The Meaning Code

Michael and Karen discuss data compression and cybersecurity as a lens to view language, memory, relationship and consciousness, and in the process stumble upon C. S. Lewis, Jordan Peterson's Maps of Meaning, and Owen Barfield.Propaganda 1) as a false dichotomy 2) as a Zip Bomb or a destroyer of worldsThe Mandelbrot Set as a picture of the limits of stability, the border between order and chaos in its infinite complexityWords as containers for meaningOwen Barfield's The History of Words (words have souls)Michael's recent chat with Paul VanderKlay:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s9C4VR9CyjM&t=389sKaren's website: https://karenwongart.comKaren's chats with Paul VanderKlay:https://youtu.be/HlMgGkwWUNYhttps://youtu.be/ZC03aNsPHOQ

Homo Sapiens’ unique heroic thesis according to Jordan Peterson: “The nature of experience can be altered for the better by voluntary alteration of action and thought.”Greg Boyd and Open TheismBoethius, The Consolation of PhilosophyMolinism“Reality is that which governs.” Paul VanderKlayYour beliefs are exposed by your behavior. We say one thing and do another, and come up against our own hypocrisy.Mandelbrot sets, Fibonacci series, the approximation of PiKaren’s art: https://karenwongart.com

Interview with Shari SuterRiding the Wave“The upsetting capacity of the anomalous is simultaneously the vital source of interest, meaning and individual strength. Furthermore, the ability to upset ourselves - to undermine and revitalize our own beliefs - is an intrinsic and necessary and “divine” aspect of the human psyche (part of the seminal “Word” itself.) p. 246, Maps of Meaning by Jordan PetersonThe Unspoken Sermons of George MacDonald for download: http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/9057“As you wish”, Wesley in The Princess BrideHe serves even if we reject.The anomalies (obstacles, experiences of chaos, sufferings) we face are uniquely fitted to us.“Materiality is a medium of communication.” Paul VanderKlaySeeing the essence of reality communicated through every aspect of the created world.Our most creative and productive posture is riding the wave between the known and the unknown.Shari’s first interview on Paul Vanderklay’s channel:https://youtu.be/NYDJjVbG3mkShari’s second interview on Paul Vanderklay’s channel:https://youtu.be/tfpXAZZq-wIKaren’s first interview on Paul Vanderklay’s channel:https://youtu.be/HlMgGkwWUNYKaren’s second interview on Paul Vanderklay’s channel:https://youtu.be/ZC03aNsPHOQKaren’s paintingshttp://karenwongart.com

Links follow description: Adam walked away from social media 14 years ago. That may explain at least part of how he got an undergraduate degree in biochemistry as the first step towards dental school, is now a practicing dentist and is simultaneously working on a Master's degree in Computer Information Technology. We had a fascinating conversation about Jordan Peterson, the Biblical lectures, 'what is computation?', the theories of Stephen Wolfram and the implications of virtual reality. "I'm the guy in the game." Richie's plank experience and what that tells us about ourselves and our connection to reality. What behaviors are we modeling? And what is molding us? Adam introduced me to the work of Jaron Lanier who was an early proponent and developer of virtual reality but has now suggested an alternate path forward. Here are links to what we discussed: Ted Talks won't allow linking to the Jaron Lanier talk, so you might want to listen to it for context.The Intuition of Stephen Wolfram, an episode of Scientific Genius https://youtu.be/TrTwwxBB0QE Biblical Series https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL22J3VaeABQD_IZs7y60I3lUrrFTzkpat Love’s Executioner Part 1: https://youtu.be/Q6Ps4fkkdx4 Love’s Executioner Part 2: https://youtu.be/e2orh2NAO2U Lex Fridman Jaron Lanier: https://youtu.be/Fx0G6DHMfXM Lex Fridman Stephen Wolfram: Part 1: https://youtu.be/ez773teNFYA Part 2: https://youtu.be/-t1_ffaFXao Part 3: https://youtu.be/4-SGpEInX_c Michael Clarage: https://youtu.be/DnFvTyG5QZM

Entropy, both in physics and in life, one of the core principles that underly the substructure of all domains of knowledge. Balance as it is represented in science, art, politics and economics, and then back to a discussion of emergence. In previous videos, Alex and I discussed resonance, critical mass, emergence, and the aggregation of color and light.Alex's website: Viewers can visit my website to see a primordial pattern and practice transforming chaos into symbolic meaning: http://cosymbolic.comKaren's website: http://karenwongart.com

The Meaning Code introduces Dr. Michael Levin to Dr. Mark Solms as they do a deep dive into their recent thinking about the nature of consciousness and cognition and where these can be found on the continuum of life, as well as establishing their foundational thinking in their respective fields..

Karen and Alex discuss the intersections between geology, art, and entropy.