Episode 4 · August 5, 2026 · 1 hr 12 min

Paradoxes

Consider the gentle loops of logic that bend without breaking — the ship that is still itself after every plank is replaced, the arrow that never quite arrives, the statement that denies its own truth. Let these quiet puzzles unwind your thoughts and guide you into restful stillness.

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0:00 — A Quiet Welcome

1:26 — The Liar Paradox

9:00 — Russell's Paradox

15:47 — Zeno's Dichotomy

22:12 — Achilles and the Tortoise

28:14 — The Arrow Paradox

35:26 — The Sorites Paradox

43:46 — The Ship of Theseus

50:30 — Newcomb's Problem

57:24 — The Surprise Examination

1:04:09 — Hilbert's Hotel

1:10:14 — Drifting with the Puzzles