Jeff Hawkins describes a new theory of Intelligence (BS 183)
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Jeff Hawkins has spent nearly twenty years on a quest to discover how the brain's cortex generates intelligence. In this episode he talks about his new book A Thousand Brains: A New Theory of Intelligence. Inspired by the pioneering work of Vernon Montcastle, Hawkins team at Numenta has proposed a new theory that he calls the housand brains theory. As always, Hawkins makes his work accessible to listeners and readers of all backgrounds.
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A Thousand Brains: A New Theory of Intelligence by Jeff Hawkins
Jeff Hawkins’ previous interviews on Brain Science
BS 38 about On Intelligence
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