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Scales and Science Fiction with Michael Levin. The first of a multi-part way-making research conversation with Tufts biologist Michael Levin. We discuss his own path and how science fiction helped him see beyond dichotomies. We also discuss the scales of cognition and what it might mean to reorient our understandings of life and mind.
Unveiling Cognitive Theories and Human Perception with Michael Levin
This episode delves into the ecological reorientation of cognition, the concept of intelligence beyond human-centric views, and the integration of interdisciplinary research. Discover how cognition can be understood as navigating various spaces, drawing on examples from developmental biology and science fiction. The conversation also examines the impact of sensory augmentation on our understanding of spatio-temporal scales and internal state measurement, with intriguing comparisons to bacteria's metacognitive loops. Future topics such as regeneration and xenobots are teased, bridging philosophical and practical insights into intelligence and agency.
00:00 Introduction and Research Context
00:33 Discovering Michael Levin's Work
01:11 Exploring Cognition and Navigation
02:07 Philosophical Framework and Scientific Integration
07:12 Michael Levin's Background and Interests
10:44 Developmental Biology and Agency
26:48 Practical Applications and Ethical Considerations
33:01 Courtroom Realization: We All Come from an Egg
33:40 The Continuum of Life and Self-Awareness
34:29 Reactions to the Concept of Self
35:36 The Changing Self and Memory
36:47 Proof of Humanity and AI
37:37 Defining Humanity Beyond Physical Form
38:25 Cognitive Light Cones and Compassion
47:07 The Intersection of Neuroscience and Developmental Biology
49:31 Understanding Cognition and Agency
53:49 The Concept of Way Making
01:00:31 Closing Thoughts and Future Discussions
Links to the papers mentioned:
TAME and Light Cones (frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2019.02688/full) : frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2019.02688/full
Navigation: (pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35741540/) pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35741540
Links to more of Michael Levin's work:
Bluesky: @drmichaellevin
Twitter (twitter.com/drmichaellevin) : twitter.com/drmichaellevin
Website (https://drmichaellevin.org) : drmichaellevin.org
SEMF (semf.org.es/school2023/) : semf.org.es/school2023
SciFi Story Made of Meat by Terry Bisson: (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/They%27re_Made_Out_of_Meat) en.wikipedia.org/wiki/They%27re_Made_Out_of_Meat
andreahiott.net
More Papers:
Biological Robots (arxiv.org/abs/2207.00880) : arxiv.org/abs/2207.00880
Limb Regeneration (science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.abj2164) : science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.abj2164
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Hosted by Andrea Hiott. (andreahiott.com/) More at andreahiott.com
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Scales and Science Fiction with Michael Levin. The first of a multi-part way-making research conversation with Tufts biologist Michael Levin. We discuss his own path and how science fiction helped him see beyond dichotomies. We also discuss the scales of cognition and what it might mean to reorient our understandings of life and mind.
Unveiling Cognitive Theories and Human Perception with Michael Levin
This episode delves into the ecological reorientation of cognition, the concept of intelligence beyond human-centric views, and the integration of interdisciplinary research. Discover how cognition can be understood as navigating various spaces, drawing on examples from developmental biology and science fiction. The conversation also examines the impact of sensory augmentation on our understanding of spatio-temporal scales and internal state measurement, with intriguing comparisons to bacteria's metacognitive loops. Future topics such as regeneration and xenobots are teased, bridging philosophical and practical insights into intelligence and agency.
00:00 Introduction and Research Context
00:33 Discovering Michael Levin's Work
01:11 Exploring Cognition and Navigation
02:07 Philosophical Framework and Scientific Integration
07:12 Michael Levin's Background and Interests
10:44 Developmental Biology and Agency
26:48 Practical Applications and Ethical Considerations
33:01 Courtroom Realization: We All Come from an Egg
33:40 The Continuum of Life and Self-Awareness
34:29 Reactions to the Concept of Self
35:36 The Changing Self and Memory
36:47 Proof of Humanity and AI
37:37 Defining Humanity Beyond Physical Form
38:25 Cognitive Light Cones and Compassion
47:07 The Intersection of Neuroscience and Developmental Biology
49:31 Understanding Cognition and Agency
53:49 The Concept of Way Making
01:00:31 Closing Thoughts and Future Discussions
Links to the papers mentioned:
TAME and Light Cones (frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2019.02688/full) : frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2019.02688/full
Navigation: (pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35741540/) pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35741540
Links to more of Michael Levin's work:
Bluesky: @drmichaellevin
Twitter (twitter.com/drmichaellevin) : twitter.com/drmichaellevin
Website (https://drmichaellevin.org) : drmichaellevin.org
SEMF (semf.org.es/school2023/) : semf.org.es/school2023
SciFi Story Made of Meat by Terry Bisson: (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/They%27re_Made_Out_of_Meat) en.wikipedia.org/wiki/They%27re_Made_Out_of_Meat
andreahiott.net
More Papers:
Biological Robots (arxiv.org/abs/2207.00880) : arxiv.org/abs/2207.00880
Limb Regeneration (science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.abj2164) : science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.abj2164
SubscribeToYouTubeVideos (youtube.com/@waymaking23) : youtube.com/@waymaking23
Website for Love and Philosophy Beyond Dichotomy (loveandphilosophy.com/) : loveandphilosophy.com
Hosted by Andrea Hiott. (andreahiott.com/) More at andreahiott.com
Support the show (loveandphilosophy.com/giving-page)
Please rate and review with love.
YouTube (youtube.com/@waymaking23) , Facebook (facebook.com/waymaking/) , Instagram (instagram.com/waymaking23/) , Twitter (https://x.com/waymaking23) , Substack (lovephilosophy.substack.com/) .
