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What is Life? Complexity, Cognition & the Origin of Purpose
Dr Tevin Naidu in conversation with Terrence Deacon & Michael Levin
About this episode
Professor Terrence Deacon & Professor Michael Levin have both shaped the fields of developmental evolutionary biology, cognitive science, and so much more. In this episode of Mind-Body Solution, these distinguished giants come together in conversation for the very first time: "A Biology Revolution". Terrence Deacon is Professor and Chair of the Department of Anthropology and member of the Helen Wills Neuroscience Institute at the University of California, Berkeley.
Michael Levin is Professor in the Biology department at Tufts University and associate faculty at the Wyss Institute for Bioinspired Engineering at Harvard University.
Links from the episode
- Mike's Podcast 1
- Mike's Podcast 2
- Mike's Podcast 3
- Mike's Lecture
- Terry's Podcast
- Terry's Lecture
- Daniel Dennett Tribute
An educational conversation, not medical advice. Guests speak for themselves, and their views are their own. Read the full disclaimer.
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