Author: Denyse O'Leary
Babies and Language: A Surprise Finding?
Brain and language specialist Eylem Altuntas told us last week that “Babies Learn Language Much Earlier Than We Thought.”
Human Evolution by the Numbers: Chatbot Weighs In
The Darwinian story of human evolution from an ape-like creature is probably the most powerful modern secular myth.
Wild Baboons Fail the Mirror Self-Awareness Test
In a video, it seems clear that not one of the animals recognizes that the figure in the mirror is a reflection of itself.
Science Writing Tries to Smash Human Exceptionalism
Stone tool use among animals versus the Stone Age provides a useful illustration of the tendency.
Scientists Examining Consciousness — Here’s the Problem
Many researchers do like to write about consciousness and here are two recent contributions to the accessible literature.