apr 14
2009

Why Minds Are Not Like Computers

For the cognitive psychologists out there: Why Minds Are Not Like Computers. It's long and heady, and it took me at least five subway rides to finish, but it's also insightful for anyone interested in brain/computer stuff.
2 comments

It's mind boggling that he doesn't mention Von Neuman's <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Computer-Brain-Silliman-Memorial-Lectures/dp/0300084730/" target="_blank">The Computer and the Brain</a>. Otherwise it's an interesting article.

posted by Robert at 2009-04-14 18:14:09

My brain aches. You weren't joking about the article length but it was a pretty good read, even the bits where I had to just allow it to leak into my eyes without cogitating ;-)<br /><br /> <br /><br /> No mention of how we are all just existing inside a simulation though...<br /><br />

posted by Terry Ward at 2009-04-15 11:56:16