Thoughtforms Life
Michael Levin
A podcast by Professor Michael Levin exploring the frontiers of biology, cognition, and emergence. Engage in conversations about morphogenesis, bioelectricity, and synthetic life — and uncover how intelligence and agency emerge from the most fundamental levels of nature.
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Jun 5, 2023 • 58min
Conversation With Richard Watson, Mark Solms, and Michael Levin
We discuss definitions of a Self from the perspective of history and anticipation, free will and responsibility, what learning (generalizing) agents bring to the table beyond the input data, truly alien aliens, and whether your brain is really necessary (e.g., https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.7434023).
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The Levin Lab
Jun 3, 2023 • 1h 1min
Conversation Between Richard Watson, Iain McGilchrist, and Michael Levin
Richard Watson, Iain McGilchrist, and Michael Levin discuss the brain, unconventional cognition, oscillations, agency, and more.
Iain McGilchrist - https://channelmcgilchrist.com/
Richard Watson - https://www.richardawatson.com/
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May 31, 2023 • 34min
My Talk on Consciousness at the Science of Consciousness 2023
A 30-minute talk on implications of my work for the study of consciousness (fyi, I do not offer a new theory of consciousness or try to support/rule out any of the existing ToC's; I talk about reasons to suspect consciousness in other parts of bodies than the brain and other diverse embodiments).
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May 30, 2023 • 59min
Iain McGilchrist, Richard Watson, and Mile Levin
Conversation between Iain McGilchrist, Richard Watson, and I. Mostly about the nature of explanation in developmental biology and bioengineering.
Iain McGilchrist - https://channelmcgilchrist.com/
Richard Watson - https://www.richardawatson.com/
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The Levin Lab
May 16, 2023 • 58min
Conversation #1 between Richard Watson, Mark Solms, and Michael Levin
Discussion between Richard Watson, Mark Solms, and I about brains, agency, and more.
Richard Watson - https://www.richardawatson.com/
Mark Solms - https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=vD4p8rQAAAAJ&hl=en
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May 11, 2023 • 1h 2min
Conversation #1 between Chris Fields, Richard Watson, and Mike Levin
Working meeting #1 with Chris Fields and Richard Watson. We discuss error-correcting codes (a little; more next time), reductionism, multi-scale controls, and more.
Richard Watson - https://www.richardawatson.com/
Chris Fields - https://chrisfieldsresearch.com/
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The Levin Lab
May 4, 2023 • 56min
Conversation between Mark Solms, Chris Fields, and Mike Levin
A meeting between Mark Solms, Chris Fields, and I: active inference, qualia, consciousness, brains, bacteria, and more.
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May 4, 2023 • 56min
Conversation between Mark Solms, Chris Fields, and Mike Levin
A meeting between Mark Solms, Chris Fields, and I: active inference, qualia, consciousness, brains, bacteria, and more.
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May 1, 2023 • 1h 14min
Understanding the Collective Intelligence of Cells
A talk I have at the University of Hertfordshire
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Apr 21, 2023 • 46min
Talk for Robosoft 2023
Biology hacking itself, Xenobots, and morphogenesis
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