Thoughtforms Life Transistor (https://transistor.fm) https://feeds.transistor.fm/thoughtforms-life 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. © 2025 Michael Levin / Thoughtforms Life e1fdb4d9-b909-5126-8012-f702d80bba76 yes en Fri, 03 Apr 2026 03:16:48 -0400 Fri, 03 Apr 2026 03:17:25 -0400 https://thoughtforms-life.aipodcast.ing https://img.transistorcdn.com/tFw670r5QEbfkizaSdu-RUz8VMB2GajGaMA8Pa6oqf8/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:1400/h:1400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS83NTUx/YzBhYjZjOWVmMTE4/YTAwZDMzOWRlZDcw/MzFjYy5wbmc.jpg Thoughtforms Life https://thoughtforms-life.aipodcast.ing episodic 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. A podcast by Professor Michael Levin exploring the frontiers of biology, cognition, and emergence. biology, consciousness, morphogenesis, bioelectricity, regenerative medicine, synthetic biology, Michael Levin, cognition, agency Professor Michael Levin No No Conversation with Nic Rouleau, part 2: neuroscience, memory transfer, aging of cognition, and more Conversation with Nic Rouleau, part 2: neuroscience, memory transfer, aging of cognition, and more full e7da923b-ec93-4781-b145-eaf7d65056b1 https://share.transistor.fm/s/2ddc5dc7 This is a ~55 minute discussion following up on Nic's talk and our brief conversation ( comprising part 2 of a conversation with a really interesting young neuroscientist, as well as friend, collaborator, and our Center member, Nicolas Rouleau ( We cover topics of consciousness, neural decoding, the meaning of neuroscience, memory transfer, cognitive plasticity and its relationship to rejuvenation therapies, intelligence throughout the universe, and the weirdest work Nic has done (he chose his work on memory in Playdoh). For more information: Nic's website: X account: @DrNRouleau Recent papers to check out: Sellar, E.P., Rouleau, N. (In Review). A cybernetic framework for synthetic biological intelligence in the era of neural tissue engineering. Preprint doi: 10.31234/osf.io/md2wf_v1. Kansala, C., Cicek, E., Nkansah-Okoree, V., Golding, A., Murugan, N.J., Rouleau, N. (In Review). Superstitious conditioning forms the experience of free will under causal determinism. Preprint doi: 10.31234/osf.io/fk3yt_v2. Roskies, A. & Rouleau, N. (Forthcoming, In Press). Research on brain organoids should prioritize questions of agency, not consciousness. AJOB Neuroscience. Rouleau, N. & Levin, M. (In Press). Brains and where else? Mapping theories of consciousness to unconventional embodiments. Philosophical Transactions: A. Preprint doi:10.1098/rsta.2025.0082. Rouleau, N., Levin, M. (2024), Discussions of machine versus living intelligence need more clarity, Nature Machine Intelligence, doi:10.31219/osf.io/gz3km Rouleau, N., and Levin, M. (2023), The Multiple Realizability of Sentience in Living Systems and Beyond, eNeuro, 10(11), doi:10.1523/eneuro.0375-23.2023 Rouleau, N., Cairns, D. M., Rusk, W., Levin, M., and Kaplan, D. (2021), Learning and synaptic plasticity in 3D bioengineered neural tissues Neuroscience Letters, 750: 135799

CHAPTERS:

(00:00) Rethinking unconscious experience

(07:50) Immortality, memory, and aging

(20:11) Regeneration, identity, and continuity

(34:52) Goal signals and decoding

(44:01) Conditioning strange materials

(49:15) Neuroscience and cosmic minds

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]]> This is a ~55 minute discussion following up on Nic's talk and our brief conversation ( comprising part 2 of a conversation with a really interesting young neuroscientist, as well as friend, collaborator, and our Center member, Nicolas Rouleau ( We cover topics of consciousness, neural decoding, the meaning of neuroscience, memory transfer, cognitive plasticity and its relationship to rejuvenation therapies, intelligence throughout the universe, and the weirdest work Nic has done (he chose his work on memory in Playdoh). For more information: Nic's website: X account: @DrNRouleau Recent papers to check out: Sellar, E.P., Rouleau, N. (In Review). A cybernetic framework for synthetic biological intelligence in the era of neural tissue engineering. Preprint doi: 10.31234/osf.io/md2wf_v1. Kansala, C., Cicek, E., Nkansah-Okoree, V., Golding, A., Murugan, N.J., Rouleau, N. (In Review). Superstitious conditioning forms the experience of free will under causal determinism. Preprint doi: 10.31234/osf.io/fk3yt_v2. Roskies, A. & Rouleau, N. (Forthcoming, In Press). Research on brain organoids should prioritize questions of agency, not consciousness. AJOB Neuroscience. Rouleau, N. & Levin, M. (In Press). Brains and where else? Mapping theories of consciousness to unconventional embodiments. Philosophical Transactions: A. Preprint doi:10.1098/rsta.2025.0082. Rouleau, N., Levin, M. (2024), Discussions of machine versus living intelligence need more clarity, Nature Machine Intelligence, doi:10.31219/osf.io/gz3km Rouleau, N., and Levin, M. (2023), The Multiple Realizability of Sentience in Living Systems and Beyond, eNeuro, 10(11), doi:10.1523/eneuro.0375-23.2023 Rouleau, N., Cairns, D. M., Rusk, W., Levin, M., and Kaplan, D. (2021), Learning and synaptic plasticity in 3D bioengineered neural tissues Neuroscience Letters, 750: 135799

CHAPTERS:

(00:00) Rethinking unconscious experience

(07:50) Immortality, memory, and aging

(20:11) Regeneration, identity, and continuity

(34:52) Goal signals and decoding

(44:01) Conditioning strange materials

(49:15) Neuroscience and cosmic minds

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]]> Thu, 02 Apr 2026 20:00:00 -0400 Michael Levin Michael Levin 3337 This is a ~55 minute discussion following up on Nic's talk and our brief conversation ( comprising part 2 of a conversation with a really interesting young neuroscientist, as well as friend, collaborator, and our Center member, Nicolas Rouleau ( We cover topics of consciousness, neural decoding, the meaning of neuroscience, memory transfer, cognitive plasticity and its relationship to rejuvenation therapies, intelligence throughout the universe, and the weirdest work Nic has done (he chose his work on memory in Playdoh). For more information: Nic's website: X account: @DrNRouleau Recent papers to check out: Sellar, E.P., Rouleau, N. (In Review). A cybernetic framework for synthetic biological intelligence in the era of neural tissue engineering. Preprint doi: 10.31234/osf.io/md2wf_v1. Kansala, C., Cicek, E., Nkansah-Okoree, V., Golding, A., Murugan, N.J., Rouleau, N. (In Review). Superstitious conditioning forms the experience of free will under causal determinism. Preprint doi: 10.31234/osf.io/fk3yt_v2. Roskies, A. & Rouleau, N. (Forthcoming, In Press). Research on brain organoids should prioritize questions of agency, not consciousness. AJOB Neuroscience. Rouleau, N. & Levin, M. (In Press). Brains and where else? Mapping theories of consciousness to unconventional embodiments. Philosophical Transactions: A. Preprint doi:10.1098/rsta.2025.0082. Rouleau, N., Levin, M. (2024), Discussions of machine versus living intelligence need more clarity, Nature Machine Intelligence, doi:10.31219/osf.io/gz3km Rouleau, N., and Levin, M. (2023), The Multiple Realizability of Sentience in Living Systems and Beyond, eNeuro, 10(11), doi:10.1523/eneuro.0375-23.2023 Rouleau, N., Cairns, D. M., Rusk, W., Levin, M., and Kaplan, D. (2021), Learning and synaptic plasticity in 3D bioengineered neural tissues Neuroscience Letters, 750: 135799

CHAPTERS:

(00:00) Rethinking unconscious experience

(07:50) Immortality, memory, and aging

(20:11) Regeneration, identity, and continuity

(34:52) Goal signals and decoding

(44:01) Conditioning strange materials

(49:15) Neuroscience and cosmic minds

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]]> biology, consciousness, morphogenesis, bioelectricity, regenerative medicine, synthetic biology, Michael Levin, cognition, agency No Conversation with Nic Rouleau, part 1: "Some thoughts on the mind as material" Conversation with Nic Rouleau, part 1: "Some thoughts on the mind as material" full ef8241b1-ccca-4736-b935-f9da38bb2f4e https://share.transistor.fm/s/b83a84be This is a ~1 hour talk and discussion, comprising part 1 of a conversation with a really interesting young neuroscientist, as well as friend, collaborator, and our Center member, Nicolas Rouleau ( Nic goes over unconventional aspects of neuroscience touching on free will, cybernetics, consciousness, and a lot more. We start a discussion which is continued in part 2. For more information: Nic's website: X account: @DrNRouleau Recent papers to check out: Sellar, E.P., Rouleau, N. (In Review). A cybernetic framework for synthetic biological intelligence in the era of neural tissue engineering. Preprint doi: 10.31234/osf.io/md2wf_v1. Kansala, C., Cicek, E., Nkansah-Okoree, V., Golding, A., Murugan, N.J., Rouleau, N. (In Review). Superstitious conditioning forms the experience of free will under causal determinism. Preprint doi: 10.31234/osf.io/fk3yt_v2. Roskies, A. & Rouleau, N. (Forthcoming, In Press). Research on brain organoids should prioritize questions of agency, not consciousness. AJOB Neuroscience. Rouleau, N. & Levin, M. (In Press). Brains and where else? Mapping theories of consciousness to unconventional embodiments. Philosophical Transactions: A. Preprint doi:10.1098/rsta.2025.0082. Rouleau, N., Levin, M. (2024), Discussions of machine versus living intelligence need more clarity, Nature Machine Intelligence, doi:10.31219/osf.io/gz3km Rouleau, N., and Levin, M. (2023), The Multiple Realizability of Sentience in Living Systems and Beyond, eNeuro, 10(11), doi:10.1523/eneuro.0375-23.2023 Rouleau, N., Cairns, D. M., Rusk, W., Levin, M., and Kaplan, D. (2021), Learning and synaptic plasticity in 3D bioengineered neural tissues Neuroscience Letters, 750: 135799

CHAPTERS:

(00:00) Free will, minds, transmission

(26:52) Material brains after death

(31:18) Defining free will experience

(38:00) Long-term agency and algorithms

(49:35) Causality, math, and consciousness

(57:33) Transmissive consciousness and information

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]]> This is a ~1 hour talk and discussion, comprising part 1 of a conversation with a really interesting young neuroscientist, as well as friend, collaborator, and our Center member, Nicolas Rouleau ( Nic goes over unconventional aspects of neuroscience touching on free will, cybernetics, consciousness, and a lot more. We start a discussion which is continued in part 2. For more information: Nic's website: X account: @DrNRouleau Recent papers to check out: Sellar, E.P., Rouleau, N. (In Review). A cybernetic framework for synthetic biological intelligence in the era of neural tissue engineering. Preprint doi: 10.31234/osf.io/md2wf_v1. Kansala, C., Cicek, E., Nkansah-Okoree, V., Golding, A., Murugan, N.J., Rouleau, N. (In Review). Superstitious conditioning forms the experience of free will under causal determinism. Preprint doi: 10.31234/osf.io/fk3yt_v2. Roskies, A. & Rouleau, N. (Forthcoming, In Press). Research on brain organoids should prioritize questions of agency, not consciousness. AJOB Neuroscience. Rouleau, N. & Levin, M. (In Press). Brains and where else? Mapping theories of consciousness to unconventional embodiments. Philosophical Transactions: A. Preprint doi:10.1098/rsta.2025.0082. Rouleau, N., Levin, M. (2024), Discussions of machine versus living intelligence need more clarity, Nature Machine Intelligence, doi:10.31219/osf.io/gz3km Rouleau, N., and Levin, M. (2023), The Multiple Realizability of Sentience in Living Systems and Beyond, eNeuro, 10(11), doi:10.1523/eneuro.0375-23.2023 Rouleau, N., Cairns, D. M., Rusk, W., Levin, M., and Kaplan, D. (2021), Learning and synaptic plasticity in 3D bioengineered neural tissues Neuroscience Letters, 750: 135799

CHAPTERS:

(00:00) Free will, minds, transmission

(26:52) Material brains after death

(31:18) Defining free will experience

(38:00) Long-term agency and algorithms

(49:35) Causality, math, and consciousness

(57:33) Transmissive consciousness and information

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]]> Thu, 02 Apr 2026 20:00:00 -0400 Michael Levin Michael Levin 3621 This is a ~1 hour talk and discussion, comprising part 1 of a conversation with a really interesting young neuroscientist, as well as friend, collaborator, and our Center member, Nicolas Rouleau ( Nic goes over unconventional aspects of neuroscience touching on free will, cybernetics, consciousness, and a lot more. We start a discussion which is continued in part 2. For more information: Nic's website: X account: @DrNRouleau Recent papers to check out: Sellar, E.P., Rouleau, N. (In Review). A cybernetic framework for synthetic biological intelligence in the era of neural tissue engineering. Preprint doi: 10.31234/osf.io/md2wf_v1. Kansala, C., Cicek, E., Nkansah-Okoree, V., Golding, A., Murugan, N.J., Rouleau, N. (In Review). Superstitious conditioning forms the experience of free will under causal determinism. Preprint doi: 10.31234/osf.io/fk3yt_v2. Roskies, A. & Rouleau, N. (Forthcoming, In Press). Research on brain organoids should prioritize questions of agency, not consciousness. AJOB Neuroscience. Rouleau, N. & Levin, M. (In Press). Brains and where else? Mapping theories of consciousness to unconventional embodiments. Philosophical Transactions: A. Preprint doi:10.1098/rsta.2025.0082. Rouleau, N., Levin, M. (2024), Discussions of machine versus living intelligence need more clarity, Nature Machine Intelligence, doi:10.31219/osf.io/gz3km Rouleau, N., and Levin, M. (2023), The Multiple Realizability of Sentience in Living Systems and Beyond, eNeuro, 10(11), doi:10.1523/eneuro.0375-23.2023 Rouleau, N., Cairns, D. M., Rusk, W., Levin, M., and Kaplan, D. (2021), Learning and synaptic plasticity in 3D bioengineered neural tissues Neuroscience Letters, 750: 135799

CHAPTERS:

(00:00) Free will, minds, transmission

(26:52) Material brains after death

(31:18) Defining free will experience

(38:00) Long-term agency and algorithms

(49:35) Causality, math, and consciousness

(57:33) Transmissive consciousness and information

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]]> biology, consciousness, morphogenesis, bioelectricity, regenerative medicine, synthetic biology, Michael Levin, cognition, agency No Conversation 2 with Lisa Barrett, Ben Lyons, and Karen Quigley Conversation 2 with Lisa Barrett, Ben Lyons, and Karen Quigley full 97157cd8-9b88-4dfe-aa66-569cc5e71299 https://share.transistor.fm/s/5c4bcb71 This is a second conversation with Lisa Barrett ( Karen Quigley ( and Benjamin Lyons ( about Relational Realism, allostasis, and questions of mind/body/behavior.

CHAPTERS:

(00:00) Rethinking emotion universals

(09:34) Brain evolution and allostasis

(17:25) Predictive processing and signaling

(30:05) Objectivity and first-person science

(38:45) Flexible body-world boundaries

(45:46) Relational meaning in perception

(52:06) Embodiment, morphospace and realism

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Blog: https://thoughtforms.life

The Levin Lab: https://drmichaellevin.org


]]> This is a second conversation with Lisa Barrett ( Karen Quigley ( and Benjamin Lyons ( about Relational Realism, allostasis, and questions of mind/body/behavior.

CHAPTERS:

(00:00) Rethinking emotion universals

(09:34) Brain evolution and allostasis

(17:25) Predictive processing and signaling

(30:05) Objectivity and first-person science

(38:45) Flexible body-world boundaries

(45:46) Relational meaning in perception

(52:06) Embodiment, morphospace and realism

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Blog: https://thoughtforms.life

The Levin Lab: https://drmichaellevin.org


]]> Mon, 23 Mar 2026 20:00:00 -0400 Michael Levin Michael Levin 3559 This is a second conversation with Lisa Barrett ( Karen Quigley ( and Benjamin Lyons ( about Relational Realism, allostasis, and questions of mind/body/behavior.

CHAPTERS:

(00:00) Rethinking emotion universals

(09:34) Brain evolution and allostasis

(17:25) Predictive processing and signaling

(30:05) Objectivity and first-person science

(38:45) Flexible body-world boundaries

(45:46) Relational meaning in perception

(52:06) Embodiment, morphospace and realism

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Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/thoughtforms-life/id1805908099

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]]> biology, consciousness, morphogenesis, bioelectricity, regenerative medicine, synthetic biology, Michael Levin, cognition, agency No Cancer: mitochondria and metabolism - a discussion with Thomas Seyfried and his group Cancer: mitochondria and metabolism - a discussion with Thomas Seyfried and his group full 29116303-1f64-48e1-958f-65137b717423 https://share.transistor.fm/s/9eedbe05 This is a 1hr + 23 minutes talk and conversation with Thomas Seyfried, Derek Lee and Tomás Duraj ( Juanita Mathews from my group ( about their work on the metabolic and mitochondrial aspects of cancer.

CHAPTERS:

(00:00) Metabolic nature of cancer

(08:52) Mitochondrial theory of cancer

(34:00) Metabolic therapy in practice

(40:39) Mitochondria and morphogenetic fields

(45:21) Ion channels and metabolism

(53:01) Bioelectric control and regeneration

(01:09:03) Mouse versus human models

(01:15:19) Mitochondria, aging, and disease

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Blog: https://thoughtforms.life

The Levin Lab: https://drmichaellevin.org


]]> This is a 1hr + 23 minutes talk and conversation with Thomas Seyfried, Derek Lee and Tomás Duraj ( Juanita Mathews from my group ( about their work on the metabolic and mitochondrial aspects of cancer.

CHAPTERS:

(00:00) Metabolic nature of cancer

(08:52) Mitochondrial theory of cancer

(34:00) Metabolic therapy in practice

(40:39) Mitochondria and morphogenetic fields

(45:21) Ion channels and metabolism

(53:01) Bioelectric control and regeneration

(01:09:03) Mouse versus human models

(01:15:19) Mitochondria, aging, and disease

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Twitter: https://x.com/drmichaellevin

Blog: https://thoughtforms.life

The Levin Lab: https://drmichaellevin.org


]]> Mon, 16 Mar 2026 20:00:00 -0400 Michael Levin Michael Levin 4989 This is a 1hr + 23 minutes talk and conversation with Thomas Seyfried, Derek Lee and Tomás Duraj ( Juanita Mathews from my group ( about their work on the metabolic and mitochondrial aspects of cancer.

CHAPTERS:

(00:00) Metabolic nature of cancer

(08:52) Mitochondrial theory of cancer

(34:00) Metabolic therapy in practice

(40:39) Mitochondria and morphogenetic fields

(45:21) Ion channels and metabolism

(53:01) Bioelectric control and regeneration

(01:09:03) Mouse versus human models

(01:15:19) Mitochondria, aging, and disease

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https://aipodcast.ing

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Podcast Website: https://thoughtforms-life.aipodcast.ing

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3pVafx6EZqXVI2V_Efu2uw

Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/thoughtforms-life/id1805908099

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7JCmtoeH53neYyZeOZ6ym5

Twitter: https://x.com/drmichaellevin

Blog: https://thoughtforms.life

The Levin Lab: https://drmichaellevin.org


]]> biology, consciousness, morphogenesis, bioelectricity, regenerative medicine, synthetic biology, Michael Levin, cognition, agency No "On Biological and Artificial Consciousness" by Borjan Milinkovic and Jaan Aru "On Biological and Artificial Consciousness" by Borjan Milinkovic and Jaan Aru full cee5ffe6-661b-4d42-83a3-1d5841b9ce51 https://share.transistor.fm/s/27a27f19 This is a ~53 minute talk + 14 minute Q&A titled "On Biological and Artificial Consciousness: a case for biological computationalism" by Borjan Milinkovic ( and Jaan Aru (

CHAPTERS:

(00:00) Speaker background and research

(03:16) Motivation and philosophical landscape

(09:32) Von Neumann architecture

(15:39) Computational metaphor in neuroscience

(22:52) Metabolic constraints in neurons

(29:04) Heterarchy and scale integration

(33:55) Empirical scale integration findings

(38:00) Hybrid computation in dendrites

(43:16) Field-based neural computation

(47:48) Implications for synthetic consciousness

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Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7JCmtoeH53neYyZeOZ6ym5

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The Levin Lab: https://drmichaellevin.org


]]> This is a ~53 minute talk + 14 minute Q&A titled "On Biological and Artificial Consciousness: a case for biological computationalism" by Borjan Milinkovic ( and Jaan Aru (

CHAPTERS:

(00:00) Speaker background and research

(03:16) Motivation and philosophical landscape

(09:32) Von Neumann architecture

(15:39) Computational metaphor in neuroscience

(22:52) Metabolic constraints in neurons

(29:04) Heterarchy and scale integration

(33:55) Empirical scale integration findings

(38:00) Hybrid computation in dendrites

(43:16) Field-based neural computation

(47:48) Implications for synthetic consciousness

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Podcast Website: https://thoughtforms-life.aipodcast.ing

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Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/thoughtforms-life/id1805908099

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Twitter: https://x.com/drmichaellevin

Blog: https://thoughtforms.life

The Levin Lab: https://drmichaellevin.org


]]> Wed, 04 Mar 2026 19:00:00 -0500 Michael Levin Michael Levin 3226 This is a ~53 minute talk + 14 minute Q&A titled "On Biological and Artificial Consciousness: a case for biological computationalism" by Borjan Milinkovic ( and Jaan Aru (

CHAPTERS:

(00:00) Speaker background and research

(03:16) Motivation and philosophical landscape

(09:32) Von Neumann architecture

(15:39) Computational metaphor in neuroscience

(22:52) Metabolic constraints in neurons

(29:04) Heterarchy and scale integration

(33:55) Empirical scale integration findings

(38:00) Hybrid computation in dendrites

(43:16) Field-based neural computation

(47:48) Implications for synthetic consciousness

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The Levin Lab: https://drmichaellevin.org


]]> biology, consciousness, morphogenesis, bioelectricity, regenerative medicine, synthetic biology, Michael Levin, cognition, agency No Platonic Space discussion 3 Platonic Space discussion 3 full 1994f1d0-6f3e-4a2b-972c-cbc32c690f61 https://share.transistor.fm/s/4d1e68e2 This is a ~1 hours 44 minute discussion among contributors to the Platonic Space Hypothesis (https://thoughtforms.life/symposium-on-the-platonic-space/).

