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Writing about the higher level theory of computation and cybernetics from a critical perspective

As a group, inattentionally blind participants can successfully report the location, color, and shape of stimuli they deny noticing, and exhibit a systematic bias to report not noticing.

A quick demo of a project I am working on for an AI tool that displays relevant information live as you are having a technical conversation or presentation.

A future where life flourishes beyond Earth is closer than you think. How, precisely, will we get there?

New Scientist has used freedom of information laws to obtain the ChatGPT records of Peter Kyle, the UK's technology secretary, in what is believed to be a world-first use of such legislation

Aligning financial incentives with scientific progress to solve humanity's most urgent challenges

Many recent studies have found evidence for emergent reasoning capabilities in large language models, but debate persists concerning the robustness of these capabilities, and the extent to which they ...

The autoregressive theory of cognition changes everything we thought we knew about knowing

How the Topos Institute tackles problems in complex systems

Discover and discuss great writing with the world’s smartest readers on Substack.

New emerging devices open up immense opportunities for everyday users. At the same time, they may raise significant security and privacy threats. One such device, forming the central focus of this work, is an EEG headset, which allows a user to control her computer...

Assembly theory conceptualizes objects as entities defined by their possible formation histories, allowing a unified language for describing selection, evolution and the generation of novelty.

A liquid can be used to represent signals, actuate mechanical computing devices and to modify signals via chemical reactions. We give a brief overview of liquid based computing devices developed...

A liquid can be used to represent signals, actuate mechanical computing devices and to modify signals via chemical reactions. We give a brief overview of liquid based computing devices developed over hundreds of years. These include hydraulic calculators, fluidic computers, micro-fluidic devices, droplets, liquid marbles and reaction-diffusion chemical computers.

All resources mentioned in episode as well as additional resources here: https://www.danielvanzant.com/Alex+Ellery+on+Self-replication%2C+Lunar+Industrial+Ec...

All resources mentioned in episode as well as additional resources here: https://www.danielvanzant.com/Interview+with+Robin+HansonSpecial Thanks to:Robin Han...

All epistemic agents physically consist of parts that must somehow comprise an integrated cognitive self. Biological individuals consist of subunits (organs, cells, molecular networks) that are themse...

All epistemic agents physically consist of parts that must somehow comprise an integrated cognitive self. Biological individuals consist of subunits (organs,...

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These videos are recordings of the Chua Lectures presented at HP in Palo Alto, during the period from September 22 to November 24, 2015. Each lecture consist...