Just to throw in that loads of neurologists have called Epstein's article as bunk. Here's one: http://recursed.blogspot.com/2016/05/yes-your-brain-certainly-is-computer.html?m=1 …
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@joshgiesbrecht A piano isn't a computer and doesn't work like one, but that hasn't stopped us from synthesizing music. -
Pianos are much, much more predictable.
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@kerray "Heavier-than-air flying machines are impossible." - Lord Kelvin, British mathematician and physicist -
Some people summarized Epstein's ignorance: http://recursed.blogspot.cz/2016/05/yes-your-brain-certainly-is-computer.html … and https://sergiograziosi.wordpress.com/2016/05/22/robert-epsteins-empty-essay/ …
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@ibogost im amazed at how many smart people still miss this basic fact in their fear of deathThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@ibogost the next analogy will probably be an internal social network.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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Great article. Given the role of cutting edge technology at each stage, can we predict future brain metaphors?
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The brain is a Dyson sphere.
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