CHAPTERS:

(00:00) Platonic forms and interaction

(07:01) Xenobots and evolutionary cost

(11:23) Symbiosis, rectifiers, embeddings

(18:06) Free lunches in biology

(27:59) Topology of competency space

(39:53) Exploration, play, affordances

(48:01) Markov blankets and evolution

(57:51) Relational life and observers

(01:04:10) Defining play and plasticity

(01:20:35) Thermodynamics and domesticated play

(01:29:32) Will to live dynamics

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The Levin Lab: https://drmichaellevin.org


]]> This is a ~1 hours 44 minute discussion among contributors to the Platonic Space Hypothesis (https://thoughtforms.life/symposium-on-the-platonic-space/).

CHAPTERS:

(00:00) Platonic forms and interaction

(07:01) Xenobots and evolutionary cost

(11:23) Symbiosis, rectifiers, embeddings

(18:06) Free lunches in biology

(27:59) Topology of competency space

(39:53) Exploration, play, affordances

(48:01) Markov blankets and evolution

(57:51) Relational life and observers

(01:04:10) Defining play and plasticity

(01:20:35) Thermodynamics and domesticated play

(01:29:32) Will to live dynamics

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Twitter: https://x.com/drmichaellevin

Blog: https://thoughtforms.life

The Levin Lab: https://drmichaellevin.org


]]> Wed, 04 Feb 2026 19:00:00 -0500 Michael Levin Michael Levin 6264 This is a ~1 hours 44 minute discussion among contributors to the Platonic Space Hypothesis (https://thoughtforms.life/symposium-on-the-platonic-space/).

CHAPTERS:

(00:00) Platonic forms and interaction

(07:01) Xenobots and evolutionary cost

(11:23) Symbiosis, rectifiers, embeddings

(18:06) Free lunches in biology

(27:59) Topology of competency space

(39:53) Exploration, play, affordances

(48:01) Markov blankets and evolution

(57:51) Relational life and observers

(01:04:10) Defining play and plasticity

(01:20:35) Thermodynamics and domesticated play

(01:29:32) Will to live dynamics

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Twitter: https://x.com/drmichaellevin

Blog: https://thoughtforms.life

The Levin Lab: https://drmichaellevin.org


]]> biology, consciousness, morphogenesis, bioelectricity, regenerative medicine, synthetic biology, Michael Levin, cognition, agency No Conversation with Darren Iammarino #1 Conversation with Darren Iammarino #1 full c8f92ab2-19a0-42f2-b85b-7b2046899d3b https://share.transistor.fm/s/be4b112d This is a ~54 minute conversation with Darren Iammarino (https://scholar.google.com/citations?hl=en&user=YNrxRaYAAAAJ&view_op=list_works) about open problems with respect to the Platonic Space model.

CHAPTERS:

(00:00) Patterns, minds, and causation

(09:18) Interfaces and positive pressure

(21:50) Randomness and new universals

(31:21) Quantum randomness and scale

(39:16) Cyborg minds and identity

(50:18) Unconventional minds and substrates

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Twitter: https://x.com/drmichaellevin

Blog: https://thoughtforms.life

The Levin Lab: https://drmichaellevin.org


]]> This is a ~54 minute conversation with Darren Iammarino (https://scholar.google.com/citations?hl=en&user=YNrxRaYAAAAJ&view_op=list_works) about open problems with respect to the Platonic Space model.

CHAPTERS:

(00:00) Patterns, minds, and causation

(09:18) Interfaces and positive pressure

(21:50) Randomness and new universals

(31:21) Quantum randomness and scale

(39:16) Cyborg minds and identity

(50:18) Unconventional minds and substrates

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Twitter: https://x.com/drmichaellevin

Blog: https://thoughtforms.life

The Levin Lab: https://drmichaellevin.org


]]> Tue, 03 Feb 2026 19:00:00 -0500 Michael Levin Michael Levin 3287 This is a ~54 minute conversation with Darren Iammarino (https://scholar.google.com/citations?hl=en&user=YNrxRaYAAAAJ&view_op=list_works) about open problems with respect to the Platonic Space model.

CHAPTERS:

(00:00) Patterns, minds, and causation

(09:18) Interfaces and positive pressure

(21:50) Randomness and new universals

(31:21) Quantum randomness and scale

(39:16) Cyborg minds and identity

(50:18) Unconventional minds and substrates

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Twitter: https://x.com/drmichaellevin

Blog: https://thoughtforms.life

The Levin Lab: https://drmichaellevin.org


]]> biology, consciousness, morphogenesis, bioelectricity, regenerative medicine, synthetic biology, Michael Levin, cognition, agency No "The Bioelectric Interface to the Collective Intelligence of Morphogenesis" by Michael Levin "The Bioelectric Interface to the Collective Intelligence of Morphogenesis" by Michael Levin full a2ae9250-a975-486c-8a63-a3c2f75e9072 https://share.transistor.fm/s/2f76d821 This is a ~57 minute talk titled "The Bioelectric Interface to the Collective Intelligence of Morphogenesis: development, regeneration, cancer, and beyond" which I gave at a UCSF seminar for an audience of graduate students and post-docs in Biophysics, Bioinformatics, and Chemical Biology. I covered the role of bioelectricity as cognitive glue underlying high-level adaptive plasticity in living tissue, recent progress in exploiting that interface, and new developments in research platforms for this field.

CHAPTERS:

(00:00) Framing bioelectricity's role

(09:28) Morphogenesis as goal-directed

(22:45) Bioelectric control of form

(35:10) Rewriting anatomical set points

(43:55) Cancer and aging bioelectricity

(49:36) AI, anthrobots, and outlook

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Blog: https://thoughtforms.life

The Levin Lab: https://drmichaellevin.org


]]> This is a ~57 minute talk titled "The Bioelectric Interface to the Collective Intelligence of Morphogenesis: development, regeneration, cancer, and beyond" which I gave at a UCSF seminar for an audience of graduate students and post-docs in Biophysics, Bioinformatics, and Chemical Biology. I covered the role of bioelectricity as cognitive glue underlying high-level adaptive plasticity in living tissue, recent progress in exploiting that interface, and new developments in research platforms for this field.

CHAPTERS:

(00:00) Framing bioelectricity's role

(09:28) Morphogenesis as goal-directed

(22:45) Bioelectric control of form

(35:10) Rewriting anatomical set points

(43:55) Cancer and aging bioelectricity

(49:36) AI, anthrobots, and outlook

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Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/thoughtforms-life/id1805908099

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7JCmtoeH53neYyZeOZ6ym5

Twitter: https://x.com/drmichaellevin

Blog: https://thoughtforms.life

The Levin Lab: https://drmichaellevin.org


]]> Thu, 29 Jan 2026 19:00:00 -0500 Michael Levin Michael Levin 3490 This is a ~57 minute talk titled "The Bioelectric Interface to the Collective Intelligence of Morphogenesis: development, regeneration, cancer, and beyond" which I gave at a UCSF seminar for an audience of graduate students and post-docs in Biophysics, Bioinformatics, and Chemical Biology. I covered the role of bioelectricity as cognitive glue underlying high-level adaptive plasticity in living tissue, recent progress in exploiting that interface, and new developments in research platforms for this field.

CHAPTERS:

(00:00) Framing bioelectricity's role

(09:28) Morphogenesis as goal-directed

(22:45) Bioelectric control of form

(35:10) Rewriting anatomical set points

(43:55) Cancer and aging bioelectricity

(49:36) AI, anthrobots, and outlook

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https://aipodcast.ing

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Podcast Website: https://thoughtforms-life.aipodcast.ing

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3pVafx6EZqXVI2V_Efu2uw

Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/thoughtforms-life/id1805908099

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7JCmtoeH53neYyZeOZ6ym5

Twitter: https://x.com/drmichaellevin

Blog: https://thoughtforms.life

The Levin Lab: https://drmichaellevin.org


]]> biology, consciousness, morphogenesis, bioelectricity, regenerative medicine, synthetic biology, Michael Levin, cognition, agency No Discussion #1 at the Platonic Space Symposium Discussion #1 at the Platonic Space Symposium full fb1e301c-bfa1-456b-8ea6-224bc04a224b https://share.transistor.fm/s/d7d82326 This is a ~1 hour 40 minute discussion among contributors to the Platonic Space Hypothesis (https://thoughtforms.life/symposium-on-the-platonic-space/)

CHAPTERS:

(00:00) Math, identity and realms

(16:08) Convergence, abstraction and attractors

(34:05) Attractors, stress and observers

(41:29) Realms, impossibility and simulation

(51:40) Simulation, explanation and understanding

(01:04:39) Mind everywhere and agency

(01:19:19) Content, communication and creativity

(01:30:42) Boundaries, scale and space

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Blog: https://thoughtforms.life

The Levin Lab: https://drmichaellevin.org


]]> This is a ~1 hour 40 minute discussion among contributors to the Platonic Space Hypothesis (https://thoughtforms.life/symposium-on-the-platonic-space/)

CHAPTERS:

(00:00) Math, identity and realms

(16:08) Convergence, abstraction and attractors

(34:05) Attractors, stress and observers

(41:29) Realms, impossibility and simulation

(51:40) Simulation, explanation and understanding

(01:04:39) Mind everywhere and agency

(01:19:19) Content, communication and creativity

(01:30:42) Boundaries, scale and space

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Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7JCmtoeH53neYyZeOZ6ym5

Twitter: https://x.com/drmichaellevin

Blog: https://thoughtforms.life

The Levin Lab: https://drmichaellevin.org


]]> Tue, 20 Jan 2026 19:00:00 -0500 Michael Levin Michael Levin 6073 This is a ~1 hour 40 minute discussion among contributors to the Platonic Space Hypothesis (https://thoughtforms.life/symposium-on-the-platonic-space/)

CHAPTERS:

(00:00) Math, identity and realms

(16:08) Convergence, abstraction and attractors

(34:05) Attractors, stress and observers

(41:29) Realms, impossibility and simulation

(51:40) Simulation, explanation and understanding

(01:04:39) Mind everywhere and agency

(01:19:19) Content, communication and creativity

(01:30:42) Boundaries, scale and space

PRODUCED BY:

https://aipodcast.ing

SOCIAL LINKS:

Podcast Website: https://thoughtforms-life.aipodcast.ing

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Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7JCmtoeH53neYyZeOZ6ym5

Twitter: https://x.com/drmichaellevin

Blog: https://thoughtforms.life

The Levin Lab: https://drmichaellevin.org


]]> biology, consciousness, morphogenesis, bioelectricity, regenerative medicine, synthetic biology, Michael Levin, cognition, agency No Conversation 1 with Mijail Serruya, Alessandro Napoli, and Wesley Clawson Conversation 1 with Mijail Serruya, Alessandro Napoli, and Wesley Clawson full 11a8b40a-b0f2-44f6-8c0b-41af8891c3ca https://share.transistor.fm/s/f92e4918 This is a ~1 hour conversation with (including a short talk by) Mijail Serruya (https://research.jefferson.edu/labs/researcher/serruya-research.html), Alessandro Napoli (https://www.linkedin.com/in/alessandro-napoli-8383a164/), and Wes Clawson (https://allencenter.tufts.edu/wesley-clawson-staff-scientist/). We talk about brain-body-machine interfaces, the clinical aspects and the deeper conceptual connections.

CHAPTERS:

(00:00) Introductions and BCI vision

(16:32) Platypus-inspired brain augmentation

(24:28) Plasticity, aging, and models

(39:37) Self-organizing neural interfaces

(49:58) Hypnosis, regeneration, and BCIs

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Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7JCmtoeH53neYyZeOZ6ym5

Twitter: https://x.com/drmichaellevin

Blog: https://thoughtforms.life

The Levin Lab: https://drmichaellevin.org


]]> This is a ~1 hour conversation with (including a short talk by) Mijail Serruya (https://research.jefferson.edu/labs/researcher/serruya-research.html), Alessandro Napoli (https://www.linkedin.com/in/alessandro-napoli-8383a164/), and Wes Clawson (https://allencenter.tufts.edu/wesley-clawson-staff-scientist/). We talk about brain-body-machine interfaces, the clinical aspects and the deeper conceptual connections.

CHAPTERS:

(00:00) Introductions and BCI vision

(16:32) Platypus-inspired brain augmentation

(24:28) Plasticity, aging, and models

(39:37) Self-organizing neural interfaces

(49:58) Hypnosis, regeneration, and BCIs

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Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/thoughtforms-life/id1805908099

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7JCmtoeH53neYyZeOZ6ym5

Twitter: https://x.com/drmichaellevin

Blog: https://thoughtforms.life

The Levin Lab: https://drmichaellevin.org


]]> Sat, 17 Jan 2026 19:00:00 -0500 Michael Levin Michael Levin 3528 This is a ~1 hour conversation with (including a short talk by) Mijail Serruya (https://research.jefferson.edu/labs/researcher/serruya-research.html), Alessandro Napoli (https://www.linkedin.com/in/alessandro-napoli-8383a164/), and Wes Clawson (https://allencenter.tufts.edu/wesley-clawson-staff-scientist/). We talk about brain-body-machine interfaces, the clinical aspects and the deeper conceptual connections.

CHAPTERS:

(00:00) Introductions and BCI vision

(16:32) Platypus-inspired brain augmentation

(24:28) Plasticity, aging, and models

(39:37) Self-organizing neural interfaces

(49:58) Hypnosis, regeneration, and BCIs

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Podcast Website: https://thoughtforms-life.aipodcast.ing

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Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/thoughtforms-life/id1805908099

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7JCmtoeH53neYyZeOZ6ym5

Twitter: https://x.com/drmichaellevin

Blog: https://thoughtforms.life

The Levin Lab: https://drmichaellevin.org


]]> biology, consciousness, morphogenesis, bioelectricity, regenerative medicine, synthetic biology, Michael Levin, cognition, agency No Conversation 1 w/ Lisa Barrett, Ben Lyons, Eli Sennesh, Jordan Theriault-Brown, and Karen Quigley Conversation 1 w/ Lisa Barrett, Ben Lyons, Eli Sennesh, Jordan Theriault-Brown, and Karen Quigley full 58a6ada0-a0ce-467d-8277-1006be015d35 https://share.transistor.fm/s/850bbe58 This is a discussion with with Lisa Feldman Barrett (https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=WF5c0_8AAAAJ&hl=en), Benjamin Lyons (https://interestingessays.substack.com/), Eli Sennesh (https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=3z4ALYgAAAAJ), Jordan Theriault-Brown (http://www.jordan-theriault.com/), and Karen Quigley (https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=aZ3qhVUAAAAJ&hl=en) about topics related to allostasis and top-down control across cognitive science and developmental biology.

CHAPTERS:

(00:00) Framing interdisciplinary synthesis

(03:18) Bioelectric collective intelligence

(16:00) Constraints versus bioelectric memory

(20:06) Neurodevelopment and allostasis

(27:10) Plasticity and dirty genomes

(35:59) Relational structure and constraints

(40:24) Agency across biological scales

(45:04) Goal-like molecular networks

(48:49) Allostasis and control hierarchies

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Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/thoughtforms-life/id1805908099

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7JCmtoeH53neYyZeOZ6ym5

Twitter: https://x.com/drmichaellevin

Blog: https://thoughtforms.life

The Levin Lab: https://drmichaellevin.org


]]> This is a discussion with with Lisa Feldman Barrett (https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=WF5c0_8AAAAJ&hl=en), Benjamin Lyons (https://interestingessays.substack.com/), Eli Sennesh (https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=3z4ALYgAAAAJ), Jordan Theriault-Brown (http://www.jordan-theriault.com/), and Karen Quigley (https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=aZ3qhVUAAAAJ&hl=en) about topics related to allostasis and top-down control across cognitive science and developmental biology.

CHAPTERS:

(00:00) Framing interdisciplinary synthesis

(03:18) Bioelectric collective intelligence

(16:00) Constraints versus bioelectric memory

(20:06) Neurodevelopment and allostasis

(27:10) Plasticity and dirty genomes

(35:59) Relational structure and constraints

(40:24) Agency across biological scales

(45:04) Goal-like molecular networks

(48:49) Allostasis and control hierarchies

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Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/thoughtforms-life/id1805908099

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7JCmtoeH53neYyZeOZ6ym5

Twitter: https://x.com/drmichaellevin

Blog: https://thoughtforms.life

The Levin Lab: https://drmichaellevin.org


]]> Fri, 16 Jan 2026 19:00:00 -0500 Michael Levin Michael Levin 3358 This is a discussion with with Lisa Feldman Barrett (https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=WF5c0_8AAAAJ&hl=en), Benjamin Lyons (https://interestingessays.substack.com/), Eli Sennesh (https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=3z4ALYgAAAAJ), Jordan Theriault-Brown (http://www.jordan-theriault.com/), and Karen Quigley (https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=aZ3qhVUAAAAJ&hl=en) about topics related to allostasis and top-down control across cognitive science and developmental biology.

CHAPTERS:

(00:00) Framing interdisciplinary synthesis

(03:18) Bioelectric collective intelligence

(16:00) Constraints versus bioelectric memory

(20:06) Neurodevelopment and allostasis

(27:10) Plasticity and dirty genomes

(35:59) Relational structure and constraints

(40:24) Agency across biological scales

(45:04) Goal-like molecular networks

(48:49) Allostasis and control hierarchies

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The Levin Lab: https://drmichaellevin.org


]]> biology, consciousness, morphogenesis, bioelectricity, regenerative medicine, synthetic biology, Michael Levin, cognition, agency No "Evolution and Intelligence: inversion and a positive feedback spiral" by Michael Levin "Evolution and Intelligence: inversion and a positive feedback spiral" by Michael Levin full 4236d188-a158-433d-9380-c61537d8f895 https://share.transistor.fm/s/02b6253e This is a ~50 minute video on evolution from the perspective of diverse intelligence. I discuss 3 main things: the nature of the mapping between genotype and phenotype (an intelligent, problem-solving process that interprets genomic prompts, not simply a complex mechanical mapping), the implications for evolution of operating over such a multi-scale agential material, and a few recent findings about the origin of the intelligence spiral taking place before differential replication dynamics kick in.

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CHAPTERS:

(00:00) Framing evolution and intelligence

(06:26) Morphogenesis as collective intelligence

(12:06) Regeneration and downward causation

(16:10) Bioelectric patterning and memory

(21:05) Reprogrammable adaptive anatomies

(26:06) Interpretation, plasticity and evolution

(31:58) Competent matter and evolvability

(35:45) Novel beings and emergence

(41:54) Prebiotic learning and agency

(46:43) Mind beyond life

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]]> This is a ~50 minute video on evolution from the perspective of diverse intelligence. I discuss 3 main things: the nature of the mapping between genotype and phenotype (an intelligent, problem-solving process that interprets genomic prompts, not simply a complex mechanical mapping), the implications for evolution of operating over such a multi-scale agential material, and a few recent findings about the origin of the intelligence spiral taking place before differential replication dynamics kick in.

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CHAPTERS:

(00:00) Framing evolution and intelligence

(06:26) Morphogenesis as collective intelligence

(12:06) Regeneration and downward causation

(16:10) Bioelectric patterning and memory

(21:05) Reprogrammable adaptive anatomies

(26:06) Interpretation, plasticity and evolution

(31:58) Competent matter and evolvability

(35:45) Novel beings and emergence

(41:54) Prebiotic learning and agency

(46:43) Mind beyond life

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Blog: https://thoughtforms.life

The Levin Lab: https://drmichaellevin.org


]]> Wed, 14 Jan 2026 19:00:00 -0500 Michael Levin Michael Levin 2982 This is a ~50 minute video on evolution from the perspective of diverse intelligence. I discuss 3 main things: the nature of the mapping between genotype and phenotype (an intelligent, problem-solving process that interprets genomic prompts, not simply a complex mechanical mapping), the implications for evolution of operating over such a multi-scale agential material, and a few recent findings about the origin of the intelligence spiral taking place before differential replication dynamics kick in.

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CHAPTERS:

(00:00) Framing evolution and intelligence

(06:26) Morphogenesis as collective intelligence

(12:06) Regeneration and downward causation

(16:10) Bioelectric patterning and memory

(21:05) Reprogrammable adaptive anatomies

(26:06) Interpretation, plasticity and evolution

(31:58) Competent matter and evolvability

(35:45) Novel beings and emergence

(41:54) Prebiotic learning and agency

(46:43) Mind beyond life

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Twitter: https://x.com/drmichaellevin

Blog: https://thoughtforms.life

The Levin Lab: https://drmichaellevin.org


]]> biology, consciousness, morphogenesis, bioelectricity, regenerative medicine, synthetic biology, Michael Levin, cognition, agency No “The Unreasonable Effectiveness of the Behavioral Sciences in Developmental Biology and Biomedicine” “The Unreasonable Effectiveness of the Behavioral Sciences in Developmental Biology and Biomedicine” full c050c7ac-9a1f-4c63-8920-090c686a7713 https://share.transistor.fm/s/914706ae This is a ~46 minute talk by Michael Levin titled “The Unreasonable Effectiveness of the Behavioral Sciences in Developmental Biology and Biomedicine” given at a developmental biology/bioengineering symposium, explaining the connections between the cognitive/behavioral sciences and the study of morphogenesis, from the lens of our framework and new technology.

CHAPTERS:

(00:00) Behavioral Science Foundations

(05:57) Agential Cells And Morphospace

(10:47) Goal Directed Regeneration Examples

(18:16) Bioelectric Pattern Memories

(23:32) Exploring Morphological Plasticity

(31:54) Learning Regeneration And Cancer

(36:10) Novel Bioengineered Living Machines

(41:22) Future Minds And Ethics

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The Levin Lab: https://drmichaellevin.org


]]> This is a ~46 minute talk by Michael Levin titled “The Unreasonable Effectiveness of the Behavioral Sciences in Developmental Biology and Biomedicine” given at a developmental biology/bioengineering symposium, explaining the connections between the cognitive/behavioral sciences and the study of morphogenesis, from the lens of our framework and new technology.

