Thoughtforms Life

This is a ~1 hour talk on morphogenesis as a collective intelligence and some specifics about cognitive glue.

CHAPTERS:

(00:00) Intro: Diverse Intelligence Overview
(01:40) Discrete Kinds vs Continuum
(03:50) Intelligence in Novel Spaces
(06:00) Cells as Collective Intelligence
(09:30) Morphogenesis and Agential Material
(12:30) Defining Intelligence: Perturbations
(17:00) Tadpole Metamorphosis Intelligence
(19:30) Anatomical Homeostasis & Setpoints
(21:30) Bioelectricity: Cognitive Glue
(23:30) Ancient Bioelectric Networks
(25:30) Reading Bioelectric Patterns
(27:30) Manipulating Bioelectric States
(30:00) Bioelectric Control of Organs
(33:00) Planaria Pattern Memory
(35:44) Two-Headed Worms & Memory
(37:30) Exploring Anatomical Morphospace
(40:00) Diverse Intelligence: Cognitive Light Cone
(42:00) Cancer: Breakdown Collective Intelligence
(44:00) Origin of Goals & Individuality
(45:30) Mechanisms of Collective Alignment
(47:00) Stress Sharing Mechanism
(48:30) New Forms of Intelligence
(49:30) Xenobots: Synthetic Life
(53:00) Anthrobots: Human Cell Bots
(54:30) Future of Diverse Intelligence
(55:30) Conclusion and Acknowledgements

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What is Thoughtforms Life?

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.