by Jeff Drake | May 24, 2024 | Information
Exploring Information as a Fundamental Property of the Universe!
by Jeff Drake | May 19, 2024 | AI Notebook, Artificial Intelligence
The internal strife at OpenAI corporation could have ramifications for us all!
by Jeff Drake | Feb 10, 2024 | Information
Can information exist without a mind?
by Jeff Drake | Feb 5, 2024 | Information
Introducing Claude Shannon, the Father of the Information Age.
by Jeff Drake | Feb 5, 2024 | Information, Information
Introducing my blog series focused on probing the mysteries of "information"!
by Jeff Drake | Nov 26, 2022 | Controversial Topics, Science
Are Religion and Science Incompatible? I say, “Yes! And Ne’er the Twain Will Meet!”[i] Some might read the title of this post and think, “That’s a bold statement, explain please!” Others might read it and think, “Bullshit! There’s no real reason science and religion...
by Jeff Drake | Sep 14, 2022 | Cognitive Science, Philosophy of Mind, Science
It occurred to me that for those who may have gotten lost, stymied, confused, etc., by my series of posts about philosopher Alva Noe’s concepts about consciousness, it may be worthwhile to recount some of the conclusions I have reached about consciousness after having...
by Jeff Drake | Sep 7, 2022 | Physics
I have been a science fiction fan since I was a child. One of my favorite science fiction genres is time travel. I used to love reading books and short stories that involved the ability to travel to the past...
by Jeff Drake | Sep 5, 2022 | Physics
I am always digging through reams of material, both written and video, looking for interesting tidbits about my favorite topics, one of which is the philosophy of space and time and accompanying it, physics. Here, I found a very useful (I think) tidbit buried in a...
by Jeff Drake | Dec 31, 2021 | Alva Noe's Philosophical Concepts, Cognitive Science, Philosophy of Mind, Science
Dr. Alva Noe is a philosopher at the University of Berkeley in California. Alva is also a noted author whose research and teaching focus on the philosophy of mind (perception, consciousness) and the philosophy of art. It was one year …
by Jeff Drake | Feb 7, 2021 | Physics, Science
Cold-hearted orb that rules the night, removes the colors from our sight, red is grey and yellow, white, but we decide which is right, and which is an illusion. Moody Blues, “Days of Future Past” The bad weather has finally subsided, at least for the moment. We...
by Jeff Drake | Nov 7, 2020 | Philosophy of Mind, Science
The question, “What is consciousness” remains at the top of a list of the 12 or so most important scientific questions that remain to be answered. As a result, there are a lot of people working on trying to find an answer to this question in a variety of fields:...
by Jeff Drake | Oct 29, 2019 | Alva Noe's Philosophical Concepts, Cognitive Science, Philosophy of Mind, Science
Why do neuroscientists insist on sticking with a theory of consciousness that is based on an error? I think we can all thank Rene Descartes for leading us into this fine mess! [The following discussion is based on information that …
by Jeff Drake | Oct 28, 2019 | Alva Noe's Philosophical Concepts, Cognitive Science, Philosophy of Mind, Science
This post continues the discussion I began in “Alva Noe’s Philosophical Concepts 2.” This discussion has to do with Alva’s chapter titled, “Looking Into the Head.” I do recommend that you read this series of posts in order,...
by Jeff Drake | Oct 27, 2019 | Alva Noe's Philosophical Concepts, Cognitive Science, Philosophy of Mind, Science
Here, Professor Noe takes us into a deep dive of something called “neural plasticity.” This post continues the discussion I began in “Alva Noe’s Philosophical Concepts 3.” I do recommend that you read this series of posts in...
by Jeff Drake | Oct 26, 2019 | Alva Noe's Philosophical Concepts, Cognitive Science, Philosophy of Mind, Science
The following discussion is based on information that can be found fully described in Alva Noe’s book, Out of Our Heads: Why You Are Not Your Brain and Other Lessons from the Biology of Consciousness and Alva Noe’s article from...
by Jeff Drake | Jun 26, 2019 | Book Report, Philosophy of Mind, Physics, Science
[Please read Dr. Thomas’ first book, “Hidden in Plain Sight: The Physics of Consciousness” before reading this book, if at all possible. It’s not absolutely necessary, but hey, it’s only 99 cents!] I’m going to admit up front for this...
by Jeff Drake | Dec 3, 2018 | Physics, Science
You probably recognize the simple poem I slightly modified and turned into a title for this blog. It’s from an old English nursery rhyme that was something oft recited during my childhood and probably yours, too: “Roses are red, violets …
by Jeff Drake | Aug 22, 2018 | Physics, Science
I’m reading a lot these days. I’ve been totally ignoring my favorite fictional authors for quite a while and have been focused instead on a number of different authors who write about two topics of special interest to me: time…
by Jeff Drake | Aug 17, 2018 | Book Report, Physics, Science
I want to introduce you to an author that I discovered recently. His name is Andrew Thomas. He’s got a PhD in physics from a college in Wales, where he lives. He is not associated with any academic institutions, so …
by Jeff Drake | Apr 17, 2018 | Physics, Science
Greetings! I’m reading my second book by cosmologist and physicist Sean Carroll. It is titled, From Eternity to Here: The Quest for the Ultimate Theory of Time, written in 2010. The first book I read of his a while back …
