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"New Bodies, Unconventional Minds: a continuum of cognition (& consciousness) by Michael Levin

October 17, 2026 · 40 min

This is a ~39 minute talk titled "New Bodies, Unconventional Minds: a perspective on a continuum of cognition (& consciousness)" for a consciousness conference about our laboratory model systems relevant to the study of minds, my Platonic…
"Thoughts as Thinkers: the biology & computer science of inspiration" by Michael Levin

October 16, 2026 · 36 min

This is a ~35 minute talk titled "Thoughts as Thinkers: the biology & computer science of inspiration" I gave at a recent conference. CHAPTERS: (00:00) The nature of inspiration (15:51) Xenobots and novel minds PRODUCED…
Bio-inspired technology? #science #biology #platonicspace

October 15, 2026 · 3 min

This #short is an excerpt from Michael Levin's talk "Biology, AI, and Diverse Intelligence" at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Or_3tlEOLj4 produced by https://x.com/DNAMediaEditing CHAPTERS: (00:00) Patterns and free lunches (01:01)…
What are we? Concepts for biology and AI #science #biology #diverseintelligence

October 13, 2026 · 2 min

This #short is an excerpt from Michael Levin's talk "Biology, AI, and Diverse Intelligence" at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Or_3tlEOLj4 produced by https://x.com/DNAMediaEditing CHAPTERS: (00:00) Defining life and machines (00:44)…
"Mind-Body Interface: an experimental and Clinical Perspective" by Michael Levin and Karina Kofman

October 11, 2026 · 1 hr 5 min

This is a ~1 hour and 4 minutes talk + Q&A that my student and collaborator Karina Kofman (https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Karina-Kofman-2) and I gave to the Society for Mind-Matter Research as a keynote talk in acceptance of the best…

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"Neuroscience Beyond Neurons: communicating with unconventional minds" by Michael Levin

October 9, 2026 · 1 hr 1 min

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 broadly around how neuroscience of neural…
Discussion with Marsha Hewitt (Platonic Space and related ideas)

September 24, 2026 · 1 hr 3 min

This is a ~1 hour 3 minute conversation with Marsha Hewitt (https://www.trinity.utoronto.ca/profiles/hewitt-marsha/), who wanted to clarify some issues around the Platonic Space and related ideas from the perspective of her teaching…
"Life, Machines, and a Foundation for Synthbiosis" by Michael Levin

September 22, 2026 · 22 min

This is a ~21-minute talk titled "Life, Machines, and a Foundation for Synthbiosis" that I gave to the Santa Fe Institute (https://santafe.edu/) conference on "Symbiogenesis in the Age of Machine intelligence" (https://w…
Biology, AI, and Diverse Intelligence by Michael Levin

September 21, 2026 · 53 min

"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 of non-experts in AI, so it's not very…
A conversation with Andrey Vyshedskiy about the evolution of language and brain development

September 13, 2026 · 59 min

This is a ~1 hour conversation with Andrey Vyshedskiy (https://www.bu.edu/prsocial/profile/andrey-vyshedskiy/) about the evolution of language, brain mechanisms, implications for autism and developmental disorders, and Andrey's work to…
Conversation #1 with Diego Bohórquez and Mijail D. Serruya: how information moves levels in bodies

September 3, 2026 · 59 min

This is a ~59 minute working meeting where I introduce two very interesting neuroscientists to each other - Diego Bohórquez (https://medicine.duke.edu/profile/diego-v-bohorquez) and Mijail D. Serruya (https://www.jeffers…
Conversation #1 with Steven Strogatz

August 22, 2026 · 56 min

This is a ~56 minute conversation with mathematician Steven Strogatz (https://www.stevenstrogatz.com/) covering issues of explanation in mathematics, Platonism, and related questions. CHAPTERS: (00:00) Mathematical explanation and…

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A podcast by Professor Michael Levin exploring the frontiers of biology, cognition, and emergence. Engage in conversations about morphogenesis, bioelectricity, and synthetic life — and uncover how intelligence and agency emerge from the most fundamental levels of nature.