Category Archives: Mind
The maddening bliss
Yesterday, as I was browsing through google news, I stumbled upon an article decrying the “Gospel of Scientific Materialism.” The article was posted on first things, a christian fundamentalist website, so one has to wonder – I certainly did – … Continue reading
Expand Your Mind: Getting a Grasp on Consciousness
An interesting talk by Shulgin, Koch, Churchland, and Flatow at MIT World. Flatow not only manages to mispronounce Koch’s name when he introduces him, he also mocks his (german) accent by saying “he will be back” after Koch leaves the … Continue reading
Roger Penrose
Roger Penrose, advocate of the quantum theory of mind, says physics is wrong, from string theory to quantum mechanics. He’s so wrong.
Authors@Google: Alva Noë
Alva Noë talks about his book “Out of Our Heads.”. Here’s what Dennett wrote in praise of “Out of Our Heads”: “A provocative and insightful book that will force experts and students alike to reconsider their grasp of current orthodoxy. … Continue reading
On “Motion” by Colin Mcginn
In a recent post on his blog, philosopher Colin McGinn questions the current scientific understanding of Motion: The motions of particles are notoriously unpredictable and inexplicable at the quantum level, but at the cosmic level we have the problem of … Continue reading
Rage for Order
Oliver Sacks’s documentary on autism. It’s not easy being weird – I can testify to that. The autistic lady who doesn’t like “What” questions reminded me of Karl Popper.
Natural Born Cyborgs
That’s the title of professor Andy Clark’s 2003 book. In his own words: My body is an electronic virgin. I incorporate no silicon chips, no retinal or cochlear implants, no pacemaker. I don’t even wear glasses (though I do wear … Continue reading
Musicophilia
Dr. Oliver Sacks talks about Musicophilia.
Susan Blackmore on memes and temes
Those temes are dangerous… For those of you who do not know her, Dr. Susan Blackmore wrote the book on memes – among others.
Being No One: Consciousness, The Phenomenal Self, and First-Person Perspective
A lecture by Thomas Metzinger. View here, or at the source. Interesting talk. The conclusion was a bit off.
Vilayanur Ramachandran: A journey to the center of your mind
Ramachandran talks at TED about Capgras Syndrom, Phantom Limbs, & Synesthesia.