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Scholar of cognitive science, physics, and comparative literature. Notable research areas include the sense of self, consciousness, analogy-making, artistic creation, literary translation, and discovery in mathematics and physics. Winner of the Pulitzer Prize for general nonfiction and a National Book Award for Science for his book "Gödel, Escher, Bach: An Eternal Golden Braid."
Michael Aaron Nielsen (born January 4, 1974) is a quantum physicist, science writer, and computer programming researcher living in San Francisco.
Introduced the concept of the "third culture," which encompasses scientists and thinkers who bridge the gap between science and the broader intellectual landscape.
Computer scientist, author, inventor, and futurist. Known for his work in optical character recognition (OCR), text-to-speech synthesis, speech recognition technology, and electronic keyboard instruments. Public advocate for the futurist and transhumanist movements.
Physics, philosophy, complexity; thinking, writing, talking. @JohnsHopkins & @SFIscience. Host, #MindscapePodcast. Married to @JenLucPiquant. He/him.