Mercurial > thoughts

comparison org/sussman-reading-list.org @ 126:72c6ede12806

Find changesets by keywords (author, files, the commit message), revision number or hash, or revset expression.
fix dangling SOM description.
author Robert McIntyre <rlm@mit.edu>
date Thu, 05 Jun 2014 16:11:29 -0400
parents 1aaf600dc39b
children 1fe2620fa334
comparison
equal deleted inserted replaced
125:1aaf600dc39b 126:72c6ede12806
72 72
73 In particular, here's two great ideas that seem extremely promising 73 In particular, here's two great ideas that seem extremely promising
74 and have NOT been properly explored! You could be the first person 74 and have NOT been properly explored! You could be the first person
75 to get them working! 75 to get them working!
76 76
77 - Using Chaotic Systems to get unlimited measurement precision! 77 - Using chaos to get unlimited measurement precision!
78 - Two papers: 78 - In chaotic systems, states that are near to each other at one
79 point in time become exponentially farther apart from each other
80 as the system evolves in time. Therefore, you might be able to
81 attain arbitrary precision by waiting for the system to evolve,
82 and then determining what initial state must have led to the
83 later state.
84 - Two notable papers:
79 - [[http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/5953][A Global Approach to Parameter Estimation of Chaotic Dynamical 85 - [[http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/5953][A Global Approach to Parameter Estimation of Chaotic Dynamical
80 Systems]], by [[http://eas.caltech.edu/people/3209/profile][Athanassios G. Siapas]], 1992. 86 Systems]], by [[http://eas.caltech.edu/people/3209/profile][Athanassios G. Siapas]], 1992.
81 - [[http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/7060][Parameter Estimation in Chaotic Systems]], by Elmer Hung, 1995. 87 - [[http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/7060][Parameter Estimation in Chaotic Systems]], by Elmer Hung, 1995.
82 - No one put enough effort into seeing if it really worked. 88 - No one put enough effort into seeing if it really worked.
83 - Seems to allow for almost unlimited precision in measurement. 89 - Seems to allow for almost unlimited precision in measurement.
84 - Initial results look very promising, with a =13 order of 90 - Initial results look very promising, with a =13 order of
85 magnitude= improvement in measurement precision in a simple 91 magnitude= improvement in measurement precision in a simple
86 experiment. 92 experiment.
87 - You will win the Nobel Prize if you can get it to work, because 93 - You will win the Nobel Prize if you can get it to work, because
88 you will revolutionize the way we do measurements. 94 you will revolutionize the way we do measurements. In
95 particular, you could measure the Gravitational Constant with
96 unprecedented accuracy.
89 97
90 - [[http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/12007][Towards Intelligent Structures: Active Control of Buckling]] 98 - [[http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/12007][Towards Intelligent Structures: Active Control of Buckling]]
91 - By [[http://www.berlinplace.com/][Andrew A. Berlin]], 1994 99 - By [[http://www.berlinplace.com/][Andrew A. Berlin]], 1994
92 - Achieves a 10 fold increase in strength by actively eliminating 100 - Achieves a 10 fold increase in strength by actively eliminating
93 vibrational modes. 101 vibrational modes.
261 to attract the most talented people to MIT to work on AI, and the 269 to attract the most talented people to MIT to work on AI, and the
262 right amount of negligence and delegation to create an environment 270 right amount of negligence and delegation to create an environment
263 where people could thrive. He is certainly the reason that I was 271 where people could thrive. He is certainly the reason that I was
264 seduced into working on AI. Minsky has vast and deep Scientific 272 seduced into working on AI. Minsky has vast and deep Scientific
265 knowledge -- he could walk into almost any class: Chemistry, 273 knowledge -- he could walk into almost any class: Chemistry,
266 Physics, Math, Computer Science, and teach the class without 274 Physics, Math, Computer Science, and teach the class well without
267 preparation! 275 preparation!
268 276
269 - http://web.media.mit.edu/~minsky/ Much of Minsky's work is here, 277 - http://web.media.mit.edu/~minsky/ Much of Minsky's work is here,
270 including his book, /The Emotion Machine/, and several essays and 278 including his book, /The Emotion Machine/, and several essays and
271 papers. Check it out! 279 papers. Check it out!
272 280
273 - [[http://aurellem.org/society-of-mind/][Society of Mind]] Read it online! Each chapter of this book is a 281 - [[http://aurellem.org/society-of-mind/][Society of Mind]] Read it online! Each chapter of this book is a
274 short, self-contained essay about the various 282 short, self-contained essay about some aspect of intelligence or
283 development.
275 284
276 - [[https://web.media.mit.edu/~minsky/papers/MusicMindMeaning.html][Music, Mind, and Meaning]] Minsky is one of a few living people who 285 - [[https://web.media.mit.edu/~minsky/papers/MusicMindMeaning.html][Music, Mind, and Meaning]] Minsky is one of a few living people who
277 can /improvise/ complicated Baroque era fugues. You can hear one 286 can /improvise/ complicated Baroque era fugues. You can hear one
278 of these improvisations [[http://aurellem.org/mmm/][here]]. 287 of these improvisations [[http://aurellem.org/mmm/][here]].
279 288
306 - ISBN: 1449388396 315 - ISBN: 1449388396
307 - Accuracy is not too good - people's names are spelled wrong, for 316 - Accuracy is not too good - people's names are spelled wrong, for
308 example. 317 example.
309 - But the /feelings/ are exactly right! This book really captures 318 - But the /feelings/ are exactly right! This book really captures
310 what it was like to be in the AI lab back in the good old days. 319 what it was like to be in the AI lab back in the good old days.
320
311 * Selected works by Sussman 321 * Selected works by Sussman
312 322
313 - [[http://groups.csail.mit.edu/mac/users/gjs/6946/sicm-html/book.html][SICM (Structure and Interpretation of Classical Mechanics)]] This is 323 - [[http://groups.csail.mit.edu/mac/users/gjs/6946/sicm-html/book.html][SICM (Structure and Interpretation of Classical Mechanics)]] This is
314 the textbook of [[http://groups.csail.mit.edu/mac/users/gjs/6946/][6.946]], a class in Classical Mechanics that Sussman 324 the textbook of [[http://groups.csail.mit.edu/mac/users/gjs/6946/][6.946]], a class in Classical Mechanics that Sussman
315 generally teaches in the Fall. 325 generally teaches in the Fall.