David Krakauer | The Science of Complexity

Summary: David Krakauer is an evolutionary biologist whose research focuses on the evolutionary history of information processing mechanisms in biology and culture. David is President and William H. Miller Professor of Complex Systems at the Santa Fe Institute. Does everything—plant, animal or rock—have consciousness? In this episode, we talk about panpsychism, the difference between knowledge and understanding, and what can be learned from observing complex life cycles and social systems.