Episode · Lex Fridman Podcast · 2019-07-01

Lex Fridman & Jeff Hawkins: books mentioned on Lex Fridman Podcast

Jeff Hawkins: Thousand Brains Theory of Intelligence

2 books · With Jeff Hawkins · Listen · Watch on YouTube

Jeff Hawkins is the founder of Redwood Center for Theoretical Neuroscience in 2002 and Numenta in 2005.

Lex Fridman discussed On Intelligence by Jeff Hawkins and others. Jeff Hawkins recommended Why Red Doesn't Sound Like a Bell by J. Kevin O'Regan.

Books mentioned, in the order they came up

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  1. On Intelligence

    Jeff Hawkins, Sandra Blakeslee · at 0:06 · mentioned 3 times

    On Intelligence by Jeff Hawkins and Sandra Blakeslee is a groundbreaking book that presents a revolutionary framework for understanding human cognition by proposing that the neocortex functions primarily as a hierarchical prediction system.

    Discussed
    “the following is a conversation with Jeff Hawkins he's the founder of the redwood centre for theoretical neuroscience in 2002 and Numenta in 2005 in this 2004 book titled on intelligence and in the research before and after he and his team have worked to reverse-engineer the neocortex and proposed artificial intelligence architectures approaches and ideas that are inspired by”
    Where to get it
  2. Why Red Doesn't Sound Like a Bell

    J. Kevin O'Regan · at 1:41:27

    Why Red Doesn't Sound Like a Bell by J. Kevin O'Regan is a philosophical and scientific exploration of sensory experience and color perception.

    Recommended
    “the best treatise I've read about this is by guy named Oh Reagan or Regan he wrote a book called why red doesn't sound like a bill”
    Where to get it
Other mentions in this episode (1) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
Passing On Intelligence
“in this 2004 book titled on intelligence and in the research before and after he and his team have worked to reverse-engineer the neocortex and proposed artificial intelligence architectures”