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For Smart Animals, Octopuses Are Very Weird


Consciousness science forum    No Replies

Sci, 2019-07-05, 05:12 PM

For Smart Animals, Octopuses Are Very Weird

Ed Yong


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It’s telling that the nautilus—the only living cephalopod that still has an external shell—bucks all of these trends. It lives fo

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Discussing Consciousness with a Cognitive Scientist


Philosophy of mind forum    No Replies

Kamarling, 2019-07-05, 01:10 PM

Here is a recent video from Rupert Spira, or at least an excerpt containing a discussion with a cognitive scientist who asked about consciousness. I am aware that Spira is not to everyone's taste but I would recommend the discussion on the basis that it is one we have had here many times and with si

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The Plant Consciousness Wars


Consciousness science forum    121 Replies

Will, 2019-07-03, 11:01 PM

Group of biologists tries to bury the idea that plants are conscious

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[color=#121212][size=medium]Taiz believes the rise of plant neurobiology is driven by the env

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NDE study by Kondziella and Olsen


Near-death experience (NDE) forum    86 Replies

Chris, 2019-07-03, 08:17 AM

The results of a new survey-based study on NDEs were presented at a scientific meeting in Norway last week. Here is the press release:
https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/...062519.php
Here is a short draft paper:
https://www.biorxiv.org/content/early/20...1.full.pdf



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Scientists are searching for a mirror universe


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

Sci, 2019-07-03, 03:42 AM

Scientists are searching for a mirror universe. It could be sitting right in front of you.

Corey S. Powell


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The mirror world, assumi

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Remote Viewing study at Derby seeking volunteers


Psi research forum (ESP and psychokinesis)    No Replies

Chris, 2019-07-02, 07:36 PM

Courtesy of the SPR Facebook page - Paul Stevens at the University of Derby is looking for volunteers to participate in a Remote Viewing study, either in person in Derby or remotely via the Internet. Details here:
http://psi.wyrdwise.com/


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Is there an after life.


General off-topic forum    78 Replies

Vy Chấn Hải, 2019-07-02, 01:31 PM

After few year reading stuff about physicist saying about there is no after life (alot) and other say there is an after life i feel lost, being cover with fear and darkness, ask myself what will happen when i lost my family, can i meet them again or just lost them forever.
After that i still dont k

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Reber and Alcock respond to Cardeña's paper in the American Psychologist


Psi research forum (ESP and psychokinesis)    47 Replies

Chris, 2019-07-02, 07:41 AM

Courtesy of the SPR Facebook page - a year on from the publication of Etzel Cardeña's paper, "The experimental evidence for parapsychological phenomena: A review," here's the abstract of a forthcoming response in the same journal by Arthur S. Reber and James E. Alcock:

[b]Searching for the impossib

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Replication Problems


Skeptic vs. proponent discussion    9 Replies

Will, 2019-07-02, 12:25 AM

We tried to publish a replication in Science.


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[color=#222222][size=large][font="Retina,"]We believe that it is bad policy for journals like Science to publish big, bold ide

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Against disenchantment


Connected philosophy forum (metaphysics, ontology, theology, ethics)    1 Replies

Sci, 2019-07-02, 12:11 AM

Against disenchantment

Jason Josephson Storm


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The single most important work produced by the Frankfurt School was the book that Horkheimer and Adorno co-authored, th

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