The Meaning Code | Price as the Cognitive Glue of Collective Intelligence: Benjamin Lyons and Marcus Shera @TheMeaningCode | Uploaded October 2024 | Updated October 2024, 5 hours ago.
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: youtu.be/0Oo4ng6dWrQ?si=vzfUAjNG6pSqOXmg
Ben Lyons website and an article on Memory in Mathematics: benjaminflyons.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/memories-in-math-3.pdf?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email
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: youtu.be/0Oo4ng6dWrQ?si=vzfUAjNG6pSqOXmg
Ben Lyons website and an article on Memory in Mathematics: benjaminflyons.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/memories-in-math-3.pdf?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email
![Chapter Five [of Twenty]: Faces Revealed](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/gB8zOkh_AUA/hqdefault.jpg "Chapter Five [of Twenty]: Faces Revealed
A member of this community, commenting as Ship Clerk, has created this amazing compilation of art, poetry and conversational content in advance of the Estuary Northwest 2024 Conference: Encountering Face to Face, to be held in Olympia, WA from September 12 -14.
EstuaryNorthwest2024.com
Playlist of other works by ShipClerk: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLUyZ2YMuNpLRbsyFLKd-KS913I_Pv8jHb&si=0t5TAWx9LPfHm3jZ
Ship Clerk wrote the poetry, another member of the community narrated it, the art at the beginning of each section is mine, followed by Ship Clerks art made in collaboration with MidJourney. Credits for music plus the videos clipped to provide the conversations will be found in the description below the timestamps.
Timestamps:
00:00 Whispers in the Void
08:47 Descent into Shadow
21:18 The Great Dissolution
27:57 Channels of Exodus
35:29 Coalescence of Spirits
40:55 Crucible of Transformation
45:19 Dawn of Rebirth
50:00 Eternal Resonance
Chapter Five [of Twenty]: Faces Revealed
Featuring:
- @TammyPetersonPodcast
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=16w3olAM9tc&t=1138s
- @jeremyfirth
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8NjQnM8Zte4
- @christianbaxter_yt
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tSIFpKcE_Fk&t=1004s
- @thefridaymorningnameless7623 and @Neal_Daedalus
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F2zFnwboB4M
- @transfigured3673
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gDqnOB1h-9Y&t=2953s
- @michaelmartin8681
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t437nWUSl58&t=1392s
- @thefridaymorningnameless7623
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rOCkbJ-
at2w&t=1803s
- @GrimGriz
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tmujJ15ss8E&t=1178s
- @JordanGreenhall and D.C. Schindler
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CZfTudbPlPM&t=1912s
With Clips from:
- @marykochan8962 at
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tSjKtEQnops&t=611s
- @rickwalkertx at
https://youtu.be/b9VQC1VlIEs?si=pqqKGhBlUNaZYd6N
And music performed by:
- Lone Harvest by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0
license.
https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Source:
http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100409 Artist:
http://incompetech.com/
- Almost in F - Tranquillity by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons
Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Source:
http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100394 Artist:
http://incompetech.com/
- The Dark Glow of the Mountains by Chris Zabriskie is licensed under a Creative
Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Source:
http://chriszabriskie.com/darkglow/ Artist: http://chriszabriskie.com/
- Enchanted Journey by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons
Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Source:
http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100799 Artist:
http://incompetech.com/
Lastly, thank you to Karen for hosting Chapter Five on @TheMeaningCode. It’s an honor to have been able to put this together. Special thanks to the General for the amazing narration of the
poem—your work truly brought it to life. The features throughout were fantastic, and I’m thankful to everyone who contributed and made this possible.")
