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Physics of Life podcast explores the interdisciplinary nature of physics and life. Guests delve into topics like the limits of the brain, compression in complexity science, energy budgets in the brain, dynamics of living systems, scaling laws in organisms, and the hidden order in nature.
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- Compression is a crucial tool for understanding complex systems, as seen in the brain's use of shorthand and energy efficiency.
- Scaling laws in biology reveal underlying principles of growth and energy use, with metabolism and sleep playing significant roles.
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The Brain, Energy, and Compression
Vijay Sabramanian, a theoretical physicist, discusses how compression, seen in complex systems, helps us understand the world. He uses the story of Funes the Memoirias to explain why we use shorthand to understand complex things. In biology, compression is crucial due to the brain's limited capacity. The brain uses energy efficiently to perform various computations, but it has physical limits that constrain its abilities. Vijay highlights that the brain's energetic efficiency is a fascinating aspect of its functioning.
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