I’ve known for most of my adult life that I’m a Possibilian. But until now, I didn’t know that was the word for what I am. In this wonderful talk, neuroscientist David Eagleman makes the point that we know too … Continue reading
“‘Kindness’ covers all of my political beliefs. No need to spell them out. I believe that if, at the end, according to our abilities, we have done something to make others a little happier, and something to make ourselves … Continue reading
In an article titled “The Secret of Steve”, Kevin Ashton explains how Steve Jobs thought through problems and came up with solutions that most other people were oblivious to — how, in fact, most other people were oblivious to the … Continue reading
Physicist Richard Feynman describes his insight into how similar thoughts are represented in very different ways in different brains. In a continuation of the conversation, Feynman discusses the difficulty we have in visualizing the behavior of quantum particles. … Continue reading
Daniel Bor is a cognitive neuroscientist whose work focuses on the science of consciousness. The following is quoted from Bor’s 2012 book, The Ravenous Brain: How the New Science of Consciousness Explains Our Insatiable Search for Meaning. If we were … Continue reading