Conversation #1 with Alexey Tolchinsky, Anthony Weiss and Chris Fields

This is a ~1 hour conversation on the future of mental health from the perspective of the diverse intelligence field, with Alexey Tolchinsky (https://scholar.google.com/citations?hl=en&user=tiBKmrsAAAAJ&view_op=list_works&sortby=pubdate), Anthony Weiss (https://www.anthonypweiss.com/about-anthony-weiss), and Chris Fields (https://chrisfieldsresearch.com/).

CHAPTERS:

(00:00) Psychiatry's stalled progress

(04:54) Faulty mental models

(11:36) Tools and treatment goals

(24:06) Nonlinear living systems

(31:21) Energy shaping agency

(41:51) Technology entangles minds

(53:08) Effort and agentic models

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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.