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The lure of ‘cool’ brain research is stifling psychotherapy


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Sci, 2020-03-06, 08:53 PM

The lure of ‘cool’ brain research is stifling psychotherapy

Allen Frances


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The more we learn about genetics and the brain, the more impossibly complicated both reveal themselves to be. We have

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How Brain Scientists Forgot That Brains Have Owners


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Sci, 2020-03-06, 08:07 PM

How Brain Scientists Forgot That Brains Have Owners

Ed Yong


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John Krakaeur, a neuroscientist at Jo

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The Creativity of ADHD


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Sci, 2020-03-06, 02:26 AM

The Creativity of ADHD

Holly White


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Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is typically described by the problems it presents. It is known as a neurological disorder, marked by dist

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Why We Should Think Twice About Colonizing Space


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Sci, 2020-03-03, 02:18 AM

Why We Should Think Twice About Colonizing Space

Phil Torres




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Consider what is likely to happen as humanity hops from Earth to Mars, and from Mars to relatively

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Penrose - The Art of the Impossible: MC Escher and Me - Secret Knowledge


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Sci, 2020-03-01, 06:52 AM

[quote]World-leading cosmologist Professor Sir Roger Penrose is more than just a fan of MC Escher's mind-bending art. During the course of a long creative collaboration, the British mathematician and the Dutch artist exchanged ideas and inspirations. Some of Escher's most iconic images have their or

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Pioneer Neuroscientists Believed the Mind Is More Than the Brain


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Sci, 2020-02-29, 11:24 PM

Pioneer Neuroscientists Believed the Mind Is More Than the Brain

A number of them were Nobel Laureates and their views were informed by their work


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In a [url=https://min

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Do the Laws of Physics Rule Out the Paranormal?


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Sci, 2020-02-29, 09:21 PM

Do the Laws of Physics Rule Out the Paranormal?



Allan Cybulskie



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So, while reading [url=https://verbosestoic.wordpress.com/2020/02/03/they-dost-protest-too-much/]the posts I

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His Dark Materials: Panpsychism At Play


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Sci, 2020-02-29, 01:06 AM

His Dark Materials: Panpsychism At Play

P.Goff


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I’m a huge fan of Pullman’s work, but it was only recently that I discovered connections to my own work on the science of consciousness. Sir Philip and I [u

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Why Scientists Are Starting to Care About Cultures That Talk to Whales


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Sci, 2020-02-28, 10:23 PM

Why Scientists Are Starting to Care About Cultures That Talk to Whales

Krista Langlois


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Brower lived six years after the episode, dying in 1992 at the age of 67. In his final years, he discussed what he ha

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How Knowledge About Different Cultures Is Shaking the Foundations of Psychology


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Sci, 2020-02-27, 11:02 PM

How Knowledge About Different Cultures Is Shaking the Foundations of Psychology

Nicolas Geeraert


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In a [url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1037

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