I highly recommend Gödel's Proof (Nagel and Newman) as a supplement. I got a lot out of Hofstadter's book, but honestly found much of the discussion of the incompleteness theorem more confusing than it needed to be. If…
I've been using and loving instapaper for a few months now. It's really helped me not get distracted spending 20 minutes reading an article when I find something interesting. Also: the ability to grab an up to date mobi…
In my opinion the most bizarre illusion Professor Deutsch discovered is the "octave illusion". Be sure to use headphones and prepare to be surprised! http://philomel.com/musical_illusions/example_octave_illusio... The…
Apprehension about progress in artificial intelligence is entirely natural. In fact, I think apprehension and denial will lead people to continually redefine their notion of intelligent behavior so that current…
I highly recommend Gödel's Proof (Nagel and Newman) as a supplement. I got a lot out of Hofstadter's book, but honestly found much of the discussion of the incompleteness theorem more confusing than it needed to be. If…
I've been using and loving instapaper for a few months now. It's really helped me not get distracted spending 20 minutes reading an article when I find something interesting. Also: the ability to grab an up to date mobi…
In my opinion the most bizarre illusion Professor Deutsch discovered is the "octave illusion". Be sure to use headphones and prepare to be surprised! http://philomel.com/musical_illusions/example_octave_illusio... The…
Apprehension about progress in artificial intelligence is entirely natural. In fact, I think apprehension and denial will lead people to continually redefine their notion of intelligent behavior so that current…