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Got These Bad Habits? Blame Neanderthals!

Neanderthal man, long extinct as a separate human group, now explains why we smoke and drink to excess… Read More ›
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Philosopher: I’m Neither Me, Myself, Nor I…Yet I Give Interviews!

Theoretical philosopher Thomas Metzinger tells his interviewer “Nobody ever had or was a self. Selves are not part of reality.” Read More ›
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Listen: Into the Mystic with a Neurosurgeon and a Neurotheologian

What parts of the brain light up, and what parts go dormant, when someone is “speaking in tongues”? Read More ›
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Chatbots Might Chat, But They’re Not People

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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Darwin Doubting Playwright Matt Chait Returns to the Hollywood Stage

Chait writes smart, concise dialogue on these subjects, and seems to have learned more than a thing or two from biologist Scott Turner’s recent book, Purpose and Desire. Read More ›
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For Transhumanists, a Dawning Realization

New religions aren’t necessarily founded already knowing that that is what they are destined to become. Read More ›

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