David Deutsch on the Pattern

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We'd love to hear from you. Before introducing today's guest, I want to mention something important about when it was recorded. This week's episode is about trying to understand violence against Jews and those who justify it. I want to alert listeners that it was recorded before the horrific attacks on Jews celebrating Hanukkah at Bondai Beach in Australia, which is why you will not hear it mentioned. It was recorded uh weeks before that tragedy.

I also plan to post some additional thoughts about today's thought-provoking episode at my Substack listening to the sirens. Feel free to check that out as well. And now on to today's guest. Today is November 27, 2025, and my guest is renowned physicist David Deutsch of Oxford University. David, welcome to Econ Talk.

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