Thoughts on the science and philosophy of embodied minds, and the lives that can be; the more personal, broader complement to my laboratory research on the biophysical mechanisms of embodied intelligence.
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Upcoming Content Includes:
- Essays on biology, AI, philosophy, and relevant fiction
- Biographies of people who have had an influence on me
- Transcripts of internal conversations on issues of science and philosophy
- Interviews with remarkable scientists: established stars across fields, and introductions to new young researchers
- Software/code for productivity and/or fun
- AI- and mathematically-generated art
- Favorite links to others’ content
- Notes on messages I try to transmit to my students – from personal advice (coming into, or leaving, the lab) to class materials
- Notifications of new findings from our lab, with explanations for the interested public
- Ask-Me-Anything events (Q&A sessions)
- Photography (nature, infrared, and macrophotography)
- Complete list of books in my library and occasional book reviews
- My whole Endnote library of references (curated list of science papers I cite)
- Infographics and other downloadable educational content such as Powerpoint slides
- Personal recommendations for science books, sci-fi, etc.
- What our group is currently working on and how I see the work developing in the future
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A brief breakdown of the public material I make available and what exists at each location.
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This is a 1 hour talk on bioelectricity with a special slant toward microbiology/immunology/parasitology, both the video and the Q&A afterward.
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Covers which our papers contributed to various journals in which they were published.
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A humorous dialog (written by GPT-4 and I) about how a determinist (doesn’t believe in free will because of the closure of physics and chemistry) would fare at a job interview in a software company.
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A video and discussion of where memory is stored when networks are trained without changes in structure. Implications for memory and basal cognition, and the difference between 1st and 3rd person access to a memory medium.
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A downloadable BibTex export of my Endnote library (23,700 references) and a fairly complete list of work on bioelectromagnetics up to about 2010.
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My favorite type of meditation happens in the morning, in the Golden Hour before sunrise, with a camera (some of these are also from sunset or moonrise). I walk around, take pictures of what I see, and do a mix of thinking about specific things on my agenda vs. letting my mind and attention just…
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Click an image to see a (possibly truncated) version of the prompt used for each one. Click the image again for a high-resolution version.
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Here are some of my attempts at near infrared photography. I’m using a Sony Alpha 6000 camera modified by Kolari to shoot in NIR. Their process removed an IR filter from the camera’s sensor and also requires one of several filters on the front of the camera.
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I like taking pictures of biological subjects; here are some photos from the last few years (mostly with a Sony 6000alpha camera with a macro lens). I usually look for these on my daily walks; also any insect finding its way into my house usually gets a photo-shoot before being escorted outside. Click on an…
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Click an image to see a (possibly truncated) version of the prompt used for each one. Click the image again for a high-resolution version.