Show Notes
This is a ~1 hour conversation on the future of mental health from the perspective of the diverse intelligence field, with Alexey Tolchinsky (https://scholar.google.com/citations?hl=en&user=tiBKmrsAAAAJ&view_op=list_works&sortby=pubdate), Anthony Weiss (https://www.anthonypweiss.com/about-anthony-weiss), and Chris Fields (https://chrisfieldsresearch.com/).
CHAPTERS:
(00:00) Psychiatry's stalled progress
(04:54) Faulty mental models
(11:36) Tools and treatment goals
(24:06) Nonlinear living systems
(31:21) Energy shaping agency
(41:51) Technology entangles minds
(53:08) Effort and agentic models
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