It's aimed at folks who vaguely remember reading Hofstadter
my twitter feed is all these people saying that AI might be conscious, but instead of making a particular case for that, they just say, well u know I mean consciousness is pretty weird. how do u know people are conscious. robots COULD be conscious, etc. And I wonder who this is persuasive for
October 5, 2026 at 6:21 PM
It's aimed at folks who vaguely remember reading Hofstadter
DEATH BATTLE Fighting Over a Reese's Take 5! Leonard Hofstadter VS Hideo Kojima & Jet Stingray
October 5, 2026 at 5:36 PM
DEATH BATTLE Fighting Over a Reese's Take 5! Leonard Hofstadter VS Hideo Kojima & Jet Stingray
Our feature on 50 years of Hofstadter's butterfly would be extra timely if Douglas Hofstadter himself were to win the 2026 Nobel Prize in Physics (as his dad once did). You never know... 🧪⚛️
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Hofstadter’s butterfly turns 50: a fractal hiding in quantum matter – Physics World
Indu Satija celebrates the golden anniversary of Hofstadter’s butterfly
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October 5, 2026 at 4:11 PM
Our feature on 50 years of Hofstadter's butterfly would be extra timely if Douglas Hofstadter himself were to win the 2026 Nobel Prize in Physics (as his dad once did). You never know... 🧪⚛️
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A borboleta de Hofstadter—um espectro de energia fractal em sistemas quânticos—comemora 50 anos de impacto. De materiais moiré a estados quânticos topológicos, este padrão elegante continua reaparecendo em diversas plataformas, revelando complexidade oculta em regras simples.
A Borboleta de Hofstadter aos 50: De Curiosidade Teórica a Padrão Quântico Universal
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October 5, 2026 at 1:27 PM
A borboleta de Hofstadter—um espectro de energia fractal em sistemas quânticos—comemora 50 anos de impacto. De materiais moiré a estados quânticos topológicos, este padrão elegante continua reaparecendo em diversas plataformas, revelando complexidade oculta em regras simples.
Bươm Bướm Hofstadter—một phổ năng lượng fractal trong các hệ thống lượng tử—kỷ niệm 50 năm tác động. Từ các vật liệu moiré đến các trạng thái lượng tử tôpô, mô hình thanh lịch này tiếp tục xuất hiện lại trên các nền tảng đa dạng, tiết lộ sự phức tạp ẩn giấu trong các quy tắc đ...
Bươm Bướm Hofstadter tại mốc 50 năm: Từ sự tò mò lý thuyết đến mô hình lượng tử phổ quát
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October 5, 2026 at 1:26 PM
Bươm Bướm Hofstadter—một phổ năng lượng fractal trong các hệ thống lượng tử—kỷ niệm 50 năm tác động. Từ các vật liệu moiré đến các trạng thái lượng tử tôpô, mô hình thanh lịch này tiếp tục xuất hiện lại trên các nền tảng đa dạng, tiết lộ sự phức tạp ẩn giấu trong các quy tắc đ...
Le papillon de Hofstadter—un spectre d'énergie fractal dans les systèmes quantiques—célèbre 50 ans d'impact. Des matériaux de moiré aux états quantiques topologiques, ce motif élégant continue de réapparaître sur diverses plates-formes, révélant la complexité cachée dans des r...
Le Papillon de Hofstadter à 50 ans : De la curiosité théorique au motif quantique universel
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October 5, 2026 at 1:24 PM
Le papillon de Hofstadter—un spectre d'énergie fractal dans les systèmes quantiques—célèbre 50 ans d'impact. Des matériaux de moiré aux états quantiques topologiques, ce motif élégant continue de réapparaître sur diverses plates-formes, révélant la complexité cachée dans des r...
La mariposa de Hofstadter—un espectro de energía fractal en sistemas cuánticos—celebra 50 años de impacto. De materiales moiré a estados cuánticos topológicos, este patrón elegante sigue reapareciendo en diversas plataformas, revelando complejidad oculta en reglas simples.
La Mariposa de Hofstadter en su 50 aniversario: De la curiosidad teórica a un patrón cuántico universal
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October 5, 2026 at 1:24 PM
La mariposa de Hofstadter—un espectro de energía fractal en sistemas cuánticos—celebra 50 años de impacto. De materiales moiré a estados cuánticos topológicos, este patrón elegante sigue reapareciendo en diversas plataformas, revelando complejidad oculta en reglas simples.
Hofstadter's butterfly—a fractal energy spectrum in quantum systems—celebrates 50 years of impact. From moiré materials to topological quantum states, this elegant pattern continues reappearing across diverse platforms, revealing hidden complexity in simple rules.
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Hofstadter's Butterfly at 50: From Theoretical Curiosity to Universal Quantum Pattern
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October 5, 2026 at 1:23 PM
Hofstadter's butterfly—a fractal energy spectrum in quantum systems—celebrates 50 years of impact. From moiré materials to topological quantum states, this elegant pattern continues reappearing across diverse platforms, revealing hidden complexity in simple rules.
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Good morning MT and Hooligans!
Man Reveals 'Go Sports!' on Belly
Alt: Leonard Hofstadter getting ready to go see the game. Reveals his vast knowledge of the game by lifting his recycling shirt to show “Go Sports!” Scrawled on his Belly.
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October 5, 2026 at 10:20 AM
Good morning MT and Hooligans!
