[SydPhil] Reminder: HPS Research Seminar, Monday 18, September 2023 at 5:30pm

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School of History and Philosophy of Science
RESEARCH SEMINAR
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The Liar paradox, the halting problem and the edge of chaos
Mikhail Prokopenko (USyd)

Dates: Monday, 18/9/2023
Time: 5:30pm
Venue: Madsen Building (F09), Level 3, Room 331
How to register: Free, no registration required

Abstract: We will explore several fundamental relations between formal systems, algorithms, and dynamical systems, focussing on the roles of self-reference and computational undecidability. This comparative analysis will emphasise three factors: (i) the program-data duality; (ii) the potential to access an infinite computational medium; and (iii) the ability to implement negation. Importantly, the program-data duality requires that a computational agent must be able to store and process encoded information, as well as create self-referential meta-level simulations. Finally, within Gödel – Turing – Post framework, we will argue that undecidability leads to novelty generation, via the emergence of functional self-descriptions across major transitions: genetic, linguistic and cultural.


Bio: Prof. Mikhail Prokopenko leads the Centre for Complex Systems at the University of Sydney. He holds PhD in Computer Science, MA in Economics, and MSc in Applied Mathematics. Mikhail has a strong international reputation in modelling and simulation of complex self-organising systems, with over 200 publications and h-index of 43. His cross-disciplinary research in information theory, critical phenomena and artificial intelligence has been applied to pandemic and crisis modelling, systems biology, urban dynamics, and other diverse areas.

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