds: 1444
Source: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/four-strands/episodes/Episode-131-Knowledge-as-a-Concept-e3db0f5

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Jan 20, 2026 · processed

Episode 130: The "Pseudo Deutsch Theory of Knowledge"

Duration seconds: 3305
Source: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/four-strands/episodes/Episode-130-The-Pseudo-Deutsch-Theory-of-Knowledge-e3cvtan

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Jan 13, 2026 · processed

Episode 129: Is Probability Real?

Duration seconds: 3564
Source: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/four-strands/episodes/Episode-129-Is-Probability-Real-e3cvt5q

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Jan 6, 2026 · processed

Episode 128: Induction’s Immunizing Strategy

Duration seconds: 3530
Source: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/four-strands/episodes/Episode-128-Inductions-Immunizing-Strategy-e3c67ar

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Dec 30, 2025 · processed

Episode 127: Hofstadter vs Popper on Concepts

Duration seconds: 3367
Source: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/four-strands/episodes/Episode-127-Hofstadter-vs-Popper-on-Concepts-e3c66vt

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Dec 23, 2025 · processed

Episode 126: The Concept of Concepts

Duration seconds: 2253
Source: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/four-strands/episodes/Episode-126-The-Concept-of-Concepts-e3c66h5

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Dec 16, 2025 · processed

Episode 125: Our Lovecraftian Universe?

Duration seconds: 8813
Source: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/four-strands/episodes/Episode-125-Our-Lovecraftian-Universe-e3c63uj

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Dec 9, 2025 · processed

Episode 124: Popper's Evolutionary Theory of Knowledge

Duration seconds: 4866
Source: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/four-strands/episodes/Episode-124-Poppers-Evolutionary-Theory-of-Knowledge-e3b20j1

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Dec 2, 2025 · processed

Episode 123: Campbell vs Deutsch: Incremental vs Cosmic Significance

Duration seconds: 2390
Source: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/four-strands/episodes/Episode-123-Campbell-vs-Deutsch-Incremental-vs-Cosmic-Significance-e3a8ql9

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Nov 25, 2025 · processed

Episode 122: The Case Against Logical Fallacies

Duration seconds: 3663
Source: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/four-strands/episodes/Episode-122-The-Case-Against-Logical-Fallacies-e3a8q8d

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Nov 18, 2025 · processed

Episode 121: Beliefs

Duration seconds: 9806
Source: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/four-strands/episodes/Episode-121-Beliefs-e3a1di7

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Nov 11, 2025 · processed

Episode 120: Popper on Trial

Duration seconds: 6676
Source: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/four-strands/episodes/Episode-120-Popper-on-Trial-e39ef76

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Oct 28, 2025 · processed

Episode 119: New Right vs Libertarianism w/Logan Chipkin

Duration seconds: 6873
Source: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/four-strands/episodes/Episode-119-New-Right-vs-Libertarianism-wLogan-Chipkin-e3a1d0j

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Oct 14, 2025 · processed

Episode 118: Christian Transhumanism (with Micah Redding)

Duration seconds: 8805
Source: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/four-strands/episodes/Episode-118-Christian-Transhumanism-with-Micah-Redding-e38pfvu

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Sep 30, 2025 · processed

Episode 117: Jonathan Rauch

Duration seconds: 6751
Source: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/four-strands/episodes/Episode-117-Jonathan-Rauch-e38pfp2

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Sep 16, 2025 · processed

Episode 116: The Knowledge Machine

Duration seconds: 8248
Source: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/four-strands/episodes/Episode-116-The-Knowledge-Machine-e387ia0

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Sep 2, 2025 · processed

Episode 115: Is Falsification Falsifiable?

Duration seconds: 6930
Source: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/four-strands/episodes/Episode-115-Is-Falsification-Falsifiable-e37k29t

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