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How do we find the "gems" hidden in the state-space of consciousness?
In this talk I articulate why it is very likely that there is a huge number of undiscovered states of consciousness that are completely unique, irreducible, and wholistically "special".
In metallurgy, a high-entropy alloy (HEA) is a mixture of five or more metals in high proportions, often giving rise to a single phase. Some HEAs have been found to have extremely desirable properties from the point of view of material science (such as being the best at both yield-strength and ultimate tensile strength at the same time). Given the huge space of possible mixtures of metals, finding these carefully balanced mixtures with unique emergent properties is both a science and an art. It calls for intelligent strategies to explore the state-space of possible alloys!
I suggest that in the realm of consciousness there are also states that would be appropriate to describe as "high entropy alloys of experience". I go into how this framework can help us understand unique scents*. We then explore how the receptor affinity profiles of drugs, drug cocktails, and drug schedules can give rise to unique HEA-like states of mind. I then also discuss how memeplexes have various degrees of total complexity, and how this makes some more receptive to dealing with complexity in the world than others. I offer that I really appreciate the HEA-like memeplexes that get expressed in places like EAGlobal, The Science of Consciousness, and Psychedelic Science conferences. I conclude by reflecting on how a "productive mindset" or mood optimized for a specific intellectual job is likely to be HEA-like because it requires the careful balance between many different facets of the mind.
Topics you will master after seeing this talk for even just one time**: High Entropy Alloys, Bronze and Iron Age, Equiatomic Alloys, People Clusters in Parties, Scents*, Sexual Orientation, Gay Fragrances, Memeplexes and Mindsets, Vibe of Groups, Energy Parameter, Frozen Food, Crystallites, Space Groups, The Science of Consciousness, EAGlobal, Psychedelic Science, Search Heuristics, DMT as "Competing Clusters of Synchrony", Birthday Cake Flavor, Cellular Automata, Optimal Mood for Productivity.
*(HEAs: Le Male by JPG, Bleu de Chanel, Mitsouko by Guerlain. Non-HEAs: Tommy Girl by Tommy Hilfiger, Habit Rouge by Guerlain, Amazing Grace Ballet Rose by Philosophy)
**More like “topics barely touched upon”
Further readings:
Multicomponent and High Entropy Alloys - Professor Brian Cantor
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Perfumery as an Art Form - qualiacomputin...
Making Amazing Recreational Drug Cocktails - qualiacomputin...
Electrum - en.wikipedia.o...
Crystallite - en.wikipedia.o...
Neural Annealing: Toward a Neural Theory of Everything - opentheory.net...
A Big State-Space of Consciousness - qualiacomputin...
Psychedelic Science 2017: Take-aways, impressions, and what’s next - qualiacomputin...
Fear And Loathing At Effective Altruism Global 2017 - slatestarcodex...
Qualia Formalism in the Water Supply: Reflections on The Science of Consciousness 2018 - qualiacomputin...
5-MeO-DMT vs. N,N-DMT: The 9 Lenses - qualiacomputin...
“The Seven Seals of Security” (QRI Sweden) - qualiacomputin...
"Heterosexual males and females preferred odours from heterosexual males relative to gay males; gay males preferred odours from other gay males." - www.independen...
"If the goal is to avoid the formation of such phases, simply mixing together five or more elements in near-equiatomic concentrations is unlikely to be a useful approach. Even multi-component alloys that are initially single phase after solidification tend to separate into multiple metallic and intermetallic phases when annealed at intermediate temperatures." - High-entropy alloys
- www.nature.com...
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