“The first human-to-computer uploads of 2100 will prove that a perfect simulation is the thing being simulated - that a silicon soul doesn't need a physical body to inhabit. So eventually everybody who ever lived will be resurrected inside a living machine indistinguishable from God. Isn't it amazing what you can do with unlimited hard-disk space?” NeedsFirstsHumansSoulHardBodyCan DoSpacePerfectProveComputerMachinesUnlimitedSiliconPhysical BodySimulationDisk Author:Frank J. Tipler
“Holland's and Kauffman's work, together with Dawkins' simulations of evolution and Varela's models of autopoietic systems, provide essential inspiration for the new discipline of artificial life, This approach, initiated by Chris Langton (1989, 1992), tries to develop technological systems (computer programs and autonomous robots) that exhibit lifelike properties, such as reproduction, sexuality, swarming, and co-evolution.” TryingInspirationTogetherEvolutionDisciplineEssentialsComputerApproachModelsProgramPropertySexualityWorking TogetherArtificialTechnologicalRobotsExhibitsReproductionAutonomousSimulationHollandArtificial Life Author:John Henry Holland
“The most used program in computers and education is PowerPoint. What are you learning about the nature of the medium by knowing how do to a great PowerPoint presentation? Nothing. It certainly doesnt teach you how to think critically about living in a culture of simulation.” ThinkingUsedCultureTeachKnowingComputerProgramMediumsPresentationGreat PowerSimulationPowerpoint Author:Sherry Turkle
“My reason [for making my own paint] is to force a real-time experience of the work. Most work today is experienced by reproduction, and more specifically by computer screen, like jpegs, but an RGB simulation of fluorescent will never fully accurately depict some colors. For example, our eyes are a lot more sophisticated than you might assume. You can feel a lot more going on on the surface of a canvas than you can on the surface of a screen.” FeelsRealReasonMightEyeTodayForceMy OwnExampleColorComputerAssumingPaintSurfaceScreensSophisticatedCanvasReproductionSimulationComputer Screen Author:Ryan McGinness
“For most problems found in mathematics textbooks, mathematical reasoning is quite useful. But how often do people find textbook problems in real life? At work or in daily life, factors other than strict reasoning are often more important. Sometimes intuition and instinct provide better guides; sometimes computer simulations are more convenient or more reliable; sometimes rules of thumb or back-of-the-envelope estimates are all that is needed.” PeopleImportantRealSometimesProblemFoundNeededComputerMathematicsInstinctIntuitionGuidesReal LifeFactorsMathematicalReasoningDaily LifeStrictConvenientThumbsFacts Of LifeTextbooksEnvelopesSimulation Author:Lynn Steen