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A Device to Read Minds? Not What Researchers Intended, But…

"There’s a voice inside most people’s minds that comes alive when they listen, read, or prepare to speak." Read More ›
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What Epilepsy Can Teach About the Mind

I have treated thousands of patients with epilepsy. Seizures can result in a variety of behaviors and emotions. But let me tell you what they don't do. Read More ›
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Implant Lets a Disabled Woman Speak Her Thoughts

The key benefit of the system is that it is much faster than traditional methods, cutting the time from internal speech to audible speech to three seconds. Read More ›
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Do We Need Language to Think?

For a long time, it was only a philosophical issue: Plato saw thinking as a conversation with oneself. Read More ›
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Do We Need the Right Half of the Brain?

A 29-year-old woman, CB, with no neurological or psychiatric history had a stroke, possibly due to medication issues. Read More ›
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Louis Pasteur, in Memoriam

“There is a time in every man's life when he looks to his God, when he looks at his life, when he wonders how he will be remembered.” Read More ›
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Are Plants Conscious? Science Writer Says Yes

Annaka Harris, neuroscience and physics writer, starts by casting doubt on human consciousness. Read More ›
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The Supposed Bad Design of the Human Pharynx

The pharynx affords us the abilities to breathe and swallow, but it does much more. It affords the ability for speech, language, and singing. Read More ›
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Herd Immunity, Not Herd Mentality

The “field of public health” is complicit in the worst episode of scientific malfeasance in the 21st century. Read More ›
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Phillip E. Johnson (1940-2019), Some Reflections

I want to underscore Phil’s pivotal role in organizing disparate voices critical of Darwinism and convinced of design in nature into a cohesive community. Read More ›

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