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Roger Penrose: Physics of Consciousness and the Infinite Universe | Lex Fridman Podcast #85

Lex Fridman · 2.7M views · 2020-03-31 · 1:27:57

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Lex Fridman interviews physicist Roger Penrose on consciousness, the limits of computation, quantum mechanics and his cyclic cosmology. It covers his views on AI and the big bang.

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HN recommends it as an accessible walkthrough of Penrose's ideas on consciousness and cosmology, interesting even if debatable.

Recommended by 3 HN people across 3 months · HN mentions 2020–2022

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Consciousness & cognitionFundamental physicsTech pioneers & interviews
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justsee · 2022-10 · Recommendation

Lex Fridman interviewed Penrose on this topic recently (2020) and Penrose delivered a very accessible walkthrough of his historical and current thoughts on the topic. [VIDEO] (Deep-link half-way through to his discussion on microtubules)

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marius_k · 2020-12 · Recommendation

Consciousness is Not a Computation (Roger Penrose) | AI Podcast Clips [LINK] Full episode: [VIDEO] I don't take Roger's view about consciousness for granted but it is very interesting nevertheless.

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codebolt · 2020-10 · Recommendation

Such a joy to see Sir Roger Penrose awarded with this honor. One of my favorite contemporary intellectuals. If anyone hasn't seen it, I recommend his recent appearance on the Lex Fridman podcast: [VIDEO]

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