Video Index
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Introduction
Short bio of teacher, Justin Curry. Question of what is 'I'? How does consciousness arise out of unconscious components? -
Tools for Thinking
Themes that will run through the course: isomorphism, recursion, paradox, infinity, and formal systems. Fractal dimensions (non integer). Examples of paradoxes. -
MU Puzzle
Explanation of the puzzle, and a challenge to students. -
Meta-thinking
The ability of humans to step outside of formal systems—meta thinking. -
PQ-
Exploration of a very simple formal system. -
Reality: A Formal System?
Is reality just the most complex formal system? Does the universe behave deterministically? -
Music in Gödel, Escher, Bach
An overview of the role music plays in Gödel, Escher, Bach.
