Author Archives: James Cross

Consciousness Might Hide in Our Brain’s Electric Fields

The title of this post is the same as that of an article in Scientific American by Tam Hunt. Hunt has been a fan of electromagnetic theories of consciousness and this article is certainly in line with that view. Hunt … Continue reading

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Does Not Compute

That the laws of physics are computable seems to be an article of faith among some. If the laws of physics are computable, then the brain (and consciousness) would be computable unless we are willing to entertain supernatural exemptions from … Continue reading

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Is Starship A White El[on]ephant?

A white elephant is a possession that its owner cannot dispose of without extreme difficulty, and whose cost, particularly that of maintenance, is out of proportion to its usefulness. – Wikipedia SpaceX is scheduled for another try at launching its … Continue reading

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