Chapter
The Importance of Top-Down Control in Adaptability
51:23 - 57:00 (05:37)
The most evolvable system is one with the most level of top-down control. Organisms with top-down control are better equipped to anticipate stimuli and adapt efficiently, whereas we humans are still struggling to master this adaptation process.
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In a conversation about intelligence, the speaker suggests that if humans had the ability to sense the flow of blood and other bodily functions, we could have a greater understanding of our overall intelligence and evolution could allow us to develop this ability.
51:23 - 54:07 (02:43)
Summary
In a conversation about intelligence, the speaker suggests that if humans had the ability to sense the flow of blood and other bodily functions, we could have a greater understanding of our overall intelligence and evolution could allow us to develop this ability.
ChapterThe Importance of Top-Down Control in Adaptability
Episode#325 – Michael Levin: Biology, Life, Aliens, Evolution, Embryogenesis & Xenobots
PodcastLex Fridman Podcast
Some bacteria have the power to control the development of organisms, altering the number of heads, limbs, etc.
54:07 - 57:00 (02:53)
Summary
Some bacteria have the power to control the development of organisms, altering the number of heads, limbs, etc. by interfacing with the systems that calculate such features, which gives them an important advantage in the evolutionary process, as an organism with a more adaptable system is more slowly evolving.