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mike_c

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3. fascinating

Reply to NNadir (Original post)

Sun Apr 2, 2023, 03:06 PM

Apr 2023

And now I have a small pile of Penrose's books on order. The emergence of consciousness has always intrigued me, but I approach the topic from a biologist's perspective, waving my arms a lot when it comes to the physics. I'm reminded of Penrose's comment about not knowing anything about microtubules.

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The Collapse of the Wave Function and Origins of Consciousness: A Conversation with Roger Penrose [View all] NNadir Apr 2023 OP

You woul think... JackSabbath Apr 2023 #1

Thanks for the link, and the recollection 4dog Apr 2023 #2

He was close to 90 when I met him. NNadir Apr 2023 #5

fascinating mike_c Apr 2023 #3

Penrose continues to be a leading light (or at least a different one) in so many areas. erronis Apr 2023 #4

Do you have a link for that tiling? 4dog Apr 2023 #6

Here are 2 links - to a brief description and to the 89 page paper on arXiv Jim__ Apr 2023 #7

Thanks, Jim, for adding that remarkable picture. On a tangent, 4dog Apr 2023 #8

You're welcome 4Dog. But, I don't know anything about that quadrilateral shape. Jim__ Apr 2023 #9

Well, the hat tile unexpectedly dropped into my mailbox today 4dog Apr 2023 #10