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'Embodied Cognition', by Lawrence Shapiro
'Embodied Cognition', by philosopher Lawrence Shapiro, is not a book advocating for any particular brand of embodiment. Instead, Shapiro has performed an invaluable service and... Read more
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John Berryman and the Poetry of “Irresistible Descent”
“The penal colony’s prime scribe.” “Will power is nothing. Morals is nothing. Lord, this is illness.” —John Berryman, 1971 A year before he committed suicide by jumping off a... Read more
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Does Education Mean More Or Less Religion? It Depends on the Country
The relationship between education, intelligence, and religion is endlessly fascinating. Previous studies have shown that nations with higher average IQ tend... Read more
The 15 July 2012 by Tomrees8
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Your Brain on Religion
One time-honoured way to try to work out the function of different parts of the brain is to study people with brain damage. If damage in a particular area is... Read more
The 11 July 2012 by Tomrees8
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What Sort of Religious Person Believes in Meddling Spirits?
Human beings are inclined to see spirits and supernatural beings behind random acts of nature. Because spotting people (or animals) who are actively doing thing... Read more
The 02 July 2012 by Tomrees8
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Crossing Valleys in Fitness Landscapes
With his "holey adaptive landscapes", Sergey Gavrilets (e.g. 1997) solved the problem of crossing valleys of low fitness in the fitness landscape* by positing... Read more
The 23 July 2012 by Bjornostman
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Mermaids Don’t Exist, Says US Government Agency
Daryl Hannah in Splash: Not real, unfortunately The background Sad news has reached our shores (quite literally): mermaids do not exist. Yes, repeat: mermaids d... Read more
The 04 July 2012 by Periscope
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Space Travel and Brain Injury
We’ve been to the moon, astronauts have spent months floating around the space station, and the dream of many is to eventually visit Mars. But, space isn’t all... Read more
The 17 July 2012 by Dplylemd
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Scientists Find New Particle: is It the Elusive Higgs-Boson?
The Large Hadron Collider at Cern Photocredit: Image Editor http://flic.kr/p/47Psud The background For 45 years, scientists have been puzzling over why matter... Read more
The 04 July 2012 by Periscope
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America's Sinking Cities
Coastal towns facing a losing battle against the sea? Read more
The 03 July 2012 by Conroy
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The Notion of "Mother Earth"
Our latest Opinions article comes from John Pearson, a Doctoral Researcher and Tutor in International Enviromental Law and Human Rights at the Lancaster... Read more
The 04 July 2012 by Frontiergap
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Top 10 Most Prescribed Psychiatric Drugs, Top 10 Overall, and the 10 We Spend th...
What prescription drugs do we take and why are we taking them? Get a glass of water, choke down your horse pills, and take a look at the 10 most prescribed... Read more
The 06 July 2012 by Neuroamer
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