This is an excerpt from the book: The Knowing Universe. Philosophical and scientific theory attempting to explain existence appears to be coalescing around the variational free-energy principle (FEP). Almost two decades ago, Karl Friston introduced the FEP as a unified neuroscientific theory. These initial papers are now some of the most cited in the field and have inspired thousands of other papers developing his principle and applying it to everything. Great excitement is building from a growing body of evidence hinting that the same general strategy brains use to keep their hosts in existence may, as the principle suggests, be common to all forms of existence.
The Free Energy Principle Demystified
The Free Energy Principle Demystified
The Free Energy Principle Demystified
This is an excerpt from the book: The Knowing Universe. Philosophical and scientific theory attempting to explain existence appears to be coalescing around the variational free-energy principle (FEP). Almost two decades ago, Karl Friston introduced the FEP as a unified neuroscientific theory. These initial papers are now some of the most cited in the field and have inspired thousands of other papers developing his principle and applying it to everything. Great excitement is building from a growing body of evidence hinting that the same general strategy brains use to keep their hosts in existence may, as the principle suggests, be common to all forms of existence.