Tag: neuroscience
Did Researchers Teach Fish to “Do Math”?
Some test fish learned how to how to get food pellets but the difficulty, as so often, lies with interpretation.
A Sympathetic Account of Panpsychism
“Modern physics was founded on the separation of mind and matter.” Indeed, it was. And if that doesn’t work, materialism is dead.
Researchers Ask — Serious Question — Do Crabs Have Emotions?
Recent research has created some unexpected ethical problems for the seafood industry.
Yes, the Human Brain Is the Most Complex Thing in the Universe
Our brains have actually shrunk by 10 percent over the last 40,000 years, coinciding with spectacular intellectual achievements.
Spiders Are Smart; Be Glad They Are Small
Recent research has shed light on the intriguing strategies that spiders use to deceive other spiders — and prey in general.