able in my experience except by inference through reason.
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other measure and have some other way of characterizing complexity.
If he does, it isn't mentioned in his posting.
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complexity
in the form of the brain.
I also think it is an error to consider the brain in isolation to the
rest of the physiological form in general, but that seems to be quite
a different objection.
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straints" I assume you simply mean that we have
certain capacities and are not omnipotent. Is not conflict and war an
indicator of our individual failure to manage social complexity? Or
would you argue that war is social complexity management?
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eally know what Loet means by "meaning is provided from the
perspective of insight." I think we agree however: for meaning to
have an impact upon the world as a function of knowledge it must also
be a source of information in my model.
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and televisions.
The force of natural ethics (inevitable behaviors) is mediated by
convention and manifest in the behavior of individuals - culture is
merely one such convention.
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Steven Ericsson-Zenith, Chairman.
a given
sign at any given point in time.
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On Oct 2, 2007, at 9:17 AM, Guy A Hoelzer wrote:
Greetings All,
In my view ‘meaning’ exists (or not) exclusively
at we mean when we
use the term "meaning?"
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On Oct 4, 2007, at 3:38 PM, Christophe Menant wrote:
Dear Soren,
I agree with your reading of Pedro
f definition however this
is unimportant. I suggest that the nature of "consciousness" is only
relevant if some aspect of it plays a role in these mechanics (as it
does in my model and not in Soren's).
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disagreement may merely be about the rigorous use of
language, and not really substantive. Newspapers simply cannot be
said to "contain meaning" but they can be said to be the subjects of
meaning; unless, that is, you propose some supernatural property to
"meaning."
Wi
I'm with Guy. What is information if it is not the measure of
physical states? It is my view also that a scientific theory is only
valid if it attempts to map to something in the world. Otherwise it
is mere fantasy.
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Dear Colleagues,
As a courtesy, allow me to bring to your attention a talk that I will
be giving at Stanford on the 13th (this coming Thursday).
http://iase.info/presentations/coglunch-march-2008-introductory-talk.html
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Dear list,
I like this question "Is nature orderly?" and agree that it is worthy
of discussion. However, let me ask exactly how you would define an
orderly nature, how you would detect an orderly nature and what do you
think the implications are of it not being orderly?
Joe, I'm not sure wh
Dear Guy,
Let us get the first question out of the way. What, exactly, do you
mean by orderly? As you use it here you appear to mean there is
manifest order and that changes to become another manifest order. This
is not what I take the question "Is nature orderly?" to address.
Is there ord
hension by technology
alters none of this.
Stan appears to have forgotten FIS protocol. This is my third and last
post this week.
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On May 23, 2008, at 1:14 PM,
iotics in my view.
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On May 25, 2008, at 10:02 AM, John Collier wrote:
> At 05:26 PM 25/05/2008, Joseph Brenner wrote:
>> Dear List Colleagues, Dear Stev
FIS test
On Jun 10, 2008, at 10:36 AM, Michael Leyton wrote:
>> On Tue, 10 Jun 2008, Pedro Clemente Marijuan Fernandez
>> wrote:
>>
>>> finally the Computing Center here has established a solution for
>>> the false
>>> spam cases of our list. In principle, the four addresses of the
>>> head
FIS test
I am getting an acknowledgement from the FIS system, but the message
itself is not being sent to me on the list. I'm not sure if this is my
problem or the list.
Steven
On Jun 10, 2008, at 10:36 AM, Michael Leyton wrote:
>> On Tue, 10 Jun 2008, Pedro Clemente Marijuan Fernandez
>
? And why would this
provide any better explanation than any other variable physical
characteristic, for example, the cellular life-cycle, body weight or
organism topology?
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On Oct 1, 2008, at 9:00 AM, Joseph Brenner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
Dear Friends,
...
Jerry wrote:
>Your post was studied for some time. I would suggest that, from my
perspective, that you are developing a internal language that orders
your feelings in a manner that >is satisfyi
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On Nov 3, 2008, at 1:26 AM, "Pedro C. Marijuan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> message from
> Igor Matutinovic
> M
Necessary and sufficient distinctions:
Knowledge is that which determines subsequent action.
