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David Deutsch—physicist, pioneer of quantum computation, and author of The Beginning of Infinity and The Fabric of Reality —joins me to discuss fun, learning, and how minds create knowledge. We explore the Fun Criterion: why a sense of “no fun” is best treated as criticism, a signal that something needs improvement, rather than a stop rule or a feeling to chase. Deutsch unpacks conflicts between explicit, inexplicit, and unconscious ideas, and how problems get worked on through conjecture and criticism across different modes of thought and learning. We then zoom out to how ideas “evolve together” inside a mind and why biological evolution is less understood than people often assume. The discussion also touches on focus and attention—whether they’re better seen as a trainable skill, a resource constraint, or both. Finally, we unpack the self as the collective term for the institutions of consent among the multiple strands of creativity and criticism that constitute a mind. 📚 Mentioned Resources The Beginning of Infinity — David Deutsch The Fabric of Reality — David Deutsch My upcoming book — The 4 Acts ⏱️ Timestamps 00:00 — Intro 01:21 — Can we measure Fun? 04:31 — Thwarting creativity 06:01 — Can mundanity be Fun? 07:58 — What does “follow the Fun” mean? 10:28 — Fun and inner alignment 12:20 — Resolving conflicts 15:47 — Must ideas align? 17:39 — Are all thoughts creative? 21:25 — Different modes of creativity & learning 28:22 — Evolution of ideas in the mind 33:58 — How (poorly) we understand biological evolution 37:41 — Creating knowledge vs. learning knowledge 40:42 — Knowledge is information with causal power 43:06 — The Self and how the parts of the mind are organized 51:15 — Focus and attention 53:37 — The roots of inexplicit knowledge 57:15 — Physical sensations vs. emotions 01:00:36 — David's upcoming book 01:02:29 — Outro 🧠 More from me Book Website Newsletter Productivity blog X

Podcast : Into the Impossible With Brian Keating (LS 57 · TOP 0.5% what is this? ) Episode : David Deutsch Says We Will Build Humans Before We Build AGI Pub date : 2025-09-11 Get Podcast Transcript → powered by Listen411 - fast audio-to-text and summarization Get My New Book, Focus Like a Nobel Prize Winner, for Only $ 0.99! This week only: https://a.co/d/hi50U9U David Deutsch offers his insights into the physics that will impact our future, challenging our new technologies, such as AGI and the development of synthetic humans, as depicted in movies. Join us for this fascinating discussion as we go INTO THE IMPOSSIBLE. KEY TAKEAWAYS 00:00:00 – 00:00:39 Could machines experience thoughts and sensations like humans? 00:00:45 – 00:01:46 Deutsch argues subjective experiences can arise from any system replicating brain-like processing. 00:01:47 – 00:02:25 We never experience the present moment directly but recall slightly delayed interpretations. 00:02:25 – 00:03:30 Deutsch views himself as software running on brain hardware, embodiment is mainly computational. 00:03:30 – 00:04:37 Loss of physical body parts doesn’t reduce personhood 00:04:43 – 00:07:13 Story of “lock-in” from horse’s width shaping space tech leads to analogy about AI hardware lock-in. 00:08:10 – 00:09:20 Lock-in may slow progress but creativity ensures no permanent limits. 00:09:20 – 00:12:15 Square roots and complex numbers naturally emerge in physics due to algebraic structures of reality. 00:12:15 – 00:13:31 Not all mathematical structures are worth exploring—only those relevant to solving physics problems. 00:13:31 – 00:17:00 Shift to memetics: persistence of anti-Jewish patterns is deeper than typical memes. 00:17:00 – 00:19:26 Pattern predates Christianity; it persists through cultural rationalizations, not simple hatred. 00:19:50 – 00:21:23 Discussion of life vs. death choices from Torah portion ties to Deutsch’s book on infinity 00:21:44 – 00:22:32 Humanity faces no upper or lower bounds—capable of infinite progress or catastrophic mistakes 00:23:36 – 00:24:21 Advice to young self-consider interference processes as a door to quantum computation 00:25:16 – 00:26:13 Deutsch admits past mistakes—initially misjudged multiverse explanations and free will 00:27:08 – 00:28:08 David redefines free will as the ability to create objectively new knowledge. 00:28:14 – 00:28:41 AGI programs will have free will once true AI is achieved. 00:29:02 – 00:29:18 Conclusion -------------------------- Additional resources: Get Dr. Brian Keating’s NEW Book for Only 0.99! This week only: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FN8DH6SX?ref_=pe_93986420_775043100 Get David Deutsch’s Book: https://www.amazon.com/Beginning-Infinity-Explanations-Transform-World/dp/0143121359 Please join my mailing list here 👉 https://briankeating.com/yt to win a meteorite 💥 -------------------------- Join this channel to get access to perks like monthly Office Hours: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmXH_moPhfkqCk6S3b9RWuw/join 📚 Get a copy of my bo

