February 2012
11 posts
Are People Getting Dumber? - Room for Debate
Via Scoop.it - cognition Sometimes when you turn on the TV, it’s hard not to wonder: Is humanity devolving? Debaters include: James r. Flynn, Steven Pinker, Ritch Juncan, and more. Via nytimes.com
“Every advance in civilization has been denounced as unnatural while it was...”
– Bertrand Russell, philosopher, mathematician, author, Nobel prize in literature (1872-1970)
Adventures In Behavioral Neurology—or—what...
Via Scoop.it - cognition [V.S. RAMACHANDRAN:] I’m interested in all aspects of the human mind, including aspects of the mind that have been regarded as ineffable or mysterious. The way I approach these problems is to look at patients who have sustained injury to a small region in the brain, a discipline called Behavioral Neurology or Cognitive Neuroscience these days. Via edge.org
Bullet-Time in Simulation City: Revisiting...
Via Scoop.it - cognition Abstract: The writers and directors of The Matrix famously claimed Jean Baudrillard as a source of inspiration for their movie, going as far as to feature a copy of Baudrillard’s signature book, Simulacra and Simulation, as a prominent prop in one of the movie’s first scenes. Baudrillard, however, explicitly disowned The Matrix as a representation of his worldview. When...
What Conspiracy Theories Teach Us About Reason
Via Scoop.it - cognition Conspiracy theories are tempting. There is something especially charming about a forged moon landing or government-backed assassination. Christopher Hitchens called them “the exhaust fumes of dem… Via whywereason.wordpress.com
“Nothing is so firmly believed as what is least known.”
– Michel de Montaigne, essayist (1533-1592)
“The religion of one age is the literary entertainment of the next.”
– Ralph Waldo Emerson
“You can never understand one language until you understand at least two.”
– Ronald Searle, artist (b. 1920)
RSA - Rational Intuition: Strategic thinking & gut...
Via Scoop.it - cognition “Academic magician” Professor Todd Landman reveals how successful people make their
good decisions. Via thersa.org
Richard Dawkins Talks with Henry Finder
Via Scoop.it - cognition RICHARD DAWKINS TALKS WITH HENRY FINDER: A SPECIAL FAMILY EVENT
Richard Dawkins: There Never Was a First Homo Sapiens Because of the gradual process of evolution, there was no single point when Homo erectus became Homo sapiens. Via fora.tv
2057: Human Civilization
Via Scoop.it - cognition Dr. Michio Kaku talks about different types of human civilizations. Via ieet.org
January 2012
19 posts
“Thinking involves a wrenching of concepts away from their usual configurations,...”
– Elizabeth Grosz (Architecture from the Outside: Essays on Real and Virtual Space)
A Momentary Flow: The neuroscience of happiness- ... →
wildcat2030:
Via Scoop.it - Knowmads, Infocology of the future They say money can’t buy happiness. But can a better understanding of your brain? As recent breakthroughs in cognitive science break new ground in the study of consciousness — and its relationship to the physical body — the mysteries of…
RSA - The Third Industrial Revolution
Via Scoop.it - cognition Join Jeremy Rifkin as he describes how the five-pillars of the Third Industrial Revolution will create thousands of businesses and millions of jobs, and usher in a fundamental reordering of human relationships, from hierarchical to lateral power, that will impact the way we conduct business, govern society, educate our children, and engage in civic life. Via thersa.org
RSA - I'll Have What She's Having: Mapping social...
Via Scoop.it - cognition Authors Mark Earls and Alex Bentley explore how ideas, behaviour and culture spread through the simple means of doing what others do. Via thersa.org
Hollow Face Mask Effect Explained(1)
Via Scoop.it - cognition The rear of a mask of Charlie Chaplin is hollow but can appear convex, like a normal face. Running time 1min 58sec. Via youtube.com
The Connection Between Good Nutrition and Good...
Via Scoop.it - cognition A study that looked at biomarkers in the blood to correlate vitamins and brain function found clear links between nutrition and brain health. Via theatlantic.com
Harvard Gazette: Study: Intelligence, cognition...
Via Scoop.it - cognition Harvard Gazette: Study: Intelligence, cognition unaffected by heavy marijuana use - StumbleUpon #palikot http://t.co/rbmxkNR0… Via stumbleupon.com
Belief in Evolution Boils Down to a Gut Feeling |...
Via Scoop.it - cognition People often think that others would accept evolution if they really understood it, but new research suggests that intuition sometimes overrides logic. Via livescience.com
How Life Space Correlates with Decline in...
Via Scoop.it - cognition RT @Mike_Gamble: RT @drdavidballard: How Life Space Correlates with Decline in Cognition (via @ALZHEIMERSread) http://t.co/LXZLp5F9 #alzheimers #dementia… Via alzheimersreadingroom.com
Aspects of Rhythm Perception and Cognition in...
Via Scoop.it - cognition Listening to @vijayiyer while perusing his PhD diss. on African music & embodied cognition, I think I’ve found my hero. Via archive.cnmat.berkeley.edu
“The question remains as to how often, after life evolves, you’ll have...”
