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#325 – Michael Levin: Biology, Life, Aliens, Evolution, Embryogenesis & Xenobots

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**The Self in scientific terms. Forming new life. **

Insights:

  • Our notion of a singular, indivisible intelligence is flawed, as all examples of cognition are collective and made up of parts
  • The magic of cognition lies in the arrangement of physics, chemistry, and bioelectricity
  • The emergent collective of a self is formed through specific arrangements of physics and chemistry
  • The self with a capital S is the origin of our own self and there are many other kinds of selves
  • The concept of a self is not limited to humans and can be traced back to simpler organisms
  • The development of cognition is a smooth and continuous process
  • The idea that true selves only exist in humans goes against our understanding of evolution and developmental biology
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