Simons Book Club | Thoughts Perform Niche Construction @SimonsBookClub | Uploaded May 2024 | Updated October 2024, 1 hour ago.
Here’s a small clip from a video I was really inspired to do after hearing a talk between Michael Pollan, whose books I love, and Michael Levin, who is the most exciting scientist creating content online now, for me. I love Michael Levin’s work and the way he understands life and consciousness from a biologist’s perspective. I think a lot of people are overindexing on what neuroscientists have to say, with a brain-first approach to everything, and Michael Levin is really coming at life, agency, and growth from a very refreshing and exciting angle.
In this clip, I’ll talk a bit about how he views thoughts as patterns that perform niche construction. I’m talking about one area on the continuum of thought that he lays out. If you want to see the whole continuum explained, I did a video about it, and it’s now on my YouTube channel. Check it out and let me know what you think! What Levin is proposing is, I think, really transformational.
Here’s a small clip from a video I was really inspired to do after hearing a talk between Michael Pollan, whose books I love, and Michael Levin, who is the most exciting scientist creating content online now, for me. I love Michael Levin’s work and the way he understands life and consciousness from a biologist’s perspective. I think a lot of people are overindexing on what neuroscientists have to say, with a brain-first approach to everything, and Michael Levin is really coming at life, agency, and growth from a very refreshing and exciting angle.
In this clip, I’ll talk a bit about how he views thoughts as patterns that perform niche construction. I’m talking about one area on the continuum of thought that he lays out. If you want to see the whole continuum explained, I did a video about it, and it’s now on my YouTube channel. Check it out and let me know what you think! What Levin is proposing is, I think, really transformational.
