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| The Neural Buddhists
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| posted on Tuesday, May 13, 2008
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In unexpected ways, science and mysticism are joining hands and
reinforcing each other. That’s bound to lead to new movements that
emphasize self-transcendence but put little stock in divine law or
revelation. Orthodox believers are going to have to defend particular
doctrines and particular biblical teachings. They’re going to have to
defend the idea of a personal God, and explain why specific theologies
are true guides for behavior day to day. I’m not qualified to take
sides, believe me. I’m just trying to anticipate which way the debate
is headed. We’re in the middle of a scientific revolution. It’s going
to have big cultural effects.
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| Your Brain On Ethics
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| posted on Tuesday, May 13, 2008
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Say you have a load of donated food to deliver to an orphanage in
Uganda. But due to circumstances beyond your control, you're forced to
make a hard choice: give some of the children enough meals to stave off
hunger for several days and let the rest go hungry, or evenly
distribute a smaller amount of food so that each child feels full for
just a few hours. A study published online today in Science is one of
the first to investigate how the brain wrestles with such morally
charged tradeoffs.
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| The Woman Who Never Forgets
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| posted on Tuesday, May 13, 2008
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What would you do if you couldn't forget anything in your life? For
most of us, our memories fade as we age, and only the occasional song,
smell or photo will take us back to a particular time and place. But
for the woman formerly known to the world as simply "A.J.," her memory
is so powerful that it dominates her life. She sat down with ABC News'
Diane Sawyer recently to reveal herself publicly in the hopes that
others with unusual memories like hers will come forward and be studied.
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| Breastfed Babies Have Higher IQs
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| posted on Wednesday, May 07, 2008
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In the largest study of its kind, Canadian researchers following nearly
14,000 Belarusian children are reporting that those who were
exclusively breastfed longer score higher on IQ tests and in academic
performance in reading and writing.
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| More On Humans Versus Apes: What Makes Us Human?
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| posted on Monday, May 05, 2008
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The biological gap between us and our great ape cousins is small. At
last count, only 1.23 percent of our genes differ from those of
chimpanzees. But mentally, the gap between us and them is a Grand
Canyon. On an average day in the life of the human species, we file thousands
of patents, post tens of thousands of Internet videos, and think
countless thoughts that have never been thought before. On a good day,
chimpanzees are lucky to exploit rudimentary tried-and-true techniques,
such as using stone tools to crack nuts.
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| Ape Genius Reveals Depth Of Animal Intelligence
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| posted on Monday, May 05, 2008
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The apes are all stars of a new film -- Ape Genius
-- which gives a fascinating insight into the depth of intelligence of
animals who share 99 per cent of human genes. In it they reveal the
skills, reasoning powers and emotions that were once thought to be
uniquely human.
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| Scientists Take Drugs To Boost Brain Power
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| posted on Friday, April 11, 2008
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Twenty percent of scientists admit to using performance-enhancing
prescription drugs for non-medical reasons, according to a survey
released Wednesday by Nature, Britain's top science journal.
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| The Cotard Delusion
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| posted on Wednesday, March 26, 2008
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Here's another "neuropsychiatric disorder" to add to the growing list
of brain and/or psychological afflictions that can upend normal
perceptions of physical reality.
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| Lizard Legacy Bites 3 More Alphas
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| posted on Tuesday, March 25, 2008
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“Have we learned anything from these personal and public tragedies? I
would venture this: So long as religious and political leaders continue
to ignore our evolutionary heritage, and thus do not put in place
structures of internal and external support that can withstand the high
dosages of testosterone that high status and power necessarily confer,
then there will be no hope for a less calamitous future. --- TGFE p.
148
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