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Dr Ines Hipolito: 'The 'Complexity Wanderer'

The Contemplative Science Podcast

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The Free Energy Principle

The second law of thermodynamics stipulates that open systems should dissipate. But as long as they are alive, human beings defy this and live in a safe bubble. How do we survive an environment that is continuously changing? We adapt to it with niche construction such that we make it even better for our survival chances. Well-being is not just simply individually flourishing. It's flourishing within a community.

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