Information in that which identifies cause and adds to knowledge.
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On Oct 6, 2009, at 6:32 AM, J
roduce a fundamental misunderstanding
about the nature of semeiotic theory.
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On Oct 7, 2009, at 1:44 AM, Loet Leydesdorff wrote:
>>
Dear Pedro,
I what sense, exactly, is this proposal "bio-inspired?" Is there some
common uniquely biophysical feature to which you appeal? Item 3, that
might appeal to this claim, is too general to succeed.
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Dear List,
I share Loet's point of view. We must place our focus upon a general
theory of information that is formal. Any such theory must be based on
empirical measures.
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On Nov 27, 2
I am a little troubled by this account of the term "meaning." As
described the distinction is not necessary and the concept of
"constraint" seems arbitrary. How are we to identify these
constraints? What is the measure of meaning?
As I understand it Christophe proposes that the measure of
some
> and disappoint others, but I do encourage my friends to read this
> update.
>
> This update is, I feel, a significant advance over earlier work and
> a plausible attack on the Church-Turing Thesis.
>
> The update can be found at:
>
> http://senses.info
>
&g
he sciences. And while I do hold Charles Peirce in high regard I do not call
myself "a Peircean."
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for biophyics.
Did you have a particular criticism you wish to see addressed?
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On Mar 12, 2010, at 6:01 AM, Pedro C. Mar
not physics at all. But then I ask myself to what degree it is less
metaphysical than anything else we see in physics today. So I reserve judgement
until I have given the matter more consideration.
Anyone else concerned by this?
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y and the Photo Electric
Effect, there is no scientific justification for placing bits "into" the
foundations of the world.
Hence, I can make no sense of a "Fluctuon."
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Amen.
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On Feb 16, 2011, at 12:51 PM, joe.bren...@bluewin.ch wrote:
> Dear Pedro and Friends,
>
> It is rather fascinati
Your sociological comments do not
persuade me that there are alternatives.
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> “This book contains much valuable material summarised with commendable
> no-nonsense clarity… James Hannam has done a fine job of knocking down an
> old caricature.” Sunday Telegraph
>
>
> -Original Message-
> From: fis-boun...@listas.unizar.es [mailto:fis-boun...@l
On Mar 12, 2011, at 5:52 AM, Stanley N Salthe wrote:
> ...
>
>> On Sun, Mar 6, 2011 at 6:46 PM, Steven Ericsson-Zenith
>> wrote:
>>
>> ... I agree with that there is "no knowledge outside the knower."
>>
>> However, that does not avoid
would be laws and principles of space and time.
Incidentally, for me "explanation" is the identification of causes. The notion
of profound uniformity identifies the casual basis, the functional dependence,
of all scientific knowledge; as such it is an explanation of why such a sy
n observation: This notion of "communicate" that you use and
is often found in discussions of information is a way of speaking about the
distinct expression and apprehension of marks. Signs do not "communicate" (and
nor do "marks"). A sign in any se
If my criticism is unjust or I have interpreted Joe incorrectly then I will
appreciate the clarification.
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relevant to the response.
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ploy of
theologians. Of course, both are the case but one is demonstrably more
effective than the other.
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On Apr 3, 2011,
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> From: fis-boun...@listas.unizar.es [fis-boun...@listas.unizar.es] On Behalf
> Of Steven Ericsson-Zenith [ste...@semeiosis.org]
> Sent: Sunday, May 08, 2011 1:04 AM
> To: Jerry LR Chandler
> Cc: fis@listas.unizar.es
> Subject: Re: [Fis] On Uniformity
&
I prefer that you do not speak for others, to any degree. I certainly exclude
myself.
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On May 30, 2011, at 1:37 PM, karl javorszky wrote:
> D
re, of course, special ways of speaking about information in the
particular and in this we may find categorization convenient, not absolute.
