An engineering professor believes consciousness is not computable, as in it works fundamentally different from our current mathematics, but is that really the case? Computers, in fact, have a lot to teach us about our own minds, just not in the way most people think. Read on for a few musings on what makes us… Continue reading Decoding consciousness: What computers can and cannot tell us about our own minds
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The evolution of consciousness, reimagined
What is consciousness? Can consciousness have evolved, naturally, like the rest of our bodies? Why are we conscious? Would we be better off as unconscious zombies? One thing I know for sure: If we’d be better off as zombies, we’d be zombies. It’s much, much cheaper to make us that way, and in the game… Continue reading The evolution of consciousness, reimagined