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Dogs Understand Many More Words than We Think

Of course, the dog is responding to words as signals, not as components of sentences. Read More ›
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Octopuses Get Emotional About Pain, Research Shows

The smartest of invertebrates, the octopus, once again prompts us to rethink what we believe to be the origin of intelligence. Read More ›
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Empathy — The Foundation of Human Exceptionalism?

If I gave you 15 seconds you could come up with a pat evolutionary just-so story to account for this, speculating on what reproductive advantage it serves. Read More ›

Progress in Defining “Being Alive”

I have long believed that “being alive” is the fundamental predicate to possessing even rudimentary intrinsic moral value. Read More ›
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Michael Behe’s Darwin Devolves — When You’re Ready to Think for Yourself

The idea that scientists are like tribal elders, to be respected and never questioned, much less smirked at (God forbid), is one possible perspective. Read More ›
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A Strange Way of Speaking About the Brain

A peculiar habit of disassociation is widespread among many who study the brain. Read More ›
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Beyond Adaptation: The Human Brain Is Something New

Our brains have vastly more ability than is needed for survival, most notably the capacity for language and abstract thought. Read More ›
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Beautiful ballerina dancing in the body color ballet leotard with body color cloth. She danced on ballet pointe shoes.
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Central Command: The Brain’s Role in Maintaining Balance

Using our brain to try to figure out how our brain works is a mystery. Read More ›

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