The Cognitive Drift
Sean McClureA book doesn't have to be the destination. Sometimes it's just the spark.
The Cognitive Drift is a podcast by Sean McClure; researcher, systems thinker, and someone who has spent years studying how ideas are actually extracted from serious reading. Each episode begins with a book but quickly leaves it behind, following a single insight wherever it drifts; through complexity science, AI, philosophy... more
| Publishes | Monthly | Episodes | 18 | Founded | a year ago |
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| Number of Listeners | Categories | Natural SciencesPhilosophySociety & CultureScience | |||
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Life isn't always beautiful, but there are slivers of it that are. In this episode, the book Theo of Golden by Allen Levi sparks my conversation about what it means to choose beauty in a broken world. Not out of naivety. Not because the tragedy isn't... more
In this episode I discuss the nature of intelligence through the lens of prediction, exploring Blaise Agüera y Arcas’ argument that intelligence is not a property of brains, but a function present across systems; from molecules to modern AI.
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In this episode I discuss the core dynamics of money and how it shapes the modern economy. Starting with the basic chain of money supply, goods, prices, and currency value, I explore how inflation emerges and why it affects creditors and debtors diff... more
In this episode I discuss the core ideas from *The Libertarian Mind* by David Boaz, exploring how decentralized decision-making, incentives, and voluntary exchange shape social order. I also introduce a “third way” perspective, to help us step back a... more
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Apple Podcasts | #70 |  India/Society & Culture/Philosophy |
Apple Podcasts | #89 |  Philippines/Society & Culture/Philosophy |
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