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Thoughtforms Life

Michael Levin
Thoughtforms Life
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  • Thoughtforms Life

    Conversation #1 with Steven Strogatz

    22/08/2026 | 56 mins.
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    CHAPTERS:

    (00:00) Mathematical explanation and AI

    (07:28) Reductionism across scientific fields

    (11:04) Intuition and mathematical deduction

    (18:31) Geometry versus algebraic thinking

    (24:32) Euler and negative logarithms

    (29:38) Mathematical anomalies and patterns

    (36:26) Scale of mathematical constants

    (46:55) Nature of fundamental constants

    (50:08) Pi beyond simple circles

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    Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7JCmtoeH53neYyZeOZ6ym5

    Twitter: https://x.com/drmichaellevin

    Blog: https://thoughtforms.life

    The Levin Lab: https://drmichaellevin.org
  • Thoughtforms Life

    Conversation #1 with Alexey Tolchinsky, Anthony Weiss and Chris Fields

    29/07/2026 | 1h 1 mins.
    This is a ~1 hour conversation on the future of mental health from the perspective of the diverse intelligence field, with Alexey Tolchinsky (https://scholar.google.com/citations?hl=en&user=tiBKmrsAAAAJ&view_op=list_works&sortby=pubdate), Anthony Weiss (https://www.anthonypweiss.com/about-anthony-weiss), and Chris Fields (https://chrisfieldsresearch.com/).

    CHAPTERS:

    (00:00) Psychiatry's stalled progress

    (04:54) Faulty mental models

    (11:36) Tools and treatment goals

    (24:06) Nonlinear living systems

    (31:21) Energy shaping agency

    (41:51) Technology entangles minds

    (53:08) Effort and agentic models

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    YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3pVafx6EZqXVI2V_Efu2uw

    Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/thoughtforms-life/id1805908099

    Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7JCmtoeH53neYyZeOZ6ym5

    Twitter: https://x.com/drmichaellevin

    Blog: https://thoughtforms.life

    The Levin Lab: https://drmichaellevin.org
  • Thoughtforms Life

    Conversation #1 with

    28/07/2026 | 1h
    This is a ~1 hour working meeting with Thomas Pollak (https://www.kcl.ac.uk/people/thomas-pollak, https://drtompollak.substack.com/) and David King (https://profiles.stanford.edu/361883, https://breakingconvention.co.uk/performers/dave-king) about the intersection of neuroscience, mental health, and diverse intelligence research.

    CHAPTERS:

    (00:00) Agency in psychiatry

    (05:14) Mental real estate

    (10:31) Internal agency mechanics

    (21:43) Dissociation and multiplicity

    (30:04) Interfaces and inspiration

    (38:43) Signals and prostheses

    (48:18) Psychedelics and entities

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    YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3pVafx6EZqXVI2V_Efu2uw

    Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/thoughtforms-life/id1805908099

    Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7JCmtoeH53neYyZeOZ6ym5

    Twitter: https://x.com/drmichaellevin

    Blog: https://thoughtforms.life

    The Levin Lab: https://drmichaellevin.org
  • Thoughtforms Life

    "Diverse Intelligence: new frontier for Origins, Possibilities, and Diseases of Minds by" M. Levin

    10/07/2026 | 54 mins.
    This is a ~54 minute talk titled "Diverse Intelligence: a new frontier for Origins, Possibilities, and Diseases of the Mind(s)" which I gave for an audience composed of mental health professionals and neuroscientists.

    CHAPTERS:

    (00:00) Roadmap and stakes

    (04:13) Minds as continuum

    (08:04) Diverse intelligence framework

    (11:12) Biological plasticity examples

    (18:18) Morphogenesis as intelligence

    (22:31) Multiscale cellular agency

    (26:39) Anatomical problem solving

    (32:40) Ancient bioelectric networks

    (35:34) Communicating somatic goals

    (42:02) Cancer and medicine

    (46:37) Novel living agents

    (51:56) Ethics and summary

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    Podcast Website: https://thoughtforms-life.aipodcast.ing

    YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3pVafx6EZqXVI2V_Efu2uw

    Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/thoughtforms-life/id1805908099

    Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7JCmtoeH53neYyZeOZ6ym5

    Twitter: https://x.com/drmichaellevin

    Blog: https://thoughtforms.life

    The Levin Lab: https://drmichaellevin.org
  • Thoughtforms Life

    "Energy Constraints and Tradeoffs" by Martin Picard

    27/06/2026 | 56 mins.
    This is a ~57 minute talk titled "Energy Constraints and Tradeoffs: the mitochondrial daily energy expenditure MDEE study" by Martin Picard (https://www.neurology.columbia.edu/profile/martin-picard-phd) and a brief set of ideas by me at the end, presaging a full discussion of this for our next meeting.

    I mentioned these 2 papers:

    https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0303264722001435

    https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/bies.201900245

    CHAPTERS:

    (00:00) Mitochondria energy tradeoffs

    (52:14) Scarcity coordinates biology

    (54:44) Anthrobot aging evidence

    (56:31) Follow-up ideas

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    SOCIAL LINKS:

    Podcast Website: https://thoughtforms-life.aipodcast.ing

    YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3pVafx6EZqXVI2V_Efu2uw

    Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/thoughtforms-life/id1805908099

    Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7JCmtoeH53neYyZeOZ6ym5

    Twitter: https://x.com/drmichaellevin

    Blog: https://thoughtforms.life

    The Levin Lab: https://drmichaellevin.org
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About Thoughtforms Life
A podcast by Professor Michael Levin exploring the frontiers of biology, cognition, and emergence. Engage in conversations about morphogenesis, bioelectricity, and synthetic life — and uncover how intelligence and agency emerge from the most fundamental levels of nature.
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