[BOOK][B] The precipice: Existential risk and the future of humanity
T Ord - 2020 - books.google.com
This urgent and eye-opening book makes the case that protecting humanity's future is the
central challenge of our time. If all goes well, human history is just beginning. Our species …
central challenge of our time. If all goes well, human history is just beginning. Our species …
Triangulation in aetiological epidemiology
DA Lawlor, K Tilling… - International journal of …, 2016 - academic.oup.com
Triangulation is the practice of obtaining more reliable answers to research questions
through integrating results from several different approaches, where each approach has …
through integrating results from several different approaches, where each approach has …
[BOOK][B] The feeling of life itself: why consciousness is widespread but can't be computed
C Koch - 2019 - books.google.com
A thought-provoking argument that consciousness—more widespread than previously
assumed—is the feeling of being alive, not a type of computation or a clever hack In The …
assumed—is the feeling of being alive, not a type of computation or a clever hack In The …
[HTML][HTML] Cause of Cambrian explosion-terrestrial or cosmic?
We review the salient evidence consistent with or predicted by the Hoyle-Wickramasinghe
(HW) thesis of Cometary (Cosmic) Biology. Much of this physical and biological evidence is …
(HW) thesis of Cometary (Cosmic) Biology. Much of this physical and biological evidence is …
A student's guide to Bayesian statistics
B Lambert - 2018 - torrossa.com
Untitled Page 1 Page 2 A Student’s Guide to BAYESIAN STATISTICS Page 3 Sara Miller
McCune founded SAGE Publishing in 1965 to support the dissemination of usable knowledge …
McCune founded SAGE Publishing in 1965 to support the dissemination of usable knowledge …
[HTML][HTML] Many-worlds interpretation of quantum mechanics
L Vaidman - 2002 - plato.stanford.edu
The Many-Worlds Interpretation (MWI) of quantum mechanics holds that there are many
worlds which exist in parallel at the same space and time as our own. The existence of the …
worlds which exist in parallel at the same space and time as our own. The existence of the …
[BOOK][B] International relations and relational universe
M Kurki - 2020 - books.google.com
It is time for International Relations (IR) to join the relational revolution afoot in the natural
and social sciences. To do so, more careful reflection is needed on cosmological …
and social sciences. To do so, more careful reflection is needed on cosmological …
[HTML][HTML] An Integrated World Modeling Theory (IWMT) of consciousness: combining integrated information and global neuronal workspace theories with the free …
A Safron - Frontiers in artificial intelligence, 2020 - frontiersin.org
The Free Energy Principle and Active Inference Framework (FEP-AI) begins with the
understanding that thermodynamically-open systems must regulate environmental …
understanding that thermodynamically-open systems must regulate environmental …
Consciousness as a state of matter
M Tegmark - Chaos, Solitons & Fractals, 2015 - Elsevier
We examine the hypothesis that consciousness can be understood as a state of
matter,“perceptronium”, with distinctive information processing abilities. We explore four …
matter,“perceptronium”, with distinctive information processing abilities. We explore four …
[HTML][HTML] A framework to establish credibility of computational models in biology
Computational models in biology and biomedical science are often constructed to aid
people's understanding of phenomena or to inform decisions with socioeconomic …
people's understanding of phenomena or to inform decisions with socioeconomic …