Michael Levin: Consciousness, Biology, Universal Mind, Emergence, Cancer Research

Why HN readers recommended it

HN recommends it as a fascinating, mind-expanding interview on bioelectricity and non-reductionist biology.

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Video & recommendation details

Creator / channel

Curt Jaimungal

Topic

bioelectricity and consciousness

Format

interview

Level

intermediate

HN recommenders in dataset

3

HN mentions in dataset

3

Recommendation years in dataset

2025–2026

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From the original HN conversations

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• This podcast will be a shocking experience for anyone who still holds reductionist views on life. [VIDEO] Michael Levin's channel: [LINK] His blog: [LINK]

• For those interested in more details and quite mind blowing examples, here is a fascinating interview with Michael Levin (one of the researchers mentioned in the article). [VIDEO] Start at 1:19:11, the stuff before is him talking about biology, but from an intelligence perspective. After …

• > A small part of the brain that gives consciousness. Not to get too tangental, but it was common thought at one time to think the brain is the center of consciousness. However, I have come across new data [1] that has convinced me that …