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Intelligent design. Sort of.

Posted: Sun Apr 18, 2021 1:25 pm
by uwot
This'll be of interest to some of you. A TedTalk on biological systems showing something like proto-intelligence at the level of a few cells. Interesting parallels with computer programming, neural nets, all sorts. Go nuts: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XheAMrS8Q1c

Re: Intelligent design. Sort of.

Posted: Sun Apr 18, 2021 5:13 pm
by Cerveny
uwot wrote: Sun Apr 18, 2021 1:25 pm This'll be of interest to some of you. A TedTalk on biological systems showing something like proto-intelligence at the level of a few cells. Interesting parallels with computer programming, neural nets, all sorts. Go nuts: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XheAMrS8Q1c
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Re: Intelligent design. Sort of.

Posted: Sun Apr 18, 2021 8:46 pm
by seeds
uwot wrote: Sun Apr 18, 2021 1:25 pm This'll be of interest to some of you. A TedTalk on biological systems showing something like proto-intelligence at the level of a few cells. Interesting parallels with computer programming, neural nets, all sorts. Go nuts: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XheAMrS8Q1c
Nice link, uwot, thanks for posting it.

Of course, although it is fascinating, none of it is surprising to me.

Btw, why do you say "Sort of"?
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Re: Intelligent design. Sort of.

Posted: Sun Apr 18, 2021 11:30 pm
by uwot
seeds wrote: Sun Apr 18, 2021 8:46 pmNice link, uwot, thanks for posting it.
Wotcher seeds. Yeah, interesting sciency stuff.
seeds wrote: Sun Apr 18, 2021 8:46 pmOf course, although it is fascinating, none of it is surprising to me.

Btw, why do you say "Sort of"?
The usual mischief. Or the usual wonder. You and I have very different interpretations of reality. How fabulous that the facts support either just as well eh?