In this episode, we explore the limits of reality—not as reasons for pessimism, but as the best explanations we have for what truly cannot be done. Drawing from David Deutsch, I explain 1) the laws of physics, 2) unpredictable actions caused by quantum fluctuations, 3) the unknowability of future knowledge and technologies, and 4) intractable problems that require resources we don’t yet have. The key takeaway is hopeful: anything that doesn’t violate these limits is possible, and human creativity can always find a way forward.Timestamps 00:00 Intro 01:01 Limit 1: The Laws of Physics 02:23 Limits due to a lack of knowledge 03:10 Limit 2: Unpredictable actions 06:09 Limit 3: Unknowability 08:31 Limit 4: Intractable actions 10:35 Optimism and the Potential of Human Creativity 11:53 Constructor theory 12:44 OutroFeatured linksThe Science of Can and Can’t (Popular science book on constructor theory): https://www.chiaramarletto.com/books/... Constructor Theory of InformationDavid Deutsch, Chiara Marletto: https://arxiv.org/abs/1405.5563 Constructor theory of time David Deutsch, Chiara Marletto: https://arxiv.org/abs/2505.08692 The Fabric of Reality (Chapter 9): https://www.daviddeutsch.org.uk/books... My upcoming book: https://edwindoit.com/4acts More from meBook: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbG1RSlVJZDFyakotcU5EeFIwM3RwbnBBSDE0Z3xBQ3Jtc0tsSE52bm1xckJRbDBPcmdyX0QyRXZ0VXdMMzl3TEJ4YUgtMG5iUlpNeEoxb0MyR1BH

Get My New Book, Focus Like a Nobel Prize Winner, for Only $ 0.99! This week only: https://a.co/d/hi50U9U David Deutsch offers his insights into the physics that will impact our future, challenging our new technologies, such as AGI and the development of synthetic humans, as depicted in movies. Join us for this fascinating discussion as we go INTO THE IMPOSSIBLE. KEY TAKEAWAYS 00:00:00 – 00:00:39 Could machines experience thoughts and sensations like humans? 00:00:45 – 00:01:46 Deutsch argues subjective experiences can arise from any system replicating brain-like processing. 00:01:47 – 00:02:25 We never experience the present moment directly but recall slightly delayed interpretations. 00:02:25 – 00:03:30 Deutsch views himself as software running on brain hardware, embodiment is mainly computational. 00:03:30 – 00:04:37 Loss of physical body parts doesn’t reduce personhood 00:04:43 – 00:07:13 Story of “lock-in” from horse’s width shaping space tech leads to analogy about AI hardware lock-in. 00:08:10 – 00:09:20 Lock-in may slow progress but creativity ensures no permanent limits. 00:09:20 – 00:12:15 Square roots and complex numbers naturally emerge in physics due to algebraic structures of reality. 00:12:15 – 00:13:31 Not all mathematical structures are worth exploring—only those relevant to solving physics problems. 00:13:31 – 00:17:00 Shift to memetics: persistence of anti-Jewish patterns is deeper than typical memes. 00:17:00 – 00:19:26 Pattern predates Christianity; it persists through cultural rationalizations, not simple hatred. 00:19:50 – 00:21:23 Discussion of life vs. death choices from Torah portion ties to Deutsch’s book on infinity 00:21:44 – 00:22:32 Humanity faces no upper or lower bounds—capable of infinite progress or catastrophic mistakes 00:23:36 – 00:24:21 Advice to young self-consider interference processes as a door to quantum computation 00:25:16 – 00:26:13 Deutsch admits past mistakes—initially misjudged multiverse explanations and free will 00:27:08 – 00:28:08 David redefines free will as the ability to create objectively new knowledge. 00:28:14 – 00:28:41 AGI programs will have free will once true AI is achieved. 00:29:02 – 00:29:18 Conclusion -------------------------- Additional resources: Get Dr. Brian Keating’s NEW Book for Only 0.99! This week only: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FN8DH6SX?ref_=pe_93986420_775043100 Get David Deutsch’s Book: https://www.amazon.com/Beginning-Infinity-Explanations-Transform-World/dp/0143121359 Please join my mailing list here 👉 https://briankeating.com/yt to win a meteorite 💥 -------------------------- Join this channel to get access to perks like monthly Office Hours: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmXH_moPhfkqCk6S3b9RWuw/join 📚 Get a copy of my books: Think Like a Nobel Prize Winner, with life changing interviews with 9 Nobel Prizewinners: https://a.co/d/03ezQFu My tell-all cosmic memoir Losing the Nobel Prize: http://amzn.to/2sa5UpA The first-ever audiobook from Galileo: Dialogue Concerning the Two Chief World Systems: Ptolemaic and Copernican https://a.co/d/iZPi9Un 📺 Watch my most popular videos:📺 Neil Turok https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dt5cFLN65fI Frank Wilczek https://youtu.be/3z8RqKMQHe0?sub_confirmation=1 Eric Weinstein vs. Stephen Wolfram https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OI0AZ4Y4Ip4?sub_confirmation=1 Sir Roger Penrose: https://youtu.be/AMuqyAvX7Wo Sabine Hossenfelder: https://youtu.be/g00ilS6tBvs Avi Loeb: https://youtu.be/N9lUceHsLRw Follow me to ask questions of my guests: 🏄‍♂️ Twitter: https://twitter.com/DrBrianKeating 🔔 Subscribe https://www.youtube.com/DrBrianKeating?sub_confirmation=1 <ul