CHAPTERS:

(00:00) Behavioral Science Foundations

(05:57) Agential Cells And Morphospace

(10:47) Goal Directed Regeneration Examples

(18:16) Bioelectric Pattern Memories

(23:32) Exploring Morphological Plasticity

(31:54) Learning Regeneration And Cancer

(36:10) Novel Bioengineered Living Machines

(41:22) Future Minds And Ethics

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Twitter: https://x.com/drmichaellevin

Blog: https://thoughtforms.life

The Levin Lab: https://drmichaellevin.org


]]> Wed, 10 Dec 2025 19:00:00 -0500 Michael Levin Michael Levin 2795 This is a ~46 minute talk by Michael Levin titled “The Unreasonable Effectiveness of the Behavioral Sciences in Developmental Biology and Biomedicine” given at a developmental biology/bioengineering symposium, explaining the connections between the cognitive/behavioral sciences and the study of morphogenesis, from the lens of our framework and new technology.

CHAPTERS:

(00:00) Behavioral Science Foundations

(05:57) Agential Cells And Morphospace

(10:47) Goal Directed Regeneration Examples

(18:16) Bioelectric Pattern Memories

(23:32) Exploring Morphological Plasticity

(31:54) Learning Regeneration And Cancer

(36:10) Novel Bioengineered Living Machines

(41:22) Future Minds And Ethics

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Podcast Website: https://thoughtforms-life.aipodcast.ing

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Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/thoughtforms-life/id1805908099

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7JCmtoeH53neYyZeOZ6ym5

Twitter: https://x.com/drmichaellevin

Blog: https://thoughtforms.life

The Levin Lab: https://drmichaellevin.org


]]> biology, consciousness, morphogenesis, bioelectricity, regenerative medicine, synthetic biology, Michael Levin, cognition, agency No Discussion #1 with Katrina Schleisman and David Burke Discussion #1 with Katrina Schleisman and David Burke full 66abb6a8-e6d7-44cf-857e-5678ddb7d20c https://share.transistor.fm/s/fa75a626 This is a ~54 minute conversation with Katrina Schleisman (https://www.galois.com/team/katrina-schleisman) and David Burke (https://www.galois.com/team/david-burke) about issues related to memory, Platonism, diverse intelligence, and similar topics.

CHAPTERS:

(00:00) Paper comments and impetus

(01:38) Math-physics causal dualism

(06:19) Unreasonable effectiveness and foundations

(12:54) Active Platonic patterns learning

(19:36) Verbs, affordances, pattern agency

(29:04) Math gifts before evolution

(35:43) Cognition, life, and idealism

(43:21) Hidden messages and memory

(47:42) Resonant patterns, chance, synchronicity

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Blog: https://thoughtforms.life

The Levin Lab: https://drmichaellevin.org


]]> This is a ~54 minute conversation with Katrina Schleisman (https://www.galois.com/team/katrina-schleisman) and David Burke (https://www.galois.com/team/david-burke) about issues related to memory, Platonism, diverse intelligence, and similar topics.

CHAPTERS:

(00:00) Paper comments and impetus

(01:38) Math-physics causal dualism

(06:19) Unreasonable effectiveness and foundations

(12:54) Active Platonic patterns learning

(19:36) Verbs, affordances, pattern agency

(29:04) Math gifts before evolution

(35:43) Cognition, life, and idealism

(43:21) Hidden messages and memory

(47:42) Resonant patterns, chance, synchronicity

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Twitter: https://x.com/drmichaellevin

Blog: https://thoughtforms.life

The Levin Lab: https://drmichaellevin.org


]]> Tue, 09 Dec 2025 19:00:00 -0500 Michael Levin Michael Levin 3296 This is a ~54 minute conversation with Katrina Schleisman (https://www.galois.com/team/katrina-schleisman) and David Burke (https://www.galois.com/team/david-burke) about issues related to memory, Platonism, diverse intelligence, and similar topics.

CHAPTERS:

(00:00) Paper comments and impetus

(01:38) Math-physics causal dualism

(06:19) Unreasonable effectiveness and foundations

(12:54) Active Platonic patterns learning

(19:36) Verbs, affordances, pattern agency

(29:04) Math gifts before evolution

(35:43) Cognition, life, and idealism

(43:21) Hidden messages and memory

(47:42) Resonant patterns, chance, synchronicity

PRODUCED BY:

https://aipodcast.ing

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Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7JCmtoeH53neYyZeOZ6ym5

Twitter: https://x.com/drmichaellevin

Blog: https://thoughtforms.life

The Levin Lab: https://drmichaellevin.org


]]> biology, consciousness, morphogenesis, bioelectricity, regenerative medicine, synthetic biology, Michael Levin, cognition, agency No Conversation with David Resnik 1 Conversation with David Resnik 1 full 34ab2286-3e43-424b-840f-8431c1448894 https://share.transistor.fm/s/1b22c597 This is a ~52 minute conversation with philosopher David Resnik (https://www.niehs.nih.gov/research/resources/bioethics/bioethicist) about the Platonic Space model and our plan for a new paper about a different variant of it than what I've been writing so far.

CHAPTERS:

(00:00) Morphogenesis and latent space

(15:19) Platonism's scientific utility

(27:06) Explanation, models, morphospace

(36:51) Models, journals, writing

(43:33) Mathematical patterns in evolution

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Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7JCmtoeH53neYyZeOZ6ym5

Twitter: https://x.com/drmichaellevin

Blog: https://thoughtforms.life

The Levin Lab: https://drmichaellevin.org


]]> This is a ~52 minute conversation with philosopher David Resnik (https://www.niehs.nih.gov/research/resources/bioethics/bioethicist) about the Platonic Space model and our plan for a new paper about a different variant of it than what I've been writing so far.

CHAPTERS:

(00:00) Morphogenesis and latent space

(15:19) Platonism's scientific utility

(27:06) Explanation, models, morphospace

(36:51) Models, journals, writing

(43:33) Mathematical patterns in evolution

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Blog: https://thoughtforms.life

The Levin Lab: https://drmichaellevin.org


]]> Sun, 30 Nov 2025 19:00:00 -0500 Michael Levin Michael Levin 3160 This is a ~52 minute conversation with philosopher David Resnik (https://www.niehs.nih.gov/research/resources/bioethics/bioethicist) about the Platonic Space model and our plan for a new paper about a different variant of it than what I've been writing so far.

CHAPTERS:

(00:00) Morphogenesis and latent space

(15:19) Platonism's scientific utility

(27:06) Explanation, models, morphospace

(36:51) Models, journals, writing

(43:33) Mathematical patterns in evolution

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Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7JCmtoeH53neYyZeOZ6ym5

Twitter: https://x.com/drmichaellevin

Blog: https://thoughtforms.life

The Levin Lab: https://drmichaellevin.org


]]> biology, consciousness, morphogenesis, bioelectricity, regenerative medicine, synthetic biology, Michael Levin, cognition, agency No Discussion #1 with Elan Barenholtz Discussion #1 with Elan Barenholtz full 021fe099-9057-4e88-b191-0db370889033 https://share.transistor.fm/s/c32c9b39 This is a ~57 minute discussion with Elan Barenholtz (https://mpcrlab.com/people/Elan-Barenholtz/) about language and its possible autonomy in brains, AI models, and other systems linking to our lab's work on active data and the thoughts-thinkers continuum.

CHAPTERS:

(00:00) Language As Auto-Generator

(21:14) Virtual Governors In Physiology

(30:37) Mathematics, Metaphysics, Free Lunches

(40:40) Language Models As Evidence

(49:46) Minimal Systems, Language Criteria

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Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7JCmtoeH53neYyZeOZ6ym5

Twitter: https://x.com/drmichaellevin

Blog: https://thoughtforms.life

The Levin Lab: https://drmichaellevin.org


]]> This is a ~57 minute discussion with Elan Barenholtz (https://mpcrlab.com/people/Elan-Barenholtz/) about language and its possible autonomy in brains, AI models, and other systems linking to our lab's work on active data and the thoughts-thinkers continuum.

CHAPTERS:

(00:00) Language As Auto-Generator

(21:14) Virtual Governors In Physiology

(30:37) Mathematics, Metaphysics, Free Lunches

(40:40) Language Models As Evidence

(49:46) Minimal Systems, Language Criteria

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Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/thoughtforms-life/id1805908099

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7JCmtoeH53neYyZeOZ6ym5

Twitter: https://x.com/drmichaellevin

Blog: https://thoughtforms.life

The Levin Lab: https://drmichaellevin.org


]]> Sat, 29 Nov 2025 19:00:00 -0500 Michael Levin Michael Levin 3476 This is a ~57 minute discussion with Elan Barenholtz (https://mpcrlab.com/people/Elan-Barenholtz/) about language and its possible autonomy in brains, AI models, and other systems linking to our lab's work on active data and the thoughts-thinkers continuum.

CHAPTERS:

(00:00) Language As Auto-Generator

(21:14) Virtual Governors In Physiology

(30:37) Mathematics, Metaphysics, Free Lunches

(40:40) Language Models As Evidence

(49:46) Minimal Systems, Language Criteria

PRODUCED BY:

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SOCIAL LINKS:

Podcast Website: https://thoughtforms-life.aipodcast.ing

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3pVafx6EZqXVI2V_Efu2uw

Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/thoughtforms-life/id1805908099

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7JCmtoeH53neYyZeOZ6ym5

Twitter: https://x.com/drmichaellevin

Blog: https://thoughtforms.life

The Levin Lab: https://drmichaellevin.org


]]> biology, consciousness, morphogenesis, bioelectricity, regenerative medicine, synthetic biology, Michael Levin, cognition, agency No Conversation 1 with Diana Moga, Alexey Tolchinsky, and Chris Fields Conversation 1 with Diana Moga, Alexey Tolchinsky, and Chris Fields full 08c450a5-929b-4196-8e42-00f1d9824e20 https://share.transistor.fm/s/32c96d85 This is a ~52 minute discussion between Diana Moga (https://www.dianamogamd.com/), Alexey Tolchinsky (https://montgomerycountypsychologist.com/), Chris Fields (https://chrisfieldsresearch.com/), and I on topics related to autism, ketamine-assisted therapy, and the linking of these concepts to somatic biology.

CHAPTERS:

(00:00) Ketamine, Trauma, Defining Autism

(06:12) Trauma, Gender, Autism Models

(13:14) Autistic Phenomenological Patterns

(19:23) Autism Neurotypical Continuum Traits

(24:15) Assessments, Attention, Social Trauma

(31:25) Opposite Minds, Hyperplasticity

(38:21) Experiments, Translation, Environments

(44:51) Dimensionality and Collective Behavior

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Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/thoughtforms-life/id1805908099

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7JCmtoeH53neYyZeOZ6ym5

Twitter: https://x.com/drmichaellevin

Blog: https://thoughtforms.life

The Levin Lab: https://drmichaellevin.org


]]> This is a ~52 minute discussion between Diana Moga (https://www.dianamogamd.com/), Alexey Tolchinsky (https://montgomerycountypsychologist.com/), Chris Fields (https://chrisfieldsresearch.com/), and I on topics related to autism, ketamine-assisted therapy, and the linking of these concepts to somatic biology.

CHAPTERS:

(00:00) Ketamine, Trauma, Defining Autism

(06:12) Trauma, Gender, Autism Models

(13:14) Autistic Phenomenological Patterns

(19:23) Autism Neurotypical Continuum Traits

(24:15) Assessments, Attention, Social Trauma

(31:25) Opposite Minds, Hyperplasticity

(38:21) Experiments, Translation, Environments

(44:51) Dimensionality and Collective Behavior

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SOCIAL LINKS:

Podcast Website: https://thoughtforms-life.aipodcast.ing

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3pVafx6EZqXVI2V_Efu2uw

Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/thoughtforms-life/id1805908099

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7JCmtoeH53neYyZeOZ6ym5

Twitter: https://x.com/drmichaellevin

Blog: https://thoughtforms.life

The Levin Lab: https://drmichaellevin.org


]]> Fri, 28 Nov 2025 19:00:00 -0500 Michael Levin Michael Levin 3139 This is a ~52 minute discussion between Diana Moga (https://www.dianamogamd.com/), Alexey Tolchinsky (https://montgomerycountypsychologist.com/), Chris Fields (https://chrisfieldsresearch.com/), and I on topics related to autism, ketamine-assisted therapy, and the linking of these concepts to somatic biology.

CHAPTERS:

(00:00) Ketamine, Trauma, Defining Autism

(06:12) Trauma, Gender, Autism Models

(13:14) Autistic Phenomenological Patterns

(19:23) Autism Neurotypical Continuum Traits

(24:15) Assessments, Attention, Social Trauma

(31:25) Opposite Minds, Hyperplasticity

(38:21) Experiments, Translation, Environments

(44:51) Dimensionality and Collective Behavior

PRODUCED BY:

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SOCIAL LINKS:

Podcast Website: https://thoughtforms-life.aipodcast.ing

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3pVafx6EZqXVI2V_Efu2uw

Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/thoughtforms-life/id1805908099

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7JCmtoeH53neYyZeOZ6ym5

Twitter: https://x.com/drmichaellevin

Blog: https://thoughtforms.life

The Levin Lab: https://drmichaellevin.org


]]> biology, consciousness, morphogenesis, bioelectricity, regenerative medicine, synthetic biology, Michael Levin, cognition, agency No Conversation 1 with Nora Belrose: AI, sentience, and Platonic Space Conversation 1 with Nora Belrose: AI, sentience, and Platonic Space full eac1c31e-dc2e-48e3-955f-90c962531c10 https://share.transistor.fm/s/95f8ad5d This is a ~1 hour 5 minute conversation between Nora Belrose (https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=p_oBc64AAAAJ&hl=en) and me on the topics of consciousness, AI, and different views of the Platonic Space.

CHAPTERS:

(00:00) Introductions and Moral Risks

(09:11) Intelligence, Sentience, Irreversibility

(16:38) Digital Copies and Value

(24:54) Dynamic Platonic Mindspace

(35:19) Passable Forms, Cosmic Memory

(44:06) Changing Forms, Light Cones

(55:00) LLMs, Goals, Simulation

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Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/thoughtforms-life/id1805908099

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7JCmtoeH53neYyZeOZ6ym5

Twitter: https://x.com/drmichaellevin

Blog: https://thoughtforms.life

The Levin Lab: https://drmichaellevin.org


]]> This is a ~1 hour 5 minute conversation between Nora Belrose (https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=p_oBc64AAAAJ&hl=en) and me on the topics of consciousness, AI, and different views of the Platonic Space.

CHAPTERS:

(00:00) Introductions and Moral Risks

(09:11) Intelligence, Sentience, Irreversibility

(16:38) Digital Copies and Value

(24:54) Dynamic Platonic Mindspace

(35:19) Passable Forms, Cosmic Memory

(44:06) Changing Forms, Light Cones

(55:00) LLMs, Goals, Simulation

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Podcast Website: https://thoughtforms-life.aipodcast.ing

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Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/thoughtforms-life/id1805908099

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7JCmtoeH53neYyZeOZ6ym5

Twitter: https://x.com/drmichaellevin

Blog: https://thoughtforms.life

The Levin Lab: https://drmichaellevin.org


]]> Sat, 22 Nov 2025 19:00:00 -0500 Michael Levin Michael Levin 3949 This is a ~1 hour 5 minute conversation between Nora Belrose (https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=p_oBc64AAAAJ&hl=en) and me on the topics of consciousness, AI, and different views of the Platonic Space.

CHAPTERS:

(00:00) Introductions and Moral Risks

(09:11) Intelligence, Sentience, Irreversibility

(16:38) Digital Copies and Value

(24:54) Dynamic Platonic Mindspace

(35:19) Passable Forms, Cosmic Memory

(44:06) Changing Forms, Light Cones

(55:00) LLMs, Goals, Simulation

PRODUCED BY:

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Podcast Website: https://thoughtforms-life.aipodcast.ing

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Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/thoughtforms-life/id1805908099

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7JCmtoeH53neYyZeOZ6ym5

Twitter: https://x.com/drmichaellevin

Blog: https://thoughtforms.life

The Levin Lab: https://drmichaellevin.org


]]> biology, consciousness, morphogenesis, bioelectricity, regenerative medicine, synthetic biology, Michael Levin, cognition, agency No Discussion with Alexey Tolchinsky and Thomas Pollak 2 Discussion with Alexey Tolchinsky and Thomas Pollak 2 full 9974fbc6-b9e7-4866-bee3-17f1d27f2913 https://share.transistor.fm/s/1bd85acf This is a ~1 hour conversation between Alexey Tolchinsky (https://montgomerycountypsychologist.com/), a clinical psychologist and Adjunct Professor at The George Washington University, Center for Professional Psychology, and Thomas Pollak (https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6171-0810), a neuropsychiatrist and researcher working at the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience at King's College London. We discussed the implications of rejuvenation therapies for cognition and some strategies for upcoming experiments on Anthrobots.

CHAPTERS:

(00:00) Rejuvenation, memory, wisdom

(14:07) Cancer and tissue resilience

(20:17) Brainwashing, suggestion, belief

(27:24) Placebo, xenobots, resilience

(34:46) Patient anthrobot models

(45:45) Psychiatric phenotypes in cells

(52:24) Cryogenic reset and organoids

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]]> This is a ~1 hour conversation between Alexey Tolchinsky (https://montgomerycountypsychologist.com/), a clinical psychologist and Adjunct Professor at The George Washington University, Center for Professional Psychology, and Thomas Pollak (https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6171-0810), a neuropsychiatrist and researcher working at the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience at King's College London. We discussed the implications of rejuvenation therapies for cognition and some strategies for upcoming experiments on Anthrobots.

CHAPTERS:

(00:00) Rejuvenation, memory, wisdom

(14:07) Cancer and tissue resilience

(20:17) Brainwashing, suggestion, belief

(27:24) Placebo, xenobots, resilience

(34:46) Patient anthrobot models

(45:45) Psychiatric phenotypes in cells

(52:24) Cryogenic reset and organoids

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The Levin Lab: https://drmichaellevin.org


]]> Fri, 21 Nov 2025 19:00:00 -0500 Michael Levin Michael Levin 3343 This is a ~1 hour conversation between Alexey Tolchinsky (https://montgomerycountypsychologist.com/), a clinical psychologist and Adjunct Professor at The George Washington University, Center for Professional Psychology, and Thomas Pollak (https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6171-0810), a neuropsychiatrist and researcher working at the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience at King's College London. We discussed the implications of rejuvenation therapies for cognition and some strategies for upcoming experiments on Anthrobots.

CHAPTERS:

(00:00) Rejuvenation, memory, wisdom

(14:07) Cancer and tissue resilience

(20:17) Brainwashing, suggestion, belief

(27:24) Placebo, xenobots, resilience

(34:46) Patient anthrobot models

(45:45) Psychiatric phenotypes in cells

(52:24) Cryogenic reset and organoids

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Blog: https://thoughtforms.life

The Levin Lab: https://drmichaellevin.org


]]> biology, consciousness, morphogenesis, bioelectricity, regenerative medicine, synthetic biology, Michael Levin, cognition, agency No Discussion #1 with Chris Fields, Mark Solms, Karl Friston, and Thomas Pollak: introspection & more Discussion #1 with Chris Fields, Mark Solms, Karl Friston, and Thomas Pollak: introspection & more full 729be04b-28a3-4bcf-9d18-16e8d9dca24b https://share.transistor.fm/s/44595361 This is a ~1 hour 5 minute working conversation with Chris Fields (https://chrisfieldsresearch.com/), Mark Solms (https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=vD4p8rQAAAAJ&hl=en), Karl Friston (https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=q_4u0aoAAAAJ&hl=en), and Thomas Pollak (https://www.kcl.ac.uk/people/thomas-pollak) starting on the topic of variable degrees of introspection in natural and synthetic agents, and how that looks from the active inference framework, and moves into related topics of application of cognitive plasticity to regenerative biology.

CHAPTERS:

(00:00) Optimal introspection in agents

(12:56) Consciousness, feeling, clinical introspection

(24:44) Controlling preferences and desires

(35:19) Modifying prior preferences therapeutically

(42:04) Regeneration, biodomes, cellular priors

(52:46) Life missions and pathology

(59:08) Reboots, psychedelics, guided plasticity

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Twitter: https://x.com/drmichaellevin

Blog: https://thoughtforms.life

The Levin Lab: https://drmichaellevin.org


]]> This is a ~1 hour 5 minute working conversation with Chris Fields (https://chrisfieldsresearch.com/), Mark Solms (https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=vD4p8rQAAAAJ&hl=en), Karl Friston (https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=q_4u0aoAAAAJ&hl=en), and Thomas Pollak (https://www.kcl.ac.uk/people/thomas-pollak) starting on the topic of variable degrees of introspection in natural and synthetic agents, and how that looks from the active inference framework, and moves into related topics of application of cognitive plasticity to regenerative biology.

CHAPTERS:

(00:00) Optimal introspection in agents

(12:56) Consciousness, feeling, clinical introspection

(24:44) Controlling preferences and desires

(35:19) Modifying prior preferences therapeutically

(42:04) Regeneration, biodomes, cellular priors

(52:46) Life missions and pathology

(59:08) Reboots, psychedelics, guided plasticity

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Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/thoughtforms-life/id1805908099

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7JCmtoeH53neYyZeOZ6ym5

Twitter: https://x.com/drmichaellevin

Blog: https://thoughtforms.life

The Levin Lab: https://drmichaellevin.org


]]> Thu, 20 Nov 2025 19:00:00 -0500 Michael Levin Michael Levin 3902 This is a ~1 hour 5 minute working conversation with Chris Fields (https://chrisfieldsresearch.com/), Mark Solms (https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=vD4p8rQAAAAJ&hl=en), Karl Friston (https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=q_4u0aoAAAAJ&hl=en), and Thomas Pollak (https://www.kcl.ac.uk/people/thomas-pollak) starting on the topic of variable degrees of introspection in natural and synthetic agents, and how that looks from the active inference framework, and moves into related topics of application of cognitive plasticity to regenerative biology.

