Essays about: "thought experiment"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 109 essays containing the words thought experiment.

  1. 1. Simulated molecular adder circuits on a surface of DNA : Studying the scalability of surface chemical reaction network digital logic circuits

    University essay from KTH/Skolan för elektroteknik och datavetenskap (EECS)

    Author : Jakob Arvidsson; [2023]
    Keywords : Surface chemical reaction networks; Molecular computing; DNA computing; Circuit simulation; Adders; Ytbundna kemiska reaktionsnätverk; Molekylär beräkning; DNA-beräkning; Kretssimulering; Additionskretsar;

    Abstract : The behavior of the Deoxyribonucleic Acid (DNA) molecule can be exploited to perform useful computation. It can also be ”programmed” using the language of Chemical Reaction Networks (CRNs). One specialized CRN construct is the Surface Chemical Reaction Network (SCRN). READ MORE

  3. 2. The Flying Man : An interpretive approach

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Filosofiska institutionen

    Author : Dalal Altounji; [2023]
    Keywords : Thought experiment; Avicenna; dualism; essentialism;

    Abstract : A thought experiment by Avicenna known as the Flying man presents a hypothetical man in the air who is not aware of the existence of his body but simultaneously is aware of himself. A common objection to the Flying Man accuses Avicenna of committing an epistemic and logical fallacy known as the Masked Man. READ MORE

  4. 3. Archives For Black Trans Living, A Practice For Possibilities.

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Centrum för genusvetenskap

    Author : Levi Appleton; [2023]
    Keywords : affect; archives; because; Black feminism; capacious; care; embodiment; non-binary; praxis; trans.;

    Abstract : This thesis investigates possibilities for developing an archiving praxis to help Black trans people live. Inspired by recent Black trans thinking and creativity, the research here centres conversations with five Experts working in a range of academic, artistic, and activist archiving practices. READ MORE

  5. 4. Playing with the Third Reich: Conceptual Relocation from Nazi Film to WWII Game : An Experiment to measure Filmic concepts in Digital Games

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Filmvetenskap

    Author : Laqi Li; [2023]
    Keywords : Nazi Germany; Propaganda Films; Science Fiction Trilogy; Industrial Films; WWII FPS Games; WWII Simulation Games; Fascist Aesthetic; Futuristic Utopianism; Steel-like Romanticism; History.;

    Abstract : Film produced by Nazi Germany has been a classic that has drawn scholars from a wide range of academic disciplines as well as innumerable cineastes from various cultural backgrounds. The simultaneous rise in the number of players acting as observers and operators in digital games with a WWII theme has drawn recent scholarly attention since it is thought that this pattern is contributing to players' hazy understanding of historical events. READ MORE

  6. 5. Processing Predicate NPs: An EEG study

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Engelska; Lunds universitet/Masterprogram: Språk och språkvetenskap

    Author : Ann Hermansson; [2023]
    Keywords : pronoun resolution; agreement attraction; nominal predicates; EEG; ERPs; P600; anterior negativity; Languages and Literatures;

    Abstract : Theories on discourse accessibility and givenness suggest that nominal discourse entities vary with regard to how likely they are to act as antecedents to anaphoric expressions. Many factors are thought to affect the accessibility of a nominal entity in the mental model, including its morphosyntactic form and grammatical role. READ MORE