David Deutsch is the founding father of quantum computing. In this episode of Strange Loop, David joins Sana’s founder and CEO Joel Hellermark and Spotify’s Co-President Gustav Söderström to unpack his lifelong quest to explore the furthest reachings of human understanding. Together, they explore how knowledge creation makes humans unique in the cosmos, why current AI systems fundamentally differ from genuine intelligence, and what quantum mechanics reveals about the nature of explanation itself. What's in this episode How human creativity evolved for cultural knowledge transmission, not innovation Why large language models and AGI operate on fundamentally different principles The relationship between quantum computing and the computational nature of reality Why having billions of AGI copies wouldn't accelerate progress as expected How knowledge creation violates the basic physical rule that "might makes right" The distinction between tools that enhance human intelligence and systems that replace it Why humans are cosmically significant despite appearing small and fragile What questions Deutsch most wants answered about consciousness and artificial general intelligence The future of humanity across cosmic timescales and what makes progress sustainable — Transcript: https://sanalabs.com/strange-loop/david-deutsch — About Strange Loop Strange Loop is a podcast about how artificial intelligence is reshaping the systems we live and work in. Each episode features deep, unscripted conversations with thinkers and builders reimagining intelligence, leadership, and the architectures of progress. The goal is not just to follow AI’s trajectory, but to question the assumptions guiding it. Subscribe for more conversations at the edge of AI and human knowledge. — Timestamps (00:00) Why uniqueness creates value: The law of comparative advantage (04:15) How creativity evolved for cultural transmission, not innovation (09:39) AI vs AGI: Why accelerating knowledge discovery isn't straightforward (13:40) AGI as persons: Rights, property, and the economics of artificial minds (20:05) What AI actually does vs human creativity: Beyond the Turing test (25:15) Quantum computing: What problems really need quantum solutions (29:25) Quantum cryptography and the future of data security (33:06) Is the universe computational? Cellular automata and reality (42:37) The biggest questions Deutsch wants answered about AGI and physics (51:32) Greatest moments of joy in research: The fun criterion — Where to find David Website: daviddeutsch.org.uk X: https://x.com/daviddeutschoxf Where to find Gustav LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gustavsoderstrom/ X: https://x.com/gustavs Where to find Joel LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joel-hellermark/ X: https://x.com/joelhellermark

