Life, Mind, and Computing: A Diverse Intelligence Perspective

This is a very fast (~33min) flyover of some ideas relevant to the relationship between biology, computation, cognition, consciousness, and related subjects. This was given at the amazing Progress and Visions in Consciousness Science series (https://amcs-community.org/events/progress-visions-series/) as the prologue to a discussion.

CHAPTERS:

(00:00) Talk Overview and Structure
(01:30) Expanding Our View of Mind
(04:30) Biology's Multi-Scale Architecture
(09:00) Bioelectricity: Ancient Cognitive Glue
(14:00) Biology Solves Novel Problems
(22:00) Creative Interpretation, Intelligence Ratchet
(29:30) Novel Goals, Platonic Space
(36:00) Conclusion and Future Research

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