Tag: Mind Matters
Listen: Mathematician Gregory Chaitin on Gödel, Incompleteness … and Children
Chaitin discusses his beginnings in computer science, growing up in the 1960s a stone’s throw from Central Park, historic scientists in his field, and more.
No Free Lunch for Darwin — The AI Case Against Blind Evolution
Why won’t some scientists admit the information and intelligent design inherent in evolutionary computing?
Seven Reasons the Soul Can’t Be Turned “Off”
Neuroscientist Michael Egnor notes that the idea of consciousness is “empty,” much like the idea of “natural selection” in evolution.
Egnor: Disturbing Questions About Consciousness
Think about this next time you are put under general anesthesia, which I hope neither you nor I will be anytime soon.
The Messy Numbers that Signify Cosmic Design
If you’ve ever tuned a violin, you’ll know that the arrangement of the fine tuners on the tailpiece, once you’re done, looks arbitrary.