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Can a Computer Be Conscious?

Posted on October 21, 2017 by PlatoHagel

Neuroscience hypothesizes that consciousness is generated by the interoperation of various parts of the brain, called the neural correlates of consciousness or NCC, though there are challenges to that perspective. Proponents of Artificial consciousness (AC)believe it is possible to construct … Continue reading →

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A New View on Gravity and the Dark Side of the Universe: Erik Verlinde Public Lecture

Posted on September 21, 2017 by PlatoHagel

See: A new view on gravity and the dark side of the cosmos: Erik Verlinde Public Lecture Dialogos of Eide

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Janna Levin: Black Hole Blues and Other Songs from Outer Space

Posted on May 30, 2017 by PlatoHagel

PIRSA:17050000 ( MP4 Medium Res , MP3 , PDF ) Which Format? Janna Levin: Black Hole Blues and Other Songs from Outer Space Speaker(s): Janna Levin Abstract:  More than a billion years ago, two black holes collided. In the final second of … Continue reading →

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Being is an Objectification of the EGO

Posted on May 16, 2017 by PlatoHagel

Is ‘Being’ The Same For Everyone? by Alva Noë May 15, 2017 • Philosophical skepticism, in part coming from Decartes, considers the idea that it’s impossible to know another person’s reality. Alva Noë ponders this in relation to debates in … Continue reading →

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The Sound of Blackholes?

Posted on April 17, 2017 by PlatoHagel

During her live public lecture webcast at Perimeter Institute on May 3, 2017, Janna Levin of Columbia University will explain LIGO’s “discovery of the century” and what it means for the future of science. See: Black Hole Blues and Other … Continue reading →

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Mysterious Cosmic Explosion Puzzles Astronomers

Posted on April 17, 2017 by PlatoHagel

A Quick Look at CDF-S XTI *** Credit: NASA/CXC/Pontifical Catholic Univ./F.Bauer et al.   See Also: Mysterious Cosmic Explosion Puzzles Astronomers ***   We report on the detection of a remarkable new fast high-energy transient found in the Chandra Deep … Continue reading →

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What is Justice?

Posted on April 13, 2017 by PlatoHagel

 During Egyptian civilization, Maat or Ma’at (thought to have been pronounced *[muʔ.ʕat]), also spelled māt or mayet, was the ancient Egyptian concept of truth, balance, order, law, morality, and justice. Maat was also personified as a goddess regulating the stars, … Continue reading →

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An Argument Against Reality

Posted on April 2, 2017 by PlatoHagel

See: The Evolutionary Argument Against Reality *** Cognitive scientist Donald Hoffman explains why human perceptions of an independent reality are all illusions. See: The Case against Reality  *** See Also:  Talking About How We See Reality Dialogos of Eide

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The Nature of Reality

Posted on April 2, 2017 by PlatoHagel

See: The Nature of Reality: A Dialogue Between a Buddhist Scholar and a Theoretical Physicist Dialogos of Eide

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Noam Chomsky – “The machine, the ghost, and the limits of understanding”

Posted on March 11, 2017 by PlatoHagel

Professor Noam Chomsky, Massachusetts Institute of Technology: “The machine, the ghost, and the limits of understanding: Newton’s contributions to the study of mind” at the University of Oslo, September 2011. Q&A at 45:33

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