Michael Levin
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"Mind-Body Interface: an experimental and Clinical Perspective" by Michael Levin and Karina Kofman
This is a ~1 hour and 4 minutes talk + Q&A that my student and collaborator Karina Kofman ( and I gave to the Society for Mind-Matter Research as a keynote talk in acceptance of the best paper for…
"Thermodynamics, Control, & Fundamental Niche" by M Kearney, I Shames, R Schouten, P Egré, R Evans
This is a ~30 minute talk titled by "Thermodynamics, Control, and the Fundamental Niche" by Michael Kearney, Iman Shames, Rafael Schouten, Paul Egré, and Robin Evans and a ~30 minute discussion.
"Neuroscience Beyond Neurons: communicating with unconventional minds" by Michael Levin
This is a ~1 hour talk given at a conference on the philosophy and future of neuroscience, so I oriented it around extending the concept of neuroscience: not the study of neural phenomena, but more…
Discussion with Marsha Hewitt (Platonic Space and related ideas)
This is a ~1 hour 3 minute conversation with Marsha Hewitt ( who wanted to clarify some issues around the Platonic Space and related ideas from the perspective of her teaching students in her…
"Life, Machines, and a Foundation for Synthbiosis" by Michael Levin
This is a ~21-minute talk titled "Life, Machines, and a Foundation for Synthbiosis" that I gave to the Santa Fe Institute ( conference on "Symbiogenesis in the Age of Machine intelligence" ( September…
Biology, AI, and Diverse Intelligence by Michael Levin
"Biology, AI, and Diverse Intelligence: what we know and don't know about embodied minds" - a 53-minute talk I gave on what the field of diverse intelligence has to say to AI research (to an audience…
"Measuring Machine Consciousness" by Cameron Berg
This is a ~44 minute talk on measuring machine consciousness in AI by Cameron Berg ( given to our Center…
A conversation with Andrey Vyshedskiy about the evolution of language and brain development
This is a ~1 hour conversation with Andrey Vyshedskiy ( about the evolution of language, brain mechanisms, implications for autism and developmental disorders, and Andrey's work to develop therapeutic…
Conversation #1 with Diego Bohórquez and Mijail D. Serruya: how information moves levels in bodies
This is a ~59 minute working meeting where I introduce two very interesting neuroscientists to each other - Diego Bohórquez ( and Mijail D.
"Deciphering Visceral Instincts" by Diego Bohórquez
This is a ~53 minute talk titled "Deciphering Visceral Instincts" by Diego Bohórquez ( given at our Center…