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Ravens’ performance in cognitive tests is on par with that of great apes.


Consciousness science forum    3 Replies

Sci, 2020-12-11, 07:54 PM

Ravens’ performance in cognitive tests is on par with that of great apes.

Mary Bates

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By four months of age, the cognitive performance of ravens in experimental tasks testing their soci

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Dec 12th: Kastrup vs Woerlee


Consciousness science forum    18 Replies

Sci, 2020-12-11, 07:44 PM



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Migraine Aura and NDEs


Near-death experience (NDE) forum    2 Replies

Smaw, 2020-12-10, 06:59 AM

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6716500/

https://peerj.com/articles/8202/

Two interesting studies bringing up the connection between NDEs and REM sleep again that I haven't seen posted. Use online surveys for some bigger data turnouts and report some more negative NDEs than normal

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The Starbaby Scandal


Skeptic vs. proponent discussion    6 Replies

Sci, 2020-12-09, 08:41 PM

Starbaby

Dennis Rawlins

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I used to believe it was simply a figment of the National Enquirer's weekly imagination that the Science Establishment would cover up evidence for the occult. But that was in the era B.C. -- Befo

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Scientists' unethical use of media for propaganda purposes


Connected science forum (evolution, ID, cosmology, fine-tuning, quantum mechanics)    No Replies

Sci, 2020-12-09, 08:19 PM

From Nobel physicist Brian Josephson:

Scientists' unethical use of media for propaganda purposes

[quote]This web page is intended to draw th

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Cold Swim Triggered Amnesia


General paranormal phenomena forum    No Replies

Typoz, 2020-12-08, 10:19 AM

Nothing paranormal here, but a useful reminder of the difficulties with memory, when for example people ask why someone doesn't recall having an NDE.

Cold water swim 'obliterated' woman's short-term memory

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A woman who

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Fmr. Head of Israel’s Space Program Comments on Aliens


UFO/UAP forum    4 Replies

Hurmanetar, 2020-12-07, 11:23 PM

https://www.jewishpress.com/news/media/f...020/12/05/

Prof. Eshed told Yedioth, among other things:
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A strange perspective on the practice of science


Connected science forum (evolution, ID, cosmology, fine-tuning, quantum mechanics)    No Replies

Sci, 2020-12-07, 07:48 PM

A strange perspective on the practice of science

B.Kastrup

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Defending a belief in physicalism should also be considered an exaggeration, a non-scientific speculation, if Vickers’ argumen

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Study Maps The Odd Structural Similarities Between The Human Brain And The Universe


Connected science forum (evolution, ID, cosmology, fine-tuning, quantum mechanics)    2 Replies

Sci, 2020-12-07, 05:40 AM

Study Maps The Odd Structural Similarities Between The Human Brain And The Universe

Michelle Starr


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The Ghost in the Quantum Turing Machine


Connected science forum (evolution, ID, cosmology, fine-tuning, quantum mechanics)    No Replies

Sci, 2020-12-07, 03:19 AM

The Ghost in the Quantum Turing Machine

Scott Aaronson

"The Universe is the interior of the Light Cone of Creation.

Science is a differential equation.

Religion is boundary condition."

  -Alan Turing

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In ho

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