Although we shall not examine what the brain is and what processes take place in our brain, we shall still attempt to answer the question how it works, or, conversely, how it does not work. Is it only ... więcej

Although we shall not examine what the brain is and what processes take place in our brain, we shall still attempt to answer the question how it works, or, conversely, how it does not work. Is it only a very complex biological machine, or, maybe something more than that, and whether shall we ever be capable to understand it ? We shall prove that the brain understands without problems what machines cannot comprehend and will never be able to. Without problems we can read a text that does not exist. We shall tackle the issues of the theory of chaos and algorithms, but, first and foremost, we shall investigate the most complicated geometrical problem: the fractal. We shall try to derive mathematical equations to calculate Mandelbrot’s fractal and examine how it behaves under dynamic conditions. We shall show how bicycle wheels draw fractals and check whether mathematics may create works of art and what this has in common with a chemical reactor. We shall ponder the question whether mathematics is omnipotent or is it rather a part of something more powerful. We shall consider possible forms of life in the Universe and think about ways of communication between people and aliens. Finally, we shall discuss the theory of relativity understandable to everyone and about the power of number 1.