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On Ju
There is a lot of concept overloading in the community involving the term
"meaning." So it would help me if you and Antony could just give a one sentence
definition of the term. For example, for me:
meaning = the behavior that is the product of apprehending a sign.
Which is an extreme
The document seems extremely confused to me. This is not least because the
author does not appear to present a clear definition of the terms in the title
or the expression of subject in the work. In particular, I can find no
definition of "meaning" other than the one presented in a quote from S
g of the linguistic item is the branch(s) of
> algorithm(s) associated with this item.
>
>
>
>
> -Original Message-
> From: Krassimir Markov [mailto:mar...@foibg.com]
> Sent: Monday, October 03, 2011 22:32 PM
> To: boris.sunik
> Subject: Fw: [Fis] Fw: The G
es
to the behavior (effective or otherwise) of those accessing these materials.
This suggests that "Information Science" is a useful study for those that wish
to reason about behaviors of any kind, and if I were to teach or study the
subject then this would be the motivation for
On Dec 4, 2011, at 2:57 AM, m...@aiu.ac.jp wrote:
> 3. Do we know what we are talking about? (Answer to Steven)
>
> Sometimes I doubt it, when I read FIS discussions. Of course,
> I am joking.
I read the same discussions, and I'm not so sure :-).
> ... I do not see any problem in discussing t
refers only to the sign
processing of living systems.
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On Mar 18, 2012, at 9:30 AM, Bob Logan wrote:
> Dear Stanley - how can there be informat
ferent things to different
individuals in different contexts.
We also appear to disagree concerning the term "semantics," that I take in the
spirit of logic (with Carnap) to refer only to the rules of language
transformation.
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e, we must allow for the vagaries of fortune and perception, the road
to clarity is paved with many corrections.
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On Apr 18, 2012, at 4:54 A
Dear Hector,
What, exactly, is your objection to it? It's anti-reductionism (that I would
object to also) or it's claim that Turing computation is insufficient (to which
I have no objection)?
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Only if Elsevier address the following concerns:
http://thecostofknowledge.com/
Steven
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On May 30, 2012, at 11:26 AM, Dr. Plamen L. Simeonov wrote:
>
>
e title of the paper appears to
be missing the word "Toward …"
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On Oct 16, 2012, at 1:19 PM, Kevin Clark wrote:
> "A Whole-Cell
> Computa
Dear Bob,
I can make no sense of this usage of the term "constraint." And while I
understand where you are going, mainly because I'm familiar with yours and
Kauffman's work, this paper strikes me as flawed.
First, the paper claims to seek a "non-reductionist" answer but fails to
provide an alt
John,
When you say "philosophers" do you mean "theorists?" And, if not, what
distinguishes the two?
What would "a philosophical component" of information theory look like? Does
such a component simply speak about the existential status of information? Is
there some epistemology involved? Are
This view is fundamentally flawed. The introduction of subjectivity confusing
the matter. The distinction is not about "objects" but "operations."
In mathematics, taken as the science that draws necessary conclusions,
operations suffer no causal loss. Whereas, information is the means to reason
Please forgive my cross-posting.
The video of my Nov. 13th lecture is now available on YouTube,
http://youtu.be/zF5Bp_YsZ3M
it includes the first chapter of my forthcoming book. The full
transcript is now also available as a book preview here.
https://www.createspace.com/Preview/1137409
In a f
ttp://youtu.be/zF5Bp_YsZ3M The transcript of the
lecture is available as a book review here:
https://www.createspace.com/Preview/1137409
Again, my thanks for your kind comments.
Best regards,
Steven
On Thu, Dec 12, 2013 at 12:21 AM, Anny Ballardini
wrote:
> Steven Ericsson-Zenith,
>
>
n
On Thu, Dec 12, 2013 at 2:10 AM, Steven Ericsson-Zenith wrote:
> Thank you Anny. That is an interesting interpretation of my position.
>
> As will be made clear in the book, for me a religion is simply a set
> of ideas such that we cannot look upon the world without consideration
&
rican Enlightenment."
http://www.stanford.edu/class/ee380/
The lecture will be recorded, I'll let you know when it is available.
