Minds and Molecules

10/01/2025

Had some great conversations about our first blog post (as Minds and Molecules). Some interesting connections to Dennet's work. Let us know what you think!
https://medium.com/minds-and-molecules/how-to-build-conscious-agi-5684526f55f0

12/06/2023

One of our hosts, Logan Hallee , published some innovative work using AI to annotate protein interactions. Should we do an episode on it? Let us know!

Predicting protein-protein interactions (PPIs) is vital for elucidating fundamental biology, designing peptide therapeutics, and for high-throughput protein annotation. This is particularly relevant in the current biotechnology landscape characterized by the proliferation of protein generative model...

28/05/2023

Episode 3 of PodcastGPT is out! Logan Hallee and Dr. Mike Saint-Antoine talk about predictive markets, conditional probability, cancer, morphogenesis, free will, religion, artificial intelligence, and more!

Listen now (71 min) |

05/05/2023

Our first sound bite episode is out! Sound bites are shorter episodes that cover a specific topic. Listen to see what Griffin and Logan have to say about the AI, the pause, and the problem of alignment.

Our first sound bite episode! A format where Griffin and Logan chat in detail about a specific topic, usually shorter than the normal guest episodes. Here, we talk about the future of AI, the complex problem of alignment, and the proposed pause for AI. You can find the letter here: https://futureofl...

05/05/2023

Griffin's key insights from his travels (mentioned in episode 1). A transcribed version of his journal. A little corny but super genuine advice to go about life.

Be open to as many new things as possible. Whether that’s people experiences or places. You can learn something from anyone, regardless of whether you agree with them or not. Trust the unknown to guide you in the right direction when things seem uncertain. Sometimes the things we are looking for are in places we never want to look.
Take more pictures! 3000 in 2 months is not enough. Don’t be afraid to take pictures of people. Candids are worth more than gold. Capturing raw personality in time is what makes photography so exciting.
Eat Healthy!!! No pesticides, organic only.
January 9th, 2019 The Journey Begins
Made it to London with a whole new bag packed, ready for new adventures.
For this next step on my adventure there are certain things I have learned here that I must remember:
Always give to others before yourself, discover the joy in letting go of what you don’t need.
“om mani Padme Hum”, The Jewel is in the lotus. Everything you seek you already have within. What you think you “need”, most of the time is nothing but a craving. Find joy in simplicity and having only what one needs.
Be mindful of your thoughts and actions in this world. All too often can we slip into our mind’s incessant ramblings and miss out on the present moment passing by right before your eyes. Meditation helps tons.
Breathe in, smile
Breathe out, relax
Present moment
Wonderful moment
Smile often. The power and simplicity of a smile can never be overlooked. Sometimes a smile is all it takes to make somebody’s day.
You can always find refuge and wisdom in the natural world. Spending time with nature is akin with going within yourself, because in a way nature is yourself. You are a strand in a complex web of life that you can always call home and forever be learning from. Listening to your elders doesn’t just include humans. Plants are 500 million years old, it’s time to open your senses to listen to the land. Real meaningful time must be spent within the natural world to kindle and keep the flame of Biogenesis.
Treat hard work (whether that be physical, mental or emotional) with love and perseverance. Like climbing a mountain with Christ’s cross gladly on your back, making it your one and only goal to try your best to get to the top. Your limits are way more than you think, your mind will always try to give up before your body. Don’t forget to enjoy the view!
You will die. As morbid as it sounds, it is the truth. Reminding yourself of this fact will make sure you waste no time in this life. You never know when death will come knocking on your door. So lighten up, do what is meaningful, not expedient, and follow your dreams with vigor and passion

28/04/2023

The first episode is out! Find it here:

Listen to PodcastGPT on Spotify. We are committed to the power of conversation as an avenue for exploring the human condition. To put a spin on our approach, we treat guests like a GPT model, a generative pretrained transformer. We think of engaging and provocative questions (like prompts) based on....