13 June 2009 - evolutionary ray gun

Weird: I’ve found the solution to the world’s problems. Look, it’s my new evolutionary ray gun! It shoots—
Smart: —adaptive radiation. But what’s the power source?
Weird: Err....
Smart: Variational free energy?
Weird: Perfect! Adaptation to free energy solves everything.
Smart: Do you realize that adaptive radiation requires open niches to move into?
Weird: Well, it is a gun, after all.
Smart: I won’t mention that variational free energy is usually minimized.
Weird: It was, until I showed better!