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The Continuum of Mind: A Conversation with Professor Michael Levin on Cognition, Bioelectricity and the Future of Being

In this interview, I spoke to Professor Michael Levin, who argues that cognition came before life rather than after it. We discussed bioelectric "cognitive glue", xenobots and anthrobots, why six lines of…

Michael Levin 21 Jul 2026 38 min read

Business & Economics

Noise and Human Judgement – Kahneman & Sunstein

In Noise: A Flaw in Human Judgement, Nobel Prize Winner, Daniel Kahneman together with co-authors Olivier Sibony, and Cass R. Sunstein show how noise helps produce errors in many fields, including medicine,…

Cass R. Sunstein 8 Jun 2021 14 min read

Business & Economics

David Omand on Intelligence: Lessons from GCHQ & MI

In this exclusive interview, I speak to Professor Sir David Omand, one of Britain’s most senior ex-intelligence officers. He was the first UK Security and Intelligence Coordinator, responsible to the Prime Minister…

David Omand 15 Nov 2020 12 min read