The Entropy of Intelligence Means That Systems Without Stories Collapse

Описание: In this second part of our conversation with OSU Project Narrative Professor Angus Fletcher, intelligence is reframed not as calculation, but as the ability to adapt when plans fail and certainty collapses. Drawing from special operations training, neuroscience, and narrative theory, the episode shows why imagination, not optimization, is what keeps humans functional under pressure. The discussion moves from elite decision-making to science, culture, and personal identity, revealing how rigid thinking quietly breaks in the real world. It’s a practical and philosophical exploration of why imagination is the missing ingredient when intelligence alone isn’t enough.

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00:00 Go! Narrative intelligence in elite environments
00:04:01 Training imagination with special operations
00:11:29 Common sense, intuition, and adaptive planning
00:17:06 Building and choosing a personal narrative
00:22:16 Anger, narrative collapse, and anti-fragility
00:27:40 Planning as a skill, not a prediction
00:33:14 Violence, restraint, and mature power
00:39:15 Aesthetics, wonder, and keeping possibility alive
00:46:13 Science as narrative testing, not certainty
00:53:29 Narrative suppression in scientific culture
00:58:12 Shared stories, social stability, and pluralism
01:01:02 Science as moral authority after mysticism
01:06:32 Overreach, crisis, and loss of public trust
01:10:43 Hope for future paradigm shifts
01:16:46 Biology, power, and social structure
01:22:53 Collapse, rebirth, and optimism for progress

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