"The Bioelectric Interface to the Collective Intelligence of Morphogenesis" by Michael Levin

Thoughtforms Life • January 30, 2026 • Solo Episode

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This is a ~57 minute talk titled "The Bioelectric Interface to the Collective Intelligence of Morphogenesis: development, regeneration, cancer, and beyond" which I gave at a UCSF seminar for an audience of graduate students and post-docs in Biophysics, Bioinformatics, and Chemical Biology. I covered the role of bioelectricity as cognitive glue underlying high-level adaptive plasticity in living tissue, recent progress in exploiting that interface, and new developments in research platforms for this field. CHAPTERS: (00:00) Framing bioelectricity's role (09:28) Morphogenesis as goal-directed (22:45) Bioelectric control of form (35:10) Rewriting anatomical set points (43:55) Cancer and aging bioelectricity (49:36) AI, anthrobots, and outlook PRODUCED BY: https://aipodcast.ing SOCIAL LINKS: Podcast Website: https://thoughtforms-life.aipodcast.ing YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3pVafx6EZqXVI2V_Efu2uw Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/thoughtforms-life/id1805908099 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7JCmtoeH53neYyZeOZ6ym5 Twitter: https://x.com/drmichaellevin Blog: https://thoughtforms.life The Levin Lab: https://drmichaellevin.org

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