Donald Hoffman
@donalddhoffman
Professor Emeritus of Cognitive Sciences at the University of California, Irvine. Research: Visual perception, evolutionary psychology, consciousness, AI.
The philosopher David Papineau discusses consciousness, physics, and the mind-body problem with Robert Lawrence Kuhn on Closer To Truth. Well argued. youtube.com/watch?v=xfi0V6…
“I’m advocating that the laws of physics as we know them, in our universe, are themselves the result of an early evolution — a sort of a tree of law — which in the very first stages of the universe took form.” quantamagazine.org/why-did-the-un…
“Discover why some puzzles stump supersmart AIs but are easy for humans” scientificamerican.com/article/tests-…’s+Achilles+Heel—Puzzles+Humans+Solve+in+Seconds+Often+Defy+Machines&_kx=1_sInfBwwVG_RB2xxefMwYEvnPQxRmw8Tsdu-7dHIXc.WEer5A
“Space-time quantities like position, curvature and duration might be useless for describing a singularity. There, where time ends, other quantities or concepts might have to take their place.” wired.com/story/the-hunt…
It was a pleasure to talk with Dr. Philip Davies about "Why reality isn't what you think." youtube.com/watch?v=pPMNPD…
“Caltech, Stanford, MIT, UC Berkeley, University of Cambridge, University of Arizona and IMICS are currently participating in the Consciousness & Reality (C&R) colloquium series.” I have a colloquium there: "Consciousness and its physical headset." imics.org/seminars
“The very mechanisms which constrained diffusion models’ window of attention ... enable their creativity” quantamagazine.org/researchers-un…
“A new argument explores how the growth of disorder could cause massive objects to move toward one another. Physicists are both interested and skeptical.” quantamagazine.org/is-gravity-jus…
“Top physicists Emily Adlam and Jacob Barandes deliver a powerful takedown of the Many Worlds Interpretation.” youtube.com/watch?v=rw1ewL…
“Exploring the unseen forces of life, cognition, and emergence Join Professor Michael Levin as he dives into bioelectricity, morphogenesis, and the mysteries of intelligence in nature.” thoughtforms-life.aipodcast.ing
“the Vera Rubin Observatory isn’t just a triumph of international scientific engineering, or an unparalleled window on the universe. It is the ultimate perspective provider.” vox.com/future-perfect…
“According to Aguilera, the mathematical universe, like our physical one, may be made up mostly of dark matter. “It seems now that most of the universe somehow consists of things that we can’t see,” he said.” quantamagazine.org/is-mathematics…
“Spacetime experiences random and violent fluctuations that exceed the expectations set by quantum theory. These fluctuations, if measured precisely enough, render the apparent weight of objects unpredictable.” thebrighterside.news/space/breakthr…
"NSF-DOE Rubin Observatory will capture more information about our universe than all optical telescopes throughout history combined" nsf.gov/news/first-ima…
“Where physics’ biggest theories break down.” youtube.com/watch?v=DIJS1H…
Philip Goff discusses physicalism, idealism, and panpsychism with Robert Lawrence Kuhn on Closer To Truth. youtube.com/watch?v=_tvO9n…
“Information itself might be a vital parameter of the cosmos, similar to mass, charge, and energy.” wired.com/story/why-ever…
