Stuart Hameroff, Center for Consciousness Studies, University Medical Center, Department of Anesthesiology 5th Fl., 1501 N Campbell Ave, Tucson, AZ 85721
Homepage(s): uArizona, Orch OR, Video (Closer to the Truth), Wikipedia, X, YouTube (Birth: July 16, 1947) Retired anesthesiologist. Founder, professor, Center for Consciousness Studies, consciousness originates from quantum states in neural microtubules. Lead organizer, Science of Consciousness conference.
Pages within this website: https://81018.com/hameroff/ (this page) and
https://81018.com/conscious-being/#Hameroff
First email: 17 March 2025
RE: Four days older than me…
Dear Prof. Dr. Stuart Hameroff:
I did a little post about conscious being and, of course, spent some time thinking about you and your work within your center and with Roger Penrose. Are concepts more fundamental than numbers (mathematics)? There are four numbers that are irrational and fundamental and largely ignored. Of course, pi (π) is one of them; and though not ignored, it’s analysis has has gotten hung up in the circumference of a circle and the never-ending — more-than 200 trillion numbers. There are three qualitative expressions of pi that are rarely studied — continuity-symmetry-harmony, that are not finite so we have assumed infinite.
The other three irrationals also give us a sense of qualities of consciousness.
I have have associated it with the intrinsic geometries of the tetrahedron defined by the four hexagonal plates that are necessarily part of every octahedron (and tetrahedron and sphere.) It’s a bit much to take in as an hypothesis, but its elegance is compelling.
Your comments are invited.
I send a warm congratulations on all your work over the years. Just wonderful.
Warmly,
Bruce
PS. The URLs of the embedded links:
• …time thinking: https://81018.com/conscious-being/#Hameroff
• …continuity-symmetry-harmony: https://81018.com/csh/
• … qualities of consciousness: https://81018.com/irrationals/
• octahedron-tetrahedron- sphere: https://81018.com/hexagonals/
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