Welcome to the Convergent Science Network Podcast!
During the BCBT Summerschools (2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014) hosting professors Paul Verschure and Tony Prescott interviewed several speakers after their lectures. Interviews are also conducted on other occasions with various scientist in converging fields.
About the hosts: Paul Verschure is ICREA Professor at SPECS, Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona; Tony Prescott is Professor of Cognitive Neuroscience, University of Sheffield.
The Convergent Science Network of biomimetic and biohybrid systems (CSN, www.csnetwork.eu) is a coordination action for the development of future real-world technologies. CSN is supported through the Future and Emerging Technology programs (FET) of the Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) work programme of Framework Programme 7 of the European Commission.
Audio (post-)production: Sytse Wierenga. Podcast site: Alberto Betella.
Thoughts, discussions, and achievements in neurobiology, biomimetic and biohybrid systems
We can learn a lot from brains and bodies when making machines and robots. But reversely, building complex machine systems can also give ideas about how brains and bodies have implemented their functioning over the evolution of ages. This podcast discusses various themes and aspects in-between robotics, neuroscience, cognitive science, artificial intelligence, biology, and technology.
Interview Jose Halloy
05-04-2018
In particular, we look at the theoretical approach that Jose follows to understand behavior of ants and fish. Starting with these models, Jose has now developed a new approach that introduces biomimetic robots in animal collectives creating hybrid populations. The opportunities and challenges of this paradigm are analyzed and we speculate about its broader implications and applications. In particular, we analyze the broader challenges of building models that define life, that can drive synthetic biology and that can guide ethics and policy making.
Categories | Behavior | Computational Neuroscience | Non-primates
Filetype: MP3 - Size: 148.89MB - Duration: 1:24:17 m (247 kbps 44100 Hz)
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