“The Unreasonable Effectiveness of the Behavioral Sciences in Developmental Biology and Biomedicine”
Thoughtforms LifeShow Notes
This is a ~46 minute talk by Michael Levin titled “The Unreasonable Effectiveness of the Behavioral Sciences in Developmental Biology and Biomedicine” given at a developmental biology/bioengineering symposium, explaining the connections between the cognitive/behavioral sciences and the study of morphogenesis, from the lens of our framework and new technology.
CHAPTERS:
(00:00) Behavioral Science Foundations
(05:57) Agential Cells And Morphospace
(10:47) Goal Directed Regeneration Examples
(18:16) Bioelectric Pattern Memories
(23:32) Exploring Morphological Plasticity
(31:54) Learning Regeneration And Cancer
(36:10) Novel Bioengineered Living Machines
(41:22) Future Minds And Ethics
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