The Meaning Code

Karen Wong
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The Meaning Code

Mapping the universe through discussions about physics, art, economics, philosophy, and more. The search for meaning through connections from one domain of knowledge to another. Finding the code that connects the substructures of the universe. For video recordings of these podcasts: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgp_r6WlBwDSJrP43Mz07GQ Find me on Twitter: https://twitter.com/klwong43 View my art here: https://karenwongartcom Read essays here: https://TheMeaningCode.com

  1. 6 DAYS AGO

    William Dembski on Complex Specified Information and The No Free Lunch Theorem

    A noted mathematician and philosopher, William A. Dembski is a Founding and Senior Fellow with Discovery Institute’s Center for Science and Culture and a Distinguished Fellow with the Institute’s Walter Bradley Center for Natural and Artificial Intelligence. His most recent books relating to intelligent design include Being as Communion: A Metaphysics of Information (2014), Evolutionary Informatics (2017, co-authored with Robert Marks and Winston Ewert), and the second edition of The Design Inference (2023, co-authored with Winston Ewert). More info here: https://www.discovery.org/p/dembski/

    1h 16m

  2. OCT 15

    A Sociologist Walks into a Conference and Interesting Things Happen: Encountering Face to Face

    Clara Gaddie, graduate student at University of Notre Dame in Sociology, has been studying This Little Corner for awhile now, and she took the opportunity of attending the Estuary Northwest Conference in Olympia to check it out, encountering Face to Face.

    1h 30m

  3. OCT 10

    Price as the Cognitive Glue of Multiple Intelligences: Ben Lyon and Marcus Shera on Economics and Biology

    Ben Lyons recently gave a talk on Michael Levin's Academic Channel with his theory that price in economics relates to Levin's theory of bio electricity as the cognitive glue of collective intelligence. Marcus Shera, expert in Austrian Economics, joins us to discuss this theory and how it might apply to the wider view. Timestamps: 0:00 Introductions 04:28 Exploring the Concept of Value in Economics and Biology 19:47 Discussion on Cellular Level Decision Making 24:02 Brain Function and Finance Analogy 29:15 Economic Perspectives and Transaction Costs 39:05 Computational Irreducibility and Reducibility 41:30 Contracts and Social Institutions 52:32 Discussion on the Role of DNA in Biological Systems 58:20 Discussion on Subjective Theory of Value and Scarcity 1:02:48 Discussion on Entropy and its Relationship to Choice and Economics 1:19:00 Exploring the Relationship Between Opportunity Cost and Entropy 1:26:04 Discussion on the Role of Price System in Coordinating System Ben Lyons presentation to Michael Levin: https://youtu.be/0Oo4ng6dWrQ?si=vzfUAjNG6pSqOXmg Ben Lyons website and an article on Memory in Mathematics: https://benjaminflyons.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/memories-in-math-3.pdf?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email

    1h 33m

  4. OCT 8

    Thoughts on the Estuary Northwest 2024 Conference: Encountering Face to Face, Lauren and Kara

    Lauren and Kara were new to TLC and still got up the courage to attend the Northwest Estuary Conference in Olympia, WA. We talk about their experience.

    1h 3m

  5. OCT 3

    The Foundations of Archdisciplinarity, Cory David Barker, et al: The Arch of Universal Computability

