Michael Levin
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Interactive MindMap is online
A favorite tool to organize my own thinking or to learn about a new topic is to make a mindmap.
Thoughts as Thinkers: biology & computer science of inspiration within & without us by Michael Levin
This is a ~35 minute talk titled "Thoughts as Thinkers: the biology and computer science of inspiration within and without us" that I gave right before Chris Fields, at a recent philosophy conference.
Conversation #1 with Martin Šolc: the law and diverse intelligence
This is an initial ~1 hour 2 minute discussion with Martin Šolc ( where we discuss humanity's mind-blindness, the field of diverse intelligence, and the implications of these things for the law - how…
"Biomedical Synthetic Biology" by Lior Nissim
This is a ~1 hour 9 minute talk and discussion titled "Biomedical Synthetic Biology" by Lior Nissim ( at our Center…
"Physical Intelligence: thermodynamic roots of agency" by Benjamin DeBari-Cheung
This is a ~1 hour 4 minute talk titled "Physical Intelligence: thermodynamic roots of agency" by Benjamin DeBari-Cheung ( given to our Center…
Where Does Genius Come From? — Michael Levin | Human Potential Lab
Michael Levin on intelligence beyond the brain, bioelectricity, the Platonic space, and where genius and inspiration come from.
"Perturbing Complex Networks" by Debanik Bhattacharjee
This is a ~38 minute talk titled "Perturbing Complex Networks: How Hidden Structure Shapes System Response" by Debanik Bhattacharjee ( given at our Center ( on the topic of porous media and neural…
"From Top-Down Physics to Diverse Intelligence" by Chris Fields
In this ~52 minute talk titled "From Top-Down Physics to Diverse Intelligence", our Center ( member Chris Fields ( discusses the top-down character of modern physics, and its relationship to questions…
632nm | Where Does Intelligence Live? | Michael Levin on Evolution, AI, and Platonic Space
What is intelligence, and where does it come from?
"Decoding and Translating the Languages of Biology: towards de novo cell design" by Jian Shu
This is a ~38 minute talk titled "Decoding and Translating the Languages of Biology: towards de novo cell design" by Jian Shu…