This is a ~1 hour talk on the field of developmental bioelectricity from a perspective of cognitive science and the homology between mechanisms of self-assembly of somatic and brain-based intelligence.

CHAPTERS:

(00:01) Introduction to Bioelectricity
(05:30) Cells as Collective Intelligence
(11:15) Beyond Genomic Information
(17:45) Anatomical Compiler Vision
(22:30) Bioelectric Patterns and Memory
(30:15) Organ Creation and Regeneration
(38:45) Computational Models for Regeneration
(44:00) Anthrobots: Novel Biological Constructs
(50:30) Future of Biomedical Applications

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This is a ~1 hr talk on what is similar and what is different between biological and (current) technological information-processing systems, and the implications for biomedicine, AI, and ethics. A version of this talk with Q&A at the TPC consortium at Argonne National Lab is at https://tpc.dev/tpc-seminar-series/

CHAPTERS:

(00:00) Introduction and Overview
(03:30) Unconventional Biology Examples
(09:45) Morphological Control and Plasticity
(15:30) Self-Construction and Collective Intelligence
(21:00) Multi-Scale Competency Architecture
(25:45) Bioelectric Communication Interface
(31:15) Rewriting Bioelectric Patterns
(38:00) Memory in Biological Systems
(44:30) Paradox of Change
(49:15) Problem-Solving in Biology
(54:00) Interoperability and Future Beings
(58:30) Anthrobots and Xenobots
(01:04:00) Platonic Space and Minds

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This is a ~1 hr10min talk I gave at a conference on modeling aspects of neuroscience. The talk is about the inverse idea - how tools and concepts from neuroscience apply far beyond neurons and brains, and can help understand a lot of biology across development, evolution, and diverse intelligence. I talked about what the symmetry between cognitive science and the study of morphogenesis means for biomedicine and for some questions in behavioral/cognitive science.

CHAPTERS:

(00:00) Introduction to Neuroscience Beyond Neurons
(03:05) Multi-scale Intelligence and Cognition
(06:30) Developmental Biology and Cognition
(09:45) Morphogenesis as Collective Intelligence
(12:40) Bioelectricity as Cognitive Glue
(16:20) Cancer as Cognitive Fragmentation
(18:30) Memory in Biological Systems
(23:15) Problem-Solving in Morphogenesis
(27:10) Evolutionary Implications of Morphogenesis
(31:20) Intelligence Ratchet in Evolution
(35:05) Computational Models of Development
(37:10) Anthrobots: Novel Biological Entities
(40:30) Ethics and Consciousness Implications

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