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Mind readers: Human awareness of our own minds and others' is unlike that of any other animal. But why did consciousness evolve?

Consciousness was for a long time the charged third rail of biology: touch it and … well, maybe you didn’t die, but you were unlikely to ge…

Started by Dallas the Phallus

35 Apr 26
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Started by Dallas the Phallus

46 Nov 23, 2012
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Why We Like What We Like

Why We Like What We Like By Alva Noë I mean, can you tell the difference by taste? Many of you are probably pretty sure that you could, and…

Started by Dallas the Phallus

2 Apr 29, 2012
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Why can smells unlock forgotten memories?

Why can smells unlock forgotten memories? The toy cupboard at my grandmother's house had a particular smell. I cannot tell you what it was,…

Started by Dallas the Phallus

2 Apr 20, 2012
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The Hardest Problem in Science?

The Hardest Problem in Science?   A nice thing about guest lecturing at another university is that for a change, one is treated as a genuin…

Started by Dallas the Phallus

0 Nov 4, 2011

On Intelligence

Excerpt from On Intelligence by Jeff Hawkins with Sandra Blakeslee (published by Times Books in 2004). Jeff Hawkins, who created the PalmPi…

Started by Dallas the Phallus

0 Sep 27, 2011

The Secret Life of the Grown-Up Brain

      Here's the book. Never read it though.  

Started by Dallas the Phallus

0 Sep 24, 2011

Human brain isn’t so special, neurobiologist says

Human brain isn’t so special, neurobiologist saysMark Changizi says there’s no “special sauce” in the human brain. Instead, he argues that…

Started by Dallas the Phallus

0 Sep 24, 2011

The Reading List

If you've read an interesting book, but don’t wish to write a book review, post them here. You can also post book titles you've come across…

Started by Dallas the Phallus

31 Aug 3, 2011
Reply by Dallas the Phallus

Get Mental: The Thinking Ape Repository

Like I have started in some of the other groups, this thread is going to be a repository for links, publications, etc, that may not merit t…

Started by Dallas the Phallus

6 Apr 9, 2011
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