# Michael Levin

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"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. CHAPTERS: (00:00) The concept of inspiration (03:47) Defining the free lunch (08:47) Surprising biological plasticity (14:33) Causal emergence in networks (17:05) Competencies of …

#167 - Meet The Greatest Plant Neurobiologist You've Never Heard Of

🧠 JOIN THE GIANT'S SHOULDER FAMILY Become a YouTube Member for exclusive episodes, early access + ad-free viewing 👇 https://www.youtube.com/@thegiantsshoulder/join František Baluška is the cell biologist who helped turn plant intelligence from a fringe idea into a field. At the University of Bonn…

Where Does Genius Come From? | Michael Levin

Michael Levin joins Dr. Scott Barry Kaufman to explore intelligence beyond the human brain, the hidden minds of cells and biological systems, the origins of genius and inspiration, and the possibility that intelligence and creativity may not be something we simply "make." They discuss bioelectricit…

#168 - Meet The Scientist Growing Mini Brains In A Lab

🧠 JOIN THE GIANT'S SHOULDER FAMILY Become a YouTube Member for exclusive episodes, early access + ad-free viewing 👇 https://www.youtube.com/@thegiantsshoulder/join Thomas Hartung is the toxicologist who helped pioneer organoid intelligence: growing human brain tissue in a dish and wiring it up to…

Thoughts as Thinkers: biology & computer science of inspiration within & without us by Michael Levin

This is a ~35 minute talk titled "Thoughts as Thinkers: the biology and computer science of inspiration within and without us" that I gave right before Chris Fields, at a recent philosophy conference. Still working on different ways to present the concept of patterns as behavioral policies, their o…

The Most Controversial Biologist Alive Breaks Down Telepathy

Our American Alchemist this week is Rupert Sheldrake, a biologist, author, and former Cambridge University research fellow best known for his groundbreaking and controversial theories on morphic resonance, consciousness, and the extended mind. --------------------- You can support American Alchem…

Creator or Frankenstein? Decoding Michael Levin’s Bioelectric Revolution EP887↑《Sip&Talk

加入會員,支持節目: https://mickytokife.firstory.cc/join 留言告訴我你對這一集的想法: https://open.firstory.fm/user/clsviykrc013001vp31igc316/comments "Sip & Talk": Casual talks on news, philosophy, AI, and geopolitics, now spanning global finance and frontier science. Dissecting tough topics to spark independent logic. …

#169 - Top Cognitive Scientist: Salvia, DMT Entities, Ibogaine & Lucid Dreaming

🧠 JOIN THE GIANT'S SHOULDER FAMILY Become a YouTube Member for exclusive episodes, early access + ad-free viewing 👇 https://www.youtube.com/@thegiantsshoulder/join Anderson Todd is a cognitive scientist who studies consciousness from the inside. He teaches cognitive science at the University of T…

The 3 great origin mysteries: The universe, life, and consciousness

Physicist and cosmologist Paul Davies, author of The Demon in the Machine, argues that the deepest mystery of life’s origin is how chemistry came to write its own code. Davies traces the question from Aristotle and Schrödinger’s “aperiodic crystal” to Maxwell’s demon, Michael Levin’s two-headed fla…

Kristin Neff: Self-Compassion and Non-dual Awareness

I spoke with Kristin Neff about self-compassion, nondual awareness, and her attempt to build a model of awareness and consciousness that maps onto her lived experience. Timestamps: 0:00 Nondual retreats, concepts, and practice6:20 Awake awareness, mind-wandering, and creativity14:22 What changed af…