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

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What it is

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.

Why Hacker News recommends it

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

  • 3 people recommended it
  • 3 different months
  • 0 strong recommendations
  • first 2020, last 2022

What HN commenters said

  1. “I recommend his recent appearance on the Lex Fridman podcast”

    Penrose interviewed on podcast

    codebolt, 2020-10 · Recommendation · in “The Nobel Prize in Physics 2020”

  2. “I don't take Roger's view about consciousness for granted but it is very interesting nevertheless.”

    Penrose's view of consciousness, interesting though debatable

    marius_k, 2020-12 · Recommendation · in “Ask HN: Best Talks of 2020?”

  3. “Penrose delivered a very accessible walkthrough of his historical and current thoughts on the topic.”

    Accessible walkthrough of Penrose's microtubule consciousness thoughts

    justsee, 2022-10 · Recommendation · in “New research suggests our brains use quantum computation”

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Topics: roger penrose, consciousness, cosmology, quantum mechanics, artificial intelligence

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