A set of video lectures from MIT OpenCourseWare based on Douglas Hofstadter's book Godel, Escher, Bach, covering its ideas about self-reference, formal systems, and whether minds can emerge from pattern and recursion.

Commenters say it is free and gives a deeper understanding of the book, though one notes the lectures are very non-technical.

What commenters said (2)

1. Recommendsscommab2010in “Bach on a mobius strip”

   If you've read the book it's worth it to also watch the free online MIT coure material on them: http://ocw.mit.edu/high-school/courses/godel-escher-bach/vid... (and maybe even if you haven't)

   They are very non-technical (annoying so at times), but interesting. Definitely gave me a more in depth understanding of GEB.

2. Recommendsyan2008in “What Does It Mean to Be Human?”

   Speaking of, there's a very good MIT OpenCourseWare course on 'Godel, Escher, Bach' which deals with that issue.

   http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/hs/geb/VideoLectures/index.htm

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