Nature photography #16
https://thoughtforms.life/nature-photography-16/
Published: May 18, 2025 16:18
Some nature images of water, sky, light, and birds
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A few recent talks and downloadable slides from them #2
https://thoughtforms.life/a-few-recent-talks-and-downloadable-slides-from-them-2/
Published: April 17, 2025 11:09
Videos of a few recent talks and downloadable slides
Living things are not machines (also, they totally are)
https://thoughtforms.life/living-things-are-not-machines-also-they-totally-are/
Published: April 13, 2025 21:33
A brief introduction and an original draft of my piece on life vs. machines.
Nature photography #15
https://thoughtforms.life/nature-photography-15/
Published: March 21, 2025 10:43
Images of ocean, light, plants, and Godzilla.
Quotes to think about #5
https://thoughtforms.life/quotes-to-think-about-5/
Published: March 14, 2025 10:31
Some thoughtful quotes on top of nature images
Platonic space: where cognitive and morphological patterns come from (besides genetics and environment)
Published: March 9, 2025 11:50
Some excerpts and explanation of a recent paper on causal patterns from the Platonic space and the implications for biology, engineering, and philosophy of mind.
Platonism, Process Philosophy, and more: Tim Jackson and Robert Prentner
https://thoughtforms.life/platonism-process-philosophy-and-more-tim-jackson-and-robert-prentner/
Published: February 15, 2025 11:12
A video discussion and email transcript of a conversation on Platonic space and related philosophical topics by Robert Prentner and Timothy Jackson.
Cognitive glue: stress sharing and memory anonymization holding together anatomical intelligence
Published: February 12, 2025 12:29
Explanations of two kinds of cognitive glue - mechanisms that allow subunits (in this case cells) to work together toward larger-scale goals in a collective intelligence, and a discussion of a recent computational modeling paper which tested some of these…
If mind is everywhere, where are all the panpsychiatrists? A (neuro)psychiatry-focussed discussion
Published: February 7, 2025 13:19
A discussion with a clinical psychologist and neuropsychiatrist about collective minds.
Books in progress – update #2
https://thoughtforms.life/books-in-progress-update-2/
Published: February 3, 2025 23:11
My bioelectricity book is finished and submitted to the publisher. This post updates on the progress of forthcoming books.
A talk on the architecture of life
https://thoughtforms.life/a-talk-on-the-architecture-of-life/
Published: January 30, 2025 13:13
This is a video and Q&A session from a talk I gave about the architecture of life.