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Re: Researchers show that an iron bar is capable of decision-making

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On 08/30/2015 09:48 PM, Sam Wormley wrote:
> Researchers show that an iron bar is capable of decision-making
>> http://phys.org/news/2015-08-iron-bar-capable-decision-making.html
>
>> (Phys.org)—Decision-making—the ability to choose one path out of
>> several options—is generally considered a cognitive ability possessed
>> by biological systems, but not by physical objects. Now in a new
>> study, researchers have shown that any rigid physical (i.e.,
>> non-living) object, such as an iron bar, is capable of
>> decision-making by gaining information from its surroundings
>> accompanied by physical fluctuations.
>
>> The researchers, Song-Ju Kim, Masashi Aono, and Etsushi Nameda, from
>> institutions in Japan, have published their paper on decision-making
>> by physical objects in a recent issue of the New Journal of Physics.
>
Sam, I don't know about iron bars making decisions, but I'm pretty sure 
an iron bar could change your mind about the reality of Global Warming. 
Ask HVAC about the details of such mind-changing.



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Researchers show that an iron bar is capable of decision-making Sam Wormley <swormley1@gmail.com> - 2015-08-30 20:48 -0500
  Re: Researchers show that an iron bar is capable of decision-making gilber34 <invalid@invalid.com> - 2015-08-30 21:56 -0500
  Re: Researchers show that an iron bar is capable of decision-making jimp@specsol.spam.sux.com - 2015-08-31 02:42 +0000
  Re: Researchers show that an iron bar is capable of decision-making benj <none@gmail.com> - 2015-08-31 02:45 -0400
    Re: Researchers show that an iron bar is capable of decision-making HVAC <Mr.HVAC@gmail.com> - 2015-08-31 06:44 -0400
  Re: Researchers show that an iron bar is capable of decision-making Robert Clark <rgregoryclark@yahoo.com> - 2015-08-31 00:46 -0700
  Re: Researchers show that an iron bar is capable of decision-making R Kym Horsell <kym@kymhorsell.com> - 2015-08-31 08:34 +0000
  Re: Researchers show that an iron bar is capable of decision-making "reber g=emc^2" <herbertglazier0@gmail.com> - 2015-08-31 13:58 -0700
    Re: Researchers show that an iron bar is capable of decision-making "hanson" <hanson@quick.net> - 2015-08-31 20:01 -0700
  Re: Researchers show that an iron bar is capable of decision-making Double-A <double-a3@hush.com> - 2015-08-31 15:46 -0700

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