Reasoning, and What It Is To Be Rational
Just in case anybody still thinks it’s all about logic.
Archive for the ‘Mind & Consciousness’ Category
Reasoning, and What It Is To Be Rational
Posted in Intelligence on February 23, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Competition between Memes and Genes
Posted in Memetics on February 23, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Competition between Memes and Genes
One more angle on why sociobiology is out to lunch.
the deliberate dumbing down of america
Posted in Education on February 23, 2008 | 6 Comments »
the deliberate dumbing down of america
Now, who let the cat out of the bag? Nobody was supposed to notice for at least another generation.
This book is now available as a free download.
Mind, Brain and the Quantum by Michael Lockwood
Posted in Consciousness on February 22, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Mind, Brain and the Quantum by Michael Lockwood
Who says there’s no such thing as secular religion?
The Six Simple Principles of Viral Marketing
Posted in Memetics on February 22, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The Six Simple Principles of Viral Marketing
Yuck, you say. C’mon, you don’t have to use viral marketing to get people to buy more crap. You can use it to get people to recycle more trash, use more sustainable energy, travel more with public transportation or vote for your favorite candidate.
If you don’t like the word [...]
You can’t argue with a Zombie — Jaron Lanier
Posted in Consciousness on December 8, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
You can’t argue with a Zombie — Jaron Lanier
Okay. I hereby refuse to argue with zombies, ever again.
‘Intelligence genes’ proving hard to find: study – Yahoo! News
Posted in Intelligence on December 1, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
‘Intelligence genes’ proving hard to find: study – Yahoo! News
Of course nobody wants to revise the 50-50 conjecture. If it becomes common knowledge that the role of genetics is insignificant, then parents would have to take complete responsibility for their children’s intelligence — and all adults for their own.
