BP Mindcast

In this episode we will look at the question of whether math and science are socially constructed, and what that does or doesn't indicate for the validity of these disciplines. We will also talk about how the idea of social construction is often used to undermine knowledge.

This is an introduction to a new way of recording podcasts - podcasting while riding a bike.

In this episode we talk about the relationship between minds and machines, and the fact that creativity is only available in minds. We talk about how this impacts many of the AI developments today, and what it means for the future of AI as well.

In this episode we are going to talk about just how practical theology can be, and how it can apply to even the most mundane tasks. Theology, for instance, teaches us about the nature of humans (known as theological anthropology), and that is always helpful to understand in any situation.

In this episode I'm covering the problem of incrementalism - that is, focusing too much on what is incrementally better such that you lose your foundation to success.

This episode is a preview of a talk that I am giving this week on my book "Microsecession: Simple Ways to Liberate Yourself, Your Family, and Your Community from Government Idiocy." You can find this book on Amazon at https://www.amazon.com/Microsecession-Liberate-Yourself-Community-Government/dp/0975283898

In this episode we take a look at Bitcoin - what it is and how it operates - and what that can tell us about how valuable trust is in society.

It is commonly claimed that doubt is the engine of science. We will show that, while there is some amount of truth to this claim, it is actually broadly mistaken when compared against the actual processes and values necessary for a scientific enterprise.

In this episode, I am giving a promo for my new book, Electronics for Beginners. It's currently available for preorder from Amazon. This book is the book I wish I had when I was younger trying to get a start in electronics. It covers breadboards, components, resistors, capacitors, inductors, transistors, integrated circuits, microcontrollers (focusing on Arduino), sound generation and amplification, and more.

In this episode we discuss the problems of using the term 'naturalism' to describe science, and the problems that science would have had if it used naturalism as a limiting force in history.

In this episode, we are going to talk about the terms STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) and STEAM (science, technology, engineering, art, and mathematics) used in education, and why I think the attempt to transition from STEM to STEAM is problematic.

In this episode, we are discussing why mathematics education is important. There have been recent attempts, such as Andrew Hacker's The

Here we discuss the very real problem of the corruption of experts. We often assume that experts are honest in the opinions they give, but that is sadly not true. Even entire disciplines have been corrupted by experts giving false (not just wrong) opinion.

In this episode we are going to discuss how expert knowledge, even when correct, has extremely limited direct applications.

In this episode we talk about whether much of so-called "expertise" is actually expert opinion or just recycled secondhand knowledge. That doesn't make it bad, but it does make it a lot closer to the equivalent to looking it up on the Internet.

This is the first episode in a series we are doing on experts, arguing against the book "The Death of Expertise" by Tom Nichols. In this first episode I make an important distinction between "experts" (the individuals) and "expertise" (the in-depth knowledge of a subject).

In this episode we cover liberty. Why do we have liberty? What are we supposed to do with it? Why is it good? We look at how each part of the political spectrum (libertarian, conservative, and liberal) looks at liberty, and why I think that conservatism is the best option.

In this episode we explore the differences in the default expectations of the different political viewpoints. How do we expect society to turn out if we don't do anything? What is humanity's default starting point? What sort of things should we find surprising and what sort of things should we expect?

This episode begins our discussion of politics. We look at the political spectrum in terms of how each view looks at the question of responsibility, where it comes from, how we respond to it, and what the government's role is.

In this episode we will dive into why Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs), which are popular in many conservative investing circles, may be personally good for individuals but bad for the market as a whole.

In this episode we cover what makes Intelligent Design unique, and how it relates to other ideas such as creationism and evolution.

This is a first episode about Intelligent Design, what it is, and how it can be useful.

In this episode we cover the 'gap between the rich and the poor' and why it is such a distraction from the real issues of poverty and illegitimately-gained riches.

In this episode we discuss the importance of Oedipus Rex to high school curricula.

This first episode introduces the podcast and gives a feel for what we will be talking about.