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Replace Psychiatrists with AI?

"A Belgian man, after weeks of dialogues with his chatbot 'confidante,' committed suicide after it encouraged him to sacrifice himself for climate change." Read More ›
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Split-Brain Surgeries Reveal Reality of the Soul

This is not only the perennial teaching of the great religions, but the evidence of the best neuroscience. Read More ›
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Dog Versus Baby Intelligence: A Comparison

It’s an odd question because what we should be asking is, “Are kittens and puppies smarter than babies?” Read More ›
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What Do Animals Feel? And What About Babies?

With human babies, those who propose laws against cruelty suddenly enter a Cold Zone, at least compared to their feelings for crustaceans. Read More ›
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What Does Your Brain Do? And What Can It Not Do?

A surprising result of pioneering neurosurgery was the discovery that some mental processes could be stimulated in the brain but others could not be. Read More ›
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Brain Imaging Shows Intelligence Uses the Whole Brain

A focus on specific regions like the prefrontal cortex can mislead. When we are thinking, we use brain-wide connections between many parts of the brain at once. Read More ›
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Non-Evolution of the Wet Dog Shake

Common things can become extraordinary when examined by science. In this research, evolutionists need not apply. Read More ›
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Photo: A fruit fly, by Macroscopic Solutions, via Flickr (cropped).

Design, Engineering, Specified Complexity: Appreciating the Fruit Fly Brain

Groundbreaking new research has documented the complexity and design of the brains of fruit flies. Read More ›
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A Mystery: How Human Languages Came to Exist

Neuroscientists wrestle with human language even more than poets or (for example) English majors do. Read More ›
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Bioethicists Push Psychedelics for an “Interesting” Life

The dangers of taking such drugs aside, this essay reflects the reductionism of our time. Read More ›

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