Alien Information Theory

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1. tweezyApr 2024
   So one of the most "out there" non-fiction books I've read recently is called "Alien Information Theory". It's a wild ride and there's a lot of flat-out crazy stuff in it but it's a really engaging read. It's written by a computational neuroscientist who's obsessed with DMT. The DMT parts are pretty wild, but the computational neuroscience stuff is intriguing.

   In one part he talks about a thought experiment modeling the universe as a multidimensional cellular automata. Where fundamental particles are nothing more than the information they contain. And particles colliding is a computation that tells how that node and the adjacent nodes to update their state.

   Way out and not saying there's anything truth to it. But it was a really interesting and fun concept to chew on.

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2. grimgrinJun 2023
   If you wanna follow an interesting rabbit hole, listen to Hamilton Morris and Dr. Andrew Gallimore chat in a recent video:

   https://youtu.be/ba5pAjM8HZM

   If anything has peaked your curiosity, consider his books “Alien Information Theory” and “Reality Switch Technologies”

   Also, DMTx is undeniably interesting from my point of view. We’ve recently completed a trial involving hour long sessions in extended DMT state

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3. 52-6F-62Jun 2023
   Alien Information Theory by Andrew Gallimore

   Excerpt reading https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JxC2cyg-cTg

   Less about psychedelics, but a great accessory read is Mind and Nature by Gregory Bateson

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4. 52-6F-62Mar 2023
   I feel compelled to recommend a couple of books: Mind and Nature by Gregory Bateson and Alien Information Theory by Andrew Gallimore
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5. rantwaspApr 2020
   the idea is kind of old and even Wolfram played with it in his previous work/book, ie A new kind of science.

   If you're interested in the subject and also can appreciate what feels like a piece of performance art give the following book a shot: https://www.amazon.com/Alien-Information-Theory-Psychedelic-... It's mind-blowing and uses as one of its starting points Wofram's 1D cellular automata work.

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6. ohwellhereApr 2024
   Have you read Alien Information Theory: Psychedelic Drug Technologies and the Cosmic Game by Andrew R. Gallimore [0], and do you have any thoughts on his cosmology vis a vis cellular automata? And perhaps also the same question related to Stephen Wolfram's physics project?

   [0]: https://www.amazon.com/Alien-Information-Theory-Psychedelic-...

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