Discussion with Martin Hanczyc: Minimal Models of Cognition and Active Matter Research
This is a ~50 minute working meeting between Martin Hanczyc (https://www.martinhanczyc.com/) and Michael Levin, discussing work on autonomous droplets and more generally the field of active and agenti...
19 Nov 202448min
A Bioelectric Interface to the Collective Intelligence of Agential Materials for Bioengineering
This is a ~1 hour talk by Michael Levin, given to the bioengineering department at Northeastern University, on the topic of using bioelectricity as an interface for engineering agential materials. Co...
15 Nov 202454min
Embodied Minds: Discovering Diverse Intelligence through the Lens of Biomedicine
This is a ~45 minute talk given at the Imagining Summit (https://www.artificiality.world/the-imagining-summit/) on Diverse Intelligence and synthbiosis, approaching those topics via communication with...
14 Okt 202446min
Aastha Jain Simes & I Interview Denis Noble
This is a ~1 hour interview with the great Denis Noble (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Denis_Noble), who made seminal contributions to understanding the heartbeat and went on to contribute exciting and...
14 Okt 20241h 9min
Discussion with Daniel McShea and Gunnar Babcock
This is ~1 hour conversation with Daniel McShea (https://scholars.duke.edu/person/dmcshea) and Gunnar Babcock (https://gunnarbabcock.com/) on topics of biology, evolution, information, causation, and...
8 Okt 202453min
Unconventional Cognition Through the Lens of Cellular Collective Intelligence in Morphogenesis
This is a 1 hour 8 minute talk covering topics of collective intelligence in morphogenesis as a model system for thinking about the origin and scaling of cognition in diverse embodiments. CHAPTERS:(0...
19 Sep 20241h 8min
The Bioelectric Interface to the Intelligence of the Body: The Future of Biomedicine
This is a ~40 minute talk on the future of medicine from my perspective given remotely to students at the University of Bologna, Italy. CONNECT WITH ME: Podcast Website YouTube Apple Pod...
19 Sep 202440min
The Bioelectric Basis of Morphogenetic Intelligence: A Roadmap for Cancer Medicine
This is a ~45 minute keynote talk at the Bioelectricity and Cancer conference (https://cam.cancer.gov/research/bioelectricity_and_cancer_conference.htm) held at NIH in September 2024. CHAPTERS:(00:00...
18 Sep 202445min
