Physicists find evidence that shows the Universe is similar to a giant brain

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http://www.mindopenerz.com/the-unive...a-giant-brain/

I made the point of stating the Universe is similar in the title to the neural pathways of a brain, rather than being a brain.

The report in that link is a bit 'fluffy' and i'll see if I can find the actual article that this has been said in, which I think was Nature.

Okay found the real article which is below:
http://www.nature.com/srep/2012/1211...srep00793.html

This is much more in depth if you fancy trying to wrap your head around that

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The second article is even above my ability to understand fully, as you have to be extremely smart to understand physics and maths on that scale.

It is interesting, I mean as far as we know, the human brain has a near infinite memory storage. The universe, as far as we know, is near infinite in size. It could be easy to see that perhaps there are patterns and cycles that start to emerge in stochastic systems such as the nature of the size of the universe and the human brains ability to store information.

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That's actually pretty damn cool! Wish I could understand the math involved

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it's been too many years since highschool physics, so I didn't bother taking a stab at the equations.

A couple of thoughts....

.....C is finite and constant. There is "some" data out there that C was faster earlier, and slower now. The ramifications of this are substantial, since if true, could impact current theories of the origin of the universe (...think poof! to the big bang theory)

.....there may NOT be an algorythm out there that will render down and explain all the laws of physics into one equation. This universe may already be at it's simplest form!

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Well the journal article states that the universe is the way it is because of the speed of light. Even "thoughts" and neurons transmitting impulses to nerve endings have a speed, but some impulses can be anywhere from 2mph to 300mph. People might thing that when you scratch your head, that the sensation is instant, but it isn't, there is a tiny time delay.

It would be interesting to know if the Universe and everything that happens in it is the result of the speed of light.

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there are even some arguments/theories out there that seem to find "loopholes" in the limitations of C.

for example, the current theory of the big bang suggests that the universe experienced a period of "hyperflation" in which space/time was expanding FASTER than the speed of light. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cosmic_inflation

There are also known examples based in reality/quantum physics that DO violate C. One example is quantum entanglement

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quantum_entanglement

these particles, such as photons or electrons, can interact, and then become "entangled" in such a way, that even though seperated by great distances, what affects one affects the other instantly, regardless of C.

the next example is tachyons
these theoritical particles ALWAYS travel faster than light. the theory continues they are not allowed to go "slower than light". As such, the theory goes, they move backwards in time, and do not really eminate from the "big bang" but possibly from the "big crunch" (one possible explanation)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tachyon

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We 'think' the universe is massive, even infinite, but what if it wasn't? For instance, the human brain is about the size of a cantaloupe and weighs a kilo and a half. That's only 2% of total human mass but it's extremely energy greedy requiring 15-20% of the bodies blood supply. But despite the fact we know its physical characteristics, it seems to have near infinite storage capacity for memory. It's also stated we dont use the brain in it's utter entirety.

What if the universe worked in this fashion? What if the universe did have a finite size, but because of the way light works and our inability to grasp or conceive of size properly, that light gives the "illusion" of infinity or near infinite size. Perhaps light is an energy source.

You mention Tachyons, TR...but what are they made of? What is the material that makes Tachyons made of? And so on? 0.999999 is not the same as 1, because you could keep adding 9 and never reach 1.

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We 'think' the universe is massive, even infinite, but what if it wasn't? For instance, the human brain is about the size of a cantaloupe and weighs a kilo and a half. That's only 2% of total human mass but it's extremely energy greedy requiring 15-20% of the bodies blood supply. But despite the fact we know its physical characteristics, it seems to have near infinite storage capacity for memory. It's also stated we dont use the brain in it's utter entirety.

What if the universe worked in this fashion? What if the universe did have a finite size, but because of the way light works and our inability to grasp or conceive of size properly, that light gives the "illusion" of infinity or near infinite size. Perhaps light is an energy source.

You mention Tachyons, TR...but what are they made of? What is the material that makes Tachyons made of? And so on? 0.999999 is not the same as 1, because you could keep adding 9 and never reach 1.

actually, as far as I've bbeen able to tell from all the discussions, the univers IS finite. the variable that makes it appear infinite is not light, but gravity. depending on who and when you ask, the universe has a shape to it, and the current shape is convex (surprise surprise). But the shape is in 4 dimensions, the 4th being that of time. What makes it convex is it's ability to expand forever, since insufficient gravity to slow it down and stop the expansion. So because of the shape of the universe, light can go zinging along forever, in what appears to us as a straight line, when if fact, it is adhering to the laws of curved space, and can theoritically loop back in on itself.

about tachyons. VERY interesting subject. it appears that the momentum formula for tachyons (speed) is the same as that for normal matter, and since the energy MUST be real, then the numerator/denominator both must have an imaginary value: