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Episode 17, feat. Karl Friston

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TIMESTAMPS:

  • 6:15 Is the reduction of uncertainty in the Free Energy Principle more compareable with Occam’s razor or simple deterministic laws?
  • 18:03 Tautologies and compression of information.
  • 30:00 Free will
  • 37:48 Where does the first prior probability distribution come from? Do you believe in revelation?
  • 49:20 How can we describe parameters of epistemic foraging in terms of the Free Energy Principle and Philosophy?
  • 1:04:15 Practical applications of Friston’s work in relation to policy-making in the corporate world and the public sector.
  • 1:16:10 Should people aspiring to work in Public Admin study maths?

    • Links to Prof. Friston’s previous pertinent appearances:

    • TOE Podcast: https://youtu.be/2v7LBABwZKA (good for getting an elementary understanding of the Free Energy Principle and it's applications)
    • Lex Fridman Podcast: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NwzuibY5kUs&t=688s (a fun conversation)
    • Dartmouth's CCN Workshop https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b1hEc6vay_k (good for stats-people)
    • ML Streettalk: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KkR24ieh5Ow (good for ML-people)
    • Serious Science: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HW0JnjgCO3o&t=520s (about a slightly separate area: Embodied Cognition)

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