Field Notes
Logs
Running notes from the lab — observations, reading summaries, open questions, and incremental findings. Informal by design.
The single-cell atlas and what it implies for cognition
The CZ Biohub's human cell atlas project is the most ambitious cellular mapping effort in history. What does having a complete map of cell types actually tell us about how the body computes?
Sheldrake's morphic resonance — taking it seriously
Most scientists dismiss morphic resonance before they've actually engaged with the mechanism Sheldrake proposes. I spent today trying to steelman it properly.
Levin on gap junctions as cognitive glue
Gap junctions aren't passive electrical conduits — they're the mechanism by which cells decide what collective they belong to.
Forest Language: The Inevitable Merge of Natural and Classical Computing
A 125-page paper on the convergence of biological and classical computation — two years in the making. The central question: what does it look like when the logic of nature and the logic of machines become the same thing?