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Denyse O’Leary

Date
January 26, 2023

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Faith & Science
Neuroscience & Mind
Science
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, brain activity, brain scan, brain waves, Bruce Greyson, death, emotion, hearing, heart, memory, near-death experiences, vision}

Near-Death Research Slowly Fills in the Picture

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January 26, 2023

Faith & Science, Neuroscience & Mind, Science

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When an 87-year-old man was having his brain scanned, he died — unexpectedly — of a heart attack. So, the scan recorded his unanticipated final brain activity. Read More ›

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Denyse O’Leary

Date
January 21, 2023

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Neuroscience & Mind
Physical Sciences
Physics
Science
Scientific Reasoning
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, Adam Frank, Bernardo Kastrup, Big Think, Bruce Greyson, Chronicle of Higher Education, Closer to Truth, consciousness, David Chalmers, death, hard problem of consciousness, life after death, moral choice, near-death experiences, neuroscience, Neuroscience News, npr, Scientific American, Standard Model}

Is Life After Death Incompatible with Physics?

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January 21, 2023

Neuroscience & Mind, Physical Sciences, Physics, Science, Scientific Reasoning

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In 2011, Sean Carroll wrote an essay on why — from a science perspective — our minds must be extinguished at death Read More ›

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Denyse O’Leary

Date
January 19, 2023

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Neuroscience & Mind
Science
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, Benjamin Libet, brain, brain activity, choices, consciousness, free will, Marcelo Gleiser, neuroscience, readiness potential, Scientific American, self}

New Brain Research Supports Free Will

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January 19, 2023

Neuroscience & Mind, Science

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Researchers, altering Libet’s classical experiment, found that human brains show no “readiness potential” when a decision is important. Read More ›

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Denyse O’Leary

Date
January 17, 2023

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Neuroscience & Mind
Science
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, alligators, asteroid, birds, crocodiles, dinosaurs, intelligence, lizards, mammals, NASA, octopuses, theropod, Tyrannosaurus rex, Vanderbilt University}

New Claim: Tyrannosaur Was as Smart as a Monkey

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January 17, 2023

Neuroscience & Mind, Science

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One researcher argues that, based on bird studies, the huge predators may have had many more brain cells than we have supposed. Read More ›

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January 12, 2023

Categories
Evolution
Neuroscience & Mind
Science
Technology
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, bureaucracy, Elon Musk, John Horgan, NASA, Nature (journal), PubMed, Research, Rob Sheldon, Scientific American, The End of Science, Tibi Puiu, University of Minnesota}

Is the End of Science Near?

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January 12, 2023

Evolution, Neuroscience & Mind, Science, Technology

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A study in the premier science journal notes the long term falling off of truly original findings, as opposed to endless citations of others’ findings. Read More ›

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January 11, 2023

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Human Origins and Anthropology
Neuroscience & Mind
Science
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, Americas, archeology, Brazil, charcoal, hominins, humans, Ice Age, Kenya, monkeys, Nature (journal), tools}

Monkeys, Not Humans, Likely Made Ancient Brazilian Tools

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January 11, 2023

Human Origins and Anthropology, Neuroscience & Mind, Science

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The stone objects, dated from 50,000 years ago, look like the ones made by capuchin monkeys today. Read More ›

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Denyse O’Leary

Date
January 6, 2023

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Bioethics
Human Exceptionalism
Neuroscience & Mind
Science
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, animal rights, animals, bears, cannibalism, consciousness, crime, free will, humans, moral agency, morality, Nonhuman Rights Project, plaintiffs, Psyche, responsibility}

Can Animals Be Held Criminally Responsible?

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January 6, 2023

Bioethics, Human Exceptionalism, Neuroscience & Mind, Science

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While the idea is handled provocatively in philosophy literature, in practice, animals are envisioned as plaintiffs, not defendants, in animal rights cases. Read More ›

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Denyse O’Leary

Date
January 4, 2023

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Neuroscience & Mind
Science
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, Big Bang, cognitive science, computer, computers, consciousness, Darwinian evolution, David Chalmers, Donald Hoffman, electronics, evolution, evolutionary biologists, Evolutionary Game Theory, mind-body problem, natural selection, pixels, Robert Lawrence Kuhn, University of California, voltage}

Brain Scientist: Consciousness Didn’t Evolve; It Creates Evolution

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January 4, 2023

Neuroscience & Mind, Science

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Donald Hoffman says that even the Big Bang must be understood in a universe where consciousness is fundamental. Read More ›

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Date
January 2, 2023

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Intelligent Design
Mathematics
Neuroscience & Mind
Science
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, brain, calculus, consciousness, cortex, Francis Crick, human brain, mice, neuroscience, wheels}

Mice Can’t Do Calculus but Their Brains Can

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January 2, 2023

Intelligent Design, Mathematics, Neuroscience & Mind, Science

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Neuroimaging and mathematics showed that a simple Stop! signal in the brain would not allow a mouse to stop as quickly as it in fact did. Read More ›

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Denyse O’Leary

Date
December 16, 2022

Categories
Anatomy
Neuroscience & Mind
Science
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, Albert Einstein, brain, consciousness, Dogs, humans, intelligence, Kurt Gödel, neuroscience, Psychology Today, Stanley Coren, University of British Columbia}

Can a Dog Be Bred to Be as Smart as a Human?

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December 16, 2022

Anatomy, Neuroscience & Mind, Science

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An enterprising electrical engineer, Payton Pearson, thinks it can be done. There are reasons for doubt. Read More ›