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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Current and Future 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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A brief introduction and an original draft of my piece on life vs. machines.
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Images of ocean, light, plants, and Godzilla.
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Some thoughtful quotes on top of nature images
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Some excerpts and explanation of a recent paper on causal patterns from the Platonic space and the implications for biology, engineering, and philosophy of mind.
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A video discussion and email transcript of a conversation on Platonic space and related philosophical topics by Robert Prentner and Timothy Jackson.
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Explanations of two kinds of cognitive glue – mechanisms that allow subunits (in this case cells) to work together toward larger-scale goals in a collective intelligence, and a discussion of a recent computational modeling paper which tested some of these ideas.
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A discussion with a clinical psychologist and neuropsychiatrist about collective minds.
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My bioelectricity book is finished and submitted to the publisher. This post updates on the progress of forthcoming books.
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This is a video and Q&A session from a talk I gave about the architecture of life.
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Some photos of birds, ocean, and other things, mostly at sunrise, some in infrared.