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March in Milano

It seems that Milan is going through a period of renaissance, unlike in 2014 when I left and some friends are moving back to Milan as well. I am not moving back, I will be there for just one month.

Geneosophy and Bergson's philosophy

I find it useful to be able to compare Geneosophy with the thought of other thinkers. It is a bit like being able to discuss with Bergson, at least as close as it gets.

Consciousness, the elephant in the room

Consciousness is the holy grail of our quest to comprehend who we are. We feel conscious, there is no doubt about it. But understanding consciousness has been outside our reach so far. It is a strange state of affairs, we have elucidated so many mysteries about the world, thanks to

The temples

Science is considered to be at the pinnacle of human achievements, a truth seeking enterprise of rationality and objectivity, based on the scientific method introduced by Galileo. Given the innumerable successes of science, one does not feel the need to take a leap of faith when embarking in the scientific

Things, to be and the computer metaphor

We are brought up communicating in language, but language fools us into thinking that we do know what THINGS ARE, that we comprehend what the abstract THING IS. Thus we conceive of our minds as being the cognitive THING that can be understood and implemented within the computer metaphor: input

Comprehension and understanding

The following sentences should convey a concept: * If YOU comprehend but do not understand, YOU have an intuition. * If YOU comprehend and also understand, then YOU can explain. * But if YOU understand without having comprehended YOU can only parrot. Do you only understand or understand and comprehend the concept? As

The journey

Metaphorically speaking, understanding Geneosophy requires embarking on a voyage to explore a previously unknown continent and dedicating oneself to learn the habits, customs and laws of the local population. It is an impossible journey for those who do not like to travel, those who are happy with their beliefs, those

The Vitor

The Vitor is possibly the last description tool that is required to complete the Geneosophic toolbox; together with its enliving, it allows the comprehension of the behaviour of life. To sum it up: * the conceptor allows the Geneosophic description of the expression and modulation of a behaviour in enliving within

Science and the metaphor of the puzzle

The metaphor of the puzzle can be applied to any of the sciences, although in neuroscience it is more evident. In neuroscience, we are faced with many objects that are considered part of the field: the neuron, the organs such as the cortex, the hippocampus, basal ganglia, etc. Going down

The reasoner!

I spent the last four months imagining the reasoner, a Geneosophic projection that, together with the conceptor, can be used to comprehend the behaviour of evolution. The reasoner can be thought of as three conceptors interacting in a very specific way. While developing the reasoner, I applied it to the

Formal Geneosophy

It seems like all the bits and pieces of the formal Geneosophic approach are in place. We are now able to seamlessly move from Conceptual Geneosophy to formal Geneosophy in an essential and coherent way. Formal Geneosophy is extremely simple, once you have developed your own Geneosophic concepts. And yet

Formal Geneosophy is taking shape

Once theoretical Geneosophy was complete, we felt like the theory could be applied to a case study. It turns out that moving from theoretical Geneosophy to formal Genesophy was not straightforward at all. It required us to develop a new framework. The framework was developed using the neuron as a

It's alive

I have seen a concept in action, it is the enliving of a conceptor. First time a Geneosophic description has been implemented.

Taking a step backward to move forward

Plato had a strong intuition, but he did not turn it into a rational way to define concepts. Aristotle settled for a way to describe objects. Geneosophy deals with concepts.

Vital fluids, hydraulics and computers

I find it fascinating that books are being written about the future of life or intelligence. And yet, today, we do not have a shred of understanding of how to define life and intelligence. Not even an understanding of why we haven’t found a way to characterize life and

Geneosophy

10 years ago, I started a journey with the goal of fixing the Internet (Web and Apps). I took a detour into Philosophy, Neuroscience, Mathematics and Programming. And in the past 2 years, with some help as a sounding board, I ended up facing a new Worldview. I now see

Understanding ...

That feeling when you understand a discovery you made years ago. That feeling when you understand what discovery means. That feeling when you understand what understanding means. That feeling when you understand what meaning means.

Philosophy matters

That feeling when you realize that Aristotle shaped our thinking in subtle ways that are extremely hard to disentangle. The implicit is the enemy of understanding, before defeating it, one must make it explicit.

Theory and constraints

That feeling when you realize that the how follows nicely from the what. Once the theory is in place, it constrains the possible hows and guides to one that finally closes the loops. Spring in Capri.

That feeling ...

That feeling when you realize that Galileo’s vision was perfectly reasonable for his time but applied today it is just a mental prison, a cage. That feeling when you see the cage. That feeling when you step out of the cage. That feeling when you finally understand what the

Virtual reality, the brain and real dizziness

I tried the Climb, a Virtual Reality game for the Oculus headset. The experience is amazing. I felt like I was high above the ground. I felt dizziness even if I knew that I was in a simulation. The rational conscious part of me knew that I was on the

Specification

I am working on a project with some very sharp minded guys. They are helping me write the specifications. The project is a new way of thinking about the Internet, in a bio-inspired way. It rationalizes and reorganizes how data, programs and world objects are logically layered. It will eventually

Moving my blog

I`m in the process of moving my blog to a new hosting provider and a new blogging platform, Ghost. In the next few weeks I'll be copying all the post to the new platform.

Back in Milan

Back in Milan for a couple of days. As usual, the first stop is Chinatown. It is great to see the Chinese community raising money for the earthquake victims in Italy. Italians should think about sending their kids to School here on Sundays to learn about Chinese culture and get

Shifting complexity from modeling to interpreting results

A typical AI problem involves quite a bit of tinkering before the model can start learning. Say you want to recognize objects; you need a fairly large number of pictures depicting the objects and associated labels (the names of the objects). The pictures must be curated, to make sure that