Language of fungi derived from their electrical spiking activity

Re:Language of fungi derived from their electrical spiking a... by samaman on Wednesday April 06, 2022 @02:51PM (#30936003)

Adamatzky is a GOAT in biocomputing. Hes the sort of researcher who really makes me question why we spend so much money on developing quantum computers and other new ways of modeling biosystems when using other biosystems as analogs seems far cheaper and more fruitful.

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Re:Language of fungi derived from their electrical spiking a... by tomcat27 on Wednesday April 06, 2022 @03:00PM (#30936133)

The goal of people doing basic research in math and science is not producing more economic value. They really do it just for fun. If what they do happen to be useful for others outside their club, great, but that's never the goal. They might twist words a little to get grants. Historically, their work has been useful. ;)

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Re:Language of fungi derived from their electrical spiking a... by fnordpiglet on Wednesday April 06, 2022 @07:19PM (#30938679)

I wouldn’t say they do it for fun, but to understand. A lot of science isn’t fun, but understanding is it’s own reward that lasts a lot longer than fun.

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