Chris Fields paper uses Free Energy Principle as top-down, scale-agnostic physics
drmichaellevin · x · 2026-10-11
Matt interviewed theoretical physicist Chris Fields about his soon-to-be-published paper, which applies the Free Energy Principle as a top-down approach to physics, overturning traditional reductionism in pursuit of a unified, scale-agnostic description of reality that covers all classes of phenomena — billiard balls, minds, and ecosystems alike. This is Fields' second appearance on the podcast (first in June 2024).
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