I first reviewed On Intelligence by Jeff Hawkins for The Sci Phi Show. I am including that review here.Also in this episode, I consider some of the topics I hope to discuss in future episodes. Besides intelligence we will be considering consciousness, emotions and feelings, the role of vision in brain research, what we can learn from people with brain damage and memory.
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One nitpick criticism regarding your comment in this podcast that you can’t have intelligence without consciousness. I disagree. Barring pansychism and other such philosophical leaps, most organisms on this planet have very simple nervous systems, with nothing resembling a cortex, yet they act intelligently. You only have to look at certain insects like jumping spiders, where recent research shows remarkably intelligent behavior for such a rudimentary nervous system, and I wouldn’t think most people would say those spiders have any consciousness (qualia etc, awareness sure, but the harder consciousness, no).
Haig,
Thank you for your comment about my brief review of “On Intelligence.”
To be honest I do not remember saying that one can not have intelligence without consciousness, but if I did your point is well-taken.
I assume you are a new listener, so I hope you will become a regular. The point you bring up is a good starting point for discussion, so I hope you will consider starting a new thread on the Discussion Forum at http://brainscienceforum.com. Feel free to start a thread for Episode 2 or begin a new thread in the area on Consciousness, which is already pretty active.
Also, Jeff Hawkins will be a guest on an upcoming episode, so be sure to subscribe!
Ginger
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