Served on the Supreme Court for 35 years, hear a panel of judges and attorneys, all former Supreme Court law clerks talk about his legacy. The Bar Association of San Francisco hosted the event. High everyone, good evening, thank you so much for coming to a nice program the impact of Justice John Paul stevens. I am an appellate lawyer here in thefrancisco, i am also chairman of the appellate section of the Bar Association of San Francisco which organized this event. I would like to extend a warm welcome to members of a few groups who are cosponsoring tonights program, the ninth judicial the federal Bar Association, Northern District of california chapter and the American Constitution Society bay area chapter. I would also like to welcome cspan which is broadcasting the discussion tonight. I find that exciting, because in 10 years or so but i have been putting on programs like this, this is the first time cspan has come, so i have made it. It is some of the most awful programming when co
Stevens. My name is ben feuer. Im also the chairman of the appellate section of the Bar Association of the San Francisco which organized this event. I would like to extend a welcome to members of a few groups who are cosponsoring tonights program, the ninth judicial Historical Society and the American Constitution Society bay area chapter. Id like to welcome cspan which is brother aadcasting the discu tonight. In ten years or so that ive been putting on programs like this, this is the first time cspan has come. So weve made it. But truthfully, i think cspan has some of the most interesting programming on all of television, at least when congress is out of session. And so i recommend you check it out, if you dont already. Before we begin, i would like to ask everyone to put their phones on vibrate. The next program that were going to be putting on, on january 28th, is on settling cases in the ninth circuit. If that interests you, be sure to sign up. Were also going to save time at the e
The federal Bar Association, Northern District of california chapter and the American Constitution Society bay area chapter. I looked welcome cspan which is broadcasting the discussion. In 10 years or so but i have been putting on that i have been putting on programs like this, cspan is here so i have made it. It is some of the most awful programming on television when congress is out of session. Onthoughtful programming television when congress is out of session. The next on january 28 is on settling cases in the ninth circuit. We are going to save time at the end of the program for questions. If any of her to you, howard panelists areour discussing, write them down so you dont forget. ,o my left is Leondra Kruger associate justice of the California Supreme Court since 2014. Prior to her tenure, she served in the u. S. Department of justice and before that she was the acting deputy solicitor general for president obama. She argued 12 cases in the United States Supreme Court and twice
Get sufficient complexity in competition that consciousness emerges the really theres no evidence for that that consciousness is an emergent property of computation its an assumption that the brain is a computer but theres no evidence for that and i think its a its a poor assumption for example it assumes that each neuron is a simple on off switch yes or no but a single cell neurons or cells in a single cell like a paramecium swims around finds through defines a mate has sex can learn it escapes from a capillary tube faster and faster its intelligent it may not be conscious but its intelligent so if a single paramecium or even an amoeba which can solve problems can be that intelligent why should we think that a neuron is just a one or is 0 so i think we need to go deeper inside the neuron she to another level and figure out how the paramecium does it and that turns out to be using structures called microtubules inside all cells including brain cells neurons that are capable it seems a
So much more for us without some go. Out with a brand new full round up for you in an hours time thank you for watching the international. Manager he has been searching for. Years. Finally on the past to finding them im joined by doctors. Director. For consciousness studies. Dr stuart hamer us anna says ya just iraq sure of center for consciousness studies its really great to have you here with us today consciousness is like one of my favorite topics so i cant wait to dig into your brain so you said that some concepts of consciousness are not what concepts and why are they not. Most people would say that the brain is a computer of neurons acting as bits like individual on off states and that if you get sufficient complexity in competition that consciousness emerges the really theres no evidence for that that consciousness is an emergent property of computation its an assumption that the brain is a computer but theres no evidence for that and i think its a its a poor assumption for exam