Hofstadter's law. "It always takes longer than you expect, even when you take into account Hofstadter's Law." - Douglas Hofstadter
#quotes #quoteoftheday
#quotes #quoteoftheday
October 5, 2026 at 5:52 AM
Hofstadter's law. "It always takes longer than you expect, even when you take into account Hofstadter's Law." - Douglas Hofstadter
#quotes #quoteoftheday
#quotes #quoteoftheday
systems thinking, highly compressed speech patterns. doug hofstadter is narnia. the safest poem is the waste land by ts eliot. you are always in a church, serving customers. we must imagine the robot passing butter
October 5, 2026 at 1:47 AM
systems thinking, highly compressed speech patterns. doug hofstadter is narnia. the safest poem is the waste land by ts eliot. you are always in a church, serving customers. we must imagine the robot passing butter
Richard Hofstadter still illuminates the asymmetry between liberals” & the “right.” We don’t share reality; we don’t share the same understanding of politics. You can’t invite someone to eat lunch and discuss differences if they don’t sincerely believe in food or understand good-faith discussion.
October 4, 2026 at 6:24 PM
Richard Hofstadter still illuminates the asymmetry between liberals” & the “right.” We don’t share reality; we don’t share the same understanding of politics. You can’t invite someone to eat lunch and discuss differences if they don’t sincerely believe in food or understand good-faith discussion.
"The strange loop notion is this idea that we need in order to survive in this world to perceive things in a very simplified way."
www.youtube.com/watch?v=UT5C...
he proceeds to illustrate it.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=UT5C...
he proceeds to illustrate it.
"What Is a Strange Loop and What is it Like To Be One?" by Douglas Hofstadter (2013)
YouTube video by Strange Loop Conference
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October 3, 2026 at 9:05 PM
"The strange loop notion is this idea that we need in order to survive in this world to perceive things in a very simplified way."
www.youtube.com/watch?v=UT5C...
he proceeds to illustrate it.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=UT5C...
he proceeds to illustrate it.
This brings me back to Hofstadter (shocking, I know); the idea that a system doesn't have to step outside itself to talk about itself. Its own symbols can stand for statements about those symbols, and suddenly the object level and meta level are tangled together.
October 3, 2026 at 3:36 PM
This brings me back to Hofstadter (shocking, I know); the idea that a system doesn't have to step outside itself to talk about itself. Its own symbols can stand for statements about those symbols, and suddenly the object level and meta level are tangled together.
Meci.
Je sors de 2 séances de fitness, la GROSSE fatigue là
Je sors de 2 séances de fitness, la GROSSE fatigue là
Leonard Hofstadter Exhausted in Gym
Alt: Leonard Hofstadter Exhausted in Gym
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October 3, 2026 at 8:50 AM
Meci.
Je sors de 2 séances de fitness, la GROSSE fatigue là
Je sors de 2 séances de fitness, la GROSSE fatigue là
This plus I Am A Strange Loop by Douglas Hofstadter are good starting points
October 2, 2026 at 11:25 PM
This plus I Am A Strange Loop by Douglas Hofstadter are good starting points
I strongly recommend the essays in "The Mind's I" (ed. Hofstadter and Dennett) to anyone reading this thread (who has not already read them, which is prob a substantial fraction)
October 2, 2026 at 12:47 AM
I strongly recommend the essays in "The Mind's I" (ed. Hofstadter and Dennett) to anyone reading this thread (who has not already read them, which is prob a substantial fraction)
Richard Hofstadter - “It is possible that the distinction between moral relativism and moral absolutism has sometimes been blurred because an excessively consistent practice of either leads to the same practical result—ruthlessness in political life. #QuoteBot
October 1, 2026 at 10:15 PM
Richard Hofstadter - “It is possible that the distinction between moral relativism and moral absolutism has sometimes been blurred because an excessively consistent practice of either leads to the same practical result—ruthlessness in political life. #QuoteBot
Ah, so Sabine Hofstadter is a happy little Transphobe. She will crow from the rooftops about not taking money to tell you AI is dangerous but is happy to promote discredited garbage like the Cass Report and "Rapid Onset Dysphoria" like a good little AFD stooge. Just watch, the grift will begin
October 1, 2026 at 7:30 PM
Ah, so Sabine Hofstadter is a happy little Transphobe. She will crow from the rooftops about not taking money to tell you AI is dangerous but is happy to promote discredited garbage like the Cass Report and "Rapid Onset Dysphoria" like a good little AFD stooge. Just watch, the grift will begin
Douglas Hofstadter offers a hypothesis. What is important here, according to him, is repeated analogy. He goes quite far with this thesis and suggests that analogy is an engine of cognition and underlies many important processes, one of which is generalization/abstraction.
October 1, 2026 at 5:11 PM
Douglas Hofstadter offers a hypothesis. What is important here, according to him, is repeated analogy. He goes quite far with this thesis and suggests that analogy is an engine of cognition and underlies many important processes, one of which is generalization/abstraction.
We agreed that generalization was necessary, even essential for adaptive functioning in biological organisms and not only in them. Without an ability to generalize, we'd be utterly dysfunctional.
Analogy as the Core of Cognition | Alexey Tolchinsky, Psy.D.
Hofstadter's analogy and Freud's free associations.
https://lnkd.in/gd-MzEQ2
These two are surprisingly similar in my head. Just to follow Hofstadter, I had the experience of analogy in my head. He...
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October 1, 2026 at 5:11 PM
We agreed that generalization was necessary, even essential for adaptive functioning in biological organisms and not only in them. Without an ability to generalize, we'd be utterly dysfunctional.
Again, mental and contextual association of two experiences. Central concept both in Freud's technique of psychoanalysis and in Hofstadter's work.
#Hofstadter
#Freud
#Hofstadter
#Freud
October 1, 2026 at 12:04 PM
Again, mental and contextual association of two experiences. Central concept both in Freud's technique of psychoanalysis and in Hofstadter's work.
#Hofstadter
#Freud
#Hofstadter
#Freud