{"id":149982,"date":"2022-11-12T03:25:46","date_gmt":"2022-11-12T09:25:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/2022\/11\/the-global-mind-collective-intelligence-agency-and-morphogenesis-michael-levin-%ce%bb-joscha-bach"},"modified":"2022-11-12T03:25:46","modified_gmt":"2022-11-12T09:25:46","slug":"the-global-mind-collective-intelligence-agency-and-morphogenesis-michael-levin-%ce%bb-joscha-bach","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/2022\/11\/the-global-mind-collective-intelligence-agency-and-morphogenesis-michael-levin-%ce%bb-joscha-bach","title":{"rendered":"The Global Mind, Collective Intelligence, Agency, and Morphogenesis \u2014 Michael Levin \u039b Joscha Bach"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Michael Levin \u039b Joscha Bach: Collective Intelligence\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/kgMFnfB5E_A?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>This theolocution has been released early in an ad-free audio version for TOE members at <a href=\"http:\/\/theoriesofeverything.org\">http:\/\/theoriesofeverything.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Sponsors:<br \/> - Drink Trade: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.drinktrade.com\/everything\">https:\/\/www.drinktrade.com\/everything<\/a> for 30% off.<br \/> - Ro Man: <a href=\"https:\/\/ro.co\/curt\">https:\/\/ro.co\/curt<\/a> for 20% off first order.<br \/> - Masterworks: <a href=\"https:\/\/masterworks.art\/toe\">https:\/\/masterworks.art\/toe<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>*New* TOE Website (early access to episodes): <a href=\"https:\/\/theoriesofeverything.org\/\">https:\/\/theoriesofeverything.org\/<\/a><br \/> Patreon: <a href=\"https:\/\/patreon.com\/curtjaimungal\">https:\/\/patreon.com\/curtjaimungal<\/a>.<br \/> Crypto: <a href=\"https:\/\/tinyurl.com\/cryptoTOE\">https:\/\/tinyurl.com\/cryptoTOE<\/a><br \/> PayPal: <a href=\"https:\/\/tinyurl.com\/paypalTOE\">https:\/\/tinyurl.com\/paypalTOE<\/a><br \/> Twitter: <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TOEwithCurt\">https:\/\/twitter.com\/TOEwithCurt<\/a>.<br \/> Discord Invite: <a href=\"https:\/\/discord.com\/invite\/kBcnfNVwqs\">https:\/\/discord.com\/invite\/kBcnfNVwqs<\/a>.<br \/> iTunes: <a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/ca\/podcast\/better-left-unsaid-with-curt-jaimungal\/id1521758802\">https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/ca\/podcast\/better-left-unsaid-wit\u20261521758802<\/a><br \/> Pandora: <a href=\"https:\/\/pdora.co\/33b9lfP\">https:\/\/pdora.co\/33b9lfP<\/a><br \/> Spotify: <a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/4gL14b92xAErofYQA7bU4e\">https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/4gL14b92xAErofYQA7bU4e<\/a>.<br \/> Subreddit r\/TheoriesOfEverything: <a href=\"https:\/\/reddit.com\/r\/theoriesofeverything\">https:\/\/reddit.com\/r\/theoriesofeverything<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>LINKS MENTIONED:<br \/> - Michael Levin (Solo TOE podcast): <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/Z0TNfysTazc\">https:\/\/youtu.be\/Z0TNfysTazc<\/a>.<br \/> - Michael Levin Theolocution With Chris Fields &amp; Karl Friston: <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/J6eJ44Jq_pw\">https:\/\/youtu.be\/J6eJ44Jq_pw<\/a>.<br \/> - Joscha Bach Theolocution With John Vervaeke: <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/rK7ux_JhHM4\">https:\/\/youtu.be\/rK7ux_JhHM4<\/a><br \/> - Joscha Bach Theolocution With Donald Hoffman: <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/bhSlYfVtgww\">https:\/\/youtu.be\/bhSlYfVtgww<\/a>.<br \/> - Joscha Bach (Solo TOE podcast): <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/3MNBxfrmfmI\">https:\/\/youtu.be\/3MNBxfrmfmI<\/a><\/p>\n<p>TIMESTAMPS:<br \/> 00:00:00 Introduction.<br \/> 00:01:55 Bach and Levin speak about each other\u2019s work.<br \/> 00:03:34 The cell functions as a neuron.<br \/> 00:07:15 Software as a control pattern.<br \/> 00:10:55 Disciplinary boundaries in academia.<br \/> 00:14:38 The perceptron is a \u201ctoy model\u201d of the brain.<br \/> 00:18:44 How do you identify yourself as a researcher?<br \/> 00:20:10 The benefits of podcasts vs. academia.<br \/> 00:30:04 Beliefs of Bach\u2019s and Levin\u2019s that have drastically changed.<br \/> 00:38:54 Memory moves outside the brain structure.<br \/> 00:45:06 Engrams and memory storage.<br \/> 00:47:30 The implications of transferring memory between species.<br \/> 00:55:25 Weissman\u2019s barrier.<br \/> 00:59:25 The notion of \u201ccompetence\u201d (Bach\u2019s and Levin\u2019s largest insight)<br \/> 01:12:10 Virtualization for unreliable hardware.<br \/> 01:16:02 Defining \u201ccompetence\u201c<br \/> 01:22:35 Bach\u2019s issues with goals (for and against teleology)<br \/> 01:27:34 Planarian goals and explicitly encoded instructions.<br \/> 01:34:55 Navigation in \u201cMorphic Space\u201c<br \/> 01:36:11 One species\u2019 birth defect can be another\u2019s benefit.<br \/> 01:37:42 The \u201cIntelligence Trap\u201d and bias.<br \/> 01:39:05 Application of each others\u2019 work to their own.<br \/> 01:52:25 Necessities of general intelligence in cells.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This theolocution has been released early in an ad-free audio version for TOE members at http:\/\/theoriesofeverything.org. 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