Scott McFarnell
@scottmcf.bsky.social
Assistant Headteacher. Interested in how neuroscience can support education.
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Roger Penrose: The Big Bang Was Not The Beginning
YouTube video by Curt Jaimungal
youtu.be
November 9, 2025 at 11:24 AM
Reposted by Scott McFarnell
This is a point made by Doug Hofstadter in this 1981 dialogue: www.cse.unr.edu/~sushil/clas...
bert.stuy.edu
November 1, 2025 at 11:19 AM
This is a point made by Doug Hofstadter in this 1981 dialogue: www.cse.unr.edu/~sushil/clas...
This is brilliant. As one would expect from Hofstadter. Thanks for sharing!
November 1, 2025 at 11:23 AM
This is brilliant. As one would expect from Hofstadter. Thanks for sharing!
Later on @matthiasmichel.bsky.social counters the, “If you simulate a hurricane, the computer doesn’t get wet” with “Yes, but the agents inside the simulation DO get wet.”
Link: youtu.be/wZE4_Oa3YA0?...
Link: youtu.be/wZE4_Oa3YA0?...
Anil Seth discusses consciousness, its potential biological basis and implications for AI.
YouTube video by Neuroscience & Philosophy Salon
youtu.be
November 1, 2025 at 7:49 AM
Later on @matthiasmichel.bsky.social counters the, “If you simulate a hurricane, the computer doesn’t get wet” with “Yes, but the agents inside the simulation DO get wet.”
Link: youtu.be/wZE4_Oa3YA0?...
Link: youtu.be/wZE4_Oa3YA0?...
@blaiseaguera.bsky.social’s interview on Machine Learning Steet Talk was excellent. I’ve often wondered why complexity increases even though the 2nd law of thermodynamics also says that entropy also increases. Blaise is pointing towards possible answers.
October 25, 2025 at 7:05 PM
@blaiseaguera.bsky.social’s interview on Machine Learning Steet Talk was excellent. I’ve often wondered why complexity increases even though the 2nd law of thermodynamics also says that entropy also increases. Blaise is pointing towards possible answers.
So, most aligned with Penrose?
October 18, 2025 at 9:33 AM
So, most aligned with Penrose?
Where would you put yourself on this chart (from @suzannegildert.bsky.social)?
October 18, 2025 at 9:18 AM
Where would you put yourself on this chart (from @suzannegildert.bsky.social)?
Yes. I wonder if there will be a point where computers create something truly novel?
October 18, 2025 at 9:02 AM
Yes. I wonder if there will be a point where computers create something truly novel?
LLMs appear to regurgitate the past rather than create something vital, new and living.
What do you think?
What do you think?
October 18, 2025 at 8:49 AM
LLMs appear to regurgitate the past rather than create something vital, new and living.
What do you think?
What do you think?