CHAPTERS:

(00:00) Optimal introspection in agents

(12:56) Consciousness, feeling, clinical introspection

(24:44) Controlling preferences and desires

(35:19) Modifying prior preferences therapeutically

(42:04) Regeneration, biodomes, cellular priors

(52:46) Life missions and pathology

(59:08) Reboots, psychedelics, guided plasticity

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Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7JCmtoeH53neYyZeOZ6ym5

Twitter: https://x.com/drmichaellevin

Blog: https://thoughtforms.life

The Levin Lab: https://drmichaellevin.org


]]> biology, consciousness, morphogenesis, bioelectricity, regenerative medicine, synthetic biology, Michael Levin, cognition, agency No "Entropic motivation and the roots of agency"by Alex Kiefer "Entropic motivation and the roots of agency"by Alex Kiefer full 56a026bc-c97b-4574-8a4f-4b2104dcf276 https://share.transistor.fm/s/4580d49c This is a ~35 min talk titled "Entropic motivation and the roots of agency" by Alex Kiefer (https://philpeople.org/profiles/alex-kiefer) + ~25 min discussion of the issues of motivation in artificial and natural agents.

CHAPTERS:

(00:00) Entropy, Motivation, Psychophysical Identity

(35:45) Willpower, Purpose, Buddhist Motivation

(45:57) Emergent Goals and Uncertainty

(58:06) Platonic Patterns and Wrap-up

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The Levin Lab: https://drmichaellevin.org


]]> This is a ~35 min talk titled "Entropic motivation and the roots of agency" by Alex Kiefer (https://philpeople.org/profiles/alex-kiefer) + ~25 min discussion of the issues of motivation in artificial and natural agents.

CHAPTERS:

(00:00) Entropy, Motivation, Psychophysical Identity

(35:45) Willpower, Purpose, Buddhist Motivation

(45:57) Emergent Goals and Uncertainty

(58:06) Platonic Patterns and Wrap-up

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Twitter: https://x.com/drmichaellevin

Blog: https://thoughtforms.life

The Levin Lab: https://drmichaellevin.org


]]> Sun, 16 Nov 2025 19:00:00 -0500 Michael Levin Michael Levin 3808 This is a ~35 min talk titled "Entropic motivation and the roots of agency" by Alex Kiefer (https://philpeople.org/profiles/alex-kiefer) + ~25 min discussion of the issues of motivation in artificial and natural agents.

CHAPTERS:

(00:00) Entropy, Motivation, Psychophysical Identity

(35:45) Willpower, Purpose, Buddhist Motivation

(45:57) Emergent Goals and Uncertainty

(58:06) Platonic Patterns and Wrap-up

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Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/thoughtforms-life/id1805908099

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7JCmtoeH53neYyZeOZ6ym5

Twitter: https://x.com/drmichaellevin

Blog: https://thoughtforms.life

The Levin Lab: https://drmichaellevin.org


]]> biology, consciousness, morphogenesis, bioelectricity, regenerative medicine, synthetic biology, Michael Levin, cognition, agency No "Unconventional Embodiments: model systems & strategies addressing mind-blindness" by Michael Levin "Unconventional Embodiments: model systems & strategies addressing mind-blindness" by Michael Levin full ebddf36f-1176-4e79-a1c7-37d25fe766ba https://share.transistor.fm/s/9a4badc9 This is a ~45 minute talk for an embodied cognition audience, covering my framework for diverse intelligence, our use of morphogenesis as a model system for communicating with unconventional minds, and my views on our new MomBot platform and how it helps understand the symmetries between science and agency, and the novel group minds consisting of technology, living matter, and scientists themselves.

CHAPTERS:

(00:00) Framing Novel Beings

(04:56) Developmental Mind Continuum

(09:40) Memory Beyond Brains

(15:08) Cells Navigating Morphospace

(18:13) Cognitive Light Cones

(22:38) Bioelectric Communication Interface

(29:51) Xenobots and Anthrobots

(35:45) MomBot Embodied AI

(42:47) Applications and Ethical Futures

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Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/thoughtforms-life/id1805908099

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7JCmtoeH53neYyZeOZ6ym5

Twitter: https://x.com/drmichaellevin

Blog: https://thoughtforms.life

The Levin Lab: https://drmichaellevin.org


]]> This is a ~45 minute talk for an embodied cognition audience, covering my framework for diverse intelligence, our use of morphogenesis as a model system for communicating with unconventional minds, and my views on our new MomBot platform and how it helps understand the symmetries between science and agency, and the novel group minds consisting of technology, living matter, and scientists themselves.

CHAPTERS:

(00:00) Framing Novel Beings

(04:56) Developmental Mind Continuum

(09:40) Memory Beyond Brains

(15:08) Cells Navigating Morphospace

(18:13) Cognitive Light Cones

(22:38) Bioelectric Communication Interface

(29:51) Xenobots and Anthrobots

(35:45) MomBot Embodied AI

(42:47) Applications and Ethical Futures

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Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/thoughtforms-life/id1805908099

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7JCmtoeH53neYyZeOZ6ym5

Twitter: https://x.com/drmichaellevin

Blog: https://thoughtforms.life

The Levin Lab: https://drmichaellevin.org


]]> Mon, 10 Nov 2025 19:00:00 -0500 Michael Levin Michael Levin 2800 This is a ~45 minute talk for an embodied cognition audience, covering my framework for diverse intelligence, our use of morphogenesis as a model system for communicating with unconventional minds, and my views on our new MomBot platform and how it helps understand the symmetries between science and agency, and the novel group minds consisting of technology, living matter, and scientists themselves.

CHAPTERS:

(00:00) Framing Novel Beings

(04:56) Developmental Mind Continuum

(09:40) Memory Beyond Brains

(15:08) Cells Navigating Morphospace

(18:13) Cognitive Light Cones

(22:38) Bioelectric Communication Interface

(29:51) Xenobots and Anthrobots

(35:45) MomBot Embodied AI

(42:47) Applications and Ethical Futures

PRODUCED BY:

https://aipodcast.ing

SOCIAL LINKS:

Podcast Website: https://thoughtforms-life.aipodcast.ing

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3pVafx6EZqXVI2V_Efu2uw

Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/thoughtforms-life/id1805908099

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7JCmtoeH53neYyZeOZ6ym5

Twitter: https://x.com/drmichaellevin

Blog: https://thoughtforms.life

The Levin Lab: https://drmichaellevin.org


]]> biology, consciousness, morphogenesis, bioelectricity, regenerative medicine, synthetic biology, Michael Levin, cognition, agency No "Platonic Space: brief argument and research agenda" by Michael Levin "Platonic Space: brief argument and research agenda" by Michael Levin full 459f1078-f538-423b-a790-de85e4583e05 https://share.transistor.fm/s/2044ea03 This is a brief (~17 minute) introduction to my argument about Platonic space in biology, using a 1-page simplified argument format and then a quick overview of the research program entailed by it.

CHAPTERS:

(00:00) Mathematical facts and patterns

(01:46) Math explains physical reality

(04:28) Physicalism and Platonic space

(06:17) Structured space of patterns

(07:31) Beyond mathematics, agential patterns

(10:00) Rehabilitating scientific dualism

(11:08) Nonbiological hosts for patterns

(12:33) Patterns, goals, and emergence

(13:44) Interfaces into Platonic space

(15:07) Mind–brain equals math–physics

(16:00) Practical research program outlined

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Twitter: https://x.com/drmichaellevin

Blog: https://thoughtforms.life

The Levin Lab: https://drmichaellevin.org


]]> This is a brief (~17 minute) introduction to my argument about Platonic space in biology, using a 1-page simplified argument format and then a quick overview of the research program entailed by it.

CHAPTERS:

(00:00) Mathematical facts and patterns

(01:46) Math explains physical reality

(04:28) Physicalism and Platonic space

(06:17) Structured space of patterns

(07:31) Beyond mathematics, agential patterns

(10:00) Rehabilitating scientific dualism

(11:08) Nonbiological hosts for patterns

(12:33) Patterns, goals, and emergence

(13:44) Interfaces into Platonic space

(15:07) Mind–brain equals math–physics

(16:00) Practical research program outlined

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Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/thoughtforms-life/id1805908099

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7JCmtoeH53neYyZeOZ6ym5

Twitter: https://x.com/drmichaellevin

Blog: https://thoughtforms.life

The Levin Lab: https://drmichaellevin.org


]]> Tue, 28 Oct 2025 20:00:00 -0400 Michael Levin Michael Levin 1066 This is a brief (~17 minute) introduction to my argument about Platonic space in biology, using a 1-page simplified argument format and then a quick overview of the research program entailed by it.

CHAPTERS:

(00:00) Mathematical facts and patterns

(01:46) Math explains physical reality

(04:28) Physicalism and Platonic space

(06:17) Structured space of patterns

(07:31) Beyond mathematics, agential patterns

(10:00) Rehabilitating scientific dualism

(11:08) Nonbiological hosts for patterns

(12:33) Patterns, goals, and emergence

(13:44) Interfaces into Platonic space

(15:07) Mind–brain equals math–physics

(16:00) Practical research program outlined

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Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7JCmtoeH53neYyZeOZ6ym5

Twitter: https://x.com/drmichaellevin

Blog: https://thoughtforms.life

The Levin Lab: https://drmichaellevin.org


]]> biology, consciousness, morphogenesis, bioelectricity, regenerative medicine, synthetic biology, Michael Levin, cognition, agency No Against Mind-Blindness: recognizing and communicating with unconventional beings by Michael Levin Against Mind-Blindness: recognizing and communicating with unconventional beings by Michael Levin full 7c368d97-d8c9-44d1-a327-659501b4d212 https://share.transistor.fm/s/76696029 This ~50 minute talk given at a futurism/AI gathering is a variant of my recent talks on diverse intelligence, focusing on ways to expand our perspective via considerations of non-brain-based intelligence in the body, patterns as agents, synthetic beings as model systems for learning to predict and communicate with agents that do not share our selection history, pattern of form and behavior from the latent space, and more.

CHAPTERS:

(00:00) Expanding concepts of mind

(15:13) Anatomy as cognitive space

(20:13) Bioelectric communication and regeneration

(26:44) Pattern agents and biobots

(36:57) Mathematical latent mindspace

(42:33) Platonic minds and machines

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Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/thoughtforms-life/id1805908099

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7JCmtoeH53neYyZeOZ6ym5

Twitter: https://x.com/drmichaellevin

Blog: https://thoughtforms.life

The Levin Lab: https://drmichaellevin.org


]]> This ~50 minute talk given at a futurism/AI gathering is a variant of my recent talks on diverse intelligence, focusing on ways to expand our perspective via considerations of non-brain-based intelligence in the body, patterns as agents, synthetic beings as model systems for learning to predict and communicate with agents that do not share our selection history, pattern of form and behavior from the latent space, and more.

CHAPTERS:

(00:00) Expanding concepts of mind

(15:13) Anatomy as cognitive space

(20:13) Bioelectric communication and regeneration

(26:44) Pattern agents and biobots

(36:57) Mathematical latent mindspace

(42:33) Platonic minds and machines

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SOCIAL LINKS:

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YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3pVafx6EZqXVI2V_Efu2uw

Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/thoughtforms-life/id1805908099

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7JCmtoeH53neYyZeOZ6ym5

Twitter: https://x.com/drmichaellevin

Blog: https://thoughtforms.life

The Levin Lab: https://drmichaellevin.org


]]> Sat, 25 Oct 2025 20:00:00 -0400 Michael Levin Michael Levin 3008 This ~50 minute talk given at a futurism/AI gathering is a variant of my recent talks on diverse intelligence, focusing on ways to expand our perspective via considerations of non-brain-based intelligence in the body, patterns as agents, synthetic beings as model systems for learning to predict and communicate with agents that do not share our selection history, pattern of form and behavior from the latent space, and more.

CHAPTERS:

(00:00) Expanding concepts of mind

(15:13) Anatomy as cognitive space

(20:13) Bioelectric communication and regeneration

(26:44) Pattern agents and biobots

(36:57) Mathematical latent mindspace

(42:33) Platonic minds and machines

PRODUCED BY:

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SOCIAL LINKS:

Podcast Website: https://thoughtforms-life.aipodcast.ing

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3pVafx6EZqXVI2V_Efu2uw

Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/thoughtforms-life/id1805908099

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7JCmtoeH53neYyZeOZ6ym5

Twitter: https://x.com/drmichaellevin

Blog: https://thoughtforms.life

The Levin Lab: https://drmichaellevin.org


]]> biology, consciousness, morphogenesis, bioelectricity, regenerative medicine, synthetic biology, Michael Levin, cognition, agency No Conversation with Benjamin Lyons, Eli Sennesh, and Jordan Theriault Conversation with Benjamin Lyons, Eli Sennesh, and Jordan Theriault full 90efd81e-5614-414d-a13c-7e1b09be3260 https://share.transistor.fm/s/d9bb3cf7 This is a ~1 hour discussion with Ben Lyons (https://interestingessays.substack.com/), Eli Sennesh (https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=3z4ALYgAAAAJ&hl=en), and Jordan Theriault (http://www.jordan-theriault.com/), where they each give talks and then we have a brief Q&A on topics related to neuroscience, economics, and specifically the interoception and allostasis view of behavioral and psychological processes.

CHAPTERS:

(00:00) Introductions and Framing

(04:10) Allostasis and Interoception

(17:21) Prediction Categories Metabolism

(35:50) Control-Oriented Brain Theory

(48:31) Evolutionary Regulation Discussion

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YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3pVafx6EZqXVI2V_Efu2uw

Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/thoughtforms-life/id1805908099

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7JCmtoeH53neYyZeOZ6ym5

Twitter: https://x.com/drmichaellevin

Blog: https://thoughtforms.life

The Levin Lab: https://drmichaellevin.org


]]> This is a ~1 hour discussion with Ben Lyons (https://interestingessays.substack.com/), Eli Sennesh (https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=3z4ALYgAAAAJ&hl=en), and Jordan Theriault (http://www.jordan-theriault.com/), where they each give talks and then we have a brief Q&A on topics related to neuroscience, economics, and specifically the interoception and allostasis view of behavioral and psychological processes.

CHAPTERS:

(00:00) Introductions and Framing

(04:10) Allostasis and Interoception

(17:21) Prediction Categories Metabolism

(35:50) Control-Oriented Brain Theory

(48:31) Evolutionary Regulation Discussion

PRODUCED BY:

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SOCIAL LINKS:

Podcast Website: https://thoughtforms-life.aipodcast.ing

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]]> Mon, 20 Oct 2025 20:00:00 -0400 Michael Levin Michael Levin 3649 This is a ~1 hour discussion with Ben Lyons (https://interestingessays.substack.com/), Eli Sennesh (https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=3z4ALYgAAAAJ&hl=en), and Jordan Theriault (http://www.jordan-theriault.com/), where they each give talks and then we have a brief Q&A on topics related to neuroscience, economics, and specifically the interoception and allostasis view of behavioral and psychological processes.

CHAPTERS:

(00:00) Introductions and Framing

(04:10) Allostasis and Interoception

(17:21) Prediction Categories Metabolism

(35:50) Control-Oriented Brain Theory

(48:31) Evolutionary Regulation Discussion

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]]> biology, consciousness, morphogenesis, bioelectricity, regenerative medicine, synthetic biology, Michael Levin, cognition, agency No "What the physiological software of life means for patient-specific interventions" by Michael Levin "What the physiological software of life means for patient-specific interventions" by Michael Levin full a65da8ba-8042-4676-aa2a-6d9d09737e3c https://share.transistor.fm/s/81531630 This is a very brief (~5 minute) explanation I made at a conference on next generation biomedicine about the topic of physiological learning and reprogrammability. I was commenting on the fact that differences in patient responses to interventions are not only due to genetics and epigenetics, but also to the memories made by cells and tissues of past experiences (which will differ greatly across patients). Any molecular pathway shown in textbooks and papers won't function the same way in each individual because many of them can store dynamical system memories of past history and act differently in the future. The comment has no visuals to it, so I simply added some movies of our 2-headed planarian flatworms (originally recorded by Junji Morokuma in my lab) and then some nice ocean videos I shot at sunrise. The worms are a nice example: their bioelectric state was reprogrammed by a brief intervention (physiological experience) and now they forever make 2-headed regenerative (asexual) progeny despite having totally normal genetics.

CHAPTERS:

(00:00) Patient-Specific Cellular Memories

(02:16) Cellular Goal-Directed Growth

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]]> This is a very brief (~5 minute) explanation I made at a conference on next generation biomedicine about the topic of physiological learning and reprogrammability. I was commenting on the fact that differences in patient responses to interventions are not only due to genetics and epigenetics, but also to the memories made by cells and tissues of past experiences (which will differ greatly across patients). Any molecular pathway shown in textbooks and papers won't function the same way in each individual because many of them can store dynamical system memories of past history and act differently in the future. The comment has no visuals to it, so I simply added some movies of our 2-headed planarian flatworms (originally recorded by Junji Morokuma in my lab) and then some nice ocean videos I shot at sunrise. The worms are a nice example: their bioelectric state was reprogrammed by a brief intervention (physiological experience) and now they forever make 2-headed regenerative (asexual) progeny despite having totally normal genetics.

CHAPTERS:

(00:00) Patient-Specific Cellular Memories

(02:16) Cellular Goal-Directed Growth

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]]> Mon, 13 Oct 2025 20:00:00 -0400 Michael Levin Michael Levin 314 This is a very brief (~5 minute) explanation I made at a conference on next generation biomedicine about the topic of physiological learning and reprogrammability. I was commenting on the fact that differences in patient responses to interventions are not only due to genetics and epigenetics, but also to the memories made by cells and tissues of past experiences (which will differ greatly across patients). Any molecular pathway shown in textbooks and papers won't function the same way in each individual because many of them can store dynamical system memories of past history and act differently in the future. The comment has no visuals to it, so I simply added some movies of our 2-headed planarian flatworms (originally recorded by Junji Morokuma in my lab) and then some nice ocean videos I shot at sunrise. The worms are a nice example: their bioelectric state was reprogrammed by a brief intervention (physiological experience) and now they forever make 2-headed regenerative (asexual) progeny despite having totally normal genetics.

CHAPTERS:

(00:00) Patient-Specific Cellular Memories

(02:16) Cellular Goal-Directed Growth

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]]> biology, consciousness, morphogenesis, bioelectricity, regenerative medicine, synthetic biology, Michael Levin, cognition, agency No Why bioelectricity in morphogenesis matters: an introduction in 3 slides by Michael Levin Why bioelectricity in morphogenesis matters: an introduction in 3 slides by Michael Levin full 53329494-aa2d-4b39-8855-4336c815ad01 https://share.transistor.fm/s/e6422588 This is an ~8 minute very quick introduction about the context for developmental bioelectricity and some examples of how we use it as an interface to control growth and form. In this very short 3 slide introduction at a discussion forum, I tried to explain that bioelectricity is not just more physics we need to keep track of in morphogenesis, nor is it about applying external fields to have effects on cells. It's important in the body, and for biomedicine, for the exact same reason it's important in the brain: because it's the natural medium in which the collective intelligence of cell groups operates, and thus it's a great interface for deploying top-down, high-level interventions: it makes the living material reprogrammable in software, without having to edit DNA. By collaborating with the agential material of life (re-writing its setpoint memories, etc.) we can reach very complex outcomes that are too hard to micromanage from the molecular level. The context is cognition, not physics, with the payoff being the same kind of advance in biosciences as we've had in the move from having to work on computers at the hardware level (1950's) to being able to work in high-level languages or even prompts.

CHAPTERS:

(00:00) Axolotl top-down regeneration

(01:32) Bioelectric patterning and eyes

(03:27) Cancer as bioelectric failure

(05:02) Controlling cancer with bioelectricity

(06:24) Repairing genetic brain defects

(07:45) Limb regeneration via electroceuticals

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]]> This is an ~8 minute very quick introduction about the context for developmental bioelectricity and some examples of how we use it as an interface to control growth and form. In this very short 3 slide introduction at a discussion forum, I tried to explain that bioelectricity is not just more physics we need to keep track of in morphogenesis, nor is it about applying external fields to have effects on cells. It's important in the body, and for biomedicine, for the exact same reason it's important in the brain: because it's the natural medium in which the collective intelligence of cell groups operates, and thus it's a great interface for deploying top-down, high-level interventions: it makes the living material reprogrammable in software, without having to edit DNA. By collaborating with the agential material of life (re-writing its setpoint memories, etc.) we can reach very complex outcomes that are too hard to micromanage from the molecular level. The context is cognition, not physics, with the payoff being the same kind of advance in biosciences as we've had in the move from having to work on computers at the hardware level (1950's) to being able to work in high-level languages or even prompts.

CHAPTERS:

(00:00) Axolotl top-down regeneration

(01:32) Bioelectric patterning and eyes

(03:27) Cancer as bioelectric failure

(05:02) Controlling cancer with bioelectricity

(06:24) Repairing genetic brain defects

(07:45) Limb regeneration via electroceuticals

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]]> Mon, 13 Oct 2025 20:00:00 -0400 Michael Levin Michael Levin 530 This is an ~8 minute very quick introduction about the context for developmental bioelectricity and some examples of how we use it as an interface to control growth and form. In this very short 3 slide introduction at a discussion forum, I tried to explain that bioelectricity is not just more physics we need to keep track of in morphogenesis, nor is it about applying external fields to have effects on cells. It's important in the body, and for biomedicine, for the exact same reason it's important in the brain: because it's the natural medium in which the collective intelligence of cell groups operates, and thus it's a great interface for deploying top-down, high-level interventions: it makes the living material reprogrammable in software, without having to edit DNA. By collaborating with the agential material of life (re-writing its setpoint memories, etc.) we can reach very complex outcomes that are too hard to micromanage from the molecular level. The context is cognition, not physics, with the payoff being the same kind of advance in biosciences as we've had in the move from having to work on computers at the hardware level (1950's) to being able to work in high-level languages or even prompts.

CHAPTERS:

(00:00) Axolotl top-down regeneration

(01:32) Bioelectric patterning and eyes

(03:27) Cancer as bioelectric failure

(05:02) Controlling cancer with bioelectricity

(06:24) Repairing genetic brain defects

(07:45) Limb regeneration via electroceuticals

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]]> biology, consciousness, morphogenesis, bioelectricity, regenerative medicine, synthetic biology, Michael Levin, cognition, agency No "The biology of apparent selves" by Michael Levin "The biology of apparent selves" by Michael Levin full 323fa49b-5877-4fd9-9ec9-3b07c9eea367 https://share.transistor.fm/s/ff38b3dc This is a ~52-minute talk titled "The Biology of Apparent Selves:

Bioengineering Model Systems for the Contemplative Sciences" that I have at the CSCSC 25 (Complex Systems and Contemplative Studies Conference) symposium (https://luma.com/3vyrtz4j?utm_source=ep-g2M2JDmWHB).

