A deep dive into consciousness through computational and structural lenses, exploring how self-modeling systems create the illusion of certainty. Relevant to AI systems design, interpretability, and understanding emergent properties in complex systems.

A programming aphorism by Philip Greenspun stating that any sufficiently complex program in simpler languages tends to contain a reimplementation of half of Lisp's features. A thoughtful observation on language design and the costs of avoiding abstraction.

A research essay exploring AI systems through the lens of control ecology. Examines how proactive AI agents relate to broader systems thinking and behavioral control frameworks.

Dr. Michael Levin explores the science and philosophy of embodied minds, consciousness, and what forms of life and cognition can be.