2min chapter

The Jordan B. Peterson Podcast cover image

244. Asking A Theoretical Physicist About The Physics Of Consciousness | Roger Penrose

The Jordan B. Peterson Podcast

CHAPTER

Is Consciousness a Computative System?

There's one way into this, to speak about. I mean, so much of our thinking, of course, is calculative. We're calculating how to get to it and yes, sir, there's a huge amount of life that is that is like that. But to then ask the question: why this is a goal, or why this is worthy of being a goal,  is clearly distinct from a simply mechanistic a tonation. And i'm certainly not saying that so an indicator of conscious imea. It's just, it's hard to know whether those things could be put into a computational system. The for concentrating on this very specific area is that i can

00:00

Get the Snipd
podcast app

Unlock the knowledge in podcasts with the podcast player of the future.
App store bannerPlay store banner

AI-powered
podcast player

Listen to all your favourite podcasts with AI-powered features

Discover
highlights

Listen to the best highlights from the podcasts you love and dive into the full episode

Save any
moment

Hear something you like? Tap your headphones to save it with AI-generated key takeaways

Share
& Export

Send highlights to Twitter, WhatsApp or export them to Notion, Readwise & more

AI-powered
podcast player

Listen to all your favourite podcasts with AI-powered features

Discover
highlights

Listen to the best highlights from the podcasts you love and dive into the full episode