What is Trust? w/ Karl Friston

What is Trust? w/ Karl Friston

From Change My Mind by Alex Buxeda

March 18, 2026 · 1h 2m

About this episode

The episode explores the concept of trust with neuroscientist Karl Friston, discussing its biological and sociological underpinnings.

I am joined by neuroscientist Karl Friston to discuss, from first principles, what trust is. The trust we put in others, and in our institutions, is a sociological feature emergent from biology. It is here that predictions first appear. This conversation inspired an article we co-wrote: https://schweizermonat.ch/trust-is-a-law-of-nature/

People in this episode

Host: Alex Buxeda

Guest: Karl Friston

Topics covered

  • trust
  • neuroscience
  • sociology
  • biology
  • predictions

Keywords

  • trust
  • neuroscience
  • sociology
  • biology
  • predictions
  • Karl Friston
  • Alex Buxeda

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: schweizermonat.ch

Explore listener stats, chart rankings, contacts and more on the Change My Mind podcast page.