Tom Froese and Michael Levin Discuss Tom's Irruption Theory
This is a meeting discussion, ~40 minutes, between Tom Froese (Cognitive Scientist at OIST, https://groups.oist.jp/ecsu/tom-froese) and Michael Levin, going over Tom's recent paper on Irruption theory...
24 Maj 202446min
Discussion with Michael Pollan of New Ideas on Memories and Selves
This is a discussion meeting (~1 hour 20 minutes) between Michael Levin and Michael Pollan (https://michaelpollan.com/) of the new ideas in this paper: https://osf.io/preprints/osf/4b2wj CONNECT WITH...
9 Maj 20241h 18min
Biorobotics: Engineering with Agential Materials
This is an ~1 hour talk by Michael Levin on the topic of engineering with agential (living) materials, given for the students and other members of the ETHZ Zurich Soft Robotics Lab led by Prof. Robert...
5 Maj 202455min
Where Minds Come From: The Scaling of Collective Intelligence, and What It Means for AI and You
This is a ~45 minute talk I gave to some undergraduate students about ideas from biology that might help them think about AI and related topics. CONNECT WITH ME: Podcast Website YouTube ...
26 Apr 202455min
Aastha Jain Simes & I Interview Min Zhao, a Leader in the Role of Bioelectricity in Wound Healing
This is the second of several interviews we will do with significant contributors to the field of developmental bioelectricity. Min Zhao's work focused on the role of ion currents and applied electric...
25 Apr 202456min
A Conversation with Alison Hanson on Cognitive Science and Her Trajectory in Neurobiology
This is a 1-hour conversation with Ali Hanson (https://braininitiative.nih.gov/ali-hanson-md-phd) on her path in science, including a ~45 minute presentation of her data in Hydra. This is the first of...
21 Apr 202457min
What Can Worms and Frogs Teach Us About Collective Intelligence?
This is a talk I gave at a large tech company for non-specialists interested in the intersection of computation, biology, and fundamental questions about Selfhood. It's about 48 minutes long and unfor...
10 Apr 202448min
Aastha Jain Simes & I Interview Richard Nuccitelli, a Great Figure in Developmental Bioelectricity
This is the first of several interviews we will do with significant people in the history of developmental bioelectricity. Richard Nuccitelli is a legend, having invented (with Lionel Jaffe, in 1974) ...
3 Apr 20241h 3min
