#486 – Michael Levin: Hidden Reality of Alien Intelligence & Biological Life

The following is a conversation with Michael Levin, his second time on the podcast. He is one of the most fascinating and brilliant biologists and scientists I've ever had the pleasure of speaking with. He and his labs at Tufts University study and build biological systems that help us understand the nature of intelligence and agency, memory, consciousness, and life in all of its forms here on Earth and beyond. And now a quick few second mention of each sponsor.

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