About this episode
A discussion among contributors to the Platonic Space Hypothesis covering various scientific concepts.
This is a ~1 hours 44 minute discussion among contributors to the Platonic Space Hypothesis ( https://thoughtforms.life/symposium-on-the-platonic-space/). CHAPTERS: (00:00) Platonic forms and interaction (07:01) Xenobots and evolutionary cost (11:23) Symbiosis, rectifiers, embeddings (18:06) Free lunches in biology (27:59) Topology of competency space (39:53) Exploration, play, affordances (48:01) Markov blankets and evolution (57:51) Relational life and observers (01:04:10) Defining play and plasticity (01:20:35) Thermodynamics and domesticated play (01:29:32) Will to live dynamics PRODUCED BY: https://aipodcast.ing SOCIAL LINKS: Podcast Website: https://thoughtforms-life.aipodcast.ing YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3pVafx6EZqXVI2V_Efu2uw Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/thoughtforms-life/id1805908099 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7JCmtoeH53neYyZeOZ6ym5 Twitter: https://x.com/drmichaellevin Blog: https://thoughtforms.life The Levin Lab: https://drmichaellevin.org
Topics covered
- Platonic forms
- Xenobots
- Symbiosis
- Biology
- Topology
- Exploration
- Markov blankets
- Relational life
- Thermodynamics
- Will to live
Keywords
- Platonic Space Hypothesis
- evolution
- affordances
- plasticity
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