Thoughtforms Life

This is a ~54 minute conversation with Katrina Schleisman (https://www.galois.com/team/katrina-schleisman) and David Burke (https://www.galois.com/team/david-burke) about issues related to memory, Platonism, diverse intelligence, and similar topics.



CHAPTERS:

(00:00) Paper comments and impetus

(01:38) Math-physics causal dualism

(06:19) Unreasonable effectiveness and foundations

(12:54) Active Platonic patterns learning

(19:36) Verbs, affordances, pattern agency

(29:04) Math gifts before evolution

(35:43) Cognition, life, and idealism

(43:21) Hidden messages and memory

(47:42) Resonant patterns, chance, synchronicity



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Twitter: https://x.com/drmichaellevin

Blog: https://thoughtforms.life

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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.