Category: Neuroscience & Mind
Is There a Boom in Research Dishonesty?
Or do some academics just feel sure they won’t get caught? Or that, if they do, it somehow doesn’t matter?
Genes Rule? The Evidence of Identical Twins
Researcher on identical twins hoped to prove that Genes Rule! But there were ethics slippages along the way.
Blind Ambition — Revisiting Searle’s Chinese Room
For the most part, computer scientists have tended to ignore Searle’s argument and the point of view that it represents.
Is Mathematics Discovered or Invented?
Some think that math is invented. Evidence, though, points towards its discovery.
The Philosopher Wins: There’s No Consciousness Spot in the Brain
After a 25-year search, dualist philosopher David Chalmers won the bet with neuroscientist Christof Koch.