Michael was an agnostic / atheist who cheerfully and generously engaged opposing views. Many of his peers on the irreligious side of the fence were hostile and abrasive, but Michael exhibited unwavering respect, always insisting on assuming his opponents operate with positive intent. Read more »
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This incisive list of questions must be answered before any two people can have a meaningful conversation about the nature of intelligence and AI (because each of us has our own personal definitions & sacred cows about being and beings). From a paper by Nicolas Rouleau and Michael Levin:
Why are important conversations so difficult and why is curiosity the greatest virtue? Dov Baron from British Columbia describes the emotional source code rules that govern our conversations about politics, religion, evolution, cancer and relationships. His website is dovbaron.com.
Dov Baron [email protected]
Podcast: https://evo2.org/podcasts/courage-fueled-by-curiosity-love/
When most of us set out to do anything, there’s what we think is going to work in theory… and then there’s what turns out to actually work in practice.
We are sometimes slow to realize they are not the same!
I just had one of these moments myself a couple months ago. Jon Correll, the CEO of Reversing Cancer, said, “Perry, I don’t think the thing we say we’re doing is the thing we’re best at doing. Read more »
Edward Kelly is a neuroscientist whose research overturns the current popular definition of the mind. We had a fantastic conversation about his non-traditional path in scientific research. He is a scientist at the University of Virginia.
The creation-evolution scene perfected polarization and cancel culture long before social media was even a twinkle in Mark Zuckerberg’s eye.
Extreme views reduce grand vistas to bumper sticker slogans. Shallow and 1-dimensional. The real discoveries hide in the space in the middle: Read more »
Why are we losing the war on cancer? This mind-blowing 8-minute video will change how you think about it.
From rogue kidney cells to a $25 test that could save millions, we’re exposing the evolutionary dance of cancer.
Watch this – it might just save your life. Read more »
How to Save the Earth AND the Humans at the Same Time
20 years ago, I went to China and witnessed the pollution. The sun was a murky yellow haze. Six hours west of Shanghai, the countryside air was still drenched with smog.
I said to myself “If I wasn’t an environmentalist before, I sure am now.”
That said, the word “environmentalist” has become a shrill, self-righteous, strident hypocrisy where people obsessed with carbon credits appear to be more concerned about dogmas than people… Read more »
Did you know 67% of Americans think ChatGPT might be conscious? University of Waterloo survey.
What IS intelligence, anyway?
In 2024 it’s THE front-burner question.
Dr. Michael Levin at Tufts university is demolishing conventional notions of intelligence.
Re-framing AI, genetics, robotics, cancer, longevity. Identity and memory. I’ve interviewed him several times. He’s 20 years ahead of everyone.
Now the Institute of Art and Ideas (iai.tv) has thrown the two of us into the intellectual thunderdome.
Dr. Levin says our notions of intelligence are waaaay too narrow:
https://iai.tv/articles/patterns-are-alive-and-we-are-living-patterns-auid-2919?_auid=2020
I argued…
Yes, our ideas ARE too narrow…. but before we start looking for E.T. & other exotic life forms… first let’s notice the intelligences literally right under our nose:
https://iai.tv/articles/patterns-cant-explain-lifes-complexity-auid-2922?_auid=2020
Hold onto your neurons!
