Re: protein folding - the protein doesn’t just fold itself from a complete ‘chain of beads’. The ribosome adds one amino acid at a time to the growing chain. So I think the architecture of the ribosome and its surroundings dictates how the folded protein can emerge. We need to think of the protein/ribosome complex shape at various stages in the process. Faulty proteins could result from substitution errors of the wrong amino acid or from structural deformities around the ribosome.<br><br>Re: the internet - the internet is an ocean of information, but any human mind can only scoop a small bucket out of it. AI provides a much bigger bucket.<br>Re: fusion. It will be more fruitful to explore the self-organising properties of plasma, e.g. Birkeland currents, than to try brute force methods like magnetic containment of high temperature plasma.<br>Re: are we alone? I don’t think so. Do we try to communicate with ants? Would advanced aliens try to communicate with us? But are interstellar distances too huge to even try to bridge?<br>Re:consciousness and AI. Will GAI have a ‘theory of mind’ and recognise our varied minds? Should AI systems be built with ‘mirror neurons’ so they ‘know’ how we ‘feel’ ?<br>Re : meaning of life. It’s fractals all the way down and up.