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

Michael Levin: Consciousness, Biology, Universal Mind, Emergence, Cancer Research on HackerTube: recommended by 3 Hacker News commenters across 3 separate months, 2025–2026.

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Curt Jaimungal interviews biologist Michael Levin of Tufts about consciousness, bioelectricity, emergence, and cancer research. The conversation challenges reductionist views of life.

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

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“This podcast will be a shocking experience for anyone who still holds reductionist views on life.”
— resource0x, Mar 2025, in “C. Elegans: The worm that no computer scientist can crack”

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jupiterelasticaFeb 2026Strongly recommends

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). ▶ this video Start at 1:19:11, the stuff before is him talking about biology, but from an intelligence perspective. After this time stamp is his retrospective on his bioelectricity research over the years, showing also examples of how they got a frog embryo to produce eyes, and many more things.

in “Cells Use 'Bioelectricity' to Coordinate and Make Group Decisions” · View on HN

resource0xMar 2025Strongly recommends

This podcast will be a shocking experience for anyone who still holds reductionist views on life. ▶ this video Michael Levin's channel: [link] His blog: [link]

in “C. Elegans: The worm that no computer scientist can crack” · View on HN

hirvi74Apr 2025Recommends

> 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 consciousness is entirely a full-body experience. According to the definition of some, consciousness might not even be a binary state, but rather a property of our universe like heat. [1] Found this video on this site, and I found it to be a fascinating discussion if you have the time: ▶ this video

in “What my stroke taught me (2017)” · View on HN

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Biology & biotechnologyConsciousness & cognitionMedicine & infectious diseasemichael levinbioelectricityemergencedevelopmental biologycancer