Long ago, I used to write a blog for people interested broadly in science, philosophy, and technology (2007-2009, https://www.technologyreview.com/author/ed-boyden/). Now it's time to write again! This time, I'll co-write articles with members, alumni, and friends of our research group, the Synthetic Neurobiology group at MIT, working with my fantastic co-editors Claire Wang and Nina Khera.
This site will host essays by members, alumni, and friends of the Synthetic Neurobiology group at MIT. (The views and ideas expressed in these essays are those of the named authors, and do not necessarily reflect the opinions or endorsements of all members, alumni, and friends of the Synthetic Neurobiology group at MIT.)
We plan to post essays that touch upon three themes - the engineering of serendipity (how to be lucky, through learnable, teachable strategy), the engineering of understanding (tools for ground truth understanding of complex systems, perhaps including consciousness and existence itself), and the engineering of existence (how to address human suffering and overcome the limits of the human condition).
Looking forward to this new adventure!