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Re:Why Is the Human Brain So Efficient? (2018) by SomeoneFromCA on Friday June 05, 2020 @01:17PM (#23430979)
Not a quantum physicists, but IMO Bekenstein bound is not applicable here, because quantum laws are non-deterministic, therefore you can describe the structure of a system, but you cannot describe how it will evolve. Quantum randomness might be in the very essence of how the brain and mind works.
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Re:Why Is the Human Brain So Efficient? (2018) by catalogia on Friday June 05, 2020 @05:38PM (#23434312)
Quantum randomness being necessary hardly seems like it would have profound practical implications since augmenting a digital computer with a geiger counter would be trivial.
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Re:Why Is the Human Brain So Efficient? (2018) by criddell on Saturday June 06, 2020 @04:00PM (#23441838)
It's much easier than that. Hardware random number generators are often based on something like a reverse-biased diode. Electrons migrate across and it's entirely random when it happens. Amplify and count them and you get a great source of entropy.
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