William Bialek: Scaling, criticality, and the statistical physics of biological networks - Class 4

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When the switch is flipped – A new #physics of #consciousness

In his #guest post on #philosophies, Dr. #WolfgangStegemann proposes a radical reformulation.

Wolfgang describes #consciousness not as a mysterious addition to #matter, but as a #state of a #system that occurs when certain #structural conditions are met.

https://philosophies.de/index.php/2026/02/28/neue-physik-des-bewusstseins/

#PhilosophyOfMind #Neuroscience #Criticality #SelfOrganization #Autocatalysis #DynamicSystems

When the switch is flipped – A new #physics of #consciousness

In his #guest post on #philosophies, Dr. #WolfgangStegemann proposes a radical reformulation.

Wolfgang describes #consciousness not as a mysterious addition to #matter, but as a #state of a #system that occurs when certain #structural conditions are met.

https://philosophies.de/index.php/2026/02/28/neue-physik-des-bewusstseins/

#PhilosophyOfMind #Neuroscience #Criticality #SelfOrganization #Autocatalysis #DynamicSystems

When the switch is flipped – A new #physics of #consciousness

In his #guest post on #philosophies, Dr. #WolfgangStegemann proposes a radical reformulation.

Wolfgang describes #consciousness not as a mysterious addition to #matter, but as a #state of a #system that occurs when certain #structural conditions are met.

https://philosophies.de/index.php/2026/02/28/neue-physik-des-bewusstseins/

#PhilosophyOfMind #Neuroscience #Criticality #SelfOrganization #Autocatalysis #DynamicSystems

When the switch is flipped – A new #physics of #consciousness

In his #guest post on #philosophies, Dr. #WolfgangStegemann proposes a radical reformulation.

Wolfgang describes #consciousness not as a mysterious addition to #matter, but as a #state of a #system that occurs when certain #structural conditions are met.

https://philosophies.de/index.php/2026/02/28/neue-physik-des-bewusstseins/

#PhilosophyOfMind #Neuroscience #Criticality #SelfOrganization #Autocatalysis #DynamicSystems

When the switch is flipped – A new #physics of #consciousness

In his #guest post on #philosophies, Dr. #WolfgangStegemann proposes a radical reformulation.

Wolfgang describes #consciousness not as a mysterious addition to #matter, but as a #state of a #system that occurs when certain #structural conditions are met.

https://philosophies.de/index.php/2026/02/28/neue-physik-des-bewusstseins/

#PhilosophyOfMind #Neuroscience #Criticality #SelfOrganization #Autocatalysis #DynamicSystems

When the switch is flipped – A new #physics of #consciousness

In his #guest post on #philosophies, Dr. #WolfgangStegemann proposes a radical reformulation.

Wolfgang describes #consciousness not as a mysterious addition to #matter, but as a #state of a #system that occurs when certain #structural conditions are met.

https://philosophies.de/index.php/2026/02/28/neue-physik-des-bewusstseins/

#PhilosophyOfMind #Neuroscience #Criticality #SelfOrganization #Autocatalysis #DynamicSystems

What are your plans for the second week of July? The correct answer is: to participate in the Sigma Phi Conference in Chania! From 6 July to 10 July, a huge event covering all topics of interest in Statistical Physics. And, there will be also a special workshop on Mathematical Ideas across Multiple Scales in Networks (or MAIMUN, for short), organized by yours truly and with an impressive lineup of speakers, including Ginestra Bianconi, Stefano Boccaletti, Sebastian Contreras, Piero De Lellis, Tiziana Di Matteo, Fakhteh Ghanbarnejad, Sarika Jalan, José Mendes, Osnat Mokryn and Punit Parmananda!

Please boost far and wide, and spread the news to students, colleagues, and anyone who may be interested!

http://www.sigmaphi.polito.it/index.php

#statisticalphysics #physics #mathematics #science #disorder #criticality #fluids #networks #graphs #biophysics #economics #sociology #complexity

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AI and digital can feel remote, and absolute. My chapter includes discussion of my ‘International Best Practice’ digital inclusion research project in Estonia and practical teaching assignments, with each centring on how to approach AI with criticality to help rehumanise our interactions with AI and empower.

#AI #Criticality #Empowering

Toward a physical theory of information processing:
"Functional Percolation: Criticality of Form and Function"
https://arxiv.org/abs/2512.09317
#complexsystems #complexityscience #networkscience #ai #percolation #cascades #criticality #artificialintelligence