Comments on: Self Similarity ~ Fractals, Fractals Everywhere…

By: Animations Of Unseeable Biology « Polynomial

Animations Of Unseeable Biology « Polynomial — Sun, 15 Jan 2012 10:30:51 +0000

[...] part it all, reliant on every detail being exactly the way it was – and presently is – then perhaps we really are a part of “Nature” itself? Perhaps this is what Spinoza wrote about when he discussed the notion of “God, or [...]

By: The Universe ‘May’ Have A Fractal Structure! « Polynomial

The Universe ‘May’ Have A Fractal Structure! « Polynomial — Wed, 24 Aug 2011 16:58:57 +0000

[...] amazing… But in other ways, I wonder if I’m really surprised… ? I’ve been observing fractal patterns now for quite a few years in what many refer to as seemingly unrelated fields of occurrence i.e. [...]

By: Exploring The Idea, Or Notion, Of A ‘Self’ « Polynomial

Exploring The Idea, Or Notion, Of A ‘Self’ « Polynomial — Fri, 22 Apr 2011 13:43:09 +0000

[...] Am A Strange Loop“), along with how analogy can be viewed as the core of cognition, plus how the mind naturally demonstrates that the very process that drives it is based on an engine of no…, as well as how we are beginning to use these models of understanding in order to develop [...]

By: Koyaanisqatsi: Life out of Balance « Polynomial

Koyaanisqatsi: Life out of Balance « Polynomial — Sun, 13 Mar 2011 21:14:01 +0000

[...] across all levels of creation, perception of the universe seems to stem from a fractal-like feedback loop… From the smallest to the largest and all the way back again… Here, within this sea of [...]

By: Heribert Watzke: The Brain In Your Gut « Polynomial

Heribert Watzke: The Brain In Your Gut « Polynomial — Sun, 24 Oct 2010 23:11:48 +0000

[...] million of them, to be exact… Obviously it’s nothing like what the brain has i.e. 100 billion neurones that are all connected at about 100 trillion points… But non the less, we have these thinking cells in our gut too… [...]

By: The Certainty Of ‘Self’… What Is ‘It’? Could This Be The Greatest Human Delusion Of All!? « Polynomial

Mon, 04 Oct 2010 17:07:48 +0000

[...] this website… For example, feedback loops, along with how analogy is the core of cognition, how the mind demonstrates that the very process that drives it is based on an engine of nonlinear dy…, plus how we are beginning to use that understanding to develop artificial intelligence, also [...]

By: IBM Scientists Create Most Comprehensive Map Of The Brain’s Network « Polynomial

Fri, 06 Aug 2010 20:27:57 +0000

[...] control areas that regulate other critical functions of the Central Nervous System (CNS)? I mean, I’ve already proposed an idea as to how our brains might well use fractal/chaotic dynamics to …. But, to date, this has only been based on observations and insinuations about behavioural [...]

By: The Chaos Within: Positive Affect And The Complex Dynamics Of Human Flourishing « Polynomial

Tue, 15 Jun 2010 15:55:31 +0000

[...] from self-centred tendencies and delusions to see the interconnectedness of all reality and being. Beauty inspires the faithful and brings them closer to God. Some of the most beautiful buildings in the world have been constructed in the name of Buddha, [...]

By: Self-Replicating Chemicals Evolve Into Lifelike Ecosystem « Polynomial

Self-Replicating Chemicals Evolve Into Lifelike Ecosystem « Polynomial — Mon, 10 May 2010 08:21:49 +0000

[...] it be GOD!? Well, if you want to liken the Mandelbrot set to the thumb print of God… And as we observe these fractal like patterns almost everywhere within nature… And so, [...]

By: Analogy As The Core Of Cognition « Polynomial

Analogy As The Core Of Cognition « Polynomial — Sun, 02 May 2010 23:45:09 +0000

[...] Hofstadter describes a process where two ideas are torn apart in the speaker’s fractal mind and are recombined into an endless array of sometimes intentional, but probably mainly [...]