CHAPTERS:

(00:01) Embodied Minds And TAME

(03:30) Beyond Human-Centric Minds

(11:36) From Chemistry To Selves

(18:49) Bioelectric Goals And Regeneration

(24:36) Metamorphosis Memory And Self

(30:38) Biological Plasticity And Goals

(34:14) Xenobots And Anthrobots

(39:41) Platonic Patterns And Minds

(48:55) Magic Beyond Life Machines

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]]> This is a ~52-minute talk titled "The Biology of Apparent Selves:

Bioengineering Model Systems for the Contemplative Sciences" that I have at the CSCSC 25 (Complex Systems and Contemplative Studies Conference) symposium (https://luma.com/3vyrtz4j?utm_source=ep-g2M2JDmWHB).

CHAPTERS:

(00:01) Embodied Minds And TAME

(03:30) Beyond Human-Centric Minds

(11:36) From Chemistry To Selves

(18:49) Bioelectric Goals And Regeneration

(24:36) Metamorphosis Memory And Self

(30:38) Biological Plasticity And Goals

(34:14) Xenobots And Anthrobots

(39:41) Platonic Patterns And Minds

(48:55) Magic Beyond Life Machines

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]]> Sat, 11 Oct 2025 20:00:00 -0400 Michael Levin Michael Levin 3128 This is a ~52-minute talk titled "The Biology of Apparent Selves:

Bioengineering Model Systems for the Contemplative Sciences" that I have at the CSCSC 25 (Complex Systems and Contemplative Studies Conference) symposium (https://luma.com/3vyrtz4j?utm_source=ep-g2M2JDmWHB).

CHAPTERS:

(00:01) Embodied Minds And TAME

(03:30) Beyond Human-Centric Minds

(11:36) From Chemistry To Selves

(18:49) Bioelectric Goals And Regeneration

(24:36) Metamorphosis Memory And Self

(30:38) Biological Plasticity And Goals

(34:14) Xenobots And Anthrobots

(39:41) Platonic Patterns And Minds

(48:55) Magic Beyond Life Machines

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]]> biology, consciousness, morphogenesis, bioelectricity, regenerative medicine, synthetic biology, Michael Levin, cognition, agency No Discussion with Alexey Tolchinsky and Patricia Silveira 1 Discussion with Alexey Tolchinsky and Patricia Silveira 1 full d9dbd36f-327c-4bf1-abda-a20bc43b6f4e https://share.transistor.fm/s/a2896478 This is a ~48 minute discussion between Alexey Tolchinsky (https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=tiBKmrsAAAAJ&hl=en), Patricia Silveira (https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=VexSZ40AAAAJ&hl=en), and me on the topic of molecular markers of trauma and how to extend ideas about the psychology of trauma to minimal models of cognition such as Xenobots and Anthrobots.

CHAPTERS:

(00:00) Early adversity and EPGS

(07:02) Trauma biomarkers and networks

(15:29) Designing anthrobot validation experiments

(19:42) Xenobots, rodents, and trauma

(27:10) Optimal developmental stress window

(33:41) Too little stress question

(41:49) Uncertainty, self-models, and play

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]]> This is a ~48 minute discussion between Alexey Tolchinsky (https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=tiBKmrsAAAAJ&hl=en), Patricia Silveira (https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=VexSZ40AAAAJ&hl=en), and me on the topic of molecular markers of trauma and how to extend ideas about the psychology of trauma to minimal models of cognition such as Xenobots and Anthrobots.

CHAPTERS:

(00:00) Early adversity and EPGS

(07:02) Trauma biomarkers and networks

(15:29) Designing anthrobot validation experiments

(19:42) Xenobots, rodents, and trauma

(27:10) Optimal developmental stress window

(33:41) Too little stress question

(41:49) Uncertainty, self-models, and play

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]]> Fri, 10 Oct 2025 20:00:00 -0400 Michael Levin Michael Levin 2909 This is a ~48 minute discussion between Alexey Tolchinsky (https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=tiBKmrsAAAAJ&hl=en), Patricia Silveira (https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=VexSZ40AAAAJ&hl=en), and me on the topic of molecular markers of trauma and how to extend ideas about the psychology of trauma to minimal models of cognition such as Xenobots and Anthrobots.

CHAPTERS:

(00:00) Early adversity and EPGS

(07:02) Trauma biomarkers and networks

(15:29) Designing anthrobot validation experiments

(19:42) Xenobots, rodents, and trauma

(27:10) Optimal developmental stress window

(33:41) Too little stress question

(41:49) Uncertainty, self-models, and play

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]]> biology, consciousness, morphogenesis, bioelectricity, regenerative medicine, synthetic biology, Michael Levin, cognition, agency No "The Embodied Mind of a New Robot Scientist" by Michael Levin "The Embodied Mind of a New Robot Scientist" by Michael Levin full 0885aa80-3a88-4e49-a80a-50e8f66441e6 https://share.transistor.fm/s/0f27a9b2 This is a ~58 minute talk titled "The Embodied Mind of a New Robot Scientist: symmetries between AI and bioengineering the agential material of life and their impact on technology and on our future" which I gave as a closing Keynote to the ALIFE conference in Japan (https://2025.alife.org/). This is a different talk than any I've done before, in that besides going over the remarkable capacities of living material, I discuss 1) the symmetries between how all agents navigate their world and how science discoveries are made, and 2) a new robot scientist platform that we have created. With respect to the latter, I discuss how the body and mind of this new embodied AI can serve as a translation and integration layer between human scientists and living matter such as the cells which make up Xenobots.

CHAPTERS:

(00:00) Introduction and framework

(10:11) Towards anatomical compiler

(20:16) Anatomical intelligence and bioelectricity

(29:10) Rewriting morphological goals

(36:08) Xenobots and anthrobots

(45:02) MomBot robotic scientist

(51:24) Future directions and thanks

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]]> This is a ~58 minute talk titled "The Embodied Mind of a New Robot Scientist: symmetries between AI and bioengineering the agential material of life and their impact on technology and on our future" which I gave as a closing Keynote to the ALIFE conference in Japan (https://2025.alife.org/). This is a different talk than any I've done before, in that besides going over the remarkable capacities of living material, I discuss 1) the symmetries between how all agents navigate their world and how science discoveries are made, and 2) a new robot scientist platform that we have created. With respect to the latter, I discuss how the body and mind of this new embodied AI can serve as a translation and integration layer between human scientists and living matter such as the cells which make up Xenobots.

CHAPTERS:

(00:00) Introduction and framework

(10:11) Towards anatomical compiler

(20:16) Anatomical intelligence and bioelectricity

(29:10) Rewriting morphological goals

(36:08) Xenobots and anthrobots

(45:02) MomBot robotic scientist

(51:24) Future directions and thanks

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The Levin Lab: https://drmichaellevin.org


]]> Tue, 07 Oct 2025 20:00:00 -0400 Michael Levin Michael Levin 3514 This is a ~58 minute talk titled "The Embodied Mind of a New Robot Scientist: symmetries between AI and bioengineering the agential material of life and their impact on technology and on our future" which I gave as a closing Keynote to the ALIFE conference in Japan (https://2025.alife.org/). This is a different talk than any I've done before, in that besides going over the remarkable capacities of living material, I discuss 1) the symmetries between how all agents navigate their world and how science discoveries are made, and 2) a new robot scientist platform that we have created. With respect to the latter, I discuss how the body and mind of this new embodied AI can serve as a translation and integration layer between human scientists and living matter such as the cells which make up Xenobots.

CHAPTERS:

(00:00) Introduction and framework

(10:11) Towards anatomical compiler

(20:16) Anatomical intelligence and bioelectricity

(29:10) Rewriting morphological goals

(36:08) Xenobots and anthrobots

(45:02) MomBot robotic scientist

(51:24) Future directions and thanks

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]]> biology, consciousness, morphogenesis, bioelectricity, regenerative medicine, synthetic biology, Michael Levin, cognition, agency No "Bioelectricity: a bridge between physics and cognition, by way of biology" by Michael Levin "Bioelectricity: a bridge between physics and cognition, by way of biology" by Michael Levin full 415352f1-6af4-4b80-a503-86b27df4b5b0 https://share.transistor.fm/s/adf838b3 This is a ~22 minute talk that I gave remotely at the Tech For Impact Summit 2025 in Japan (https://tech4impactsummit.com/). It goes very quickly over the idea of bioelectricity as the cognitive glue between different scales of intelligence at the body, allowing top-down control and transduction of high-level goals down to the chemistry. I discuss the idea of agential materials, the goals of novel beings, and the implications for the future of biomedicine and beyond.

CHAPTERS:

(00:00) Mind Body Bioelectric Bridge

(02:33) Agential Cells, Competent Matter

(04:55) Regeneration And Global Goals

(08:11) Decoding Embryonic Bioelectric Patterns

(11:34) Rewriting Bodily Pattern Memories

(14:04) Bioelectric Repatterning And Regeneration

(16:31) Anthrobots And Platonic Possibilities

(20:11) Future Biomedicine And Ethics

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]]> This is a ~22 minute talk that I gave remotely at the Tech For Impact Summit 2025 in Japan (https://tech4impactsummit.com/). It goes very quickly over the idea of bioelectricity as the cognitive glue between different scales of intelligence at the body, allowing top-down control and transduction of high-level goals down to the chemistry. I discuss the idea of agential materials, the goals of novel beings, and the implications for the future of biomedicine and beyond.

CHAPTERS:

(00:00) Mind Body Bioelectric Bridge

(02:33) Agential Cells, Competent Matter

(04:55) Regeneration And Global Goals

(08:11) Decoding Embryonic Bioelectric Patterns

(11:34) Rewriting Bodily Pattern Memories

(14:04) Bioelectric Repatterning And Regeneration

(16:31) Anthrobots And Platonic Possibilities

(20:11) Future Biomedicine And Ethics

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]]> Mon, 06 Oct 2025 20:00:00 -0400 Michael Levin Michael Levin 1339 This is a ~22 minute talk that I gave remotely at the Tech For Impact Summit 2025 in Japan (https://tech4impactsummit.com/). It goes very quickly over the idea of bioelectricity as the cognitive glue between different scales of intelligence at the body, allowing top-down control and transduction of high-level goals down to the chemistry. I discuss the idea of agential materials, the goals of novel beings, and the implications for the future of biomedicine and beyond.

CHAPTERS:

(00:00) Mind Body Bioelectric Bridge

(02:33) Agential Cells, Competent Matter

(04:55) Regeneration And Global Goals

(08:11) Decoding Embryonic Bioelectric Patterns

(11:34) Rewriting Bodily Pattern Memories

(14:04) Bioelectric Repatterning And Regeneration

(16:31) Anthrobots And Platonic Possibilities

(20:11) Future Biomedicine And Ethics

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The Levin Lab: https://drmichaellevin.org


]]> biology, consciousness, morphogenesis, bioelectricity, regenerative medicine, synthetic biology, Michael Levin, cognition, agency No Bioelectricity: A Bridge Between Physics and Cognition, by Way of Biology Bioelectricity: A Bridge Between Physics and Cognition, by Way of Biology full 6e08bfbc-8f14-4b0c-be20-ba445891d8d2 https://share.transistor.fm/s/43b9a549 CONNECT WITH ME:

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]]> biology, consciousness, morphogenesis, bioelectricity, regenerative medicine, synthetic biology, Michael Levin, cognition, agency No Intrinsic Motivation in Evolved, Engineered, and Hybrid Systems Intrinsic Motivation in Evolved, Engineered, and Hybrid Systems full 89decd2f-ef78-43dc-88a5-724d2745a1d2 https://share.transistor.fm/s/2de67f75 CONNECT WITH ME:

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]]> biology, consciousness, morphogenesis, bioelectricity, regenerative medicine, synthetic biology, Michael Levin, cognition, agency No Discussion between Elliot Murphy and Michael Levin 1 Discussion between Elliot Murphy and Michael Levin 1 full 548b2dea-206a-4c52-8d41-2115df6a7dab https://share.transistor.fm/s/f2bfdccb This is a a ~1 hour discussion between Elliot Murphy (https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=4AYNRj0AAAAJ&hl=en) and me on the topic of language, evolution, neuroscience, and language models.

Elliot's paper: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/17588928.2025.2523875

CHAPTERS:

(00:00) Neural Basis Of Syntax

(19:00) Signatures Of Structured Grammar

(30:11) Origins Of Grammatical Structure

(41:39) Oscillations And Bioelectric Cognition

(50:18) Free Will And Emergence

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]]> This is a a ~1 hour discussion between Elliot Murphy (https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=4AYNRj0AAAAJ&hl=en) and me on the topic of language, evolution, neuroscience, and language models.

Elliot's paper: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/17588928.2025.2523875

CHAPTERS:

(00:00) Neural Basis Of Syntax

(19:00) Signatures Of Structured Grammar

(30:11) Origins Of Grammatical Structure

(41:39) Oscillations And Bioelectric Cognition

(50:18) Free Will And Emergence

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The Levin Lab: https://drmichaellevin.org


]]> Wed, 17 Sep 2025 20:00:00 -0400 Michael Levin Michael Levin 3451 This is a a ~1 hour discussion between Elliot Murphy (https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=4AYNRj0AAAAJ&hl=en) and me on the topic of language, evolution, neuroscience, and language models.

Elliot's paper: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/17588928.2025.2523875

CHAPTERS:

(00:00) Neural Basis Of Syntax

(19:00) Signatures Of Structured Grammar

(30:11) Origins Of Grammatical Structure

(41:39) Oscillations And Bioelectric Cognition

(50:18) Free Will And Emergence

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Twitter: https://x.com/drmichaellevin

Blog: https://thoughtforms.life

The Levin Lab: https://drmichaellevin.org


]]> biology, consciousness, morphogenesis, bioelectricity, regenerative medicine, synthetic biology, Michael Levin, cognition, agency No Discussion with Chris Fields and Julian Gough #1 Discussion with Chris Fields and Julian Gough #1 full d01f54bb-6f77-496f-a1c9-fc5ab89316e8 https://share.transistor.fm/s/b5c3b271 This is a conversation between Chris Fields (https://allencenter.tufts.edu/our-team/christopher-a-chris-fields-ph-d/), Julian Gough (https://theeggandtherock.com/), and me about the theory of selection on the scale of universes and analogies to biology.

CHAPTERS:

(00:00) Evolutionary Cosmology Overview

(10:03) Universe Heredity And Environment

(20:10) Universe As Organism

(30:58) Fermi Paradox And Habitability

(39:19) Water Chemistry And Exaptation

(50:09) Cosmic Genome And Environment

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Blog: https://thoughtforms.life

The Levin Lab: https://drmichaellevin.org


]]> This is a conversation between Chris Fields (https://allencenter.tufts.edu/our-team/christopher-a-chris-fields-ph-d/), Julian Gough (https://theeggandtherock.com/), and me about the theory of selection on the scale of universes and analogies to biology.

CHAPTERS:

(00:00) Evolutionary Cosmology Overview

(10:03) Universe Heredity And Environment

(20:10) Universe As Organism

(30:58) Fermi Paradox And Habitability

(39:19) Water Chemistry And Exaptation

(50:09) Cosmic Genome And Environment

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Twitter: https://x.com/drmichaellevin

Blog: https://thoughtforms.life

The Levin Lab: https://drmichaellevin.org


]]> Thu, 11 Sep 2025 20:00:00 -0400 Michael Levin Michael Levin 3848 This is a conversation between Chris Fields (https://allencenter.tufts.edu/our-team/christopher-a-chris-fields-ph-d/), Julian Gough (https://theeggandtherock.com/), and me about the theory of selection on the scale of universes and analogies to biology.

CHAPTERS:

(00:00) Evolutionary Cosmology Overview

(10:03) Universe Heredity And Environment

(20:10) Universe As Organism

(30:58) Fermi Paradox And Habitability

(39:19) Water Chemistry And Exaptation

(50:09) Cosmic Genome And Environment

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Twitter: https://x.com/drmichaellevin

Blog: https://thoughtforms.life

The Levin Lab: https://drmichaellevin.org


]]> biology, consciousness, morphogenesis, bioelectricity, regenerative medicine, synthetic biology, Michael Levin, cognition, agency No Discussion with Jordi Vallverdú #1 Discussion with Jordi Vallverdú #1 full eab4c428-533a-4bea-ada0-bb6b955d48f7 https://share.transistor.fm/s/8f3171c9 This is a discussion between Jordi Vallverdú (https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=Y_Q8AQkAAAAJ&hl=en) and me, around the topic of transferring information from the minds of embodied humans into LLM AI's, and natural, biological analogs of this process (moving cognitive patterns across embodiments).

The paper Jordi was referring to: https://journals.bilpubgroup.com/index.php/fls/article/view/8060

CHAPTERS:

(00:00) Embodiment and Language Models

(20:17) Caterpillars, Memories, and LLMs

(27:23) AI, Science, Human Limits

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Twitter: https://x.com/drmichaellevin

Blog: https://thoughtforms.life

The Levin Lab: https://drmichaellevin.org


]]> This is a discussion between Jordi Vallverdú (https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=Y_Q8AQkAAAAJ&hl=en) and me, around the topic of transferring information from the minds of embodied humans into LLM AI's, and natural, biological analogs of this process (moving cognitive patterns across embodiments).

The paper Jordi was referring to: https://journals.bilpubgroup.com/index.php/fls/article/view/8060

CHAPTERS:

(00:00) Embodiment and Language Models

(20:17) Caterpillars, Memories, and LLMs

(27:23) AI, Science, Human Limits

PRODUCED BY:

https://aipodcast.ing

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Twitter: https://x.com/drmichaellevin

Blog: https://thoughtforms.life

The Levin Lab: https://drmichaellevin.org


]]> Wed, 10 Sep 2025 20:00:00 -0400 Michael Levin Michael Levin 2976 This is a discussion between Jordi Vallverdú (https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=Y_Q8AQkAAAAJ&hl=en) and me, around the topic of transferring information from the minds of embodied humans into LLM AI's, and natural, biological analogs of this process (moving cognitive patterns across embodiments).

The paper Jordi was referring to: https://journals.bilpubgroup.com/index.php/fls/article/view/8060

CHAPTERS:

(00:00) Embodiment and Language Models

(20:17) Caterpillars, Memories, and LLMs

(27:23) AI, Science, Human Limits

PRODUCED BY:

https://aipodcast.ing

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Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7JCmtoeH53neYyZeOZ6ym5

Twitter: https://x.com/drmichaellevin

Blog: https://thoughtforms.life

The Levin Lab: https://drmichaellevin.org


]]> biology, consciousness, morphogenesis, bioelectricity, regenerative medicine, synthetic biology, Michael Levin, cognition, agency No Aastha Jain and I interview Robert Gatenby Aastha Jain and I interview Robert Gatenby full e85b7444-5522-41b8-91ac-8d0fec3e3034 https://share.transistor.fm/s/dd24b4c2 This is a ~1 hour interview by Aastha Jain Simes (https://www.livelongerworld.com/) and I of leading cancer researcher Robert Gatenby (https://www.moffitt.org/inspiring-stories/dr.-gatenbys-story). Bob talks about the evolutionary and physiology approach to understanding cancer.

CHAPTERS:

(00:00) Evolutionary Hallmarks of Cancer

(12:02) Cooperation Stress Bioelectricity

(22:23) Information Thermodynamics Morphogenesis

(36:23) Cancer Information and Aging

(43:04) Adaptive Therapy and Biomarkers

(55:06) Habitat Imaging and Evolution

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Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7JCmtoeH53neYyZeOZ6ym5

Twitter: https://x.com/drmichaellevin

Blog: https://thoughtforms.life

The Levin Lab: https://drmichaellevin.org


]]> This is a ~1 hour interview by Aastha Jain Simes (https://www.livelongerworld.com/) and I of leading cancer researcher Robert Gatenby (https://www.moffitt.org/inspiring-stories/dr.-gatenbys-story). Bob talks about the evolutionary and physiology approach to understanding cancer.

CHAPTERS:

(00:00) Evolutionary Hallmarks of Cancer

(12:02) Cooperation Stress Bioelectricity

(22:23) Information Thermodynamics Morphogenesis

(36:23) Cancer Information and Aging

(43:04) Adaptive Therapy and Biomarkers

(55:06) Habitat Imaging and Evolution

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Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/thoughtforms-life/id1805908099

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Twitter: https://x.com/drmichaellevin

Blog: https://thoughtforms.life

The Levin Lab: https://drmichaellevin.org


]]> Mon, 08 Sep 2025 20:00:00 -0400 Michael Levin Michael Levin 3831 This is a ~1 hour interview by Aastha Jain Simes (https://www.livelongerworld.com/) and I of leading cancer researcher Robert Gatenby (https://www.moffitt.org/inspiring-stories/dr.-gatenbys-story). Bob talks about the evolutionary and physiology approach to understanding cancer.

CHAPTERS:

(00:00) Evolutionary Hallmarks of Cancer

(12:02) Cooperation Stress Bioelectricity

(22:23) Information Thermodynamics Morphogenesis

(36:23) Cancer Information and Aging

(43:04) Adaptive Therapy and Biomarkers

(55:06) Habitat Imaging and Evolution

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Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/thoughtforms-life/id1805908099

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7JCmtoeH53neYyZeOZ6ym5

Twitter: https://x.com/drmichaellevin

Blog: https://thoughtforms.life

The Levin Lab: https://drmichaellevin.org


]]> biology, consciousness, morphogenesis, bioelectricity, regenerative medicine, synthetic biology, Michael Levin, cognition, agency No "Mapping Diverse Intelligence Spaces" by Janet Wiles - discussion "Mapping Diverse Intelligence Spaces" by Janet Wiles - discussion full 7dcd8b4a-7faa-4b80-974d-f64f66595a9c https://share.transistor.fm/s/adc11022 This is a ~36 minute talk by Janet Wiles (https://about.uq.edu.au/experts/13) "Mapping Diverse Intelligence Spaces: looking for xenobots in computational models of memory and language", followed by a ~24 minute discussion of her work on the intersection of cognitive science, language, robotics, and computer science, and some of our work on evolution and synthetic bioengineering.

