Category: Neuroscience & Mind | Page 59 | Science and Culture Today

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Michael Egnor

Date
January 31, 2018

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Mathematics
Neuroscience & Mind
Philosophy
Physical Sciences
Physics
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, __k-review, brain, Brandeis University, geometry, incompleteness theorem, intentionality, Kurt Gödel, law of non-contradiction, logic, mind, naturalism, propositions, Pythagorean Theorem, qualia}

Naturalism and Self-Refutation

_{Michael Egnor
January 31, 2018

Mathematics, Neuroscience & Mind, Philosophy, Physical Sciences, Physics

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How much does Gödel’s incompleteness theorem weigh? What is the physics of non-contradiction? How many millimeters long is Tom Clark’s argument for naturalism? Read More ›

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David Klinghoffer

Date
January 23, 2018

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Neuroscience & Mind
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, __k-review, artificial intelligence, classical music, Elon Musk, Introduction to Evolutionary Informatics, Johann Sebastian Bach, Lovelace test, Ludwig Beethoven, podcast, Robert Crowther, Robert J. Marks II, robots, Sarah Chaffee, Stephen Hawking, Turing test}

Robert Marks on the Lovelace Test

_{David Klinghoffer
January 23, 2018

Neuroscience & Mind

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Beyond lies the unique realm of the human, no matter what addled things Stephen Hawking may say about computers “replacing” us. Read More ›

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Sarah Chaffee

Date
January 23, 2018

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Neuroscience & Mind
Technology
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, __k-review, algorithms, artificial intelligence, autonomy, Baylor University, cell phone, computers, Elon Musk, Google, ID the Future, intelligent design, Introduction to Evolutionary Informatics, materialism, matter, mind, Robert J. Marks II, robots, Stephen Hawking, warfare}

Terrified of a Robopocalypse? Don’t Be

_{Sarah Chaffee
January 23, 2018

Neuroscience & Mind, Technology

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Elon Musk and Stephen Hawking are scared about AI and the prospect of a “Terminator” future. But the U.S. military isn’t. Read More ›

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Author
Michael Egnor

Date
January 22, 2018

Categories
Metaphysics
Neuroscience & Mind
Philosophy
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, __k-review, Aristotle, brain, Cartesian dualism, emergence, Houdini, hylemorphism, materialism, matter, mind, neurons, neurotransmitters, ontology, res cogitans, res extensa, soul, Thomism, water}

“Emergence” and the Soul

_{Michael Egnor
January 22, 2018

Metaphysics, Neuroscience & Mind, Philosophy

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Emergence, as a perceptual surprise, can’t explain the mind because emergence presupposes the mind. Read More ›

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Michael Egnor

Date
December 28, 2017

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Neuroscience & Mind
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, __k-review, Aristotle, computation, computer science, computer simulation, Franz Brentano, intentionality, Microsoft, Neil deGrasse Tyson, Scientific American, thought}

#5 of Our Top Stories of 2017: Of Course You Aren’t Living in a Computer Simulation. Here’s Why.

_{Michael Egnor
December 28, 2017

Neuroscience & Mind

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Atheist astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson takes the idea seriously. Read More ›

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December 13, 2017

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Medicine
Neuroscience & Mind
Philosophy
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, __nedited, Benjamin Libet, brian, craniopagus twins, eyes, ID the Future, Krista Hogan, limbs, materialism, Michael Egnor, mind, neuroscience, neurosurgery, Roger Sperry, Tatiana Hogan, thalamus, vision, wakefulness, Wilder Penfield}

Listen: What Craniopagus Twins Say about Mind and Brain

_{Science and Culture
December 13, 2017

Medicine, Neuroscience & Mind, Philosophy

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Neurosurgery professor Michael Egnor explores the amazing case of Tatiana and Krista Hogan. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
December 12, 2017

Categories
Biology
Chemistry
Neuroscience & Mind
Philosophy
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, __k-review, brain, Darwinism, ID the Future, materialism, Michael Egnor, mind, neurosurgeon, neurosurgery, operating room, Ray Bohlin, science, spirit, Thomistic dualism}

Neurosurgeon Michael Egnor on the Mind and the Brain

_{David Klinghoffer
December 12, 2017

Biology, Chemistry, Neuroscience & Mind, Philosophy

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A derivative myth of materialism and Darwinism holds that the mind and the brain are one and the same. Read More ›

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Michael Egnor

Date
December 10, 2017

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Mathematics
Neuroscience & Mind
Philosophy
Scientific Reasoning
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, __k-review, abstraction, brain, Cartesian dualism, craniopagus twins, David Klinghoffer, Denyse O'Leary, images, knowledge, Krista Hogan, learning, materialism, memory, mind, perception, square root, Tatiana Hogan, thomas, Thomas Aquinas, Thomistic dualism, V.J. Torley}

The Craniopagus Twins and Thomistic Dualism

_{Michael Egnor
December 10, 2017

Mathematics, Neuroscience & Mind, Philosophy, Scientific Reasoning

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Krista and Tatiana Hogan provide a remarkable opportunity to deepen our understanding of the human mind. Read More ›

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Michael Egnor

Date
November 24, 2017

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Botany
Medicine
Neuroscience & Mind
Tagged
, __k-review, abstract thought, animals, Benjamin Libet, brain, CBC TV, craniopagus twins, David Klinghoffer, Denyse O'Leary, documentary, Krista Hogan, matter, mind, neuroscience, physiology, rational powers, Roger Sperry, soul, spirit, Tatiana Hogan, Thomistic dualism, vegetative powers, Wilder Penfield}

What the Craniopagus Twins Teach Us About the Mind and the Brain

_{Michael Egnor
November 24, 2017

Botany, Medicine, Neuroscience & Mind

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Tatiana and Krista Hogan's shared and individual powers of mind are just what Thomistic dualism predicts. Read More ›

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David Klinghoffer

Date
November 7, 2017

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Neuroscience & Mind
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, __k-review, brain, British Columbia, Canada, CBC TV, craniopagus twins, Denyse O'Leary, documentary, Krista Hogan, materalism, mind, neurology, personality, Tatiana Hogan, twins, Uncommon Descent}

Brain = Mind? Craniopagus Twins Argue Otherwise

_{David Klinghoffer
November 7, 2017

Neuroscience & Mind

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Insofar as the mind subsumes the personality, these girls do not share a mind. Read More ›