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From: AST@postman.hsn.no (Alf Steinbach)
Subject: Re: Roger Penrose's new book
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In article <1994Oct21.084708.23299@driftwood.cray.com> kilian@cray.com (Alan Kilian) writes:
>From: kilian@cray.com (Alan Kilian)
>Subject: Roger Penrose's new book
>Date: 21 Oct 94 08:47:08 CDT
>Roger Penrose has a new book out that is the sequel to
>_The Emperor's New Mind_ and it's REAL hard.
>
>It's got everything from real Truing machines to quantum physics
>to brain structure in it.
>
>I would like to get a reading group together to meet once a
>week and discuss this book.
>
>Is anyone interested?
>
>                            -Alan Kilian
>
>-- 
> -Alan Kilian    kilian@cray.com 612.683.5499 (Work)
>  "Avoid cliches like the plague." 
>  _How to write and publish a scientific paper_ Robert A. Day

What's the name of this book?  I enjoyed "The emperors new mind" very 
much -  a well written book, although I don't agree with the *philosophy*
(e.g., arguments about quantum effects being necessary for AI, that last 
part was almost as good as the guy spewing pseudo-physics into this 
conference).  So, what's he up to now (Penrose, that is)?

PS:  What's a *real* Truing machine?  Anyhow, what's a Truing machine?


- Alf
