Article summary is incorrectly attributed to "Scientists working at [NIST]." Out of the 12 authors of the report, only a single author [Gerber, author no. 4] is affiliated with NIST, which issued the press release. The first author of the report is William Sparks, who is based at the Space Telescope Science Institute in Baltimore (3 authors). The remaining authors are based at
* Center for Astrophysics Research (University of Hertfordshire) (2 authors), * Department of Astronomy (University of Maryland), * Center of Marine Biotechnology (University of Maryland Biotechnology Institute) (4 authors), * Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope.
Quantum effects of the sort proposed by Hameroff and Penrose are based the folding configuration of tubulin dimers, protein components within the microtubule. Simulations of microtubule excitations suggest topological error correction of global states which may be resistant to local decoherence, independent of any nuclear spin 'tickling' induced by an externally-applied electromagnetic field.
Note also that MRI induced quantum coherence of a different sort has been experimentally observed in the brain.
Nevertheless, you are correct in positing that the burden of experimental proof remains upon those who would advocate any revision of prevailing theory.
I would counter a few of your underlying assumptions with the following references - note that electron tunneling pathways affect protein folding dynamics and that quantum interference plays a critical role in photosynthesis. See also Zeilinger's biomolecule matter-wave interference experiments.
Your quantum computer-based AI starts to spit out messages to the effect of...
multiverse: (n) an evolutionary quantum computation designed to maximize the probability distribution of happiness across the set of all possible conscious observers.
Why is ARO developing this technology from scratch? Sony's AIBO and QRIO research teams already have many of these problems solved -- they already have a running bipedal robot. The author of the article fails to even mention these programs. This seems like a remarkably inefficient way to go about solving problems.
"People like us, who believe in physics, know that the distinction between past, present, and future is only a stubbornly persistent illusion."
"A human being is a part of a whole, called by us "universe", a part limited in time and space. He experiences himself, his thoughts and feelings as something separated from the rest... a kind of optical delusion of his consciousness. This delusion is a kind of prison for us, restricting us to our personal desires and to affection for a few persons nearest to us. Our task must be to free ourselves from this prison by widening our circle of compassion to embrace all living creatures and the whole of nature in its beauty."
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Article summary is incorrectly attributed to "Scientists working at [NIST]." Out of the 12 authors of the report, only a single author [Gerber, author no. 4] is affiliated with NIST, which issued the press release. The first author of the report is William Sparks, who is based at the Space Telescope Science Institute in Baltimore (3 authors). The remaining authors are based at
* Center for Astrophysics Research (University of Hertfordshire) (2 authors),
* Department of Astronomy (University of Maryland),
* Center of Marine Biotechnology (University of Maryland Biotechnology Institute) (4 authors),
* Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope.
Nicely explicated!
See also the Quantum Pontiff
Here's a novel approach.
h-bar.
Decoherence and biological feasibility. Computer simulations, experimental results and suggestions.
This is not entirely accurate: cf. these references.
Quantum effects of the sort proposed by Hameroff and Penrose are based the folding configuration of tubulin dimers, protein components within the microtubule. Simulations of microtubule excitations suggest topological error correction of global states which may be resistant to local decoherence, independent of any nuclear spin 'tickling' induced by an externally-applied electromagnetic field.
Note also that MRI induced quantum coherence of a different sort has been experimentally observed in the brain.
Nevertheless, you are correct in positing that the burden of experimental proof remains upon those who would advocate any revision of prevailing theory.
- weak measurement.
I would counter a few of your underlying assumptions with the following references - note that electron tunneling pathways affect protein folding dynamics and that quantum interference plays a critical role in photosynthesis. See also Zeilinger's biomolecule matter-wave interference experiments.
Of course, future computing architectures can incorporate these 'spooky' features.
Mathematics is the language of Nature.
Do you have the original reference for the SciAm article? -- I'd be interested in taking a closer look
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Biologists aspire to be chemists.
Chemists aspire to be physicists.
The physicist aspires to be God.
God aspires to be a mathematician.
... see also weak measurement as a potential flaw in this argument.
Your quantum computer-based AI starts to spit out messages to the effect of
multiverse: (n) an evolutionary quantum computation designed to maximize the probability distribution of happiness across the set of all possible conscious observers.
Sony Research and Development ?
Why is ARO developing this technology from scratch? Sony's AIBO and QRIO research teams already have many of these problems solved -- they already have a running bipedal robot. The author of the article fails to even mention these programs. This seems like a remarkably inefficient way to go about solving problems.
Did anyone else recognise the opening theme as a cheap sample from the Solaris soundtrack?
Compare for yourself
Einstein on Time
"People like us, who believe in physics, know that the distinction between past, present, and future is only a stubbornly persistent illusion."
"A human being is a part of a whole, called by us "universe", a part limited in time and space. He experiences himself, his thoughts and feelings as something separated from the rest... a kind of optical delusion of his consciousness. This delusion is a kind of prison for us, restricting us to our personal desires and to affection for a few persons nearest to us. Our task must be to free ourselves from this prison by widening our circle of compassion to embrace all living creatures and the whole of nature in its beauty."