Computation is a Lense
“Face It,” says psychologist Gary Marcus in The New York Times, “Your Brain is a Computer”.
Category: Consciousness
Two Interpretations of the Extended Mind Hypothesis
I’m trying to wrap my head around the extended mind hypothesis.
Free Will and Psychological Determinism
I am not actually sure if “psychological determinism” is the best phrase for what I see as the mental counterpoint to libertarian free will, or “something like free will,” as I call what I believe. That said, it’s the best term available, I think.
The Intuitional Problem of Consciousness
Could a computer ever be conscious? I think so, at least in principle.
Video Friday: Manfred Clynes at Harvard 2009
Manfred Clynes is a neuroscientist, computer scientist, inventor, and professional musician who along with Nathan S. Kline (1916-1982) coined the term “cyborg”.
Video Friday: Mind Wandering and Dreaming
Dreaming, a process in which our minds creatively combine elements of the day and other sensory experiences, during our sleep, is a hot new topic in topic in brain science. With our current technology, researchers are able to link activity...
Mind uploading won’t lead to immortality
Uploading the content of one’s mind, including one’s personality, memories and emotions, into a computer may one day be possible, but it won’t transfer our biological consciousness and won’t make us immortal.
The Technological Singularity @ LOSCON 39 with David Brin, Phil Osborn, Vernor Vinge, Mitch Wagner
This is a super panel discussion from last year featuring David Brin, Phil Osborn, Vernor Vinge, and Mitch Wagner. The panel discusses the technological singularity with a live audience at LOSCON 39. The panel drop some pretty interesting ideas and...
MIND UPLOADING AND CYLON PHILOSOPHY
Suppose it were possible to build an artificial brain which was, essentially, a copy of an existing brain. Yours, for example. If consciousness is reducible to the form and functions of the brain (to put it another way, if consciousness is what the brain does) then the artificial brain would likewise generate consciousness. But now the question arises: Just whose consciousness is it?
