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Can neuroscientists read your mind?
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Can neuroscientists read your mind?

In philosophy, physicalism is the idea that everything can be explained in physical terms. Whether through atoms, electrons, quarks, fields, or other physical processes, physicalism holds that every p...

3 days ago
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The brilliance of boredom
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The brilliance of boredom

A couple weeks ago I wandered into a digression about toxic workplaces. Consider this week’s Nightcrawler another small detour into the forgotten value of boredom. Last Saturday, our four-year-old did...

2 days ago
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Valuable misunderstandings
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Valuable misunderstandings

Scientific progress depends on disagreement. So why are vaccine sceptics and other science critics not worth listening to?- by Collin Rice & Kareem KhalifaRead on Aeon

2 weeks ago
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A house
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A house

This feminist housing collective has endured for 75 years. Now, a new generation is moving in, bringing change – and men- by Aeon VideoWatch on Aeon

2 weeks ago
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Megastructures on Mars
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Megastructures on Mars

Images of vast ‘canals’ rippling across the red planet inspired fears of alien ‘engineers’ and changed science forever- by Dagomar DegrootRead on Aeon

2 weeks ago
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Between moon tides
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Between moon tides

How a dedicated team of volunteers in Rhode Island hack nature to find new ways to protect vulnerable sparrow hatchlings- by Aeon VideoWatch on Aeon

2 weeks ago
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Are you Confusedocene?
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Are you Confusedocene?

As a scientific concept the Anthropocene is dead. But it’s such a helpful idea to think with, should we use it anyway?- by Ville LähdeRead on Aeon

2 weeks ago
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Voices of Myanmar
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Voices of Myanmar

Citizens of Myanmar describe what daily life is like in their isolated, war-torn nation- by Aeon VideoWatch on Aeon

2 weeks ago
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Mapping Bob Dylan’s mind
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Mapping Bob Dylan’s mind

Generative AI sheds new light on the underlying engines of metaphor, mood and reinvention in six decades of songs- by Prashant GargRead on Aeon

2 weeks ago
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The ant you can save
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The ant you can save

Should we simply assume that all animals can feel pain and are of moral concern? Or is that taking things too far?- by Jeff Sebo & Andreas L MogensenRead on Aeon

1 week ago
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The model of catastrophe
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The model of catastrophe

The immense complexity of the climate makes it impossible to model accurately. Instead we must use uncertainty to our advantage- by David StainforthRead on Aeon

1 week ago
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The deepest South
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The deepest South

Slavery in Latin America, on a huge scale, was different from that in the United States. Why don’t we know this history?- by Ana Lucia AraujoRead on Aeon

1 week ago
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