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Chandler
wrote:
> Steven:
>
> Has your lecture been posted?
>
> Cheers
>
> Jerry
>
>
>
> On Jan 7, 2014, at 6:43 PM, Steven Ericsson-Zenith wrote:
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>
> Dear List,
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> My lecture on the 15th involves an uncommon subject (for me), God. What role
> does
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On Thursday, March 6, 2014, Pedro C. Marijuan
>
wrote:
> Dear John P. and FIS Colleagues,
>
> Thanks for the kickoff text. It a discussion on new themes t
I am a little mystified by your assertion of "information as process."
What, exactly, is this and how does it differ fro information in general
(Shannon). Is it related to Whitehead's process notions?
In terms of neuroscience it is important to move away from connectionism
and modern computational
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merely advocates an identity theory. As I have noted often
such a theory is, in fact, a dualism.
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On Fri, Jan 30, 2015 at 12:43 PM, Terrence W. DEACON
wrote:
> Th
intrinsic
> physical property.
>
> Thanks, Terry
>
> On 1/30/15, Steven Ericsson-Zenith wrote:
> > Dear Terry, list.
> >
> > I apologize that I have not had the time to keep up with this
> discussion. I
> > did try to read Terry's text but found it s
not be alone in arguing that for something to be information "about"
> something, it must be capable of being in error. How can simple
> physical properties or causal interactions have this property of
> falliblism?
>
> — Terry
>
> On 1/30/15, Steven Ericsson-Zenith wro
th my thinking.
However, I hope you see the confusion concerning your use of terms.
Just in case you are unfamiliar with YUK and YUM, these are Stuart
Kauffman's terms to refer to the constraints that direct bacteria to follow
a sugar gradient.
On Mon, Feb 2, 2015 at 11:20 AM, Terrence W.
I agree with Jerry and Joe - and I agree that, in part, this may be a
language or cultural issue/challenge.
I would like to see a few basic statements about the scientific
epistemology involved in the approach. I want to see a separation of
concerns. Right now I see a not entirely exhaustive bunch
I asked for a concise statement of "complex scientific method" and you sent
me this. I have stared at it for awhile and can make no sense of it. I am
certainly aware of EPR and the surrounding issues. Can anyone help me here?
Are the Chinese team by proposing "Intelligence Science" simply proposin
You are not the first person to point this out :-)
I have argued for years that the power profile and dynamics required
excludes Turing's models of computation from biophysics. See:
https://youtu.be/zF5Bp_YsZ3M
Steven
On Mon, Mar 30, 2015 at 11:32 PM, Joshua Augustus Bacigalupi <
bacigalupiwo..
Trust me. You are in good company.
Steven
> On Jun 14, 2015, at 5:22 PM, Marcus Abundis <55m...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> From Loet's post:
> >During the recent conference in Vienna, I was amazed how many of our
> >colleagues wish to ground information in physics.<
> I would say that I was disap
Fantasies about Quantum Mechanics aside, Probability and Information are
distinct. Both are ways of speaking about the world. You may speak of
alternatives probabilistically, but you cannot say that “information is
probabilistic."
Any truth based system is necessarily flawed (Godel) and duali
“use” is particularly ambiguous. So I do not think, as presented, that
“meaning” is “solved?” By which I assume you intended to say “what the term
‘meaning’ is a reference to.”
Indeed, all of these terms “social”, “habit”, “use” are ambiguous.
I believe that the best we can do is to say that a
> On Jun 21, 2015, at 2:53 PM, Steven Ericsson-Zenith wrote:
>
> “use” is particularly ambiguous. So I do not think, as presented, that
> “meaning” is “solved?” By which I assume you intended to say “what the term
> ‘meaning’ is a reference to.”
>
> Indeed, all of these t
> On Jun 26, 2015, at 10:02 PM, Andrei Khrennikov
> wrote:
> Life is hard... I am afraid that it is impossible to put this qualifier in
> front "information" used in recent information approaches to quantum
> mechanics.
