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04Mar 2025 by Post

Clinical Psychologist Supports Human Exceptionalism

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Gregg Henriques, a secular humanist, has developed an approach that accepts human exceptionalism without denying that animals have mental abilities. Source

17Dec 2024 by Post

What Does Your Brain Do? And What Can It Not Do?

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A surprising result of pioneering neurosurgery was the discovery that some mental processes could be stimulated in the brain but others could not be. Source

15Aug 2024 by Post

A (Cat’s) Grief Observed: Understanding the Gulf that Separates Us from Our Pets

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The gap between the human mind and the cat mind doesn’t turn on emotions but on abstractions. Source

04Jul 2024 by Post

Research: Our Brains Float Between Two Phases, Dodging Disorder

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The good news, according to recent research, is that unsteadiness is the normal state of the human brain. Source

03Feb 2024 by Post

Researchers: Goats Can Read Basic Human Emotions

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Readers may wonder at first whether this research was worth doing, but hang on. It turns out that goats can understand basic emotions by voice alone. Source

01Oct 2023 by Post

Are Plants Cognitive, Intelligent Beings?

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Some plant biologists want to see them that way; others continue to insist on a Darwinian view. Source

27Aug 2023 by Post

By Using Floor Buttons, Can Dogs Talk?

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The latest fad in the “Talk to the animals” arena appears to be a classic in confirmation bias. Source

14Jun 2023 by Post

All We Need to Do to Give a Robot a Soul Is… (Error 404)

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In reality, programmers don’t leave souls out of robots because they don’t find them useful; they simply and obviously have no idea how to insert them. Source

03Apr 2023 by Post