What Michael Levin thinks about physics
Developmental and synthetic biologist; Distinguished Professor at Tufts University and director of the Allen Discovery Center there. Known for work on bioelectric signalling in regeneration and for co-creating xenobots. Writes the Forms of life, forms of mind blog.
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1 dated position, 2026, in their own words. Our reading of what Michael Levin has said — not written or endorsed by them.
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Their wordsThese patterns are causal in physics, biology, and computer science because, a) if they were different, facts in the physical world would be different, and b) they serve as best explanations for why the physical world is the way it is.
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