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Cognition all the way down

Cognition all the way down

Update: 2023-04-22
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Together with world-renowned philosopher, Daniel Dennett, and biologist, Michael Levin, Melanie discusses the idea that the intelligence and agency of a living being may be better understood as distributed or present throughout the body of an organism. You can find out more about their work at Tufts University, and read about their ideas on Cognition All the Way Down here.
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Cognition all the way down

Cognition all the way down

Melanie Challenger