Brain Inspired
BI 242 Kathryn Nave: How Life Gets its Meaning and Intelligence
Kathryn Nave, Paul Middlebrooks
Published Jul 15, 2026
1 h 45 min
Description
Kathryn Nave discusses how living systems acquire meaning and intelligence through organization, constraints, and active inference. The conversation connects the free-energy principle and organizational closure to questions about brains, cognition, agency, and the boundaries of intelligent life.
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