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I would like to see how biologists explain the functioning of a computer.

• jes5199 2y ago
  there’s a classic paper “Can a biologist fix a radio?” that argues that biology’s tools are insufficient to understand even relatively simple machines
  • chewxy 2y ago
    there's also a good paper - Can a neuroscientist understand a microprocessor - by Kording's lab which is also an excellent read.
    • etiam 2y ago
      ...but there's nothing more obnoxious than a physicist first encountering a new subject. https://xkcd.com/793/ https://xkcd.com/793/