Category: Neuroscience & Mind
The Evolutionary Psychologist Will See You Now
It needs no wisdom to stamp “ANIMAL” on the sufferer’s forehead, any more than it does to stamp “DISEASED.”
Sleep on It: Design in the Subconscious Brain
An international team reasoned there had to be a purpose for sleep. In one of the largest datasets ever collected, they believe they found two functions.
At What Point In Its Development Can a Human Being Feel Pain?
Peter Singer has argued that animals, like humans, deserve protection because of their ability to suffer.
Oxford Mathematician John Lennox Reviews AI Predictions Through the Ages
With Robert J. Marks, Dr. Lennox discusses AI’s cousin, transhumanism, its surprising history, and its potentially very dark future.
John Lennox: What (Not) to Expect of Artificial Intelligence in 2084
A key question as we move toward this future, says Lennox, is what does it mean to be human?