

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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Feb 14, 2023 • 1h 4min
Beyond the Brain: Multiscale Diverse Intelligence as Biological Inspiration for AI
This is a talk I gave to an audience of computer scientists and neuroscientists, interested in AI, consciousness, and the brain.
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Feb 5, 2023 • 1h 3min
Bioelectric Networks Underlie the Intelligence of the Body
This is a talk given to the Department of Biotechnology at Indian Institute of Technology Madras in January 2023.
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Jan 28, 2023 • 1h 21min
Diverse Intelligence
A talk on "Diverse Intelligence: understanding and relating to unconventional biological, engineered, and hybrid agents" by Michael Levin
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Jan 27, 2023 • 56min
Michael Levin Talk on Bioelectricity at Stanford Chemical Engineering Colloquium
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Jan 27, 2023 • 57min
Discussion: Chris Fields, Mark Solms, Michael Levin
Discussion: Chris Fields, Mark Solms, Michael Levin
Mark Solms - https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=vD4p8rQAAAAJ&hl=en
Chris Fields - https://chrisfieldsresearch.com/
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Jan 27, 2023 • 1h 12min
Conversation between Douglas Brash, Chris Fields, and Michael Levin
Conversation between Douglas Brash, Chris Fields, and Michael Levin
Douglas Brash - https://medicine.yale.edu/profile/douglas-brash/
Chris Fields - https://chrisfieldsresearch.com/
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Jan 27, 2023 • 57min
Conversation of Michael Levin with Iain McGilchrist
Conversation of Michael Levin with Iain McGilchrist
Iain McGilchrist - https://channelmcgilchrist.com/
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Jan 27, 2023 • 1h 12min
Conversation between Douglas Brash, Chris Fields, and Michael Levin
Conversation between Douglas Brash, Chris Fields, and Michael Levin
Douglas Brash - https://medicine.yale.edu/profile/douglas-brash/
Chris Fields - https://chrisfieldsresearch.com/
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Jan 27, 2023 • 57min
Discussion: Chris Fields, Mark Solms, Michael Levin
Discussion: Chris Fields, Mark Solms, Michael Levin
Mark Solms - https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=vD4p8rQAAAAJ&hl=en
Chris Fields - https://chrisfieldsresearch.com/
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Jan 27, 2023 • 57min
Conversation of Michael Levin with Iain McGilchrist
Conversation of Michael Levin with Iain McGilchrist
Iain McGilchrist - https://channelmcgilchrist.com/
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