Consciousness as a state of matter

@article{Tegmark2015ConsciousnessAA,
  title={Consciousness as a state of matter},
  author={Max Tegmark},
  journal={Chaos Solitons \& Fractals},
  year={2015},
  volume={76},
  pages={238-270}
}
  • Max Tegmark
  • Published 6 January 2014
  • Computer Science
  • Chaos Solitons & Fractals
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