John L. I couldn't help but think of you,
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George H.
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OT (ping JL) Quantum Brain
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7 years ago
"quantum effects might indeed play some role in human cognition" is hilarious. Human sensing and cognition is all about quantum effects. Give those scientists another 20 years to come around.
-- John Larkin Highland Technology, Inc picosecond timing precision measurement jlarkin att highlandtechnology dott com http://www.highlandtechnology.com
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I adore Ouellette's writing style. I miss her blogs at SciAm, some of the few things worth reading there.
The new thing here is possible testability.
Maybe this will lead to true AI?
Mark L. Fergerson
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7 years ago
But most of those "quantum effects" average out to boring classical thermodynamics.
Vision does involve the quantum interaction between a photon and a single molecule of photon-sensing pigment in the retina, but being aware of that doesn't buy you anything useful.
-- Bill Sloman, Sydney