How Our Perceptions Shape Society | Karl Friston Λ Anna Lembke – Theories of Everything with Curt Jaimungal

[The premise of ‘theories of everything’ sort of annoys me and sometimes these conversations are too technical or self-involved for me to listen all the way through – also, panel discussions on podcasts can be very annoying, and the ‘day in the life of a podcaster’ is one of the most accidental revealing, yet amusing and earnest, bits you could find about aspirant public intellectuals (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c7tLFNz-oXw) – but the earnestness and engagement often do generate good results.

Anyway, sharing because this is one where I was just wryly resisting screaming ‘cybernetics, folks!’ – obviously particularly in the Active Inference bit].

Theories of Everything with Curt Jaimungal

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21 Mar 2024

Theories of Everything with Curt Jaimungal

In today’s episode, Karl Friston and Anna Lembke emphasize the urgency of reevaluating our personal and societal practices in the face of environmental, mental health, and addiction crises, through the lens of “active inference”. Please consider signing up for TOEmail at https://www.curtjaimungal.org