Slides kindly provided by Janet: https://thoughtforms.life/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Thoughtforms-Conversation-with-Michael-Levin-Talk-Slides-from-Janet-Wiles.pdf

CHAPTERS:

(00:00) Mapping developmental lineages

(11:18) Memory, partitioning, language

(36:46) Memory transfer dynamics

(49:30) Plasticity, gradients, bioelectricity

(59:30) Talking with organs

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Twitter: https://x.com/drmichaellevin

Blog: https://thoughtforms.life

The Levin Lab: https://drmichaellevin.org


]]> This is a ~36 minute talk by Janet Wiles (https://about.uq.edu.au/experts/13) "Mapping Diverse Intelligence Spaces: looking for xenobots in computational models of memory and language", followed by a ~24 minute discussion of her work on the intersection of cognitive science, language, robotics, and computer science, and some of our work on evolution and synthetic bioengineering.

Slides kindly provided by Janet: https://thoughtforms.life/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Thoughtforms-Conversation-with-Michael-Levin-Talk-Slides-from-Janet-Wiles.pdf

CHAPTERS:

(00:00) Mapping developmental lineages

(11:18) Memory, partitioning, language

(36:46) Memory transfer dynamics

(49:30) Plasticity, gradients, bioelectricity

(59:30) Talking with organs

PRODUCED BY:

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Twitter: https://x.com/drmichaellevin

Blog: https://thoughtforms.life

The Levin Lab: https://drmichaellevin.org


]]> Fri, 05 Sep 2025 20:00:00 -0400 Michael Levin Michael Levin 3827 This is a ~36 minute talk by Janet Wiles (https://about.uq.edu.au/experts/13) "Mapping Diverse Intelligence Spaces: looking for xenobots in computational models of memory and language", followed by a ~24 minute discussion of her work on the intersection of cognitive science, language, robotics, and computer science, and some of our work on evolution and synthetic bioengineering.

Slides kindly provided by Janet: https://thoughtforms.life/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Thoughtforms-Conversation-with-Michael-Levin-Talk-Slides-from-Janet-Wiles.pdf

CHAPTERS:

(00:00) Mapping developmental lineages

(11:18) Memory, partitioning, language

(36:46) Memory transfer dynamics

(49:30) Plasticity, gradients, bioelectricity

(59:30) Talking with organs

PRODUCED BY:

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The Levin Lab: https://drmichaellevin.org


]]> biology, consciousness, morphogenesis, bioelectricity, regenerative medicine, synthetic biology, Michael Levin, cognition, agency No Against Mind-Blindness: Recognizing and Communicating with Agential Materials by Michael Levin Against Mind-Blindness: Recognizing and Communicating with Agential Materials by Michael Levin full 40b75f57-9c87-48ee-b0b9-ab57b387d548 https://share.transistor.fm/s/cdd36f16 CONNECT WITH ME:

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]]> biology, consciousness, morphogenesis, bioelectricity, regenerative medicine, synthetic biology, Michael Levin, cognition, agency No Patterns of Form and Behavior Beyond Emergence by Michael Levin Patterns of Form and Behavior Beyond Emergence by Michael Levin full 13c84c58-a82e-4cae-b3e2-2cef03a7bb1c https://share.transistor.fm/s/596c9584 This is a ~1 hour 15 minute talk titled "Patterns of Form and Behavior Beyond Emergence: how Platonic Space in-forms evolved, engineered, and hybrid embodied minds", which is the kickoff talk for our Symposium on Platonic Space (https://thoughtforms.life/symposium-on-the-platonic-space/). Here I go slowly step by step to review the data that motivates this unconventional way to look at biology, and then (at around minute 47) present a speculative model and a research program we are pursuing to test and extend these ideas in a practical way.

CHAPTERS:

(00:00) Patterns Across Biological Spaces

(15:07) Goal-Directed Anatomical Homeostasis

(25:01) Beyond Genetics and Selection

(31:50) Synthetic Xenobots and Anthrobots

(42:52) Platonic Patterns Versus Emergence

(55:12) Physical Systems as Interfaces

(01:04:50) Summary, Implications, Research Program

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Twitter: https://x.com/drmichaellevin

Blog: https://thoughtforms.life

The Levin Lab: https://drmichaellevin.org


]]> This is a ~1 hour 15 minute talk titled "Patterns of Form and Behavior Beyond Emergence: how Platonic Space in-forms evolved, engineered, and hybrid embodied minds", which is the kickoff talk for our Symposium on Platonic Space (https://thoughtforms.life/symposium-on-the-platonic-space/). Here I go slowly step by step to review the data that motivates this unconventional way to look at biology, and then (at around minute 47) present a speculative model and a research program we are pursuing to test and extend these ideas in a practical way.

CHAPTERS:

(00:00) Patterns Across Biological Spaces

(15:07) Goal-Directed Anatomical Homeostasis

(25:01) Beyond Genetics and Selection

(31:50) Synthetic Xenobots and Anthrobots

(42:52) Platonic Patterns Versus Emergence

(55:12) Physical Systems as Interfaces

(01:04:50) Summary, Implications, Research Program

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SOCIAL LINKS:

Podcast Website: https://thoughtforms-life.aipodcast.ing

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Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/thoughtforms-life/id1805908099

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7JCmtoeH53neYyZeOZ6ym5

Twitter: https://x.com/drmichaellevin

Blog: https://thoughtforms.life

The Levin Lab: https://drmichaellevin.org


]]> Wed, 27 Aug 2025 20:00:00 -0400 Michael Levin Michael Levin 4414 This is a ~1 hour 15 minute talk titled "Patterns of Form and Behavior Beyond Emergence: how Platonic Space in-forms evolved, engineered, and hybrid embodied minds", which is the kickoff talk for our Symposium on Platonic Space (https://thoughtforms.life/symposium-on-the-platonic-space/). Here I go slowly step by step to review the data that motivates this unconventional way to look at biology, and then (at around minute 47) present a speculative model and a research program we are pursuing to test and extend these ideas in a practical way.

CHAPTERS:

(00:00) Patterns Across Biological Spaces

(15:07) Goal-Directed Anatomical Homeostasis

(25:01) Beyond Genetics and Selection

(31:50) Synthetic Xenobots and Anthrobots

(42:52) Platonic Patterns Versus Emergence

(55:12) Physical Systems as Interfaces

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]]> biology, consciousness, morphogenesis, bioelectricity, regenerative medicine, synthetic biology, Michael Levin, cognition, agency No Endogenous Bioelectrical Networks: An Interface to Somatic Intelligence Endogenous Bioelectrical Networks: An Interface to Somatic Intelligence full d009cda7-823a-4a96-a3fd-8e339caf60bb https://share.transistor.fm/s/46e39b76 This is a ~55 min talk by Michael Levin "Endogenous Bioelectrical Networks: an interface to somatic intelligence for regenerative medicine", going over the state of the art in developmental bioelectricity in the context of collaborating with the cellular collective intelligence for applications in birth defects, regeneration, and cancer. It has some new material beyond what my recent talks on this topic have covered. 


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CHAPTERS:

(00:00) Expanding Mind Blindness
(02:50) Recognizing Diverse Minds
(05:00) Embodied Agent Origins
(08:40) Anatomical Intelligence Spaces
(12:40) Bioelectricity: Body's Glue
(15:50) Communicating Cell Intelligence
(22:30) Patterns Beyond Physics
(25:00) Anthrobots: Novel Life Forms
(27:30) Future Beings, Pattern Space
(32:30) Conclusion and Thanks


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CHAPTERS:

(00:00) Expanding Mind Blindness
(02:50) Recognizing Diverse Minds
(05:00) Embodied Agent Origins
(08:40) Anatomical Intelligence Spaces
(12:40) Bioelectricity: Body's Glue
(15:50) Communicating Cell Intelligence
(22:30) Patterns Beyond Physics
(25:00) Anthrobots: Novel Life Forms
(27:30) Future Beings, Pattern Space
(32:30) Conclusion and Thanks


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CHAPTERS:

(00:00) Expanding Mind Blindness
(02:50) Recognizing Diverse Minds
(05:00) Embodied Agent Origins
(08:40) Anatomical Intelligence Spaces
(12:40) Bioelectricity: Body's Glue
(15:50) Communicating Cell Intelligence
(22:30) Patterns Beyond Physics
(25:00) Anthrobots: Novel Life Forms
(27:30) Future Beings, Pattern Space
(32:30) Conclusion and Thanks


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CHAPTERS:

(00:00) Intro & Unconventional Concepts
(00:40) Challenging Traditional Worldviews
(01:40) Life as Continua
(03:00) Electromagnetic Spectrum Analogy
(04:30) Spectrum of Mind Applications
(05:50) Single Cell to Mind
(07:10) Agential Material: Cell Competency
(08:00) Intelligence Below Cells
(09:00) Multiscale Competency Architecture
(10:00) Anatomical Alignment Problem
(12:30) Bioelectricity: Cognitive Glue
(13:30) Scaling Goals: Light Cone
(14:30) Salamander Regeneration Example
(15:30) Tadpole Eye on Tail
(17:00) Bioelectrical Interface Methods
(18:00) Rewriting Body Memory
(19:00) Frog Limb Regeneration
(20:30) Plasticity: Novel Organisms
(21:30) Anthrobots from Human Cells
(23:00) Future of Viable Agents
(24:00) Synthbiosis: Recognizing Minds
(25:00) Credits and Thanks


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CHAPTERS:

(00:00) Intro & Unconventional Concepts
(00:40) Challenging Traditional Worldviews
(01:40) Life as Continua
(03:00) Electromagnetic Spectrum Analogy
(04:30) Spectrum of Mind Applications
(05:50) Single Cell to Mind
(07:10) Agential Material: Cell Competency
(08:00) Intelligence Below Cells
(09:00) Multiscale Competency Architecture
(10:00) Anatomical Alignment Problem
(12:30) Bioelectricity: Cognitive Glue
(13:30) Scaling Goals: Light Cone
(14:30) Salamander Regeneration Example
(15:30) Tadpole Eye on Tail
(17:00) Bioelectrical Interface Methods
(18:00) Rewriting Body Memory
(19:00) Frog Limb Regeneration
(20:30) Plasticity: Novel Organisms
(21:30) Anthrobots from Human Cells
(23:00) Future of Viable Agents
(24:00) Synthbiosis: Recognizing Minds
(25:00) Credits and Thanks


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CHAPTERS:

(00:00) Intro & Unconventional Concepts
(00:40) Challenging Traditional Worldviews
(01:40) Life as Continua
(03:00) Electromagnetic Spectrum Analogy
(04:30) Spectrum of Mind Applications
(05:50) Single Cell to Mind
(07:10) Agential Material: Cell Competency
(08:00) Intelligence Below Cells
(09:00) Multiscale Competency Architecture
(10:00) Anatomical Alignment Problem
(12:30) Bioelectricity: Cognitive Glue
(13:30) Scaling Goals: Light Cone
(14:30) Salamander Regeneration Example
(15:30) Tadpole Eye on Tail
(17:00) Bioelectrical Interface Methods
(18:00) Rewriting Body Memory
(19:00) Frog Limb Regeneration
(20:30) Plasticity: Novel Organisms
(21:30) Anthrobots from Human Cells
(23:00) Future of Viable Agents
(24:00) Synthbiosis: Recognizing Minds
(25:00) Credits and Thanks


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CHAPTERS:

(00:00) Intelligence All The Way Down
(06:30) Scaling Up Cognition
(13:40) Communicating With Cellular Intelligence
(20:00) Freedom of Embodiment
(27:40) Ethics of Future Beings


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CHAPTERS:

(00:00) Intelligence All The Way Down
(06:30) Scaling Up Cognition
(13:40) Communicating With Cellular Intelligence
(20:00) Freedom of Embodiment
(27:40) Ethics of Future Beings


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CHAPTERS:

(00:00) Intelligence All The Way Down
(06:30) Scaling Up Cognition
(13:40) Communicating With Cellular Intelligence
(20:00) Freedom of Embodiment
(27:40) Ethics of Future Beings


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(00:00) Talk Overview and Structure
(01:30) Expanding Our View of Mind
(04:30) Biology's Multi-Scale Architecture
(09:00) Bioelectricity: Ancient Cognitive Glue
(14:00) Biology Solves Novel Problems
(22:00) Creative Interpretation, Intelligence Ratchet
(29:30) Novel Goals, Platonic Space
(36:00) Conclusion and Future Research

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(00:00) Talk Overview and Structure
(01:30) Expanding Our View of Mind
(04:30) Biology's Multi-Scale Architecture
(09:00) Bioelectricity: Ancient Cognitive Glue
(14:00) Biology Solves Novel Problems
(22:00) Creative Interpretation, Intelligence Ratchet
(29:30) Novel Goals, Platonic Space
(36:00) Conclusion and Future Research

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(00:00) Talk Overview and Structure
(01:30) Expanding Our View of Mind
(04:30) Biology's Multi-Scale Architecture
(09:00) Bioelectricity: Ancient Cognitive Glue
(14:00) Biology Solves Novel Problems
(22:00) Creative Interpretation, Intelligence Ratchet
(29:30) Novel Goals, Platonic Space
(36:00) Conclusion and Future Research

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(00:00) Agential Material for Bioengineering
(02:00) The Anatomical Compiler Goal
(04:00) Biology as Agential Material
(06:00) Intelligence Below Cell Level
(09:00) Anatomy Not Just DNA
(12:00) Hardware vs Software Biology
(14:00) Cellular Collective Intelligence Examples
(18:00) Creative Problem-Solving in Cells
(22:00) Cognitive Glue and Goal-Seeking
(25:00) Bioelectricity: Ancient Communication
(28:00) Reading and Writing Patterns
(30:00) Rewriting Collective Cell Memory
(33:00) Regenerating Limbs in Frogs
(35:00) Planaria Pattern Memory
(39:00) Plasticity Beyond Species
(41:00) Novel Shapes and Galls
(44:00) Computational Models for Repair
(49:00) Cancer as Goal Failure
(50:00) Bioelectric Cancer Suppression
(53:00) Novel Anatomical Goals: Xenobots
(01:00:00) Human Anthrobots from Cells
(01:02:00) Autonomous Personalized Therapeutics
(01:04:00) Top-Down Biomedical Approaches
(01:06:00) Biorobotics and Bioprompting
(01:07:00) Ethics of Diverse Beings

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(00:00) Agential Material for Bioengineering
(02:00) The Anatomical Compiler Goal
(04:00) Biology as Agential Material
(06:00) Intelligence Below Cell Level
(09:00) Anatomy Not Just DNA
(12:00) Hardware vs Software Biology
(14:00) Cellular Collective Intelligence Examples
(18:00) Creative Problem-Solving in Cells
(22:00) Cognitive Glue and Goal-Seeking
(25:00) Bioelectricity: Ancient Communication
(28:00) Reading and Writing Patterns
(30:00) Rewriting Collective Cell Memory
(33:00) Regenerating Limbs in Frogs
(35:00) Planaria Pattern Memory
(39:00) Plasticity Beyond Species
(41:00) Novel Shapes and Galls
(44:00) Computational Models for Repair
(49:00) Cancer as Goal Failure
(50:00) Bioelectric Cancer Suppression
(53:00) Novel Anatomical Goals: Xenobots
(01:00:00) Human Anthrobots from Cells
(01:02:00) Autonomous Personalized Therapeutics
(01:04:00) Top-Down Biomedical Approaches
(01:06:00) Biorobotics and Bioprompting
(01:07:00) Ethics of Diverse Beings

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(00:00) Agential Material for Bioengineering
(02:00) The Anatomical Compiler Goal
(04:00) Biology as Agential Material
(06:00) Intelligence Below Cell Level
(09:00) Anatomy Not Just DNA
(12:00) Hardware vs Software Biology
(14:00) Cellular Collective Intelligence Examples
(18:00) Creative Problem-Solving in Cells
(22:00) Cognitive Glue and Goal-Seeking
(25:00) Bioelectricity: Ancient Communication
(28:00) Reading and Writing Patterns
(30:00) Rewriting Collective Cell Memory
(33:00) Regenerating Limbs in Frogs
(35:00) Planaria Pattern Memory
(39:00) Plasticity Beyond Species
(41:00) Novel Shapes and Galls
(44:00) Computational Models for Repair
(49:00) Cancer as Goal Failure
(50:00) Bioelectric Cancer Suppression
(53:00) Novel Anatomical Goals: Xenobots
(01:00:00) Human Anthrobots from Cells
(01:02:00) Autonomous Personalized Therapeutics
(01:04:00) Top-Down Biomedical Approaches
(01:06:00) Biorobotics and Bioprompting
(01:07:00) Ethics of Diverse Beings

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]]> biology, consciousness, morphogenesis, bioelectricity, regenerative medicine, synthetic biology, Michael Levin, cognition, agency No Unconventional Biology, Minimal Models of Intelligence, and Bio-Inspired Computing Unconventional Biology, Minimal Models of Intelligence, and Bio-Inspired Computing full 5e38aa99-e1b2-4a62-8cd0-c2f10d32a87f https://share.transistor.fm/s/5e0e510c CHAPTERS:

(00:00) Introduction: Body, Mind Symmetry
(05:00) Diverse Biological Intelligence Examples
(12:50) Multi-Scale Competency Architecture
(19:00) Collective Morphospace Intelligence
(24:00) Bioelectric Communication Interface
(29:30) Rewriting Anatomical Memories
(38:00) Selfhood and Collective Goals
(46:00) Unreliable Substrate, Creative Problem-Solving
(55:30) Exploring Novel Forms, Patterns
(01:06:30) Summary and Future Research

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(00:00) Introduction: Body, Mind Symmetry
(05:00) Diverse Biological Intelligence Examples
(12:50) Multi-Scale Competency Architecture
(19:00) Collective Morphospace Intelligence
(24:00) Bioelectric Communication Interface
(29:30) Rewriting Anatomical Memories
(38:00) Selfhood and Collective Goals
(46:00) Unreliable Substrate, Creative Problem-Solving
(55:30) Exploring Novel Forms, Patterns
(01:06:30) Summary and Future Research

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(00:00) Introduction: Body, Mind Symmetry
(05:00) Diverse Biological Intelligence Examples
(12:50) Multi-Scale Competency Architecture
(19:00) Collective Morphospace Intelligence
(24:00) Bioelectric Communication Interface
(29:30) Rewriting Anatomical Memories
(38:00) Selfhood and Collective Goals
(46:00) Unreliable Substrate, Creative Problem-Solving
(55:30) Exploring Novel Forms, Patterns
(01:06:30) Summary and Future Research

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]]> biology, consciousness, morphogenesis, bioelectricity, regenerative medicine, synthetic biology, Michael Levin, cognition, agency No Novel Bodies, Unconventional Minds: Diverse Intelligence and the Study of Consciousness Novel Bodies, Unconventional Minds: Diverse Intelligence and the Study of Consciousness full 43fdbc67-4406-486c-8ba4-0357ad1940f5 https://share.transistor.fm/s/2733fd70 CHAPTERS:

(00:00) Introduction and Talk Outline
(03:00) Challenging Conventional Categories
(06:00) Unusual Biology and Cell Journey
(12:00) Collective Intelligence and Problem Spaces
(19:00) Morphogenesis Collective Intelligence
(24:00) Bioelectrical Networks and Control
(30:00) Planaria Memory and Regeneration
(34:00) Scale of Self, Cancer
(38:00) Patterns from Platonic Space
(41:00) Novel Life Forms: Xenobots
(48:00) Anthrobots and Beyond

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(00:00) Introduction and Talk Outline
(03:00) Challenging Conventional Categories
(06:00) Unusual Biology and Cell Journey
(12:00) Collective Intelligence and Problem Spaces
(19:00) Morphogenesis Collective Intelligence
(24:00) Bioelectrical Networks and Control
(30:00) Planaria Memory and Regeneration
(34:00) Scale of Self, Cancer
(38:00) Patterns from Platonic Space
(41:00) Novel Life Forms: Xenobots
(48:00) Anthrobots and Beyond

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(00:00) Introduction and Talk Outline
(03:00) Challenging Conventional Categories
(06:00) Unusual Biology and Cell Journey
(12:00) Collective Intelligence and Problem Spaces
(19:00) Morphogenesis Collective Intelligence
(24:00) Bioelectrical Networks and Control
(30:00) Planaria Memory and Regeneration
(34:00) Scale of Self, Cancer
(38:00) Patterns from Platonic Space
(41:00) Novel Life Forms: Xenobots
(48:00) Anthrobots and Beyond

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]]> biology, consciousness, morphogenesis, bioelectricity, regenerative medicine, synthetic biology, Michael Levin, cognition, agency No Collective Intelligence of the Body: The Multiscale Architecture of Selves Collective Intelligence of the Body: The Multiscale Architecture of Selves full c500d6c0-f0f5-4d1e-9709-b42dcbcb40dd https://share.transistor.fm/s/e4b72466 CONNECT WITH ME:

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]]> biology, consciousness, morphogenesis, bioelectricity, regenerative medicine, synthetic biology, Michael Levin, cognition, agency No Self-Constructing Bodies, Collective Minds: The Intersection of CS, Cognitive Bio, and Philosophy Self-Constructing Bodies, Collective Minds: The Intersection of CS, Cognitive Bio, and Philosophy full 5964d64d-1703-4073-8af8-1f291be1e8e3 https://share.transistor.fm/s/feb3404e CHAPTERS:

(00:00) Biology, Computation, Philosophy
(05:50) Unconventional Biological Problem Solving
(13:50) Anatomical Morphospace Navigation
(21:50) Reading Bioelectric Patterns
(31:00) Biology vs. Computing
(36:50) Multi-Scale Competency Architecture
(45:00) Creative Interpretation, Unreliable Hardware
(53:00) Patterns, Machines, Agents
(01:00:00) Latent Space of Patterns
(01:08:00) Exploring Latent Space
(01:15:00) Future of Diverse Intelligence

