The Atomic Human

Understanding ourselves in the age of AI

Neil D. Lawrence

New Scientist Live

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  • book: The Atomic Human
  • twitter: @lawrennd
  • The Atomic Human pages atomic human, the 13 , Le Scaphandre et le papillon (The Diving Bell and the Butterfly) 10–12, Bauby, Jean Dominique 9–11, 18, 90, 99-101, 133, 186, 212–218, 234, 240, 251–257, 318, 368–369, Shannon, Claude 10, 30, 61, 74, 98, 126, 134, 140, 143, 149, 260, 264, 269, 277, 315, 358, 363, baby shoes 368, Blake, William Newton 121–123, Blake, William Newton 121–123, 258, 260, 283, 284, 301, 306, MONIAC 232-233, 266, 343, human-analogue machine (HAMs) 343-347, 359-359, 365-368, Human evolution rates 98-99, Psychological representation of Ecologies 323-327.
  • podcast: The Talking Machines
  • newspaper: Guardian Profile Page
  • blog: http://inverseprobability.com

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