Novel Bodies, Unconventional Minds: Diverse Intelligence and the Study of Consciousness

This is a ~55 minute talk titled "Novel Bodies, Unconventional Minds: a diverse intelligence perspective on a continuum of cognition (and consciousness)" by Michael Levin given at the CIFAR (https://cifar.ca/next-generation/cifar-neuroscience-of-consciousness-winter-school/) Neuroscience of Consciousness Winter School, + about 20 min of Q&A. My lab doesn't normally work on consciousness per se, but we do a lot of things that are relevant to questions in the philosophy of mind so in this talk I ... CHAPTERS:(00:00) Introduction and Talk Outline(03:00) Challenging Conventional Categories(06:00) Unusual Biology and Cell Journey(12:00) Collective Intelligence and Problem Spaces(19:00) Morphogenesis Collective Intelligence(24:00) Bioelectrical Networks and Control(30:00) Planaria Memory and Regeneration(34:00) Scale of Self, Cancer(38:00) Patterns from Platonic Space(41:00) Novel Life Forms: Xenobots(48:00) Anthrobots and Beyond CONNECT WITH ME: Podcast Website YouTube Apple Podcasts Spotify Twitter Blog The Levin Lab