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SIMILAR BUT DIFFERENT. “Cat protoplasm and dog protoplasm are not alike; protoplasm of the corn leaf differs from the protoplasm of the oak leaf; indeed the protoplasm of different parts of the same organism differ to some extent...yet in spite if this, the fundamental nature of all kinds of protoplasm is the same.” http://www.jstor.org/stable/42581616 View in LinkedIn

CHEMICAL MEMORIES. “Memories are made by messenger RNA (mRNA) that encode β-actin protein. These proteins are responsible for shaping and structuring cells in the neurons. As events unfold, β-actin protein is responsible for reshaping the neurons and creating a path, retracing the synaptic steps.” https://lnkd.in/dsNd_xr View in LinkedIn

THE HUNGRY BRAIN. “In the average adult human, the brain represents about 2% of the total body weight yet it accounts for 20% of all the energy consumed, 10 times that predicted by its weight alone.” https://lnkd.in/dfdbGFX View in LinkedIn

NATURE OF THOUGHT. “The human brain is composed of about 100 billion nerve cells (neurons) interconnected by trillions of connections, called synapses. On average, each connection transmits about one signal per second. Some specialized connections send up to 1,000 signals per second. “Somehow… that’s producing thought." https://lnkd.in/dufBtMc View in LinkedIn

NATURE OF MIND. “Baum argues that the structure and nature of thought, meaning, sensation, and consciousness therefore arise naturally from the evolution of programs that exploit the compact structure of the world.” https://lnkd.in/dBwDZAr View in LinkedIn

BAUM BACKGROUND. “Eric B. Baum has held positions at the University of California at Berkeley, Caltech, MIT, Princeton, and the NEC Research Institute. He is currently developing algorithms based on Machine Learning and Bayesian Reasoning to found a hedge fund.” https://lnkd.in/dBwDZAr View in LinkedIn

SEMANTICS BEHIND THE MIND. “The mind understands by exploiting semantics, or meaning, for the purposes of computation; constraints are built in so that although there are myriad possibilities, only a few make sense. Evolution discovered corresponding subroutines or shortcuts to speed up its processes and to construct creatures whose survival depends on making the right choice quickly.” https://lnkd.in/dBwDZAr View in LinkedIn

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TECHNOLOGY BOTTLENECK. “Will there be a singularity? I think that it is certainly not out of the question, and that the main obstacles are likely to be obstacles of motivation rather than obstacles of capacity.” https://lnkd.in/e335knp View in LinkedIn