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Steve Grand has presented a talk called "What is the Secret of Consciousness?" at TEDxOporto. What is the secret of consciousness? Is it the quantum nano tubules inside our nerve cells? Is it a fundamental force of nature? Is it perhaps something from outside this universe altogether? No, it's something much more disappointing than that. But the reason it seems such an anticlimax at first is only that we've been looking so hopefully and anxiously for the wrong thing. The truth is actually very exciting, but to understand why, we need to learn how to look at ordinary things in an extraordinary way. And we need to do this as soon as possible, before we cause our fellow sentient beings more suffering than we would wish. TED is a nonprofit organization devoted to spreading ideas, usually in the form of short, powerful talks (18 minutes or less). TED began in 1984 as a conference where Technology, Entertainment and Design converged, and today covers almost all topics — from science to business to global issues — in more than 100 languages. Meanwhile, independently run TEDx events help share ideas in communities around the world. My TCR Norns |
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 Code Monkey evolnemesis |
I loved it... We are lumps of sticky little creatures... hmm norns tend to form sticky lumps of little creatures too, maybe that tendency to lump up and stick together is the same one that caused single cells to originally decide to lump up and stick together to form the first multi-celled organisms billions of years ago... Interesting... So norns actually clump together to try and form a higher level of being...  "For small creatures such as we, the vastness is bearable only through love." "We are a way for the cosmos to know itself." - Carl Sagan |
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 toxic biohazard Freylaverse Moderator |
Watching it right now. The suspense is killing me. Science is a beautiful gift to humanity; We should not distort it. |
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 Manic Scribbler razander |
Ooh! Cool lecture. Thanks for the post! A warning to people who aren't familiar with TEDx Talks: these are TED-like talks run by local organisers, not the main branch. They're fun, but you have to be critical of what you hear. They've broadcast really shady garbage. Actually, the first one I linked was part of the official global 2013 conference... Even the ones not hosted by charlatans, you should be critical of. Many of the talks fetishise technology without any regard to implementation, as if the speakers live in some apolitical wonderland where the entire world has the ability to implement their solutions if only they were heard. What's that? People in South Africa don't have access to clean water? Let's sell them lotion instead of building the infrastructure to provide people with clean water, and also let's not ask why there wasn't such infrastructure in the first place. This isn't to say TED is bad, or what they do is bad. Just consider whether the speakers' lectures hold any water or not. |
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 Tea Queen Laura Administrator |
I should really give this a watch; I'm just worried that I won't understand much of it. ![[nlaugh]](/images/smilies/emot_laugh.gif "[nlaugh]") |
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Malkin Manager |
He does a good job of playing with the audience - and make sure you look out for the Creatures Community shout-out!  My TCR Norns |
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 Kitsune |
A highly interesting talk in my opinion. Thanks for sharing! |
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Code Monkey evolnemesis |
I still like the idea that the clumping up in norns may actually be some sort of process leading to the creation of some kind of super-creature. "For small creatures such as we, the vastness is bearable only through love." "We are a way for the cosmos to know itself." - Carl Sagan |
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