Episodes

  • Permissionless Knowledge Creation
    14 Sep 2026

    Maxime’s combination of conversational tone, awareness of when technical details require elaborating on, and emphasis on explanation all come together to make Maxime’s miniature books invaluable for anyone interested in Zcash and Many-Worlds quantum theory.

    Our Spotlight Article series highlights our Fellows’ history, contributions, interests, and ideas.

    More to come.

    Read or listen to the web version of our article about Maxime and his work here.

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    36 min
  • Both Ends of the Quantum Gravity Spectrum
    28 Aug 2026

    Between her work on the BMV experiment to probe gravity's quantum side in the laboratory and her current investigation into quantum theory’s role in cosmology, Conjecture Institute Fellow Antonia Weber's young career as a physicist has already taken her across nearly the entire energy spectrum of quantum gravity.

    Read: https://conjectureinstitute.org/articles/fellow-spotlight/antonia-weber

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    26 min
  • The Three Pillars of an Artificial Mind
    10 Aug 2026

    The road to artificial intelligence (AGI) is not paved in increasingly efficient algorithms, more computing power, or radical improvements to the best large language models. Armed with our best theory of how knowledge is created, Conjecture Institute Fellow Carlos De la Guardia has honed in on universality, problem-solving, and explanatory knowledge as three key pillars to building an AGI.

    Read here: https://conjectureinstitute.org/articles/fellow-spotlight/carlos-de-la-guardia

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    24 min
  • All Is (Q-)Number
    26 Jul 2026

    In a world full of headlines touting ‘the latest theory of everything’, the most valuable unturned stone might be the theories we have had for a century. We just need the courage to do as Sam Kuypers does and take them seriously.

    Read the Spotlight Article about Conjecture Institute Fellow Sam Kuypers: https://conjectureinstitute.org/articles/fellow-spotlight/sam-kuypers

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    31 min
  • Hollywood's Optimistic Heir
    10 Jul 2026

    Conjecture Institute Fellow Dimitri Vallein is building an alternative to Hollywood with optimistic science fiction stories, immersive technology, and a philosophy of progress.

    Read the article here: https://conjectureinstitute.org/articles/fellow-spotlight/dimitri-vallein

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    15 min
  • Civilization, Module One: Hallmarks and Enemies
    2 Jul 2026
    Denying the truth of Western superiority means never investigating why the West makes so much more progress than the rest of humanity. It means failing to discover the institutions, principles, and values that underlie the progress that the West has made. It means taking for granted the necessary ingredients for how a society can transform from a worse one to a better one. It means putting those very ingredients at risk in the West, and it means placing them farther out of reach for the non-West than they need to be. Read: https://conjectureinstitute.org/courses/civilization/Civilization%20Module%201%20Revised.pdf Visit Conjecture Institute: https://conjectureinstitute.org Follow Conjecture Institute on X: https://x.com/ConjectureInst

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    14 min
  • The Revolution That Should Have Been—And Still Could Be
    21 Jun 2026

    Conjecture Institute Fellow Paul Raymond-Robichaud proved that the universe can be local and real after all—vindicating Einstein’s dream and unsettling a century of quantum orthodoxy.

    Our Spotlight Article series highlights our Fellows’ history, contributions, interests, and ideas.

    More to come.

    Read or listen to the web version of our article about Paul and his work here.

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    36 min
  • Conjecture Institute Fellow Jaber Hassoun
    29 May 2026

    Jaber is a Fellow of Conjecture Institute. A computer science graduate and educational Youtuber focused on science and philosophy communication, Jaber's videos and interviews are dedicated to promoting Enlightenment values, progress, optimism in Deutsch's sense, the open/dynamic society and a Critical Rationalist attitude. His is one of the only Arabic-speaking channels that offers deep dives into the Beginning of Infinity by David Deutsch and Popperian epistemology in general.

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    1 hr and 33 min