    Karen and Cory David Barker discuss the book "Foundations of Arch Disciplinarity" and the contributions of Brendan Graham Dempsey starting with Cory's early life and his interest in comparative religion and Carl Jung's work, which led him to develop archidisciplinarity, including scopes of inquiry towards a broader discussion on the evolution of human advancement and the integration of disparate domains for joint problem solving. Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 00:15 Cory's new book, The Foundations of Archdisciplinarity with Brendan Graham Dempsey as one of the co-authors and Cory's background with comparative religions and Jungian archetypes. 05:19 Universal computability as an archetypal pattern that manifests across various frameworks of human knowledge. 12:10 Universal patterns and their impact on human understanding and decision-making, touching on 19:45 The cyclical nature of conservatism and progressivism. The scientific process as a form of universal computability pattern, drawing parallels between the process of painting and making decisions in life. 24:27 Anomaly as a necessary transcendental function of nature. The categorization of human endeavors in academia, emphasizing the relationship between utility and aesthetic in art and its parallels to scientific exploration. 28:25 The importance of context and the underlying principles of universal computability and the subconscious processes involved in creating art, as well as the historical and societal influences on art, reflecting the unconscious development of a society through artistic expression. 36:23 Recursivity 39:40 A detailed discussion about arch disciplinarity, exploring its connection to universal computability and the energy, design work, and power involved in creating objects. 48:05 The release of the first edition of the Foundations of Arch Disciplinarity book, emphasizing the plan to release a second edition with more examples and stories to bring the concepts to life for readers. Go to Arc.voyage to read the book for free.

    1h 21m

  6. SEP 26

    Recurring Patterns in the Fractal Nature of the Cosmos

    Michael Bull, author of Bible Matrix and numerous other works joins Tomer Solomon to discuss the question, "Is the chiastic structure a literary device or does it reflect a deep core pattern of reality?" Tomer draws on his knowledge of Arthur Young's Reflexive Universe and A. N. Whitehead's process philosophy to discuss the isomorphisms of these structures that keep showing up everywhere as scale invariants. For more information on the Encountering Face to Face conference in Olympia, WA in September, https://estuarynorthwest2024.com Michael Bull's website: https://www.biblematrix.com.au This is chock full of great resources. Previous conversation on Bowtie Structures in perception: https://youtu.be/Iz7yC6Ux0Jk The paper Karen and Ryan were discussing in that video: https://arxiv.org/pdf/2004.09426 METABOLIC PATHWAY MAP. https://faculty.cc.gatech.edu/~turk/bio_sim/articles/metabolic_pathways.png

    1h 22m

  7. SEP 19

    Jordan Hall and Michael Levin: Bowtie, Identity, Hyperobject, Synchronicity, Salience and OODA Loops

    Michael Levin, developmental and synthetic biologist from Tufts U meets Jordan Hall, pioneer of disruptive technologies. What's the crossover? Come along to find out! Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 02:34 Bowtie concept in cognitive systems 08:54 Collective Intelligence and Embodiment 17:15 Markets and Cognitive glue 19:33 Scaling 22:14 Mechanisms of Cognitive Glue 24:47 Identity question 25:12 Mechanisms of Cognitive Glue 29:33 What is OODA? 36:37 Hyperobjects 39:48 Complexity and Effort in Biological and Social Systems 48:05 Patterns and Collective Intelligence 53:17 Nature of Poetry and its relation to Consciousness

    1 hr

  8. SEP 12

    Austrian Economics and Systems Biology: Price, Value and Profit as Scale Invariant concepts

    Can the price mechanism be seen in biology? Signups for Olympia Face to Face conference at: https://estuarynorthwest2024.com Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 23:01 How is the price mechanism influenced by collective intelligence? 27:06 What is the role of subjective value in determining prices? 44:43 How does profit provide different kinds of information compared to prices? 1:03:38 Is inflation an evil force that keeps people down? 1:21:06 What does it mean to witness and observe in the context of economics?

    1h 22m
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Mapping the universe through discussions about physics, art, economics, philosophy, and more. The search for meaning through connections from one domain of knowledge to another. Finding the code that connects the substructures of the universe. For video recordings of these podcasts: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgp_r6WlBwDSJrP43Mz07GQ Find me on Twitter: https://twitter.com/klwong43 View my art here: https://karenwongartcom Read essays here: https://TheMeaningCode.com

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  • Creator
    Karen Wong
  • Years Active
    2022 - 2024
  • Episodes
    139
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Karen Wong 2022
  • Show Website
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