Michael Levin
@drmichaellevin
Scientist at Tufts University; my lab studies anatomical and behavioral decision-making at multiple scales of biological, artificial, and hybrid systems.
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http://www.drmichaellevin.org 29-05-2013 12:07:46
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New short piece on SUTI; no, not SETI - SUTI, the Search for Unconventional Terrestrial Intelligence, and thought patterns vs. thinkers - in the eye of the beholder. iai.tv/articles/patte… (graphic made for me by Jeremy Guay of Peregrine Creative). Thanks Perry Marshall for
Intellectual Cage Match: Perry vs. Mad Scientist Michael Levin Part 2 iai.tv/articles/patte…
The final paper is out: simple algorithms and their unexpected capabilities and side-quests: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/10… Blog post discussing it: thoughtforms.life/algorithms-red… , including a couple of videos of discussion of the topic with Mark Solms and Karl Friston. Also some links
New paper: Chris L Buckley, Tim Lewens at Cambridge HPS, Beren Millidge, Alec Tschantz, Richard Watson mdpi.com/1099-4300/26/9… "Natural Induction: Spontaneous Adaptive Organisation without Natural Selection" #evolution, #basalcognition, #physics Abstract: Evolution by
Can algae be surprised? Apparently, yes; and they don't like it. New preprint is up, from Franz Kuchling's PhD work, with a great team of students: Isha Singh, Mridushi Daga, Susan Zec, and Alexandra Kunen: osf.io/preprints/osf/… "Uncertainty Minimization and Pattern