The 'boredom theory of aging' proposes that aging occurs because a cognitive system (morphogenesis) maintains goals for a time but then—unlike a thermostat, which happily loops forever—undergoes a meta-cognitive process causing disband after reaching goals, leading to senescence.
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Michael LevinEvidence Quote
“There's a kind of a meta metacognitive process that basically causes them to disband after a while.”
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Michael Levin - Making the Process-of-Life Flourish in Bio and Beyond (Stewarding the Flame, Ep 1)— The Trajectory with Dan FaggellaCreated: 8/12/2026, 6:02:06 PM
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