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What Bodies Think About: Bioelectric Computation Outside the Nervous System - NeurIPS 2018
The Artificial Intelligence Channel · Dec 5, 2018 · 52m 7s
What this video covers
Michael Levin's NeurIPS 2018 talk on bioelectric computation outside the nervous system, showing how cell electrical networks shape development and regeneration. It covers morphological information processing in living tissue.
Why it surfaced in Hacker News
HN regularly calls it mind-blowing and recommends it as an introduction to Levin's work on bioelectricity and regeneration.
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Recommendation context
Short excerpts from positive mentions. Open the source to read the full Hacker News discussion.
“Possibly the most amazing talk I have ever seen.”
“One of the most interesting talks of 2018.”
“He talks about how long term low energy electrical networks between all cells in living organisms shape how the organism grows.”