My 1988 dissertation included a proposal for a model of cognition: vTAO — virtual Topographic Adaptive Organism — derived in part from Hopfield's 'neural net as water flowing over a landscape' metaphor. My model, in a militantly non-mathematical manner, offered an account for how "macro-structures" (at seven different levels) supported and constrained observed patterns of thinking and behavior. Different metaphor but I think it arrives at the same destination as Hoel's work. It would be fun sometime, and offline from this group, to talk about this with someone who knows math and who is willing to put up with someone who stopped with Calculus in high school. davew
On Sun, Jun 11, 2017, at 11:43 PM, Steven A Smith wrote: > I just read through the article and was equally intrigued and > disappointed... intrigued by some of the ideas presented and > disappointed by the (mostly) superficial treatment in the article... > of course, it is at the right level for the audience I think, so no > harm, no foul... I just need to take the time/focus to go dig out the > references to the source material not provided and start with THAT. > I'll be curious to hear if anyone else digs any deeper.> The whiteboard > behind Hoel reminds me a lot too much of the > whiteboards the UNM team I worked with in 2012-13 on "Faceted > Ontologies" rooted in Category Theory (Caudell, Luger, Taha, et al). > I took photos of those white boards... somewhere deep in my archives.> FWIW, > It also reminds me very vaguely/obliquely of Quantum Coherence > in Water and the work of many including Dr. Mae Won Ho, who Guerin > turned me onto.> http://www.i-sis.org.uk/Quantum_Coherent_Water_Life.php > > On 6/11/17 7:48 PM, Nick Thompson wrote: >> https://www.wired.com/story/new-math-untangles-the-mysterious-nature-of-causality-consciousness/>> >> >> I think you all will like this. I actually think I disapprove, but >> it’s late and I cannot remember why.>> >> Courtesy of a friend. >> >> Nick >> >> >> ============================================================ FRIAM >> ============================================================ Applied >> ============================================================ Complex- >> ============================================================ ity >> ============================================================ Group >> ============================================================ listserv >> ============================================================ Meets >> ============================================================ Fridays >> ============================================================ 9a-11:30 >> ============================================================ at cafe >> ============================================================ at St. >> ============================================================ John's >> ============================================================ College >> ============================================================ to unsu- >> ============================================================ bscribe >> ============================================================ >> http://redfish.com/mailman/listinfo/friam_redfish.com >> ============================================================ FRIAM- >> ============================================================ COMIC >> ============================================================ >> http://friam-comic.blogspot.com/ >> ============================================================ by Dr. >> ============================================================ Strange- >> ============================================================ love> > ============================================================ > FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv > Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at cafe at St. John's College > to unsubscribe http://redfish.com/mailman/listinfo/friam_redfish.com > FRIAM-COMIC http://friam-comic.blogspot.com/ by Dr. Strangelove
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