Michael Levin
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Conversation #1 with Steven Strogatz
This is a ~56 minute conversation with mathematician Steven Strogatz ( covering issues of explanation in mathematics, Platonism, and related questions.

"Inspiration Across Substrates: free lunches, diverse intelligence and surprise" by Michael Levin
This is a ~52 minute talk on inspiration across substrates and my model of "free lunches" and the Platonic space.

"Theory of Evolving Self-representations (TEVSER)" by Igor Pivovarov
This is a ~51 minute talk by Igor Pivovarov ( titled "Theory of Evolving Self-representations (TEVSER)".

Conversation #1 with Alexey Tolchinsky, Anthony Weiss and Chris Fields
This is a ~1 hour conversation on the future of mental health from the perspective of the diverse intelligence field, with Alexey Tolchinsky…

Conversation #1 with Thomas Pollak and David King
This is a ~1 hour working meeting with Thomas Pollak ( and David King…

"Diverse Intelligence: new frontier for Origins, Possibilities, and Diseases of Minds by" M. Levin
This is a ~54 minute talk titled "Diverse Intelligence: a new frontier for Origins, Possibilities, and Diseases of the Mind(s)" which I gave for an audience…

Michael Levin - Making the Process-of-Life Flourish in Bio and Beyond (Stewarding the Flame, Ep 1)
This installment of the Stewarding the Flame series is an interview with Michael Levin, Distinguished Professor of Biology at Tufts University, Director of…

Exploring Platonic Morphospace w/Michael Levin & DC Schindler
An interdisciplinary discussion between biologist Michael Levin and metaphysician D. C.

"Aging, goal-directedness, and bioelectricity" by Michael Levin
This is ~23 minute talk overviewing our recent results and the way we think about aging and longevity.

Computationalism and consciousness with Nic Rouleau, Jaan Aru, and Borjan Milinkovic.
Discussion #2 (57 minutes on computationalism and consciousness) with Borjan Milinkovic ( Jaan…