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q-bio.NC2019★ 9 cited
Multilevel evolutionary developmental optimization (MEDO): A theoretical framework for understanding preferences and selection dynamics
Adam Safron
What is motivation and how does it work? Where do goals come from and how do they vary within and between species and individuals? Why do we prefer some things over others? MEDO is…
q-bio.NC2019★ 2 cited
Rapid Anxiety Reduction (RAR): A unified theory of humor
Adam Safron
Here I propose a novel theory in which humor is the feeling of Rapid Anxiety Reduction (RAR). According to RAR, humor can be expressed in a simple formula: -d(A)/dt. RAR has strong…
q-bio.NC2019★ 9 cited
Bayesian Analogical Cybernetics
Adam Safron
It has been argued that all of cognition can be understood in terms of Bayesian inference. It has also been argued that analogy is the core of cognition. Here I will propose that t…