Please join my mailing list here 👉 https://briankeating.com/yt to win a meteorite 💥 David Deutsch just exposed something shocking about modern science. Most quantum theories aren't actually science at all. They're just miracles disguised as explanations. When you ask how quantum entanglement works, most interpretations by popular scientists basically reduce to "magic happens." That's not science, that's giving up on our understanding of reality. David Deutsch is a quantum physicist at Oxford, a pioneer in quantum computing, and one of the most important theoretical physicists alive. He argues that only the many-worlds theory actually explains what's happening in quantum experiments instead of just accepting it as a mystery never to be explained. This conversation reveals why modern physics has abandoned its core mission. Key Takeaways: 00:02:15 – David Deutsch introduces the idea that infinity is not just a mathematical abstraction but a physical reality. 00:06:42 – He emphasizes that understanding infinity is central to progress in both science and philosophy. 00:11:03 – Discussion on how infinity challenges human intuition and traditional explanations. 00:18:29 – Deutsch argues that good explanations must account for infinity, not avoid it. 00:23:51 – He contrasts finite vs. infinite models of the universe. 00:30:14 – Infinity as an unavoidable aspect of quantum mechanics and the multiverse. 00:37:40 – Practical implications: infinity changes how we view knowledge, discovery, and human progress. 00:45:22 – He warns against simplistic or “bad” explanations that ignore infinite possibilities. 00:53:09 – Closing: infinity should be embraced as part of reality, not feared or reduced. - Additional resources: Buy David Deutsch’s Book: https://www.amazon.com/Beginning-Infinity-Explanations-Transform-World/dp/0143121359 - Join this channel to get access to perks like monthly Office Hours: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmXH_moPhfkqCk6S3b9RWuw/join 📚 Get a copy of my books: Think Like a Nobel Prize Winner, with life changing interviews with 9 Nobel Prizewinners: https://a.co/d/03ezQFu My tell-all cosmic memoir Losing the Nobel Prize: http://amzn.to/2sa5UpA The first-ever audiobook from Galileo: Dialogue Concerning the Two Chief World Systems: Ptolemaic and Copernican https://a.co/d/iZPi9Un 📺 Watch my most popular videos:📺 Neil Turok https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dt5cFLN65fI Frank Wilczek https://youtu.be/3z8RqKMQHe0?sub_confirmation=1 Eric Weinstein vs. Stephen Wolfram https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OI0AZ4Y4Ip4?sub_confirmation=1 Sir Roger Penrose: https://youtu.be/AMuqyAvX7Wo Sabine Hossenfelder: https://youtu.be/g00ilS6tBvs Avi Loeb: https://youtu.be/N9lUceHsLRw Follow me to ask questions of my guests: 🏄‍♂️ Twitter: https://twitter.com/DrBrianKeating 🔔 Subscribe https://www.youtube.com/DrBrianKeating?sub_confirmation=1 Join my mailing list; just click here http://briankeating.com/list ✍️ Detailed Blog posts here: https://briankeating.com/blog 🎙️ Listen on audio-only platforms: https://briankeating.com/podcast #universe #podcast #briankeating #intotheimpossible #science #astronomy #cosmology #cosmicmicrowavebackground #intotheimpossible #briankeating #daviddeutsch Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

How do some copywriters consistently create messages that engage, persuade, and convert? In this Million Dollar Relationships Podcast episode, David Deutsch, a direct-response expert with over 30 years of experience, shares his journey from Madison Avenue to becoming a sought-after consultant for top brands. He reveals the key lessons he learned from marketing legend Jay Abraham, the power of building relationships, and the importance of writing with authenticity. Whether you're a business owner, marketer, or writer, this episode is packed with insights on the art of persuasion and how to craft messages that truly resonate. [00:01 - 06:27] The Power of Relationships in Business Relationships act as a filtering system, connecting like-minded individuals A strong network can open unexpected doors and opportunities Authenticity and shared values create natural connections [06:28 - 12:34] The Art of Copywriting & Its Impact Great copy isn't about formulas—it's about authentic persuasion Editing existing copy can be more powerful than writing from scratch Copywriting success comes from understanding psychology, not just words [12:35 - 18:42] How Jay Abraham's Marketing Philosophy Changed Everything The concept of leveraging competitors instead of fearing them The power of maintaining a customer list and maximizing lifetime value How shifting from traditional branding to direct response transformed David's career [18:43 - 24:29] Learning from Every Industry to Create Better Copy Working with diverse industries teaches invaluable marketing lessons Every project, from estate planning to Procter & Gamble, presented unique challenges The importance of uncovering emotional triggers in any product or service [24:30 - 30:14] The Future of Copywriting & The Role of AI AI-generated copy lacks the emotional depth of human persuasion Authenticity and personal storytelling are the future of effective marketing Copywriters should focus on tapping into their inner salesperson rather than relying on formulas Connect with David: Websites: https://www.speakingofwriting.com https://www.davidldeutsch.com LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-l-deutsch Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/david.l.deutsch.9 Key Quotes: "Copywriting isn't about words on a page. It's about moving people." — David Deutsch "The best copy doesn't sound like copy. It sounds like you talking to a friend." — David Deutsch Thanks for tuning in! If you liked my show, please LEAVE A 5-STAR REVIEW, like, and subscribe! Find me on the following streaming platforms: Apple Spotify Google Podcasts IHeart Radio

