Tag: Mind and Technology
Steven Novella Doesn’t Trust His Computer One Bit
A Yale clinical neurologist drinks the Artificial Intelligence Kool-Aid.
Brains on Fire: Dr. Steven Novella Explains, "The Mind Is the Fire of the Brain"
In materialist neuroscience, metaphors pass for metaphysics.
More Serious Problems with Representation in the Brain: Remembering the Battle of Hastings
A conceptual morass besets neuroscience.
Understanding Memories: Lovely Metaphors Belong in Songs, Not Science
I’m reminded of a phrase from one of my favorite songwriters, Paul Simon, in “The Boxer”: “I’ve squandered my resistance for a pocket full of mumbles.”
Your Computer Doesn’t Like You
Intelligence, as denoted in "artificial intelligence," corresponds roughly to what Aristotle meant by intellect and will.