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Evolutionary Psychology: An Exchange - 0 views

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Evolutionary psychology is the attempt to understand our mental faculties in light of the evolutionary processes that shaped them.
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By Harold Kalant, Werner Kalow, Steven Pinker, Reply by Stephen Jay Gould
In response to Darwinian Fundamentalism (June 12, 1997) - The New York Review of Books

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">By Harold Kalant, Werner Kalow, Steven Pinker, Reply by Stephen Jay Gould <br /> In response to Darwinian Fundamentalism (June 12, 1997) - The New York Review of Books</div>

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Are Pentagon Nerds Developing Packs of Man-Hunting Killer Robots? - 0 views

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'The Pentagon's Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program recently sent out a call for contractors to design a pack of robots whose main purpose would be to track down what the SBIR ominously referred to as "noncooperative human subject[s]."' | Media and Technology | AlterNet

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">'The Pentagon's Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program recently sent out a call for contractors to design a pack of robots whose main purpose would be to track down what the SBIR ominously referred to as "noncooperative human subject[s]."' | Media and Technology | AlterNet</div>

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How synaesthesia grows in childhood, and dies out - 0 views

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shared by Rudy Garns on 21 Nov 08 - Snapshot

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"A new study published online in Brain searched for letter-colour synaesthetes in 6-8 year old children and found not only are they relatively common, but that the condition changes as the children grow." (Mind Hacks)

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">"A new study published online in Brain searched for letter-colour synaesthetes in 6-8 year old children and found not only are they relatively common, but that the condition changes as the children grow." (Mind Hacks)</div>

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THE PROBLEM OF CONSCIOUSNESS: A Talk with Alva Noe - 0 views

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shared by Rudy Garns on 13 Nov 08 - Snapshot

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The problem of consciousness is understanding how this world is there for us. It shows up in our senses. It shows up in our thoughts. Our feelings and interests and concerns are directed to and embrace this world around us. We think, we feel, the world shows up for us. To me that's the problem of consciousness. That is a real problem that needs to be studied, and it's a special problem.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">The problem of consciousness is understanding how this world is there for us. It shows up in our senses. It shows up in our thoughts. Our feelings and interests and concerns are directed to and embrace this world around us. We think, we feel, the world shows up for us. To me that's the problem of consciousness. That is a real problem that needs to be studied, and it's a special problem. </div>

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Cyborgs vs fyborgs, modifications vs medications - 0 views

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shared by Rudy Garns on 12 Nov 08 - Snapshot

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"Coined by the late transhumanist Alexander Chislenko, the term "fyborg" is a portmanteau of 'functional' and 'cyborg'. It refers to the utilisation of technological tools external to the body, which is supposedly a more popular notion than having surgery to implant the technology. So, while a cyborg would use a mathematical processing chip implanted into his brain, a fyborg would use a calculator or notebook computer to perform any difficult calculations. A cyborg may have an artificial eye overlaying an interface onto the world, but a fyborg may achieve the same thing by wearing high-tech glasses." (Human Enhancement and Biopolitics)

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">"Coined by the late transhumanist Alexander Chislenko, the term "fyborg" is a portmanteau of 'functional' and 'cyborg'. It refers to the utilisation of technological tools external to the body, which is supposedly a more popular notion than having surgery to implant the technology. So, while a cyborg would use a mathematical processing chip implanted into his brain, a fyborg would use a calculator or notebook computer to perform any difficult calculations. A cyborg may have an artificial eye overlaying an interface onto the world, but a fyborg may achieve the same thing by wearing high-tech glasses." (Human Enhancement and Biopolitics)</div>

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The art of digital synaesthesia - 0 views

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shared by Rudy Garns on 10 Nov 08 - Snapshot

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Artist and researcher Mitchell Whitelaw wrote an interesting and in-depth article on the links between audio-visual fusion art and synaesthesia for the Senses and Society journal. Whitelaw has just put the piece online, has illustrated it with embedded videos of some of the stunning pieces he references, but also discusses the neuroscience of synaesthesia with considerable care and insight. (Mind Hacks)

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Artist and researcher Mitchell Whitelaw wrote an interesting and in-depth article on the links between audio-visual fusion art and synaesthesia for the Senses and Society journal. Whitelaw has just put the piece online, has illustrated it with embedded videos of some of the stunning pieces he references, but also discusses the neuroscience of synaesthesia with considerable care and insight. (Mind Hacks)</div>

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Whole Brain Emulation - 0 views

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shared by Rudy Garns on 08 Nov 08 - Snapshot

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Robots.net recently featured the Whole Brain Emulation Roadmap (pdf) produced by the Future of Humanity Institute at Oxford University.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Robots.net recently featured the Whole Brain Emulation Roadmap (pdf) produced by the Future of Humanity Institute at Oxford University. </div>

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Magnet triggers colours in 'blind' man's brain - 0 views

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shared by Rudy Garns on 28 Oct 08 - Snapshot

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A world-famous patient with a brain injury that restricts his vision can see coloured stars in his blind field - but only when stimulated with an electromagnetic coil. (28 October 2008 - New Scientist)

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">A world-famous patient with a brain injury that restricts his vision can see coloured stars in his blind field - but only when stimulated with an electromagnetic coil. (28 October 2008 - New Scientist)</div>

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Synaesthesia induced by hypnosis - 0 views

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shared by Rudy Garns on 27 Oct 08 - Snapshot

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Wired Science has an interesting preview of an upcoming study that used hypnosis to induce colour-number synaesthesia in highly hypnotisable participants. (Mind Hacks)

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Wired Science has an interesting preview of an upcoming study that used hypnosis to induce colour-number synaesthesia in highly hypnotisable participants. (Mind Hacks)</div>

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How we know our own minds... - 0 views

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shared by Rudy Garns on 24 Oct 08 - Snapshot

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Carruthers defends the idea that our knowledge of our own attitudes results from turning our mindreading capacities upon ourselves, not from introspection for propositional attitudes. (Deric Bownds' MindBlog)

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Carruthers defends the idea that our knowledge of our own attitudes results from turning our mindreading capacities upon ourselves, not from introspection for propositional attitudes. (Deric Bownds' MindBlog)</div>

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The Inner Argument - 0 views

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shared by Rudy Garns on 09 Oct 08 - Snapshot

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"At any given moment, the cortex is riven by disagreement, as rival bits of tissue contradict each other. Different brain areas think different things for different reasons; all those mental components stuffed inside our head are constantly fighting for influence and attention. In this sense, the mind is really an extended argument." The Frontal Cortex

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">"At any given moment, the cortex is riven by disagreement, as rival bits of tissue contradict each other. Different brain areas think different things for different reasons; all those mental components stuffed inside our head are constantly fighting for influence and attention. In this sense, the mind is really an extended argument." The Frontal Cortex</div>

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How We Evolve - 0 views

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shared by Rudy Garns on 07 Oct 08 - Snapshot

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A growing number of scientists argue that human culture itself has become the foremost agent of biological change. (Seed)

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">A growing number of scientists argue that human culture itself has become the foremost agent of biological change. (Seed)</div>

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Phi Phenomenon (Apparent Movement) - 0 views

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McGurk Effect (with explanation) - 0 views

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