Aeon+Psyche
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Cognition did not appear out of nowhere in ‘higher’ animals but goes back millions, perhaps billions, of years
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Your brain does not process information and it is not a computer
Aeon+Psyche
~18 min read · From 2016 · Your brain does not process information, retrieve knowledge or store memories. In short: your brain is not a computer
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In sleep the body is a channel to communicate with the dreaming mind
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~12 min read · 2021-04-12 · I’m a dream engineer. Through touch, scent and sound, we help people rescript the dramas of their sleeping lives
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Why evolution is not a tree of life but a fuzzy network
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~13 min read · Apr 5th · Classic evolutionary theory holds that species separate over time. But it’s fuzzier than that – now we know they also merge
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The self is not singular but a fluid network of identities
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~13 min read · 2021-05-18 · You cannot be reduced to a body, a mind or a particular social role. An emerging theory of selfhood gets this complexity
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Why there’s no such thing as the mind and nothing is mental
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~12 min read · 2021-08-30 · The terms ‘mind’ and ‘mental’ are messy, harmful and distracting. We should get rid of them
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Why language remains the most flexible brain-to-brain interface
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~12 min read · 2020-08-04 · Brain-to-brain interfaces promise to bypass language. But do we really want access to one another’s unmediated thoughts?
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How the brain responds to grief can change who we are
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9 min read · 2021-08-10 · The five stages of grief can’t begin to explain it: grief affects the body, brain and sense of self, and patience is the key
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How evolution ‘hacked’ its way to intelligence from the bottom up
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~16 min read · Mar 8th · Powerful tricks from computer science and cybernetics show how evolution ‘hacked’ its way to intelligence from the bottom up
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I think, therefore I make mistakes and change my mind
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~13 min read · From 2019 · Ever since English poet Alexander Pope wrote the famous line, “To err is human,” people have linked humanity to the ability to make mistakes. And yet, this realization doesn’t always extend to people’s personal preferences, which sciences such as economics and sociology tend to treat as given or even too sacred to criticize. Lawyer Daniel Ward deconstructs the origins of what he calls “general infallibility” and calls for more critical thinking. Ward’s analysis meanders a bit and is more than a light read, but if you work in a diverse environment, you will appreciate his premise that criticizing – even judging – the opinions of others means giving those opinions the respect they deserve.
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