Category: Neuroscience & Mind | Page 38 | Science and Culture Today

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Denyse O’Leary

Date
July 26, 2022

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Neuroscience & Mind
Psychology
Science
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, abstract concepts, abstract thought, abstractions, animal intelligence, bottlenose dolphins, chimpanzees, Dogs, dolphins, neuroscience, rabbits, social justice, time travel, University of Buffalo}

Claim: Dogs Can Form “Abstract Concepts”

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July 26, 2022

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It’s a good idea to be skeptical when any such claim is followed up with the assertion that humans “aren’t that cognitively unique after all.” Read More ›

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July 25, 2022

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Neuroscience & Mind
Science
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, algorithms, artificial intelligence, consciousness, creativity, ID the Future, Michael Medved, Michael Medved Show, military, Non-Computable You, podcast, Robert J. Marks II}

Robert J. Marks: Could Artificial Intelligence Replace Tom Cruise?

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July 25, 2022

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Strictly in terms of optimal military tactics, the job of the human fighter pilots could be better filled by drones. Read More ›

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Author
David Coppedge

Date
July 25, 2022

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Biology
Intelligent Design
Neuroscience & Mind
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, Artificial Selection, Cnidaria, convergence, Current Biology, development, evolution, fallacy, Hydra, intelligence, intelligent design, jellyfish, natural selection, Nature Nanotechnology, Neural Networks, New Scientist, programmers, promissory note, purpose}

In Artificial and Biological Neural Networks, Intelligent Design Is Undeniable

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July 25, 2022

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Someday evolutionists might connect the dots. Right now, even simple nerve nets in jellyfish and hydra are remarkably well designed for what they do. Read More ›

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July 24, 2022

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Medicine
Neuroscience & Mind
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, anthropologists, COVID-19, health, Linköping University, Rutgers University, safety, Sapiens, smell, University of Manchester}

The Nose Really Does Know, It Turns Out…

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July 24, 2022

Medicine, Neuroscience & Mind

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Anosmia, the loss of a sense of smell, affects up to 80 percent of COVID sufferers. However long it lasts, it is a health and safety concern. Read More ›

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Date
July 22, 2022

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Ethics
Medicine
Neuroscience & Mind
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, Alysson Muotri, autism, birth, brains, consciousness, dementia, embryos, motor neuron disease, New Scientist, organoids, sentience, skin cells, Stanford University, UC San Diego}

Yikes, Lab-Grown Brains Are Getting Closer

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July 22, 2022

Ethics, Medicine, Neuroscience & Mind

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The excitement is the prospect of better understanding and treatment of dementia, autism, and motor neuron disease (ALS). Read More ›

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Author
Amanda Witt

Date
July 22, 2022

Categories
Faith & Science
Mathematics
Neuroscience & Mind
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, algorithms, artificial intelligence, Blake Lemoine, chatbot, common sense, companionship, confidentiality, consciousness, conversation, emotions, fear, Google, humans, LaMDA, Language Model for Dialogue Applications, meditation, Non-Computable You, psychologists, reading, Robert J. Marks II, sentience, spirituality, Washington Post, Wesley J. Smith}

Chatbots Might Chat, But They’re Not People

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July 22, 2022

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A Google engineer claims a chatbot meditates, believes itself to have a soul, has emotions like fear, and enjoys reading. Read More ›

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Date
July 21, 2022

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Biology
Intelligent Design
Neuroscience & Mind
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, birds, brain, clams, genome, intelligence, intelligent design, invertebrates, jumping genes, junk DNA, Long Interspersed Nuclear Elements, mammals, marine invertebrates, octopuses, oysters, transposons, unguided evolution}

How Octopuses Got So Smart? “Junk DNA”

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July 21, 2022

Biology, Intelligent Design, Neuroscience & Mind

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Jumping genes used to be dismissed as junk DNA which in turn was held to be slam-dunk evidence for unguided evolutionary processes. Read More ›

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July 17, 2022

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Intelligent Design
Neuroscience & Mind
Psychology
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, Ars Technica, birds, brain size, brains, chimpanzees, genetic engineering, Homo sapiens, human brain, humans, information processing, John Timmer, lemurs, London School of Economics, Michael Denton, monkeys, octopuses, oxygen, primates, superintelligence, synaptic connections, The Miracle of Man}

Brain Size Doesn’t Determine Intelligence

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July 17, 2022

Intelligent Design, Neuroscience & Mind, Psychology

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Brains are not simple, so many “just common sense” theories have fallen by the wayside. Read More ›

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Author
Denyse O’Leary

Date
July 14, 2022

Categories
Intelligent Design
Neuroscience & Mind
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, Australia, birds, brain, Canada, cephalopods, consciousness, crickets, Dogs, evolution, intelligence, Japan, Korea, London School of Economics, mammals, Mediterranean, memory, My Octopus Teacher, New Zealand, octopuses, spinal cord, vertebrates, warm-bloodedness}

If Octopuses Are So Smart, Should We Eat Them?

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July 14, 2022

Intelligent Design, Neuroscience & Mind

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We have tended to assume that intelligence rose with the development of a spinal cord and brain (vertebrates), and warmbloodedness (mammals and birds). Read More ›

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Author
Amanda Witt

Date
July 13, 2022

Categories
Faith & Science
Neuroscience & Mind
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, algorithms, artificial intelligence, Baylor University, Bradley Center for Natural & Artificial Intelligence, brain, computers, creativity, divine image, Elon Musk, emotion, heart, hormones, humans, humor, machines, mercy, neurons, Non-Computable You, programmers, qualia, religion, Robert J. Marks II, Siri, software, soul, Stephen Hawking, understanding, wetware}

The Difference Between Humans and Machines

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July 13, 2022

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Why do news headlines continually suggest that AI is practically human already, and soon will become fully human? Read More ›