Dr. Joscha Bach discusses advanced AI, consciousness, and cognitive modeling. He presents consciousness as a virtual property emerging from self-organizing software patterns, challenging panpsychism and materialism. Bach introduces “Cyberanima,” reinterpreting animism through information processing, viewing spirits as self-organizing software agents. He addresses limitations of current large language models and advocates for smaller, more efficient AI models capable of reasoning from first principles. Bach describes his work with Liquid AI on novel neural network architectures for improved expressiveness and efficiency. The interview covers AI’s societal implications, including regulation challenges and impact on innovation. Bach argues for balancing oversight with technological progress, warning against overly restrictive regulations. Throughout, Bach frames consciousness, intelligence, and agency as emergent properties of complex information processing systems, proposing a computational framework for cognitive phenomena and reality.
Category: Biology/Ecology
Michael Levin – Why Intelligence Isn’t Limited To Brains.
Professor Michael Levin explores the revolutionary concept of diverse intelligence, demonstrating how cognitive capabilities extend far beyond traditional brain-based intelligence. Drawing from his groundbreaking research, he explains how even simple biological systems like gene regulatory networks exhibit learning, memory, and problem-solving abilities. Levin introduces key concepts like “cognitive light cones” – the scope of goals a system can pursue – and shows how these ideas are transforming our approach to cancer treatment and biological engineering. His insights challenge conventional views of intelligence and agency, with profound implications for both medicine and artificial intelligence development. This deep discussion reveals how understanding intelligence as a spectrum, from molecular networks to human minds, could be crucial for humanity’s future technological development. Contains technical discussion of biological systems, cybernetics, and theoretical frameworks for understanding emergent cognition.
Prof. Michael Levin:
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Bruce Lipton: Incredible Knowledge Is Found In A 1908 Book
Immerse yourself in an extraordinary journey with renowned cell biologist Bruce H. Lipton, Ph.D., as he uncovers the timeless wisdom of the Seven Hermetic Principles and their astounding relevance to modern science, especially quantum physics. In “Bruce Lipton: The Seven Hermetic Principles Will Bend Your Reality,” this video bridges ancient knowledge from texts like “The Kybalion,” the “Corpus Hermeticum,” and the “Hermetica” with contemporary discoveries, revealing how these Hermetic principles can profoundly transform your understanding of reality and empower you to create the life you desire. Discover how the 7 Hermetic Laws will make you re-think everything you know and learn how the 7 Hermetic Principles can transform reality as you know it. This enlightening video brings together ancient wisdom and modern scientific insights, offering a transformative perspective on life and consciousness. Key Points Covered: •The profound intersection of ancient wisdom and modern science. •The Principle of Mentalism: How our thoughts shape our reality. •The Principle of Correspondence: Understanding fractal geometry and the concept of “As Above, So Below.” •The Principle of Vibration: Exploring constant motion and quantum physics. •The Principle of Polarity: Insights into understanding opposites. •The Principle of Rhythm: Recognizing life’s natural cycles. •The Principle of Cause and Effect: Uncovering the impact of actions and reactions. •The Principle of Gender: Balancing masculine and feminine energies within. About Bruce H. Lipton: Bruce H. Lipton, Ph.D., is a pioneering cell biologist whose groundbreaking work in epigenetics demonstrates how our beliefs can influence our biology and destiny. Through his extensive research and engaging lectures, Dr. Lipton empowers individuals to harness the power of mind-body connection to create meaningful changes in their lives. • https://www.brucelipton.com/
Matter and Desire with Andreas Weber
Could it be that our planet is not suffering primarily from a financial crisis, or even an ecological one, but from a critical lack of love? Andreas Weber asks a radical and challenging question. In speaking of love and of eroticism, Weber is not referring to sentimental feelings, but to a new basis for ontology itself, based on a mix of cutting-edge biological findings and philosophical insights. A German biologist and eco-philosopher, Weber delves deep into the continuity and connections between our bodies and those of all living beings. In this talk he will discuss his new book Matter and Desire: An Erotic Ecology. Written in the tradition of John Muir and Rachel Carson, the book weaves personal narrative and lyrical descriptions with a discussion of ecology and psychology, offering a new—and necessary—way to move through nature to ultimately achieve a heightened sense of self-awareness. The book is part of Weber’s larger project of developing an eco-philosophy—or as Weber calls it, a “biopoetics”—for the Anthropocene.
