Do you believe in the evolution of human consciousness?
To be more accurate, I prefer structures of consciousness . A structure could either evolve or degenerate depending on infinite number of conditions.
To be more accurate, I prefer structures of consciousness . A structure could either evolve or degenerate depending on infinite number of conditions.
(Crossposted from www.c4chaos.com ) I just finished reading a dialogue between Daniel Dennett and Robert Thurman . They've discussed Daniel Dennett's latest book, Breaking the Spell . I'm glad to see them agree when it... More »
(Crossposted from www.c4chaos.com ) I watched History Channel's The Universe: Biggest Things In Space the other day. As the narrator describes the cosmic web , I felt a sense of awe, wonder, humility, and insignificance... More »
(Crossposted from www.c4chaos.com ) Just finished watching this fascinating video of Jill Bolte Taylor's presentation on TED . Jill narrated her passion for neuroscience which was fueled by her brother's mental illness and by her... More »
From digitizing life to digitizing mind... Blue Brain Project brings us closer to the technological Black Swan . via Seed: Out of the Blue "The Blue Brain project is now at a crucial juncture. The... More »
A very insightful quote via TED 2008 . "It's as if my consciousness had shifted away. I could no longer define the boundaries of my body. Then I realize: I'm having a stroke. And my... More »
(Crossposted from www.c4chaos.com ) Jonah Lehrer has an insightful article on the LA Times urging neuroscientists to go beyond reductionism. Below is a key quote. "The mind is like music. While neuroscience accurately describes our... More »
(Crossposted from www.c4chaos.com ) Here's another interesting read from the New York Times. Big Brain Theory: Have Cosmologists Lost Theirs? "It could be the weirdest and most embarrassing prediction in the history of cosmology, if... More »
That WE ALL DIE. We may have different ideas on what happens after death, or whether there's an afterlife or whatnot. But it doesn't change the fact that death is certain. P.S. I'm also sure... More »
As with most people, for me, natural means absence of (or minimal) human tampering. This notion is borne out of dualitic tendency -- that humanity is separate from nature. Thus, something like honey, is natural... More »