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(00:00) Biology, Computation, Philosophy
(05:50) Unconventional Biological Problem Solving
(13:50) Anatomical Morphospace Navigation
(21:50) Reading Bioelectric Patterns
(31:00) Biology vs. Computing
(36:50) Multi-Scale Competency Architecture
(45:00) Creative Interpretation, Unreliable Hardware
(53:00) Patterns, Machines, Agents
(01:00:00) Latent Space of Patterns
(01:08:00) Exploring Latent Space
(01:15:00) Future of Diverse Intelligence

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(00:00) Biology, Computation, Philosophy
(05:50) Unconventional Biological Problem Solving
(13:50) Anatomical Morphospace Navigation
(21:50) Reading Bioelectric Patterns
(31:00) Biology vs. Computing
(36:50) Multi-Scale Competency Architecture
(45:00) Creative Interpretation, Unreliable Hardware
(53:00) Patterns, Machines, Agents
(01:00:00) Latent Space of Patterns
(01:08:00) Exploring Latent Space
(01:15:00) Future of Diverse Intelligence

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]]> biology, consciousness, morphogenesis, bioelectricity, regenerative medicine, synthetic biology, Michael Levin, cognition, agency No A Bioelectric Interface to the Collective Intelligence of Agential Materials for Bioengineering A Bioelectric Interface to the Collective Intelligence of Agential Materials for Bioengineering full 85249982-336c-4bd0-8bf9-4c7112eda40a https://share.transistor.fm/s/c33ba84f CONNECT WITH ME:

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]]> biology, consciousness, morphogenesis, bioelectricity, regenerative medicine, synthetic biology, Michael Levin, cognition, agency No Embodied Minds: Discovering Diverse Intelligence through the Lens of Biomedicine Embodied Minds: Discovering Diverse Intelligence through the Lens of Biomedicine full c4cfe6ec-d681-4d08-9a1d-1a133da8ea24 https://share.transistor.fm/s/58641123 CHAPTERS:

(00:00) Diverse Intelligence and Goals
(02:30) Beyond Discrete Natural Kinds
(06:00) Framework for Diverse Intelligences
(11:00) Scaling Minds, Collective Intelligence
(15:30) Self-Creation of Bodies, Minds
(18:30) Anatomical Order, Compiler Vision
(21:30) Agential Material, Problem Solving
(26:30) Bioelectricity as Cognitive Glue
(31:00) Communicating with Collective Intelligence
(34:30) Regenerating Limbs, Healing Wounds
(37:30) Synthetic Life: Xenobots, Anthropods
(42:30) Interoperability, Novel Agents
(45:30) Humility, Patterns in Media
(49:30) Conclusion: Expanding Sentience Idea
(52:30) Acknowledgements and Funders

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(00:00) Diverse Intelligence and Goals
(02:30) Beyond Discrete Natural Kinds
(06:00) Framework for Diverse Intelligences
(11:00) Scaling Minds, Collective Intelligence
(15:30) Self-Creation of Bodies, Minds
(18:30) Anatomical Order, Compiler Vision
(21:30) Agential Material, Problem Solving
(26:30) Bioelectricity as Cognitive Glue
(31:00) Communicating with Collective Intelligence
(34:30) Regenerating Limbs, Healing Wounds
(37:30) Synthetic Life: Xenobots, Anthropods
(42:30) Interoperability, Novel Agents
(45:30) Humility, Patterns in Media
(49:30) Conclusion: Expanding Sentience Idea
(52:30) Acknowledgements and Funders

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(00:00) Diverse Intelligence and Goals
(02:30) Beyond Discrete Natural Kinds
(06:00) Framework for Diverse Intelligences
(11:00) Scaling Minds, Collective Intelligence
(15:30) Self-Creation of Bodies, Minds
(18:30) Anatomical Order, Compiler Vision
(21:30) Agential Material, Problem Solving
(26:30) Bioelectricity as Cognitive Glue
(31:00) Communicating with Collective Intelligence
(34:30) Regenerating Limbs, Healing Wounds
(37:30) Synthetic Life: Xenobots, Anthropods
(42:30) Interoperability, Novel Agents
(45:30) Humility, Patterns in Media
(49:30) Conclusion: Expanding Sentience Idea
(52:30) Acknowledgements and Funders

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]]> biology, consciousness, morphogenesis, bioelectricity, regenerative medicine, synthetic biology, Michael Levin, cognition, agency No The Bioelectric Interface to the Intelligence of the Body: The Future of Biomedicine The Bioelectric Interface to the Intelligence of the Body: The Future of Biomedicine full 98126921-b0ad-4a16-ac8a-d623d0bf4ad5 https://share.transistor.fm/s/2306439a CONNECT WITH ME:

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]]> biology, consciousness, morphogenesis, bioelectricity, regenerative medicine, synthetic biology, Michael Levin, cognition, agency No Unconventional Cognition Through the Lens of Cellular Collective Intelligence in Morphogenesis Unconventional Cognition Through the Lens of Cellular Collective Intelligence in Morphogenesis full d21290af-0c8d-4727-90f7-0e3df7e32752 https://share.transistor.fm/s/c4f7d24f CHAPTERS:

(00:00) Diverse Intelligence Framework
(12:00) Morphogenesis Problem Solving
(22:00) Bioelectric Pattern Memory
(34:30) Exploring Latent Space

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(00:00) Diverse Intelligence Framework
(12:00) Morphogenesis Problem Solving
(22:00) Bioelectric Pattern Memory
(34:30) Exploring Latent Space

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(00:00) Diverse Intelligence Framework
(12:00) Morphogenesis Problem Solving
(22:00) Bioelectric Pattern Memory
(34:30) Exploring Latent Space

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]]> biology, consciousness, morphogenesis, bioelectricity, regenerative medicine, synthetic biology, Michael Levin, cognition, agency No The Bioelectric Basis of Morphogenetic Intelligence: A Roadmap for Cancer Medicine The Bioelectric Basis of Morphogenetic Intelligence: A Roadmap for Cancer Medicine full 3d19b48c-dd34-4f2d-be3b-5546988f16d2 https://share.transistor.fm/s/55fa1aac CHAPTERS:

(00:00) What is Cancer?
(13:00) Cognitive Light Cone & Cancer
(18:00) Bioelectric Layer: Cognitive Glue
(23:00) Bioelectricity in Cancer
(28:00) Tools: Imaging & Control
(32:00) Bioelectric Diagnostics & Induction
(37:00) Suppressing Cancer Bioelectrically
(42:00) Roadmap and Future Directions
(46:00) Conclusion & Acknowledgements

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(00:00) What is Cancer?
(13:00) Cognitive Light Cone & Cancer
(18:00) Bioelectric Layer: Cognitive Glue
(23:00) Bioelectricity in Cancer
(28:00) Tools: Imaging & Control
(32:00) Bioelectric Diagnostics & Induction
(37:00) Suppressing Cancer Bioelectrically
(42:00) Roadmap and Future Directions
(46:00) Conclusion & Acknowledgements

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(00:00) What is Cancer?
(13:00) Cognitive Light Cone & Cancer
(18:00) Bioelectric Layer: Cognitive Glue
(23:00) Bioelectricity in Cancer
(28:00) Tools: Imaging & Control
(32:00) Bioelectric Diagnostics & Induction
(37:00) Suppressing Cancer Bioelectrically
(42:00) Roadmap and Future Directions
(46:00) Conclusion & Acknowledgements

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]]> biology, consciousness, morphogenesis, bioelectricity, regenerative medicine, synthetic biology, Michael Levin, cognition, agency No The Collective Intelligence of Morphogenesis: A Model System for Basal Cognition The Collective Intelligence of Morphogenesis: A Model System for Basal Cognition full 22a55c1f-e372-4c9d-8c8f-dc6d0eefdb8d https://share.transistor.fm/s/90e12e1f CHAPTERS:

(00:00) Intro: Diverse Intelligence Overview
(01:40) Discrete Kinds vs Continuum
(03:50) Intelligence in Novel Spaces
(06:00) Cells as Collective Intelligence
(09:30) Morphogenesis and Agential Material
(12:30) Defining Intelligence: Perturbations
(17:00) Tadpole Metamorphosis Intelligence
(19:30) Anatomical Homeostasis & Setpoints
(21:30) Bioelectricity: Cognitive Glue
(23:30) Ancient Bioelectric Networks
(25:30) Reading Bioelectric Patterns
(27:30) Manipulating Bioelectric States
(30:00) Bioelectric Control of Organs
(33:00) Planaria Pattern Memory
(35:44) Two-Headed Worms & Memory
(37:30) Exploring Anatomical Morphospace
(40:00) Diverse Intelligence: Cognitive Light Cone
(42:00) Cancer: Breakdown Collective Intelligence
(44:00) Origin of Goals & Individuality
(45:30) Mechanisms of Collective Alignment
(47:00) Stress Sharing Mechanism
(48:30) New Forms of Intelligence
(49:30) Xenobots: Synthetic Life
(53:00) Anthrobots: Human Cell Bots
(54:30) Future of Diverse Intelligence
(55:30) Conclusion and Acknowledgements

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(00:00) Intro: Diverse Intelligence Overview
(01:40) Discrete Kinds vs Continuum
(03:50) Intelligence in Novel Spaces
(06:00) Cells as Collective Intelligence
(09:30) Morphogenesis and Agential Material
(12:30) Defining Intelligence: Perturbations
(17:00) Tadpole Metamorphosis Intelligence
(19:30) Anatomical Homeostasis & Setpoints
(21:30) Bioelectricity: Cognitive Glue
(23:30) Ancient Bioelectric Networks
(25:30) Reading Bioelectric Patterns
(27:30) Manipulating Bioelectric States
(30:00) Bioelectric Control of Organs
(33:00) Planaria Pattern Memory
(35:44) Two-Headed Worms & Memory
(37:30) Exploring Anatomical Morphospace
(40:00) Diverse Intelligence: Cognitive Light Cone
(42:00) Cancer: Breakdown Collective Intelligence
(44:00) Origin of Goals & Individuality
(45:30) Mechanisms of Collective Alignment
(47:00) Stress Sharing Mechanism
(48:30) New Forms of Intelligence
(49:30) Xenobots: Synthetic Life
(53:00) Anthrobots: Human Cell Bots
(54:30) Future of Diverse Intelligence
(55:30) Conclusion and Acknowledgements

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(00:00) Intro: Diverse Intelligence Overview
(01:40) Discrete Kinds vs Continuum
(03:50) Intelligence in Novel Spaces
(06:00) Cells as Collective Intelligence
(09:30) Morphogenesis and Agential Material
(12:30) Defining Intelligence: Perturbations
(17:00) Tadpole Metamorphosis Intelligence
(19:30) Anatomical Homeostasis & Setpoints
(21:30) Bioelectricity: Cognitive Glue
(23:30) Ancient Bioelectric Networks
(25:30) Reading Bioelectric Patterns
(27:30) Manipulating Bioelectric States
(30:00) Bioelectric Control of Organs
(33:00) Planaria Pattern Memory
(35:44) Two-Headed Worms & Memory
(37:30) Exploring Anatomical Morphospace
(40:00) Diverse Intelligence: Cognitive Light Cone
(42:00) Cancer: Breakdown Collective Intelligence
(44:00) Origin of Goals & Individuality
(45:30) Mechanisms of Collective Alignment
(47:00) Stress Sharing Mechanism
(48:30) New Forms of Intelligence
(49:30) Xenobots: Synthetic Life
(53:00) Anthrobots: Human Cell Bots
(54:30) Future of Diverse Intelligence
(55:30) Conclusion and Acknowledgements

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]]> biology, consciousness, morphogenesis, bioelectricity, regenerative medicine, synthetic biology, Michael Levin, cognition, agency No Conversation Between Josh Bongard, Atoosa Parsa, Richard Watson, and I Conversation Between Josh Bongard, Atoosa Parsa, Richard Watson, and I full 0afd5aca-943e-4054-98a8-28275612f83b https://share.transistor.fm/s/38c423c9 CONNECT WITH ME:

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]]> biology, consciousness, morphogenesis, bioelectricity, regenerative medicine, synthetic biology, Michael Levin, cognition, agency No Discussion With Tim Jackson, Karl Friston, and Chris Fields Discussion With Tim Jackson, Karl Friston, and Chris Fields full e4a32731-38ac-47eb-a024-41bf47d0f668 https://share.transistor.fm/s/5655ffda CONNECT WITH ME:

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]]> biology, consciousness, morphogenesis, bioelectricity, regenerative medicine, synthetic biology, Michael Levin, cognition, agency No An Active Inference Model of Collective Intelligence by R. Kaufman, P. Gupta, and J. Taylor An Active Inference Model of Collective Intelligence by R. Kaufman, P. Gupta, and J. Taylor full 8281d64b-67fc-4ede-9bbc-d7438803c4fa https://share.transistor.fm/s/1f4351e1 CONNECT WITH ME:

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]]> biology, consciousness, morphogenesis, bioelectricity, regenerative medicine, synthetic biology, Michael Levin, cognition, agency No The Mind of the Body: A Window into Embodiment and Our Future The Mind of the Body: A Window into Embodiment and Our Future full c6741bfe-2661-48f4-8371-8dc642cf6c7d https://share.transistor.fm/s/0d175be0 CHAPTERS:

(00:03) Embodied Minds & Intelligence
(02:00) Diverse Intelligences Framework
(03:50) Origin of Agential Material
(05:30) Collective Cellular Intelligence
(07:36) Self Boundaries & Individuation
(08:55) Bioelectricity & Body Asymmetry
(10:40) Collective Problem Solving
(12:00) Adapting to Changing Parts
(13:30) Bioelectrical Network Minds
(15:00) Reading Collective Mind
(16:00) Hacking Bioelectric Memory
(18:00) Rewriting Planarian Memory
(20:00) Cancer as Self Failure
(21:00) Somatic Psychiatry Approach
(22:00) Plasticity Beyond Development
(23:00) Xenobots & Anthropods
(26:00) Exploring Capability Space
(27:00) Conclusion & Resources

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(00:03) Embodied Minds & Intelligence
(02:00) Diverse Intelligences Framework
(03:50) Origin of Agential Material
(05:30) Collective Cellular Intelligence
(07:36) Self Boundaries & Individuation
(08:55) Bioelectricity & Body Asymmetry
(10:40) Collective Problem Solving
(12:00) Adapting to Changing Parts
(13:30) Bioelectrical Network Minds
(15:00) Reading Collective Mind
(16:00) Hacking Bioelectric Memory
(18:00) Rewriting Planarian Memory
(20:00) Cancer as Self Failure
(21:00) Somatic Psychiatry Approach
(22:00) Plasticity Beyond Development
(23:00) Xenobots & Anthropods
(26:00) Exploring Capability Space
(27:00) Conclusion & Resources

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(00:03) Embodied Minds & Intelligence
(02:00) Diverse Intelligences Framework
(03:50) Origin of Agential Material
(05:30) Collective Cellular Intelligence
(07:36) Self Boundaries & Individuation
(08:55) Bioelectricity & Body Asymmetry
(10:40) Collective Problem Solving
(12:00) Adapting to Changing Parts
(13:30) Bioelectrical Network Minds
(15:00) Reading Collective Mind
(16:00) Hacking Bioelectric Memory
(18:00) Rewriting Planarian Memory
(20:00) Cancer as Self Failure
(21:00) Somatic Psychiatry Approach
(22:00) Plasticity Beyond Development
(23:00) Xenobots & Anthropods
(26:00) Exploring Capability Space
(27:00) Conclusion & Resources

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]]> biology, consciousness, morphogenesis, bioelectricity, regenerative medicine, synthetic biology, Michael Levin, cognition, agency No Discussion with Daniel McShea and Gunnar Babcock Discussion with Daniel McShea and Gunnar Babcock full f086765e-9a13-4b42-a04a-e84223fe9ddf https://share.transistor.fm/s/36c663b1 CONNECT WITH ME:

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]]> biology, consciousness, morphogenesis, bioelectricity, regenerative medicine, synthetic biology, Michael Levin, cognition, agency No Prices as Cognitive Glue by Benjamin Lyons Prices as Cognitive Glue by Benjamin Lyons full 4ed1a25a-b960-4abf-a03a-e23b383846c0 https://share.transistor.fm/s/57157628 CONNECT WITH ME:

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]]> biology, consciousness, morphogenesis, bioelectricity, regenerative medicine, synthetic biology, Michael Levin, cognition, agency No Discussion with Stuart Kauffman and Katherine Peil Kauffman Discussion with Stuart Kauffman and Katherine Peil Kauffman full 36cc79bf-c4da-4c04-9dea-17b4005652c0 https://share.transistor.fm/s/d57c7c21 CONNECT WITH ME:

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]]> biology, consciousness, morphogenesis, bioelectricity, regenerative medicine, synthetic biology, Michael Levin, cognition, agency No Discussion with Ricard Sole Discussion with Ricard Sole full 501f53ab-76ce-429c-bf56-29a90931b3de https://share.transistor.fm/s/3286e28b CONNECT WITH ME:

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]]> biology, consciousness, morphogenesis, bioelectricity, regenerative medicine, synthetic biology, Michael Levin, cognition, agency No Economics, Deep Learning, and Basal Cognition Economics, Deep Learning, and Basal Cognition full 9b1952c5-edcf-44c1-b708-24262d81b23b https://share.transistor.fm/s/3e23f66e CONNECT WITH ME:

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]]> biology, consciousness, morphogenesis, bioelectricity, regenerative medicine, synthetic biology, Michael Levin, cognition, agency No Aastha Jain Simes & I Interview Ken Robinson, a Great Figure in Developmental Bioelectricity Aastha Jain Simes & I Interview Ken Robinson, a Great Figure in Developmental Bioelectricity full 583ff8e9-3734-4005-86ca-61374c1372e8 https://share.transistor.fm/s/3a616973 CONNECT WITH ME:

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]]> biology, consciousness, morphogenesis, bioelectricity, regenerative medicine, synthetic biology, Michael Levin, cognition, agency No Conversation between Donald Hoffman and Richard Watson Conversation between Donald Hoffman and Richard Watson full cbb6e282-d265-4c17-9dbe-da01893f0fb1 https://share.transistor.fm/s/1c5b916e CONNECT WITH ME:

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]]> biology, consciousness, morphogenesis, bioelectricity, regenerative medicine, synthetic biology, Michael Levin, cognition, agency No Conversation between Joscha Bach, Chris Fields, and Michael Levin Conversation between Joscha Bach, Chris Fields, and Michael Levin full 2c3be86b-0753-4fee-a2e7-7250a72839f2 https://share.transistor.fm/s/54f7a948 CONNECT WITH ME:

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]]> biology, consciousness, morphogenesis, bioelectricity, regenerative medicine, synthetic biology, Michael Levin, cognition, agency No Discussion on Mortal Computations with Alexander Ororbia, Karl Friston, and Chris Fields Discussion on Mortal Computations with Alexander Ororbia, Karl Friston, and Chris Fields full f37ec4b6-c33d-4316-b069-9aeb65a71b33 https://share.transistor.fm/s/93ca75e9 CONNECT WITH ME:

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]]> biology, consciousness, morphogenesis, bioelectricity, regenerative medicine, synthetic biology, Michael Levin, cognition, agency No Tom Froese and Michael Levin Discuss Tom's Irruption Theory Tom Froese and Michael Levin Discuss Tom's Irruption Theory full 65f3d146-42fa-4043-9de6-a765858089ae https://share.transistor.fm/s/2254e932 CONNECT WITH ME:

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]]> biology, consciousness, morphogenesis, bioelectricity, regenerative medicine, synthetic biology, Michael Levin, cognition, agency No Discussion with Michael Pollan of New Ideas on Memories and Selves Discussion with Michael Pollan of New Ideas on Memories and Selves full 39360e54-8d05-412d-ad26-f6aa33298bb3 https://share.transistor.fm/s/44825494 CONNECT WITH ME:

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]]> Thu, 09 May 2024 00:00:00 -0400 Michael Levin Michael Levin 4738 CONNECT WITH ME:

]]> biology, consciousness, morphogenesis, bioelectricity, regenerative medicine, synthetic biology, Michael Levin, cognition, agency No Biorobotics: Engineering with Agential Materials Biorobotics: Engineering with Agential Materials full 054aeee9-2b30-4349-90c6-b4a4a4d80230 https://share.transistor.fm/s/c7ad7a4a CHAPTERS:

(00:00) Introduction: Biorobotics & Materials
(02:20) The Anatomical Compiler
(04:15) Agential Materials & Competency
(07:00) Biological Plasticity Examples
(11:50) Navigating Anatomical Space
(15:00) Beyond Molecular Medicine
(17:40) Intelligence in Development
(21:00) Newt Tubule Plasticity
(24:00) Picasso Tadpole Experiment
(27:00) Pattern Homeostasis & Setpoints
(29:40) Bioelectricity as Interface
(32:00) Reading Electrical Patterns
(34:00) Manipulating Bioelectric Info
(35:40) Bioelectric Organ Triggers
(38:30) Frog Leg Regeneration
(40:00) Planarian Pattern Memory
(43:30) Properties of Memory
(45:00) Modeling Anatomical Decisions
(46:30) Head Shape Plasticity
(49:00) Hacking Plant Morphogenesis
(50:30) Full Stack Modeling
(51:30) Cancer & Cognitive Cone
(54:00) Synthetic Xenobots
(57:30) Human Anthrobots
(59:30) Future of Life Forms
(01:03:00) Summary & Acknowledgements

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(00:00) Introduction: Biorobotics & Materials
(02:20) The Anatomical Compiler
(04:15) Agential Materials & Competency
(07:00) Biological Plasticity Examples
(11:50) Navigating Anatomical Space
(15:00) Beyond Molecular Medicine
(17:40) Intelligence in Development
(21:00) Newt Tubule Plasticity
(24:00) Picasso Tadpole Experiment
(27:00) Pattern Homeostasis & Setpoints
(29:40) Bioelectricity as Interface
(32:00) Reading Electrical Patterns
(34:00) Manipulating Bioelectric Info
(35:40) Bioelectric Organ Triggers
(38:30) Frog Leg Regeneration
(40:00) Planarian Pattern Memory
(43:30) Properties of Memory
(45:00) Modeling Anatomical Decisions
(46:30) Head Shape Plasticity
(49:00) Hacking Plant Morphogenesis
(50:30) Full Stack Modeling
(51:30) Cancer & Cognitive Cone
(54:00) Synthetic Xenobots
(57:30) Human Anthrobots
(59:30) Future of Life Forms
(01:03:00) Summary & Acknowledgements

