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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Host page for the first Symposium on the Platonic Space
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Some photos of plants and animals and the ocean in normal and infrared light.
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A few quotes I like, on top of my nature photos
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A few downloadable infographics on the topics of biological hardware/software, bioelectricity, and philosophy of mind
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A study of light, texture, and ocean-adjacent life.
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Some supplemental ideas for a recent paper on memory across scales in biology.
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A brief story of my train of thoughts during a confusing episode where I thought my lab had disappeared.
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Some photos of Nepal.
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A set of nature photographs – sunrise sky, beach, water, light, life forms. No AI, no creative filters, just nature.
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A compendium of various pieces of advice I’ve given to students and others who ask about how to think about a life in science.
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Baba Is You is a philosophical video game that facilitates the kind of thinking needed for frontier topics in the sciences of life and mind.