The Meaning Crisis | Jeremy Lent
Author of renowned books ‘The Web of Meaning’ and ‘The Patterning Instinct’, Jeremy joins me to discuss how to combine traditional knowledge with scientific understanding to navigate the polycrisis, the impact of cultural worldviews and how to shift them, and how we can use interconnectedness as a foundation to creating a better and more diverse world.
Fred Matser – interview during GAIA Action Tank 2022
Fred Matser is a Founder of Fred Foundation & Essentia Foundation A life-changing experience radically affected his vision on life, death, and the human condition, Fred uses insights gained from his intuition, to restore the dynamic balance and harmony in ourselves, between people and in nature. The interview was held on: 09.05.2022
Water Memory (2014 Documentary about Nobel Prize laureate Luc Montagnier
Water is the key element of life, but new information is coming to light on the element which we thought we were so familiar with: information which could potentially reimagine our tree of life. That is the belief shared by the advocates of a surprising theory called “water memory”. For Prof. Luc Montagnier, water has the ability to reproduce the properties of any substance it once contained. Water would have the ability to retain a memory of the properties of the molecules. What if Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, autism, HIV and even cancer could be treated thanks to this controversial theory?
Cellular Immortality, a New Theory of Senescence and Rejuvenation
Rupert proposed a new hypothesis of cellular rejuvenation in an article in Nature in 1974, and in 2023 published a review article entitled ‘Cellular Senescence, Rejuvenation and Potential Immortality’ in the Proceedings of the Royal Society B, summarising results of recent research, which support his hypothesis. In this talk he gives an overview of this hypothesis, which applies to cells of all kinds, including bacteria and yeasts as well as plants and animals, and he shows how it sheds new light on the nature of stem cells. In mammals, embryonic stem cells have a special property that enables them to divide indefinitely without senescing and Rupert suggests that cancerous transformations involve the hijacking of this embryonic stem cell system. He suggests ways in which this hypothesis could be tested, and shows how it could lead to new approaches in cancer therapy – by blocking the rejuvenative system that cancers have acquired. If this system were inhibited, then cancer cells might senesce like most other somatic cells and become less virulent.
This is one of six talks on potential breakthroughs in the sciences. The full series, together with course materials, including relevant chapters from Rupert’s books and scientific papers, are available for a reduced price of £35 (as of June 30, 2023).
Dr. Robert Sapolsky: Science of Stress, Testosterone & Free Will | Huberman Lab Podcast #35
In this episode, I interview Dr. Robert Sapolsky, Ph.D., Professor of Biology, Neurology & Neurosurgery at Stanford University. We discuss stress, what defines short-term versus long-term stress, and how stress can be beneficial or detrimental, depending on the context. We also discuss stress mitigation and how our sense of control over stress mitigation techniques, including exercise, determine health outcomes. Dr. Sapolsky explains some of the key effects of the hormone testosterone — how it can amplify pre-existing tendencies for aggression or sexual behavior, but that it does not produce those behaviors per se. He also explains how testosterone impacts our social hierarchies, sense of confidence, and willingness to embrace challenges of different kinds. He also explains how our behaviors and perceptions shape testosterone levels. And we discuss estrogen and the powerful role it plays in brain development, health and longevity. Finally, we discuss free will, what it means to have free will, and if we have any free will, including how knowledge alone might allow us to make better decisions for ourselves and society.
Rediscovering Our Connection with Nature with Erik Jampa Andersson
Join bestselling Hay House author Charlie Morley on the You Can Heal Your Life podcast as he engages in a captivating conversation with Erik Jampa Andersson about his brand-new book Unseen Beings: How We Forgot the World is More Than Human. In this episode, they delve into the forgotten concept of non-human beings and their crucial role in our natural world. Erik stresses the importance of reconnecting with nature and offers profound perspectives on our place in the world and our path to restoring our interconnectedness with nature to heal the planet.