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(00:00) Introduction: Biorobotics & Materials
(02:20) The Anatomical Compiler
(04:15) Agential Materials & Competency
(07:00) Biological Plasticity Examples
(11:50) Navigating Anatomical Space
(15:00) Beyond Molecular Medicine
(17:40) Intelligence in Development
(21:00) Newt Tubule Plasticity
(24:00) Picasso Tadpole Experiment
(27:00) Pattern Homeostasis & Setpoints
(29:40) Bioelectricity as Interface
(32:00) Reading Electrical Patterns
(34:00) Manipulating Bioelectric Info
(35:40) Bioelectric Organ Triggers
(38:30) Frog Leg Regeneration
(40:00) Planarian Pattern Memory
(43:30) Properties of Memory
(45:00) Modeling Anatomical Decisions
(46:30) Head Shape Plasticity
(49:00) Hacking Plant Morphogenesis
(50:30) Full Stack Modeling
(51:30) Cancer & Cognitive Cone
(54:00) Synthetic Xenobots
(57:30) Human Anthrobots
(59:30) Future of Life Forms
(01:03:00) Summary & Acknowledgements

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]]> biology, consciousness, morphogenesis, bioelectricity, regenerative medicine, synthetic biology, Michael Levin, cognition, agency No Where Minds Come From: The Scaling of Collective Intelligence, and What It Means for AI and You Where Minds Come From: The Scaling of Collective Intelligence, and What It Means for AI and You full bfb850c7-1771-434f-a895-6a5690d91850 https://share.transistor.fm/s/6e1df8db CONNECT WITH ME:

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]]> biology, consciousness, morphogenesis, bioelectricity, regenerative medicine, synthetic biology, Michael Levin, cognition, agency No Aastha Jain Simes & I Interview Min Zhao, a Leader in the Role of Bioelectricity in Wound Healing Aastha Jain Simes & I Interview Min Zhao, a Leader in the Role of Bioelectricity in Wound Healing full 8ae2baa3-9777-4f1b-b9b8-b3b3316bcca4 https://share.transistor.fm/s/f471a114 CONNECT WITH ME:

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]]> biology, consciousness, morphogenesis, bioelectricity, regenerative medicine, synthetic biology, Michael Levin, cognition, agency No A Conversation with Alison Hanson on Cognitive Science and Her Trajectory in Neurobiology A Conversation with Alison Hanson on Cognitive Science and Her Trajectory in Neurobiology full e03b6124-8fed-44a3-b8f3-5816222217e7 https://share.transistor.fm/s/fbcb88cf CONNECT WITH ME:

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]]> biology, consciousness, morphogenesis, bioelectricity, regenerative medicine, synthetic biology, Michael Levin, cognition, agency No What Can Worms and Frogs Teach Us About Collective Intelligence? What Can Worms and Frogs Teach Us About Collective Intelligence? full f7bf6bad-2c3b-481d-8c6f-50cf63fab45c https://share.transistor.fm/s/fc71569e CONNECT WITH ME:

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]]> biology, consciousness, morphogenesis, bioelectricity, regenerative medicine, synthetic biology, Michael Levin, cognition, agency No Aastha Jain Simes & I Interview Richard Nuccitelli, a Great Figure in Developmental Bioelectricity Aastha Jain Simes & I Interview Richard Nuccitelli, a Great Figure in Developmental Bioelectricity full d634e21e-a13a-4e83-99dd-5cdc8fdd2d0f https://share.transistor.fm/s/1e4d1615 CONNECT WITH ME:

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]]> biology, consciousness, morphogenesis, bioelectricity, regenerative medicine, synthetic biology, Michael Levin, cognition, agency No Conversation between Donald Hoffman and Richard Watson Conversation between Donald Hoffman and Richard Watson full 34ec7284-7d44-4779-a20d-6aa95e7346b1 https://share.transistor.fm/s/45e2bace CONNECT WITH ME:

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]]> biology, consciousness, morphogenesis, bioelectricity, regenerative medicine, synthetic biology, Michael Levin, cognition, agency No A Discussion Between John Vervaeke, Gregg Henriques, Justin McSweeny, and Mike Levin A Discussion Between John Vervaeke, Gregg Henriques, Justin McSweeny, and Mike Levin full 5c7a321a-52c3-4aaf-8d37-f0945e195070 https://share.transistor.fm/s/8de44dd0 CONNECT WITH ME:

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]]> Sat, 16 Mar 2024 00:00:00 -0400 Michael Levin Michael Levin 4875 CONNECT WITH ME:

]]> biology, consciousness, morphogenesis, bioelectricity, regenerative medicine, synthetic biology, Michael Levin, cognition, agency No Bioelectric Networks Underlie the Collective Intelligence of Morphogenesis Bioelectric Networks Underlie the Collective Intelligence of Morphogenesis full 505893e8-5fdd-4594-8956-a92df58a94b7 https://share.transistor.fm/s/0d67c2d9 CONNECT WITH ME:

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]]> Fri, 15 Mar 2024 00:00:00 -0400 Michael Levin Michael Levin 2931 CONNECT WITH ME:

]]> biology, consciousness, morphogenesis, bioelectricity, regenerative medicine, synthetic biology, Michael Levin, cognition, agency No Associative Memory in Hopfield Networks Designed to Solve Propositional Satisfiability Problems Associative Memory in Hopfield Networks Designed to Solve Propositional Satisfiability Problems full 30097c75-20c7-41fd-bdaf-fb4fa0ac075c https://share.transistor.fm/s/3a068df1 CONNECT WITH ME:

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]]> biology, consciousness, morphogenesis, bioelectricity, regenerative medicine, synthetic biology, Michael Levin, cognition, agency No Timothy Jackson and Mike Levin, Meeting Timothy Jackson and Mike Levin, Meeting full f1660011-157c-4f9a-9d7a-356f545b5002 https://share.transistor.fm/s/7281be34 CONNECT WITH ME:

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]]> Sat, 24 Feb 2024 00:00:00 -0500 Michael Levin Michael Levin 3135 CONNECT WITH ME:

]]> biology, consciousness, morphogenesis, bioelectricity, regenerative medicine, synthetic biology, Michael Levin, cognition, agency No A Bioelectric Interface to the Collective Intelligence of Agential Materials for Bioengineering A Bioelectric Interface to the Collective Intelligence of Agential Materials for Bioengineering full a9b61276-0533-4637-873b-a37aafe8477d https://share.transistor.fm/s/9f723ec2 CONNECT WITH ME:

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]]> biology, consciousness, morphogenesis, bioelectricity, regenerative medicine, synthetic biology, Michael Levin, cognition, agency No Karl Friston, Adam Goldstein, and Michael Levin Discuss Active Inference and Algorithms Karl Friston, Adam Goldstein, and Michael Levin Discuss Active Inference and Algorithms full 7a7c9346-6599-43b9-ae14-f427a5db96a1 https://share.transistor.fm/s/2207afbc CONNECT WITH ME:

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]]> biology, consciousness, morphogenesis, bioelectricity, regenerative medicine, synthetic biology, Michael Levin, cognition, agency No Mark Solms and Michael Levin Discuss Explicit and Implicit Behavioral Drives Mark Solms and Michael Levin Discuss Explicit and Implicit Behavioral Drives full 4458ab4d-7e80-4349-900d-18b574ca18b6 https://share.transistor.fm/s/78ac238b CONNECT WITH ME:

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]]> biology, consciousness, morphogenesis, bioelectricity, regenerative medicine, synthetic biology, Michael Levin, cognition, agency No Discussion with Stuart Kauffman and Katherine Peil Kauffman Discussion with Stuart Kauffman and Katherine Peil Kauffman full 7f382a3b-3259-4288-b80f-5312cef2ebd8 https://share.transistor.fm/s/6e8945f9 CONNECT WITH ME:

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]]> biology, consciousness, morphogenesis, bioelectricity, regenerative medicine, synthetic biology, Michael Levin, cognition, agency No Bioelectricity, Biobots, and the Future of Biology Bioelectricity, Biobots, and the Future of Biology full 77857e0a-902c-4a15-9276-aac057af551d https://share.transistor.fm/s/7bacc78b CHAPTERS:

(00:00) Introduction & Design Challenge
(04:00) Genome vs. Anatomical Form
(08:00) Inverse Problem & Top-Down
(13:00) Cellular Collective Intelligence
(17:00) Regeneration & Bioelectricity
(22:00) Reading/Writing Bioelectrical Patterns
(26:00) Permanent Morphological Changes
(31:00) Cancer & Synthetic Life
(35:00) AI, Ethics, Future

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(00:00) Introduction & Design Challenge
(04:00) Genome vs. Anatomical Form
(08:00) Inverse Problem & Top-Down
(13:00) Cellular Collective Intelligence
(17:00) Regeneration & Bioelectricity
(22:00) Reading/Writing Bioelectrical Patterns
(26:00) Permanent Morphological Changes
(31:00) Cancer & Synthetic Life
(35:00) AI, Ethics, Future

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(00:00) Introduction & Design Challenge
(04:00) Genome vs. Anatomical Form
(08:00) Inverse Problem & Top-Down
(13:00) Cellular Collective Intelligence
(17:00) Regeneration & Bioelectricity
(22:00) Reading/Writing Bioelectrical Patterns
(26:00) Permanent Morphological Changes
(31:00) Cancer & Synthetic Life
(35:00) AI, Ethics, Future

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]]> biology, consciousness, morphogenesis, bioelectricity, regenerative medicine, synthetic biology, Michael Levin, cognition, agency No Bioelectricity as Cognitive Glue: From Diverse Intelligence to Regenerative Medicine (~1 hour talk) Bioelectricity as Cognitive Glue: From Diverse Intelligence to Regenerative Medicine (~1 hour talk) full c0519d27-609b-41ac-bdad-0c9b9160037a https://share.transistor.fm/s/fd0535f9 CONNECT WITH ME:

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]]> biology, consciousness, morphogenesis, bioelectricity, regenerative medicine, synthetic biology, Michael Levin, cognition, agency No Conversation between Adam Omary, Roy Baumeister, and Michael Levin Conversation between Adam Omary, Roy Baumeister, and Michael Levin full d4051c97-1d4f-485c-87be-e17842f46b3e https://share.transistor.fm/s/3c3b3a53 CONNECT WITH ME:

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]]> biology, consciousness, morphogenesis, bioelectricity, regenerative medicine, synthetic biology, Michael Levin, cognition, agency No A 1 hour Lecture on Bioelectricity for a Department of Parasitology/Immunology by Michael Levin A 1 hour Lecture on Bioelectricity for a Department of Parasitology/Immunology by Michael Levin full 5e080752-d9ca-421a-b71f-7d696454ce48 https://share.transistor.fm/s/56b57402 CONNECT WITH ME:

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]]> biology, consciousness, morphogenesis, bioelectricity, regenerative medicine, synthetic biology, Michael Levin, cognition, agency No Conversation #2 Between Chris Fields, Richard Watson, and Mike Levin Conversation #2 Between Chris Fields, Richard Watson, and Mike Levin full e2b924ad-8102-41e6-9a93-89c6e1026f73 https://share.transistor.fm/s/c9376fc7 CONNECT WITH ME:

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]]> biology, consciousness, morphogenesis, bioelectricity, regenerative medicine, synthetic biology, Michael Levin, cognition, agency No Bioelectricity as the Software of Life: From Cognitive Glue to Regenerative Medicine Bioelectricity as the Software of Life: From Cognitive Glue to Regenerative Medicine full 50e499ec-3ef4-4f81-9dc6-004f31ee26b9 https://share.transistor.fm/s/87246f84 CONNECT WITH ME:

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]]> biology, consciousness, morphogenesis, bioelectricity, regenerative medicine, synthetic biology, Michael Levin, cognition, agency No Neuroscience Beyond Neurons: Bioelectricity Underlies the Collective Intelligence of Cellular Swarms Neuroscience Beyond Neurons: Bioelectricity Underlies the Collective Intelligence of Cellular Swarms full bfcb644d-9afb-4fa8-85fa-172c36230c39 https://share.transistor.fm/s/6a167b9e CONNECT WITH ME:

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]]> biology, consciousness, morphogenesis, bioelectricity, regenerative medicine, synthetic biology, Michael Levin, cognition, agency No Bioelectric Networks as the Interface to Somatic Intelligence for Regenerative Medicine Bioelectric Networks as the Interface to Somatic Intelligence for Regenerative Medicine full 3c531862-f8c1-485d-aa46-eca1ced427ba https://share.transistor.fm/s/b32911ed CONNECT WITH ME:

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]]> biology, consciousness, morphogenesis, bioelectricity, regenerative medicine, synthetic biology, Michael Levin, cognition, agency No Conversation with Mark Solms and Chris Fields Conversation with Mark Solms and Chris Fields full 0671e3c8-1322-4a1e-b5a9-256bee1e7a05 https://share.transistor.fm/s/3eb0019a CONNECT WITH ME:

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]]> biology, consciousness, morphogenesis, bioelectricity, regenerative medicine, synthetic biology, Michael Levin, cognition, agency No Bioelectrical Signals Reveal, Induce, and Normalize Cancer Bioelectrical Signals Reveal, Induce, and Normalize Cancer full c6d5ac3e-5837-4ece-ab02-843ec5759877 https://share.transistor.fm/s/6bfb984b CONNECT WITH ME:

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]]> biology, consciousness, morphogenesis, bioelectricity, regenerative medicine, synthetic biology, Michael Levin, cognition, agency No Conversation with Chris Fields and Richard Watson Conversation with Chris Fields and Richard Watson full 1c147f86-b51b-48cb-ab64-335b8d29dae3 https://share.transistor.fm/s/a5b38045 CONNECT WITH ME:

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]]> biology, consciousness, morphogenesis, bioelectricity, regenerative medicine, synthetic biology, Michael Levin, cognition, agency No Conversation With Richard Watson, Mark Solms, and Michael Levin Conversation With Richard Watson, Mark Solms, and Michael Levin full 16f2f2ea-05af-40ba-96b5-df92beb796e8 https://share.transistor.fm/s/41a8d6cc CONNECT WITH ME:

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]]> biology, consciousness, morphogenesis, bioelectricity, regenerative medicine, synthetic biology, Michael Levin, cognition, agency No Conversation Between Richard Watson, Iain McGilchrist, and Michael Levin Conversation Between Richard Watson, Iain McGilchrist, and Michael Levin full 806eb8b1-73c1-4343-9bd6-937f92c4add1 https://share.transistor.fm/s/c8fd86c2 CONNECT WITH ME:

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]]> biology, consciousness, morphogenesis, bioelectricity, regenerative medicine, synthetic biology, Michael Levin, cognition, agency No My Talk on Consciousness at the Science of Consciousness 2023 My Talk on Consciousness at the Science of Consciousness 2023 full f62ae42d-0844-429d-81cc-dd3ba8d2969a https://share.transistor.fm/s/c9e686be CONNECT WITH ME:

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]]> biology, consciousness, morphogenesis, bioelectricity, regenerative medicine, synthetic biology, Michael Levin, cognition, agency No Conversation #1 between Richard Watson, Mark Solms, and Michael Levin Conversation #1 between Richard Watson, Mark Solms, and Michael Levin full 3b4a0bfa-5af3-4d02-bb70-8f5c251e46b7 https://share.transistor.fm/s/3c35f7ac CONNECT WITH ME:

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]]> biology, consciousness, morphogenesis, bioelectricity, regenerative medicine, synthetic biology, Michael Levin, cognition, agency No Conversation #1 between Chris Fields, Richard Watson, and Mike Levin Conversation #1 between Chris Fields, Richard Watson, and Mike Levin full 0e4691c7-ca48-4264-a8d7-322585d02770 https://share.transistor.fm/s/69a7adb6 CONNECT WITH ME:

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]]> biology, consciousness, morphogenesis, bioelectricity, regenerative medicine, synthetic biology, Michael Levin, cognition, agency No Understanding the Collective Intelligence of Cells Understanding the Collective Intelligence of Cells full b487e83e-a836-449a-a2b2-b9b745e2b3f1 https://share.transistor.fm/s/a40ab4a3 CONNECT WITH ME:

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]]> biology, consciousness, morphogenesis, bioelectricity, regenerative medicine, synthetic biology, Michael Levin, cognition, agency No Talk for Robosoft 2023 Talk for Robosoft 2023 full ce53aba8-ebc9-4b6a-806c-9abefb0363e1 https://share.transistor.fm/s/dfe9017b CONNECT WITH ME:

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]]> biology, consciousness, morphogenesis, bioelectricity, regenerative medicine, synthetic biology, Michael Levin, cognition, agency No Working Meeting #1 with Mike Gazzaniga and Richard Watson Working Meeting #1 with Mike Gazzaniga and Richard Watson full 7288966b-8481-499e-bdef-83bdfafe80ca https://share.transistor.fm/s/1e703cb2 CONNECT WITH ME:

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]]> biology, consciousness, morphogenesis, bioelectricity, regenerative medicine, synthetic biology, Michael Levin, cognition, agency No Chat with Carlos E. Perez about the TAME Framework: Intelligence and Agency Chat with Carlos E. Perez about the TAME Framework: Intelligence and Agency full fbbddc78-c174-4275-b2df-9b0f35f29a24 https://share.transistor.fm/s/c35c9fd4 CONNECT WITH ME:

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]]> biology, consciousness, morphogenesis, bioelectricity, regenerative medicine, synthetic biology, Michael Levin, cognition, agency No Conversation Between Richard Watson, Iain McGilchrist, and Michael Levin Conversation Between Richard Watson, Iain McGilchrist, and Michael Levin full 58ff8044-b165-43a8-9cd8-8ddae8cbb69c https://share.transistor.fm/s/5704dd93 CONNECT WITH ME:

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]]> biology, consciousness, morphogenesis, bioelectricity, regenerative medicine, synthetic biology, Michael Levin, cognition, agency No Conversation between Douglas Brash, Chris Fields, and Michael Levin Conversation between Douglas Brash, Chris Fields, and Michael Levin full 4d0406a3-1713-4ad5-bc64-259a6019d1e7 https://share.transistor.fm/s/4613f354 CONNECT WITH ME:

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]]> Mon, 20 Feb 2023 00:00:00 -0500 Michael Levin Michael Levin 3494 CONNECT WITH ME:

]]> biology, consciousness, morphogenesis, bioelectricity, regenerative medicine, synthetic biology, Michael Levin, cognition, agency No Engineering with Agential Materials: From Evolution to Biological Robotics, via Bioelectricity Engineering with Agential Materials: From Evolution to Biological Robotics, via Bioelectricity full 7cdb79e9-8523-47f5-9c72-2ed1950d24b0 https://share.transistor.fm/s/a4a284bc CONNECT WITH ME:

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]]> biology, consciousness, morphogenesis, bioelectricity, regenerative medicine, synthetic biology, Michael Levin, cognition, agency No Beyond the Brain: Multiscale Diverse Intelligence as Biological Inspiration for AI Beyond the Brain: Multiscale Diverse Intelligence as Biological Inspiration for AI full 648f553d-75e4-48cf-b9f3-7635a941a668 https://share.transistor.fm/s/d070b216 CONNECT WITH ME:

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]]> biology, consciousness, morphogenesis, bioelectricity, regenerative medicine, synthetic biology, Michael Levin, cognition, agency No Bioelectric Networks Underlie the Intelligence of the Body Bioelectric Networks Underlie the Intelligence of the Body full 147be17b-6d97-4b3e-9f98-2319acb31484 https://share.transistor.fm/s/fddabe84 CONNECT WITH ME:

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]]> biology, consciousness, morphogenesis, bioelectricity, regenerative medicine, synthetic biology, Michael Levin, cognition, agency No Diverse Intelligence Diverse Intelligence full 7a490a21-f250-45cc-8e9c-3de1d10a2ac2 https://share.transistor.fm/s/86e15240 CONNECT WITH ME:

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]]> biology, consciousness, morphogenesis, bioelectricity, regenerative medicine, synthetic biology, Michael Levin, cognition, agency No Michael Levin Talk on Bioelectricity at Stanford Chemical Engineering Colloquium Michael Levin Talk on Bioelectricity at Stanford Chemical Engineering Colloquium full 2a9ab4fd-545b-44ec-9699-4fe86873500f https://share.transistor.fm/s/8d73f649 CONNECT WITH ME:

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]]> biology, consciousness, morphogenesis, bioelectricity, regenerative medicine, synthetic biology, Michael Levin, cognition, agency No Discussion: Chris Fields, Mark Solms, Michael Levin Discussion: Chris Fields, Mark Solms, Michael Levin full f62b0fa9-8149-466b-8c85-f72ebe628cfb https://share.transistor.fm/s/fce8706d CONNECT WITH ME:

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]]> biology, consciousness, morphogenesis, bioelectricity, regenerative medicine, synthetic biology, Michael Levin, cognition, agency No 1 Hour TAME Talk 1 Hour TAME Talk full 3896e132-e1e0-4eea-a7d8-ed7e1a14b14e https://share.transistor.fm/s/0b20a157 CONNECT WITH ME:

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]]> biology, consciousness, morphogenesis, bioelectricity, regenerative medicine, synthetic biology, Michael Levin, cognition, agency No Developmental Bioelectricity as a Precursor to Neurobiology Developmental Bioelectricity as a Precursor to Neurobiology full bba651d0-f311-40bf-819d-9edede45413f https://share.transistor.fm/s/c6ef26b0 CONNECT WITH ME:

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]]> biology, consciousness, morphogenesis, bioelectricity, regenerative medicine, synthetic biology, Michael Levin, cognition, agency No At the Intersection of AI & Developmental Biology: Intelligence Beyond the Brain At the Intersection of AI & Developmental Biology: Intelligence Beyond the Brain full 9c88f42e-0c8b-43b9-bd7f-e7641fa80547 https://share.transistor.fm/s/090b9f40 CONNECT WITH ME:

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]]> biology, consciousness, morphogenesis, bioelectricity, regenerative medicine, synthetic biology, Michael Levin, cognition, agency No Cancer Talk by Michael Levin (2021) Cancer Talk by Michael Levin (2021) full 6d69b9f7-3872-407c-b35a-8c9b37d190e5 https://share.transistor.fm/s/c56311e1 CONNECT WITH ME:

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