> For Zeilinger and Brukner (this is my private impression from private
of what is good about this model, locality, and what is, I
now argue, fundamentally missing or wrong headed.
Pedro, at the end of this I will aggregate these parts for the FIS wiki.
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structure coordination that has
thwarted us in large-scale computational terms.
I should hasten to add that this lack of locality too has nothing at all to do
with quantum mechanics.
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n recovery and in
addition to the problems with the FIS server last week my Thyroid crashed (the
consequence of radiation treatment last year) leaving me feeling pretty ill.
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It is certainly the case that in GR we can speak only of
the local event but if you want to solve real problems you yourself provide the
unification of calculations, for example, to take man out of the solar system.
Indeed, to do anything at all requires that we provide the missing locality
ms may be gaining momentum.
>
> And this leads me to mention locality because Einstein was concerned by
> concerns that I share. It is certainly the case that in GR we can speak only
> of the local event but if you want to solve real problems you yourself
> provide the unification of calculations, for example, to take man out of the
> solar system.
>
> Indeed, to do anything at all requires that we provide the missing locality.
>
> Regards,
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Dear Emanuel,
Unfortunately, you have stated no axioms and introduced subjectivity.
Recall that I began with a definition of “semantic” per Carnap. Semantics are
simply the rules of syntax transformation. Semantics have little to do with
natural human language. Indeed, Carnap was very conscious
ntire structure and sense is
directly bound to response.
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> On Sep 28, 2015, at 8:57 AM, Marcus Abundis <55m...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> I am embarrassed to admit
n
groups would have it), people are Nature.
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PS. With acknowledgement and respect to the mathematician and astronomer
Benjamin Peirce of Harvard University (1809-1880).
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on
> with Howard's and Bob's criticisms on the "dead" approach to
> cosmological matters. I do not venture to expose my own naive views,
> rather will repeat a wonderful sentence from Michael Conrad (1996): "When
> we look at a biological system we are
Dear Pedro and List,
A note to add that the momenta in Pedro's question of disciplinary scope is
very much on my mind as I undertake the final structuring of the content of my
book on this now very broad subject. This final restructuring has taken much of
my attention over the past week or two,
Darwin's observations were challenged by the American geologist Clarence
King in his "Catastrophe and Evolution" (King 1877), an argument much
admired and supported by Charles Peirce. He argues that it is not natural
selection by incremental mutation, while indubitable in some minor cases,
but the
For reference you can find a copy of Clarence King's "Catastrophe And
Evolution" in the folder "King" here:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B-c2CVg9ZQsAY2NZcU1mNGVrbFU/view?usp=sharing
On Wed, Feb 24, 2016 at 11:31 AM, Steven Ericsson-Zenith
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> Darwin'
Here is a more direct link. Google drive tricked me :-)
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> never at rest, always choosing. Then there are the consequences of these
> choices -- interpretation. Interpretation has a basic physical meaning as
> the consequences of the choices.
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A valuable contribution, if repeated elsewhere.
Steven
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Dear List,
The recent discussions on ethics are bewildering and irrationally vague.
What, for example, does "integrity" mean? Did I miss a formal
definition of it? And what, exactly, is "a much deeper knowledge" -
this distinct between integral and intellectual simply makes no sense to me.
In
Dear Pedro,
I think we set our sights too low and we give up too soon if the best we
can do is treat ethics as "the art of moral problem solving." The
conflict and horrors in the social orders of our species follows
directly from such ambiguity. Earlier attempts may be incomplete or
failed
In response to Michael Nagenborg.
We surely have nothing to fear from knowing how ethics work in the world
and applying that knowledge can only help us all. Any effort to
establish a science of ethics can only be done without prejudice and by
following wherever it leads. We cannot expect it
from
Missouri" (the "show me" state) - I will wait until they actually have
something to show before passing judgment.
With respect,
Steven
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, but they
are founded upon the aggregation of individual behavior. Their
ontological status is derived from the behavior of individuals, not by
their own account.
With respect,
Steven
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INSTITUTE for ADVANCED SCIENCE & ENGINEERING
Palo Alto, California
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