Category: Neuroscience & Mind
Language Is a Rock Against Which Evolutionary Theory Wrecks Itself
Language is the tool by which we think abstractly. It is sui generis. It is a gift, a window into the human soul.
Central Command: The Brain’s Role in Maintaining Balance
Using our brain to try to figure out how our brain works is a mystery.
Tom Wolfe on Language and Evolution
I think that Noam Chomsky is fundamentally right, and I am skeptical of Daniel Everett’s claim.
Can a Determinist Change the World?
G.K. Chesterton told an amusing story of a young man who wrote to him extolling the truth of solipsism.
Artificial Intelligence and the Language Barrier
If you have a few free minutes, try, for fun, filling them with Google Translate.