<video><title>Observational Dynamics: 1 the New Science of Observation</title><description>Observational Dynamics is a new theory of observation that models the observer and their environment as active, dynamic systems of information and entropy exchange. This podcast explores OD, its thermodynamic roots and how it works, and delves into the various implications of this exciting new scientific theory.  Learn more about Observational Dynamics: https://www.reddit.com/r/ObservationalDynamics Read the academic paper here: https://www.academia.edu/106678853/Observational_Dynamics</description><transcript><transcript><line from="00:00:00,000" to="00:00:07,040">Introduction. Welcome everyone. My name is Sebastian, and I'm so glad you could join me today</line><line from="00:00:07,040" to="00:00:12,400">on this journey to explore a fascinating new scientific framework called observational dynamics.</line><line from="00:00:13,360" to="00:00:18,480">I created this podcast because I think O.D. provides a uniquely powerful way to understand</line><line from="00:00:18,480" to="00:00:26,080">our universe and our place within it. In this first episode, I want to give you an overview of what O.D.</line><line from="00:00:26,160" to="00:00:33,520">is all about why it matters and where these ideas came from. This episode is just meant to be</line><line from="00:00:33,520" to="00:00:39,120">a friendly introduction to get you curious. Later episodes will dig much deeper into the details.</line><line from="00:00:40,000" to="00:00:45,360">For now, let's begin unraveling the mystery. What is observational dynamics?</line><line from="00:00:46,080" to="00:00:51,360">At its core, observational dynamics is a new model trying to explain how we perceive and</line><line from="00:00:51,360" to="00:00:57,360">interact with the world around us. It challenges long-held assumptions that we are passive observers</line><line from="00:00:57,360" to="00:01:02,960">just receiving stimuli from our environment. Instead, it reveals how we play an active,</line><line from="00:01:02,960" to="00:01:07,360">co-creative role in generating information and meaning through our observations.</line><line from="00:01:09,120" to="00:01:14,880">Exciting stuff. Some key concepts in O.D. are potential energy, like a battery for</line><line from="00:01:14,880" to="00:01:22,160">powering interactions, entropy, uncertainty, or disorder in a system, circular flows of energy,</line><line from="00:01:22,160" to="00:01:27,520">interfaces that shape perception, and the idea that subjective experience arises from internal</line><line from="00:01:27,520" to="00:01:34,160">reorganization of potentials and probabilities. O.D. proposes that every active observation</line><line from="00:01:34,160" to="00:01:39,840">follows their own dynamic principles. It requires potential differences that drive flows</line><line from="00:01:39,840" to="00:01:46,160">when we interact with the world. This increases total disorder or entropy, while also creating</line><line from="00:01:46,160" to="00:01:51,840">islands of locally reduced entropy, patterns of order, that form our informational awareness.</line><line from="00:01:54,960" to="00:02:02,080">Problems with passive perspectives. Many existing scientific models treat observers as detached</line><line from="00:02:02,080" to="00:02:08,320">or passive, like physics equations assuming an isolated measurement, or neuroscience models</line><line from="00:02:08,320" to="00:02:14,000">or signals just feed forward through hierarchical layers. O.D. reveals how these limited</line><line from="00:02:14,000" to="00:02:18,240">perspectives miss the co-creative dance happening through our interplay with the environment.</line><line from="00:02:19,360" to="00:02:23,040">We don't just receive signals. We participate in generating meaning.</line><line from="00:02:24,480" to="00:02:29,120">Historical origins O.D. builds on decades of work and fields like cybernetics,</line><line from="00:02:29,120" to="00:02:35,600">systems theory, and embodied cognition. It deeply connects with information theory and thermodynamics.</line><line from="00:02:36,480" to="00:02:42,080">The innovation was integrating all this into a unified quantitative framework that can be rigorously</line><line from="00:02:42,080" to="00:02:52,560">tested and applied. Y. O.D. matters. For me, the excitement is how O.D. promises to transform</line><line from="00:02:52,560" to="00:02:58,800">our scientific worldview at the deepest levels. It could help unify quantum and classical realms,</line><line from="00:02:58,800" to="00:03:04,400">ground facts and experiences, reveal new organizing principles across physics, biology,</line><line from="00:03:04,480" to="00:03:11,360">and the mind sciences, and it has profound ethical implications. If consciousness is inherent</line><line from="00:03:11,360" to="00:03:17,440">in the dynamics of observation, we must fundamentally rethink how we relate to each other in the world.</line><line from="00:03:17,440" to="00:03:23,840">O.D. suggests existence itself arises through co-creation, with us as active participants.</line><line from="00:03:24,880" to="00:03:30,240">I hope this first episode has sparked your curiosity about observational dynamics. Please</line><line from="00:03:30,320" to="00:03:35,120">join me for the next episodes as we go much deeper into key concepts and implications.</line><line from="00:03:36,480" to="00:03:42,160">This podcast is a journey we'll explore together. Feel free to get in touch with your own thoughts and</line><line from="00:03:42,160" to="00:03:48,000">reactions. Understanding our reality seems to require all of us working in community.</line><line from="00:03:48,960" to="00:03:50,000">More to come soon.</line></transcript></transcript></video>