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Computational Thought and Physics

Computational Thought and Physics. Adam Lewis GST 400-C Spring 2006. Outline. The Turing Test Consciousness Quantum Mechanics and Microtubules. The Turing Test. Not valid “Imitation, no matter how skillful, ought always to be detectable by skillful enough probing (Penrose, 10)”

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Computational Thought and Physics

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  1. Computational Thought and Physics Adam Lewis GST 400-C Spring 2006

  2. Outline • The Turing Test • Consciousness • Quantum Mechanics and Microtubules

  3. The Turing Test • Not valid • “Imitation, no matter how skillful, ought always to be detectable by skillful enough probing (Penrose, 10)” • There must be mathematical proof that the machine is conscious

  4. Consciousness • Cannot be currently explain by physics and mathematics • Quantum theory may need to altered to help produce a unified theory

  5. Quantum Mechanics • Electrons simultaneously exist in different states • Quantum behavior exists when subatomic particles are isolated (this is a problem!)

  6. The Solution: Microtubules? • Microtubules are thin hollow tubes of protein within cells • These may allow for insulation of an electron from the surrounding brain matter

  7. Sources • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microtubule • http://ase.tufts.edu/cogstud/papers/penrose.htm • Freedman, David H. “Quantum Consciousness.” Discover June 1994. • Penrose, Roger. The Emperor’s New Mind. Oxford University Press: New York. 1989.

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