The Meaning Code

Jan 21 2025 146 ep. 84 mins 12
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Mapping the universe through discussions about physics, art, economics, philosophy, and more. The search for meaning through connections from one domain of knowledge to another. Finding the code that connects the substructures of the universe. For video recordings of these podcasts: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgp_r6WlBwDSJrP43Mz07GQ Find me on Twitter: https://twitter.com/klwong43 View my art here: https://karenwongartcom Read essays here: https://TheMeaningCode.com

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Neal asks: Is beauty an independent force in nature, or is it merely a projection of human values?

Jan 21 2025 96 mins  
Neal initiated a discussion on the intersection of evolutionary principles and human social phenomena, particularly in relation to organizations and art. He critiqued the dominant scientific perspective that views beauty as a byproduct of natural selection, proposing instead that beauty and design principles are independent evolutionary forces. Neal introduced a dual force model th

Seeing Progressivism through the Rear View Mirror

Jan 17 2025 71 mins  
Karen Wong and Joy Frimpong engage in a conversation about progressivism, exploring how Joy's educational experiences contributed to her understanding of the ideology. Joy notes that while she can't point to a specific moment of indoctrination, the influence of media and cultural narratives played a significant role in shaping her views. She describes this influence as a "cultural

Tyler on pathfinding algorithms for building education, complex information networks and community.

Jan 14 2025 93 mins  
Tyler Hollett, a problem-solver and facilitator within Discord communities, shares insights from his journey through various online spaces and the creation of the Metagora project, which aims to streamline educational curricula within a community setting. They conclude by discussing the potential of Tyler's website, which features a dynamic visual representation of available knowle

The Narrative Format of Language, Art-making and Consciousness

Jan 10 2025 82 mins  
Michael has been a regular on The Meaning Code discussing such topics as Owen Barfield, data compression and radical orthodoxy, and today, he joins to consider the meaning and role of narrative. Topics Covered: Exploring Particle Self-Organization The Limits of Objective Perspective in Science and Transcendence Computational Epistemology and Meaning in Tradition Exploring Desires a

Artistic Expression as a Path to a Healed Life: The Art of Lester Rapaport

Dec 05 2024 93 mins  
Much of this conversation can be enjoyed In podcast form, but if you want to see Lester's art during the discussion, the YouTube format would be better.https://youtu.be/DsLS-vojqt4A rich dialogue between Karen Wong and Lester Rappaport, focusing on their artistic journeys and the intellectual influences (Jordan Peterson and John Vervaeke, among others) that have shaped their work:

The Transforming Power of Constant Surprise: Further Up and Further In

Nov 28 2024 84 mins  
Brantley Vosler is a worship pastor and joins Karen to talk about the nature of meaning as it relates to music, as a language and as a path forward.

The concept of risk understood through the lens of human cognition and pattern recognition.

Nov 21 2024 95 mins  
Haris, computer scientist, mathematician and student of the classics, joins Karen to discuss the concept of risk understood through the lens of human cognition and pattern recognition. Timestamps: 00:00 Exploration of Meta-Hypotheses and Platonic Philosophy 07:30 Mount St. Helens and Ecosystem Regeneration 11:30 Quantum Concepts and Universal Fittedness 20:15 Hypothesis Generation

William Dembski on Complex Specified Information and The No Free Lunch Theorem

Oct 24 2024 76 mins  
A noted mathematician and philosopher, William A. Dembski is a Founding and Senior Fellow with Discovery Institute’s Center for Science and Culture and a Distinguished Fellow with the Institute’s Walter Bradley Center for Natural and Artificial Intelligence. His most recent books relating to intelligent design include Being as Communion: A Metaphysics of Information (2014), Evo

A Sociologist Walks into a Conference and Interesting Things Happen: Encountering Face to Face

Oct 15 2024 90 mins  
Clara Gaddie, graduate student at University of Notre Dame in Sociology, has been studying This Little Corner for awhile now, and she took the opportunity of attending the Estuary Northwest Conference in Olympia to check it out, encountering Face to Face.

Price as the Cognitive Glue of Multiple Intelligences: Ben Lyon and Marcus Shera on Economics and Biology

Oct 10 2024 92 mins  
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 Va