Episode
Simon DeDeo on Good Explanations & Diseases of Epistemology
COMPLEXITY · Nov 24, 2021 · 1 h 21 min
What makes a satisfying explanation? Understanding and prediction are two different goals at odds with one another — think fundamental physics versus artificial neural networks — and even what defines a “simple” explanation varies from one person to another. Held in a kind of ecosystemic balance, these diverse approaches to seeking knowledge keep each other honest…but the use of one kind of…