Karl Friston: Life, Consciousness, and the Meta-Hard Problem

Theories of Everything with Curt Jaimungal

Curt Jaimungal

Physics, Philosophy, Society & Culture, Science

4.6 • 606 Ratings

🗓️ 26 April 2021

⏱️ 241 minutes

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I personally subscribe to The Economist. TOE listeners get 35% off the annual subscription. No other podcast has this! https://economist.com/TOE Karl Friston explains the Free Energy Principle and tackles the meta-hard problem of consciousness They explore how the principle relates to physics, biology, AI, religion, and free will.0:00 Introduction2:45 Balancing work and life4:33 Daily routine5:55 Choosing problems10:13 Defining deflationary/self‑evidencing14:33 Equilibrium vs non‑equilibrium20:52 Why called Free Energy Principle?27:20 What is the FEP? (two answers)41:15 Causation, time and FEP46:03 Relativity and FEP57:21 Schrödinger, entropy, gradient flow, life59:01 FEP esoteric reputation1:01:00 Is FEP a Theory of Everything?1:03:20 Do atoms have beliefs?1:04:54 Fields impacted by FEP1:17:47 Occam's Razor and AI1:25:38 Newcomb's paradox1:29:05 FEP as law or compression1:36:50 Jordan Peterson, order and chaos1:50:51 Brain structure inference2:07:12 Hierarchies and modeling2:13:59 Shared narratives importance2:18:37 Religion and narratives2:22:43 Politics 50/50 splits2:25:53 Free will definition2:28:43 Self‑fulfilling prophecies2:31:37 Schizophrenia, Curt, Karl2:45:48 Existence proof quote2:48:03 Thinking into non‑existence2:51:33 Generative model definition2:54:06 Donald Hoffman's consciousness model2:54:34 Quantum consciousness & OR2:59:41 FEP and consciousness3:09:48 Meta‑Hard Problem of Consciousness3:15:22 Idealism vs Physicalism3:28:13 Meaning of life via FEP3:34:23 Monotheism vs Polytheism and FEP3:38:50 Do our actions matter?3:47:20 Final words on schizophreniaSPONSORS:- Patreon: support conversations https://patreon.com/curtjaimungal- PayPal: donate https://bit.ly/2EOR0M4- Twitter: follow https://twitter.com/TOEwithCurt- iTunes: podcast https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/better-left-unsaid-with-curt-jaimungal/id1521758802- Pandora: https://pdora.co/33b9lfP- Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4gL14b92xAErofYQA7bU4e- Google Podcasts: https://play.google.com/music/listen?u=0#/ps/Id3k7k7mfzahfx2fjqmw3vufb44- Discord: invite code dmGgQ2dRzS- Reddit: https://reddit.com/r/theoriesofeverythingRESOURCES:- YouTube link: https://youtu.be/2v7LBABwZKA- Iain McGilchrist's interview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M-SgOwc6Pe4- Donald Hoffman's interview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CmieNQH7Q4w- Anil Seth's interview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_hUEqXhDbVs- Stuart Hameroff's interview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uLo0Zwe579g- Machine Learning Street Talk's interview with Karl Friston (not mentioned but an informative watch): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KkR24ieh5Ow- http://betterleftunsaidfilm.com Theories of Everything with Curt Jaimungal features long-form, technically detailed interviews with leading researchers in physics, mathematics, consciousness, and philosophy, exploring topics at the level of active research. For academics, graduate students, and anyone seeking depth beyond popular science. FOLLOW: Substack | Spotify | YouTube | Twitter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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