"New Bodies, Unconventional Minds: a continuum of cognition (& consciousness) by Michael Levin

17.10.2026 · 40 Min.

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This is a ~39 minute talk titled "New Bodies, Unconventional Minds: a perspective on a continuum of cognition (& consciousness)" for a consciousness conference about our laboratory model systems relevant to the study of minds, my Platonic Space model, and a few opinions on consciousness (at the end, since I don't have any strong claims about consciousness per se).

CHAPTERS:

(00:00) Continuum of novel minds

(07:11) Molecular networks and learning

(11:42) Xenobots and anthrobots

(18:25) Paying for competencies

(28:21) The space of patterns

(33:28) Rethinking nature of consciousness

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