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Godel, Escher, Bach: An Eternal Golden Braid (Anniversary)
Godel, Escher, Bach: An Eternal Golden Braid (Anniversary) | Douglas R Hofstadter
Douglas Hofstadter s book is concerned directly with the nature of maps or links between formal systems. However, according to Hofstadter, the formal system that underlies all mental activity transcends the system that supports it. If life can grow out of the formal chemical substrate of the cell, if consciousness can emerge out of a formal system of firing neurons, then so too will computers attain human intelligence." Godel, Escher, Bach" is a wonderful exploration of fascinating ideas at the heart of cognitive science: meaning, reduction, recursion, and much more."
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rretzler
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A random book from my TBR 📚. Day 4. #tbrpile

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kranthir
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Sky Castle, by M. C. Escher (1928)
Illustrations like this only make the matter being presented more intriguing

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kranthir
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This has been on my reading list for a long time now, finally reading it.
Mesmerizing so far ….

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krustalloscryst
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Math is cool, of course. 💁‍♀️

I'm going to make an attempt to read this monstrous book. ATTEMPT. Slowly. 🐢

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Leftcoastzen
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#thisremindsmeof 🧠 On my TBR for years , not sure if I am ready for the mental gymnastics involved should I tackle it. Remember when it was hugely popular, but did they read it or leave it out so people would think they are reading it!?🤨

JoeStalksBeck I freakin love this book! I love I‘m A Strange Loop too! 7y
Leftcoastzen @JoeStalksBeck gotta drum up my courage and give it a try.🙂 7y
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well.read.panda
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well.read.panda
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I am again struck by thoughts of coincidence and serendipity while winding skeins and reading about strange loops in Gödel, Escher, Bach. #knittingwhilereading #yarn

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well.read.panda
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I was very excited to find this reference to knitting pattern while knitting while reading about strange loops while knitting...

SheilaChew Nice! What are you knitting? 7y
well.read.panda @SheilaChew it's a piece for a yarnbombing installation I'm helping with. It'll have some letters sewn on to it and then be attached to a fence as part of a larger statement about LGBT rights and exclusion here in Singapore! 7y
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SheilaChew So cool! There is a statue by my house that I've always wanted to yarn bomb! Last year a group of knitters yarn bombed the library. I loved it! 7y
well.read.panda @SheilaChew thanks!! 😁 7y
MrBook This one's on my nightstand. 7y
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angrylilasian
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This has been on my TBR for YEARS. It sounds fascinating. But it's 800+ pages and I'm having a hard time making such a big time commitment! #artificialintelligence #aprilbookshowers
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saresmoore Oooooooh, want. 8y
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Kudepie

Reading this beast. It's a little too mind-blowing paragraph by paragraph to take in a page or two at a time.

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MrBook
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My #SecretSantaLitsyGoesPostalOG package had these magnificent books within! Thank you a million times over, @Reading_E 😁👍🏻!!!! Your generosity knows no bounds! An incredible member of Litsy and #LGP, you are! ☺️🙌🏻

Reading_E @MrBook yayayay! I am so glad you liked them!!! Merry Christmas!! 8y
MrBook @Reading_E Very much so 😁👏🏻!!! Thank you again ☺️!!! 8y
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Yossarian
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Text only? But what is text? And what is not text? Without light and shadow you could not read the text. So, I'm counting this as a #textonlycover for #booktober.

Soubhiville Very cool! 8y
RealLifeReading Nice pick! 👍 8y
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neils4fun

Read this about 40 years ago and it still leaves a great impression on me and my interests in art, science and math.

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cykitan
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Jabberwocky in three languages, as if to ask me if I'm impressed yet.

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