Michio Kaku Quotes About Consciousness

Quotes about: Consciousness

• The idea that excites me the most concerns the two greatest puzzles in science: the origin of the universe, and the origin of consciousness. The origin of the universe is what I do for a living, working on string theory. But I am also fascinated by consciousness.

  Michio Kaku

  Ideas, Two, Consciousness

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• Being a physicist, not a philosopher, I have devised an entirely new theory of consciousness, allowing one to numerically calculate the level of consciounsess of humans and even animals.

  Michio Kaku

  Animal, Levels, Philosopher

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• Scientists who have dedicated their lives to building machines that think, feel that it's only a matter of time before some form of consciousness is captured in the laboratory.

  Michio Kaku

  Thinking, Machines, Matter

  Michio Kaku (1999). “Visions: How Science Will Revolutionize the 21st Century”, p.94, Oxford Paperbacks

• Robots may gradually attain a degree of 'self-awareness' and consciousness of their own.

  Michio Kaku

  Self, Degrees, Robots

  Michio Kaku (2011). “Visions: How Science Will Revolutionize the 21st Century”, p.37, Anchor

• What differentiates human from lower-animal consciousness is time. You can't explain the concept of "tomorrow" to your dog. Our consciousness is dominated by time - We're constantly running simulations of the future. Our brain is a prediction machine. The hallmark of intelligence, indeed of genius, is the number and complexity of the feedback loops we use in predicting the future.

  Michio Kaku

  Running, Dog, Brain

  Source: www.psychologytoday.com

• A related aspect of intelligent consciousness is delay of gratification: the wisdom to accurately predict whether delay rather than acting on impulse will yield greater benefit.

  Michio Kaku

  Intelligent, Acting, Consciousness

  Source: www.psychologytoday.com

• There are so many wonders awaiting us. If we can upload memories, then we might be able to combat Alzheimers, as well as create a brain-net of memories and emotions to replace the internet, which would revolutionize entertainment, the economy, and our way of life. Maybe even to help us live forever, and send consciousness into outer space.

  Michio Kaku

  Memories, Space, Forever

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