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Monthly Archives: May 2008
neuroimaging as the new alchemy
http://www.wired.com/medtech/health/magazine/16-06/mf_neurohacks This article presents a refreshingly skeptical view of recent brain imaging science, but I think it doesn’t go far enough to indict much of what’s called “science” in our culture today. While all sciences were little more than vague … Continue reading
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On religion…
Imagine a world in which generations of human beings come to believe that certain films were made by God or that specific software was coded by him. Imagine a future in which millions of our descendants murder each other over … Continue reading
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design as hypnosis
The fundamental focus of the academic program here at ID is communication. Using numbers, words, and pictures to convey ideas to other humans happens at the intersection of graphic design, marketing, business thinking, and – of course – art. Is … Continue reading
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intelligence
From the new york times today: The benefits of learning must have been enormous for evolution to have overcome those costs, Dr. Kawecki argues. For many animals, learning mainly offers a benefit in finding food or a mate. But humans … Continue reading
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