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An analog computer uses the continuous variation aspect of physical phenomena such as electrical, mechanical, or hydraulic quantities (analog signals) to model the problem being solved.

More examples of analog computing: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=szTtg302Hic

#analogcomputing #analogchips #neuromorphic

A playlist in which Ben Eater builds an 8-bit computer on breadboards.

The many-worlds interpretation is an interpretation of quantum mechanics that asserts that the universal wavefunction is objectively real, and that there is no wave function collapse.
This implies that all possible outcomes of quantum measurements are physically realized in some "world" or universe.

PBS Space Time playlist about many-worlds: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dzKWfw68M5U&list=PLsPUh22kYmNCAR1U8MD_1ELQnl640zYqi

#physics

This video is about the concept of critical point – how the brain might optimize information processing by hovering near a phase transition.
#neuroscience #chaostheory

Cephalopod intelligence on Wikipedia

Tundra makes great #VR devlogs mostly about #physics-based interactions.

This one is a delight to watch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T_m6oEmPj8I

Emulating optics of a real camera to create photographs in Blender.

In this episode of the podcast, Sam Harris presents his full argument on the illusoriness of free will — and explores its ethical and psychological implications.

This is the first part in a series about Computational Fluid Dynamics where we build a Fluid Simulator from scratch.

Lenia is a system of continuous cellular automata, a form of artificial life.
It was derived from Conway's Game of Life by making everything smooth, continuous and generalized.
#cellularautomata

Explanation of The Selfish Gene, the gene's-eye view of evolution, which can be defined as the idea that the gene is the ultimate beneficiary of selection.
Book: The Selfish Gene by Richard Dawkins
(fun fact, the word "meme" originated in that book)

A video of Conway's Game of Life, emulated in Conway's Game of Life.

web demo: https://oimo.io/works/life/ (scroll to zoom in/out)