Podcast : Sean Carroll's Mindscape: Science, Society, Philosophy, Culture, Arts, and Ideas (LS 69 · TOP 0.05% what is this? ) Episode : 253 | David Deutsch on Science, Complexity, and Explanation Pub date : 2023-10-16 Get Podcast Transcript → powered by Listen411 - fast audio-to-text and summarization David Deutsch is one of the most creative scientific thinkers working today, who has as a goal to understand and explain the natural world as best we can. He was a pioneer in quantum computing, and has long been an advocate of the Everett interpretation of quantum theory. He is also the inventor of constructor theory , a new way of conceptualizing physics and science more broadly. But he also has a strong interest in philosophy and epistemology, championing a Popperian explanation-based approach over a rival Bayesian epistemology. We talk about all of these things and more, including his recent work on the Popper-Miller theorem , which specifies limitations on inductive approaches to knowledge and probability. Blog post with transcript: https://www.preposterousuniverse.com/podcast/2023/10/16/253-david-deutsch-on-science-complexity-and-explanation/ S upport Mindscape on Patreon . David Deutsch received his Ph.D. in theoretical physics from the University of Oxford. He is currently a visiting professor in the Department of Atomic and Laser Physics at Oxford. He is a pioneer in quantum computation as well as initiating constructor theory . His books include The Fabric of Reality and The Beginning of Infinity . Among his awards including the Dirac Prize, the Dirac Medal, the Edge of Computation Science Prize, the Isaac Newton Medal, the Breakthrough Physics Prize, and a Royal Society Fellowship. Web site Oxford web page Google Scholar publications Amazon author page Wikipedia TED talk: After Billions of Years of Monotony, the Universe is Waking Up </li

Podcast : Within Reason (LS 61 · TOP 0.1% what is this? ) Episode : #57 David Deutsch - The Multiverse is Real Pub date : 2024-03-05 Get Podcast Transcript → powered by Listen411 - fast audio-to-text and summarization David Deutsch is a British physicist at the University of Oxford. He is a visiting professor in the Department of Atomic and Laser Physics at the Centre for Quantum Computation in the Clarendon Laboratory of the University of Oxford. (Wikipedia.) Buy David Deutsch's book, The Beginning of Infinity Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from Alex J O'Connor, which is the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Listen Notes, Inc.

Podcast : The Copywriter Club Podcast (LS 49 · TOP 0.5% what is this? ) Episode : TCC Podcast #415: Copythinking with David Deutsch Pub date : 2024-10-01 Get Podcast Transcript → powered by Listen411 - fast audio-to-text and summarization Most writers focus on the writing part of copywriting, which only makes sense as we're writers. But maybe we should be doing more copythinking before we start to write. Our guest for the 415th episode of The Copywriter Club Podcast is A-List Copywriter David Deutsch. And when it comes to thinking about copy, David has few peers. He talked about strategy, writing emotional copy, coming up with big ideas, and much more. Click the play button below, or scroll down for a full transcript. Stuff to check out: David's website The How to Write Emotional Copy Workshop The Copywriter Club Facebook Group The Copywriter Underground Full Transcript: Rob Marsh: When we started The Copywriter Club Podcast, one of the things we were adamant about was that we would interview copywriters at all levels of experience and at all the various stages of their business journey. So we’ve spoken with copywriters who are just getting started along with those with years of experience. We’ve interviewed copywriters who call themselves content writers, strategists, consultants and various other titles. We’ve heard from marketers and authors and experts in all kinds of fields. In fact we used to start the podcast with the promise that you would listen and walk away with plenty of ideas you could “steal” for your own business. With that background, it’s always a thrill to get the opportunity to interview an expert copywriter who has earned his place on the A-List. One of the go-to copywriters when it comes to being coached by one of the very best in the direct response world. Hi, I’m Rob Marsh, and on today’s episode of The Copywriter Club Podcast, I’m speaking with A-list copywriter David Deutsch. David has generated more than a billion dollars in sales over the course of his career. Not bad. And probably someone we can learn from. You’ll hear this in the interview, but one of the things David likes to talk about is the difference between writing and persuasion and copywriting. The two ought to be the same, but often they’re not. I know I say this every episode, but I think you’re going to like this interview. So stick around. Before we jump in with David… It’s October. Which means the year is 3/4 done… we’ve all got one more quarter to reach the goals we set for our businesses at the beginning of the year. So let me ask you, how is it going? Are you ahead or behind your goals? What can you accomplish in the next 12 weeks that will move your business forward and set you up for a successful 2025… hard to believe the decade is half over… any way in my opinion the best place for copywriters to stretch and reach their goals is The Copywriter Underground, the paid membership with more than 100 hours of training, including an entire course on selling, a mini-course on proposals, more than 27 different templates, including a legal agreement, and so many other resources designed to help you grow. And each month, we invite a different guest expert to teach a new skill… this month’s members-only persentation is by Email Market

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