Thoughtforms Life

By Michael LevinScience Education

Thoughtforms Life episodes

June 05, 2023Conversation 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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58 min
June 03, 2023Conversation 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, 2023My 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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34 min
May 30, 2023Iain 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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59 min
May 16, 2023Conversation #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, 2023Conversation #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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May 04, 2023Conversation 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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57 min
May 04, 2023Conversation 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 01, 2023Understanding the Collective Intelligence of Cells
A talk I have at the University of Hertfordshire
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April 21, 2023Talk for Robosoft 2023
Biology hacking itself, Xenobots, and morphogenesis
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About Thoughtforms Life

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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…