– Tim Maudlin in
What Happened Before the Big Bang? The New Philosophy of Cosmology
Deep thinkers list science's 'most beautiful...
Via Scoop.it - cognition From Darwinian evolution to the idea that personality is largely shaped by chance, the favorite theories of the world’s most eminent thinkers are as eclectic as science itself. Via msnbc.msn.com
When it comes to accepting evolution, gut feelings...
Via Scoop.it - cognition For students to accept the theory of evolution, an intuitive “gut feeling” may be just as important as understanding the facts, according to a new study. Via sciencedaily.com
Other causes of depression | Washington Times...
Via Scoop.it - cognition Some theories explaining the cause of depression are written-up in the media more than others. What are some of the others? Via communities.washingtontimes.com
Enhancing cognition in older adults also changes...
Via Scoop.it - cognition A program designed to boost cognition older adults also increased their openness to new experiences, researchers report, demonstrating for first time non-drug intervention older adults can change personality trait once thought to be fixed throughout… Via brightsurf.com
How To Generate A Good Idea
Via Scoop.it - cognition When it comes to getting work done Sartre was right, hell is other people. So was Picasso, who said that, “without great solitude, no serious work is possible.” And then there’s Steve Wosniak… Via whywereason.wordpress.com
“Jokes of the proper kind, properly told, can do more to enlighten questions of...”
– Isaac Asimov, scientist and writer (1920-92)
“And the fox said to the little prince: men have forgotten this truth, but you...”
– Antoine de Saint-Exupery, author and aviator (1900-1945)
Edge: A TALK WITH GEORGE LAKOFF [page 2]
Via Scoop.it - cognition Via edge.org
December 2011
12 posts
“A writer must refuse to allow himself to be transformed into an institution.”
– Jean-Paul Sartre, writer and philosopher (1905-1980)
Antonio Damasio: The quest to understand...
Via Scoop.it - cognition TED Talks Every morning we wake up and regain consciousness — that is a marvelous fact — but what exactly is it that we regain? Via ted.com
The Psychology of Magic
Via Scoop.it - cognition Pick a card, any card. Make sure you remember it; write it down if you need to.
Got it? Good.
Now imagine that you are strolling across a college campus when a person holding a map, and l… Via whywereason.wordpress.com
“My stories run up and bite me in the leg — I respond by writing them down...”
– Ray Bradbury, science-fiction writer (b. 1920)
Infinite Stupidity | Conversation | Edge
Via Scoop.it - cognition Via edge.org
“To a clear eye the smallest fact is a window through which the infinite may be...”
– Thomas Henry Huxley, biologist and writer (1825-1895)
A Momentary Flow: Vulnerable Cyborgs: Learning to... →
wildcat2030:
Via Scoop.it - Knowmads, Infocology of the future Transhumanist visions appear to aim at invulnerability. We are invited to fight the dragon of death and disease, to shed our old, human bodies, and to live on as invulnerable minds or cyborgs. This paper argues that even if we managed to…
“Human consciousness, as constructed by human language, becomes the vehicle...”
– From: Human Language—Human Consciousness
by Sue Savage-Rumbaugh
Seeing Without Knowing: How the Conscious Mind...
Via Scoop.it - cognition Our memories aren’t very reliable. The sobering truth is that we forget most of what we experience, our memories are usually distorted after they are formed and we have the tendency to accept misin… Via whywereason.wordpress.com
“Only those things are beautiful which are inspired by madness and written by...”
– Andre Gide, author, Nobel laureate (1869-1951)
Xaos: The Aesthetic Ground part 2
Via Scoop.it - cognition Via spacecollective.org
“A self is an internalized conceptualization of agency, imported by socialization...”
– Reflections on the Dawn of Consciousness: Julian Jaynes’s Bicameral Mind Theory Revisited (Chapter 7).
November 2011
9 posts
“The Earth is the cradle of the mind, but we cannot live forever in a cradle.”
– Konstantin E. Tsiolkovsky, Imperial Russian and Soviet Rocket Scientist, pioneer of the Astronautic theory (1857 - 1935)
“The brain and the eye may have a contractual relationship in which the brain has...”
– Dan Gilbert
“…from the perspective of human evolution, our great capacity is not just...”
– Alison Gopnik
“On two occasions I have been asked, “Pray, Mr. Babbage, if you put into...”
– Charles Babbage, mathematician and computer scientist (1791-1871)
“We are social creatures to the inmost centre of our being. The notion that one...”
– Karl Popper, philosopher and a professor (1902-1994)
“Eternal suffering awaits anyone who questions God’s infinite love.”
– Bill Hicks, comedian and social critic (1961-1994)
“The path of least resistance makes all rivers, and some men, crooked.”
– Napoleon Hill, author (1883-1970)
“When small men begin to cast big shadows, it means that the sun is about to set.”
– Lin Yutang, writer and translator (1895-1976)