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Marvin Lee Minsky (born August 9, 1927), sometimes affectionately known as "Old Man Minsky", is an American Cognitive Scientist in the field of artificial intelligence (AI), co-founder of MIT's AI laboratory, and author of several texts on AI and philosophy.
Biography
Marvin Minsky was born in New York City, where he attended The Fieldston School and the Bronx High School of Science. He later attended the Phillips Academy in Andover, Massachusetts. He served in the US Navy from 1944 to 1945. He holds a BA in Mathematics from Harvard (1950) and a PhD in the same field from Princeton (1954). He has been on the MIT faculty since 1958. He is currently Toshiba Professor of Media Arts and Sciences, and Professor of electrical engineering and computer science.
Minsky won the Turing Award in 1969, the Japan Prize in 1990, the IJCAI Award for Research Excellence in 1991, and the Benjamin Franklin Medal from the Franklin Institute in 2001.
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I bet the human brain is a kludge. -- Marvin Minsky #quote
bsdfortune (MenuSiS Technologies) Mon, 23 Nov 2009 11:42:22 -0000
I bet the human brain is a kludge. -- Marvin Minsky #quote
The Discover Interview: Marvin Minsky | Technology | DISCOVER Magazine / http://bit.ly/70hOLP
ieatbooks (I Eat Books) Mon, 23 Nov 2009 01:10:41 -0000
The Discover Interview: Marvin Minsky | Technology | DISCOVER Magazine / http://bit.ly/70hOLP
The principal activities of brains are making changes in themselves. Marvin Minsky
Shiftcatcher (Dede Osborn) Sun, 22 Nov 2009 13:41:18 -0000
The principal activities of brains are making changes in themselves. Marvin Minsky
"I bet the human brain is a kludge." -- Marvin Minsky
webgeekcom (web-geek.com) Sun, 22 Nov 2009 12:09:44 -0000
"I bet the human brain is a kludge." -- Marvin Minsky
@madwilliamflint marvin minsky's book is highly recommended. it sure blew my mind when it first came out...eons ago.
donpark (Don Park) Sun, 22 Nov 2009 07:33:26 -0000
@madwilliamflint marvin minsky's book is highly recommended. it sure blew my mind when it first came out...eons ago.
the missing piece in marvin minsky's society of minds: noise and probability http://bit.ly/90ajzx - wonderful stuff
donpark (Don Park) Sun, 22 Nov 2009 07:05:12 -0000
the missing piece in marvin minsky's society of minds: noise and probability http://bit.ly/90ajzx - wonderful stuff
Marvin Minsky - His page. One of the pioneers of artificial intelligence; a significant contributor to cognitive psychology, mathematics, computational linguistics, robotics, optics (microscopy). Published writings and links to research groups. [MIT Media Lab]
Brain Opera - interactive, musical journey into your mind, presented simultaneously in physical and cyber space. Artistic experience based on applying Marvin Minsky's 'The Society of Mind'.
Conscious Machines, by Marvin Minsky - Article published in 'Machinery of Consciousness', Proceedings, National Research Council of Canada, 75th Anniversary Symposium on Science in Society, June 1991. On the Mark Hughes website.
Consciousness is a Big Suitcase: A Talk with Marvin Minsky - Introduction and sizable interview. [EDGE 3rd Culture]
Marvin Lee Minsky: Matter, Mind and Models - Page with picture, and link to the document, which attempts to explain why people become confused by questions about the relation between mental and physical events.
Marvin Minsky - Stories involving Minsky. [Wired Archive]
Marvin Minsky - Growing biography, with links to many related topics. [Wikipedia]
Marvin Minsky Comment on Schooling - Thought provoking; part of some pages on home schooling.
Marvin Minsky: Raising Children as Atheists - Comments on his neurological symptoms. [Migraine Aura Foundation]
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Minsky's Society of Mind - If two minds are better than one, then how about two thousand? Positive review with references. [EMC/Paradigm Publishing]
Scientist on the Set: An Interview with Marvin Minsky - From the online book, edited by David G. Stork: Hal's Legacy: 2001's Computer as Dream and Reality.
