Polyomino tiling problems demonstrate non-computability: given a finite set of shapes, the question 'Can these shapes tile the infinite plane?' has a definite yes-or-no answer, but there is no algorithm that can compute it—the answer is true or false, but not algorithmically determinable.

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Speaker

Roger Penrose

Evidence Quote

there is no algorithm which can tell you yes or no whether these shapes will cover the plane

Source

Asking a Theoretical Physicist About the Physics of Consciousness | Roger Penrose | EP 244Jordan B Peterson
Created: 8/11/2026, 1:07:02 AM

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