Prof. Richard A. Watson Institute for Life Sciences/ Department of Computer Science (Agents, Interaction and Complexity group), University of Southampton "Scientist, academic lecturer, author and…a human - doing their best to live a life well. Research expertise links evolutionary biology and computer science with a desire for personal and societal well-being, investigating big questions about life, learning, evolution, cognition and love."
Timestamps follow these links to Richard's theory set forth in five episodes:
Episode 1: https://youtu.be/zdmY6q2ZWm8?si=EH8J2mUnVPq26SB-
Episode 2: https://youtu.be/8B9eMUvFQc0?si=_ES6UgQEUE8uVDmR
Episode 3: https://youtu.be/krQoXA0pwV0?si=kI3xqJ0t_Z_P-65O
Episode 4: https://youtu.be/B8RnbHWv6n8?si=ta34RkP29REncdtE
Episode 5: https://youtu.be/rbYaM-RTpic?si=TrcApNydRI_6WW1f
Timestamps
00:00 Intro
00:20 Richard's background.
02:18. The algorithm of evolution by natural selection ca
nnot explain the origin of life, the evolution of evolvability, and the transitions in individuality.
16:00 Dominance (serving the focal point) produces unity in art.
18:18 The physics of guitar strings, frequency, vibrations and the synchronized movement of the molecules.
23:00 The role of context and environment in shaping the dynamics of living systems. The role of tension and stress in living systems
31:00 Placebo and Healing
36:00 Exploring the idea of life as a song, discussing how stress and tension can lead to transformation and growth, and creativity in natural selection.
40:30 The Creative Engine of Evolution, The tension between optimizing and harmonizing within a structure of possibility space.
57:37 Viscoelastic Connections in Natural Induction Networks
1:00:00 The connection between learning and the adjustment of relationships in a system
1:10:15 The possibility of resonance and harmonic relationships in living systems suggests a top-down causation story and heritability of a dynamical process.
1:26:17 The shape and form of an organism resonates with the song that the genes were singing.
1:33:06 A calculus that links shape, form, geometry, computation, optimization, and learning using the language of songs and harmonies.
Unbearable Suffering and Unimaginable Love
Gabe and Glen: Time, Space, Tension and Creative Force, Part 1
Gabe and Ryan: Conceptual Mapping of the Relationship between Sensory and Motor Function
Delbert Larson, PhD in Physics with New Theory of the Aether: A Prejudice Towards Simplicity
Jordan Hall on The Pyramid of Relationality: Communication, Understanding, Faith, Hope & Love
Rick Walker: The Pursuit of Truth, Beauty and the Alignment of Embodied Action
Ryan on Memory Consolidation, Destabilization, Reconsolidation and the True Meaning of Love
Andrea Hiott: Mind as Movement, Ecological Perception, Attention and Measurement
Kirk Durston: Genetic Algorithms and The Needle in a Haystack Problem of Proteins
Balazs Kegl: A Discussion of the Nature of Podcasting and This Little Corner of the Internet
Moving Towards Meaning: Hope and Faith Find a Resting Place Together
Necessity of Redundancy and Flexibility due to Imperfection: Finite to Infinite
The Interconnectedness of Physical, Emotional, and Spiritual Well-being
Valentine Special! How does a man orient his life in order to be a good husband and father?
Implicit and Explicit in Art and Narrative: LOTR, Space Trilogy and Dune
Out of Dawkins into Faith: From Existential Dread of New Atheism to Joy and Purpose in Jesus Christ
Nietzsche's Hammer, Free Will, and Forgetfulness as an Active, Potentially Creative Force
Ryan on the Physical, Intellectual, Emotional and Spiritual Breakthrough
Alastair Duckworth on The Golden Extremes and Polarity: A Path to Wholeness
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