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Momento's Revenge
I’ve read just about everything by Andy Clark – as I’ve said several times before he is a superb stylist and is philosophy at its most lively. Some years back I read his paper Mement… more →
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Persuasion, Ambiguity, and the Health Care Debate
Courtney Ignarri wrote 3 days ago: We have a long way to go before the healthcare debate is over. In a tight vote last week the Democra … more →
Momento's Revenge
manwithoutqualities wrote 4 days ago: I’ve read just about everything by Andy Clark – as I’ve said several times before … more →
When Gut Feelings Trump Conscious Thought
Andres Olide wrote 6 days ago: At almost every major sports event there will be commentators giving their opinions on the predicted … more →
Being bony is being attractive?
Ruixue wrote 1 week ago: Findings from the field of evolutionary psychology, and mate selection more specifically, would lead … more →
Recent Neuropolitics Abstracts
dmschreiber wrote 2 weeks ago: By Darren Schreiber We’ve got lots of new work showing showing the role of the default mode ne … more →
Just-World Beliefs and the Impact of Random Violence
Courtney Ignarri wrote 2 weeks ago: The D.C. sniper was executed yesterday for the murder of Dean Harold Meyers. In all ten people were … more →
The Restraint Bias: Another reason why a diet won’t work
Andres Olide wrote 3 weeks ago: As it happens people underestimate control over situations. Take the classic example of a student wh … more →
Cognitive Ecology
manwithoutqualities wrote 3 weeks ago: The program for EPISTEME 2010 is firming up nicely. It’s great to see Martin Kusch finally inv … more →
Love is blind?
Ruixue wrote 3 weeks ago: Rihanna, a pop star, decided to break up with singer Chris Brown after being beaten by him, and said … more →
Regions of Interest -- The Amygdala
dmschreiber wrote 3 weeks ago: By Darren Schreiber I’m testing out a potential new feature for the neuropolitics listserv ent … more →
Cephalic Index
hglaber wrote 1 month ago: The UMSL animal behavior discussion group (ABDG) also chose a dog paper last week. We read Gacsi et … more →
Alternative Pain Medicine: A Loved One's Picture
Andres Olide wrote 1 month ago: Been to the doctor for a painful medical procedure lately? How about overexerted yourself over the w … more →
Working out for health, not for beauty
Ruixue wrote 1 month ago: People exercise more for health than for anything else including beauty, according to the results of … more →
Differential Sensitivity to Human Communication in Dogs, Wolves, and Human Infants
cameronbuckner wrote 1 month ago: On József Topál, György Gergely, Ágnes Erdhegyi, Gergely Csibra, Ádám Miklósi (Courtesy of Alejandra … more →
Hayek Interview
manwithoutqualities wrote 1 month ago: Here is a transcript of a 15.25-hour interview completed under the auspices of the UCLA Oral History … more →
Darwin's finches
dschelly wrote 1 month ago: Just over 174 years ago, on September 17, 1835, the HMS Beagle landed on San Cristóbal Island in the … more →
Connected
manwithoutqualities wrote 1 month ago: Yet another “popular” book on, as I term it, social connectionism – Connected … more →
Pink Ribbon: Charity or hitting in the face?
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Ruixue wrote 1 month ago: Every October, Breast Cancer Awareness Month, a sea of pink ribbons washes over products. This cute … more →
When Two Regulating Systems Is Not Enough
Andres Olide wrote 1 month ago: Take a classic example of a driver who is running late for an appointment and another driver unexpec … more →
