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SUMMARY:On the non-computability of conscious thinking - Prof. Sir Roger P
 enrose
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CONTACT:Swaraj Dash
DESCRIPTION:We invite you to our very exciting fifth talk of the year by P
 rof. Sir Roger Penrose - a mathematician\, physicist\, and philosopher of 
 science. He is the Emeritus Rouse Ball Professor of Mathematics at the Mat
 hematical Institute of the University of Oxford.\n\nAbstract: It is argued
 \, using the Gödel-Turing argument and considerations of natural selectio
 n\, that human understanding cannot be an entirely computational activity.
  It is further argued that the non-computational ingredient of human think
 ing is a product of consciousness and\, moreover\, that this cannot be the
  result of solely classical physical actions in the brain. Even quantum pr
 ocedures\, as currently understood will not suffice\, and it is argued tha
 t actions going beyond current quantum mechanics will be needed. Arguments
  from physics give some indication of the nature of these new actions.\n\n
 Come along to the talk to find out more about the connection between funda
 mental physics\, consciousness\, and computability! We are heading to the 
 pub with Roger Penrose after the talk\, and the first drink is on CUCaTS! 
 FREE DRINKS! Hope to see many of you at the talk and pub.
LOCATION:Mill Lane Lecture Rooms\, Room 3
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