Hybrid Organisms, Cyborgs, Chimeras & AI | Wesley Clawson (#57)

Wesley Clawson is a neuroscientist working with Michael Levin at Tufts University. What happens when you merge two organisms together? What happens when you merge organisms with AI? This podcast explores the growing field of synthetic and artificial biology—biology that doesn't exist naturally. Expect to learn about the future of human-technology hybrids, the implications of artificial biology for medicine, the goal-directedness of biology, the limits of biological intelligence, evolution, and more... Timestamps: 00:00 Endless Forms Most Beautiful Paper with Dr. Levin 05:28 Fusion of Biology and Technology 10:02 Biology Merged with AI 13:42 How Synthetic Organisms Change Our Understanding of Biology 25:00 Trying to Understand Natural Selection in Light of Synthetic Organisms 28:16 Natural Selection & Collective Intelligences 33:19 The Benefits and Dangers of Synthetic Organisms 43:35 Technology and Cyborgs 48:08 Future of Human-Technology Fusions Find Wesley: X:  @wesleyclawson6891  Website: https://www.wesleyclawson.com/ Papers Mentioned: -Endless Formles Most Beautiful: https://academic.oup.com/biolinnean/article/139/4/457/6643577?login=false -Technological Approach to Mind Everywhere: https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fnsys.2022.768201/full