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Sean Carroll:宇宙、生命与智能的本质

Sean Carroll: The Nature of the Universe, Life, and Intelligence

Episode 2019-07-102019-07-10简体中文Members only

Guests: Sean Carroll

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§01从基础物理到涌现

Lex Fridman 开场时对比了两种目标:理解宇宙最基础层面的运作方式,以及理解人类心智。Sean Carroll 不接受这样一种想法:完整的粒子层面解释能够直接说明心智。他举了一个刻意普通的例子:知道粒子如何运作,并不能由此解释冰淇淋如何运作。桌子、行星、人、记忆、创造力和信息处理都是合理的更高层次描述,而不只是粒子物理学的不完整版本。因此,Carroll 把涌现视为一种核心的方法论原则。人脑可能是我们所知最复杂的对象;理解物理定律是理解这种复杂性的必要条件,却并不充分。

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