Your brain is not a Bayes net (and why that matters)

Julia Galef • March 2, 2016

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Insights from and explanations of philosophy, rationality, science and more. By Julia Galef (http://juliagalef.com). For more content, check out my podcast, Rationally Speaking (http://rationallyspeakingpodcast.org). Every two weeks I feature a discussion with someone in science, philosophy, math, etc. -- such as Peter Singer, Lawrence Krauss, Neil deGrasse Tyson, Robin Hanson, and more. Full transcripts available for recent episodes.

Your brain is not a Bayes net (and why that matters)

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