{"id":226586,"date":"2025-12-06T00:06:20","date_gmt":"2025-12-06T06:06:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/2025\/12\/memories-and-ideas-are-living-organisms-michael-levin-and-lex-fridman"},"modified":"2025-12-06T00:06:20","modified_gmt":"2025-12-06T06:06:20","slug":"memories-and-ideas-are-living-organisms-michael-levin-and-lex-fridman","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/2025\/12\/memories-and-ideas-are-living-organisms-michael-levin-and-lex-fridman","title":{"rendered":"Memories and ideas are living organisms | Michael Levin and Lex Fridman"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<p><iframe style=\"display: block; margin: 0 auto; width: 100%; aspect-ratio: 4\/3; object-fit: contain;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/WH7tLo2FA6c?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope;\n   picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Lex Fridman Podcast full episode: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Qp0rCU49lMs\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Qp0rCU49lMs<\/a>.<br \/> Thank you for listening \u2764 Check out our sponsors: <a href=\"https:\/\/lexfridman.com\/sponsors\/cv9485-sb\">https:\/\/lexfridman.com\/sponsors\/cv9485-sb<\/a>.<br \/> See below for guest bio, links, and to give feedback, submit questions, contact Lex, etc.<\/p>\n<p>*GUEST BIO:*<br \/> Michael Levin is a biologist at Tufts University working on novel ways to understand and control complex pattern formation in biological systems.<\/p>\n<p>*CONTACT LEX:*<br \/> *Feedback* \u2014 give feedback to Lex: <a href=\"https:\/\/lexfridman.com\/survey\">https:\/\/lexfridman.com\/survey<\/a>.<br \/> *AMA* \u2014 submit questions, videos or call-in: <a href=\"https:\/\/lexfridman.com\/ama\">https:\/\/lexfridman.com\/ama<\/a>.<br \/> *Hiring* \u2014 join our team: <a href=\"https:\/\/lexfridman.com\/hiring\">https:\/\/lexfridman.com\/hiring<\/a>.<br \/> *Other* \u2014 other ways to get in touch: <a href=\"https:\/\/lexfridman.com\/contact\">https:\/\/lexfridman.com\/contact<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>*EPISODE LINKS:*<br \/> Michael Levin\u2019s X: <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/drmichaellevin\">https:\/\/twitter.com\/drmichaellevin<\/a>.<br \/> Michael Levin\u2019s Website: <a href=\"https:\/\/drmichaellevin.org\">https:\/\/drmichaellevin.org<\/a>.<br \/> Michael Levin\u2019s Papers: <a href=\"https:\/\/drmichaellevin.org\/publications\/\">https:\/\/drmichaellevin.org\/publications\/<\/a><br \/> - Biological Robots: <a href=\"https:\/\/arxiv.org\/abs\/2207.00880\">https:\/\/arxiv.org\/abs\/2207.00880<\/a><br \/> - Classical Sorting Algorithms: <a href=\"https:\/\/arxiv.org\/abs\/2401.05375\">https:\/\/arxiv.org\/abs\/2401.05375<\/a><br \/> - Aging as a Morphostasis Defect: <a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/38636560\/\">https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/38636560\/<\/a><br \/> - TAME: <a href=\"https:\/\/arxiv.org\/abs\/2201.10346\">https:\/\/arxiv.org\/abs\/2201.10346<\/a><br \/> - Synthetic Living Machines: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.science.org\/doi\/10.1126\/scirobotics.abf1571\">https:\/\/www.science.org\/doi\/10.1126\/scirobotics.abf1571<\/a><\/p>\n<p>*SPONSORS:*<br \/> To support this podcast, check out our sponsors &amp; get discounts:<br \/> *Shopify:* Sell stuff online.<br \/> Go to <a href=\"https:\/\/lexfridman.com\/s\/shopify-cv9485-sb\">https:\/\/lexfridman.com\/s\/shopify-cv9485-sb<\/a>.<br \/> *CodeRabbit:* AI-powered code reviews.<br \/> Go to <a href=\"https:\/\/lexfridman.com\/s\/coderabbit-cv9485-sb\">https:\/\/lexfridman.com\/s\/coderabbit-cv9485-sb<\/a>.<br \/> *LMNT:* Zero-sugar electrolyte drink mix.<br \/> Go to <a href=\"https:\/\/lexfridman.com\/s\/lmnt-cv9485-sb\">https:\/\/lexfridman.com\/s\/lmnt-cv9485-sb<\/a>.<br \/> *UPLIFT Desk:* Standing desks and office ergonomics.<br \/> Go to <a href=\"https:\/\/lexfridman.com\/s\/uplift_desk-cv9485-sb\">https:\/\/lexfridman.com\/s\/uplift_desk-cv9485-sb<\/a>.<br \/> *Miro:* Online collaborative whiteboard platform.<br \/> Go to <a href=\"https:\/\/lexfridman.com\/s\/miro-cv9485-sb\">https:\/\/lexfridman.com\/s\/miro-cv9485-sb<\/a>.<br \/> *MasterClass:* Online classes from world-class experts.<br \/> Go to <a href=\"https:\/\/lexfridman.com\/s\/masterclass-cv9485-sb\">https:\/\/lexfridman.com\/s\/masterclass-cv9485-sb<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>*PODCAST LINKS:*<\/p>\n<div class=\"more-link-wrapper\"> <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/2025\/12\/memories-and-ideas-are-living-organisms-michael-levin-and-lex-fridman\">Continue reading \u201cMemories and ideas are living organisms | Michael Levin and Lex Fridman\u201d | &gt;<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lex Fridman Podcast full episode: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Qp0rCU49lMs. Thank you for listening \u2764 Check out our sponsors: https:\/\/lexfridman.com\/sponsors\/cv9485-sb. 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