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16Dec 2022 by Post

Can a Dog Be Bred to Be as Smart as a Human?

Albert Einstein, American Kennel Club, anatomy, Border Collie, brain, Charles Fawole, consciousness, Dogs, Flynn Effect, humans, intelligence, Jean Marie Bauhaus, Kurt Gödel, Marilyn vos Savant, neurological capability, neuroscience, Neuroscience & Mind, Payton Pearson, Psychology Today, science, Stanley Coren, University of British Columbia

An enterprising electrical engineer, Payton Pearson, thinks it can be done. There are reasons for doubt. Source

09Dec 2022 by Post

MicroRNAs: A New Clue About Octopus Intelligence?

apes, biology, brain, central brain, cognitive abilities, Cris Niell, crows, cuttlefish, Dogs, dolphins, elephants, Grygoriy Zolotarov, intelligence, MicroRNAs, miRNAs, nervous system, neuroscience, Neuroscience & Mind, neurotransmitters, Nikolaus Rajewsky, octopus, Oregon, RNA, science, squid, vertebrates, whales, William Rainey Harper

While octopus brains are very different from vertebrate brains, they share with vertebrates, a huge number of microRNAs. Source

08Dec 2022 by Post

Do Centaurs Really Exist? The Surprising Truth

animals, cats, centaur, dressage, equestrianism, hierarchy, horse, humans, hunters, intelligence, Janet Jones, mammals, Melvin Bradley, names, neuroscience, Neuroscience & Mind, predator, prey, science, University of Kyoto

Well, a half human/half horse cannot literally exist — but the way horses and humans work together has been called a “miracle.” Source

03Dec 2022 by Post

Sabine Hossenfelder, Taking on Consciousness, Tackles Panpsychism

Allen Institute for Brain Science, carrots, Christof Koch, David Chalmers, Eugene Wigner, Giulio Tonioni, Hard Problem, humans, Integrated information theory, John von Neumann, Kelvin MacQueen, Neuroscience & Mind, panpsychism, quantum effects, quantum wave, Sabine Hossenfelder, science, universe

She wants to apologize to all carrots who are watching her video — but carrots are not watching and that’s the point. Source

27Nov 2022 by Post

Apart from Non-Material Consciousness, Science Is Impossible

consciousness, Eugene Wigner, human mind, laws of nature, materialism, Neuroscience & Mind, philosophers, photon, physical world, physicists, Physics, Earth & Space, quantum effects, quantum mechanics, Sabine Hossenfelder, universe

Whether and how we choose to measure something has a big impact, which makers consciousness very difficult to just explain away. Source

26Nov 2022 by Post

Quantum Physics Axed Materialism. Many Hope the World Won’t Know

Albert Einstein, Canada, consciousness, Elizabeth II, Eugene Wigner, goats, Jamaica, John Bell, John von Neumann, Neuroscience & Mind, Nigeria, Physics, Earth & Space, Prince of Wales, quantum effects, quantum mechanics, quantum physicists, Sabine Hossenfelder, termites

Theoretical physicist Sabine Hossenfelder struggles to explain how quantum mechanics is consistent with materialism. Source

20Nov 2022 by Post

Evolution of Human Consciousness Solved! — Yet Again

animals, apes, biology, cats, consciousness, Eva Jablonka, Evolution, Human Origins, Irreducible Complexity, Martin Luther King Jr., mice, minimal consciousness, Mother Teresa, Neuroscience & Mind, Psychology Today, Simona Ginsburg, University of Toronto, unlimited associative learning

What does the term “evolution” contribute to the discussion of the origin of human consciousness? Source

04Nov 2022 by Post

Researchers: More Intelligent Jays Show More Self-Control

birds, bread, cheese, chimpanzees, corvid, cuttlefish, Dolci, Eurasian jays, feathered apes, Garrulus glandarius, Homer, humans, intelligence, JayLo, jays, marshmallow test, mealworm, Neuroscience & Mind, science, self-control, Stanford University, timing

The researchers say that the same relationship holds true for cuttlefish, chimpanzees, and humans. Source

29Oct 2022 by Post

Cats Recognize and Respond to Our Voices

cat talk, cats, Charlotte de Mouzon, communication, Dogs, Fluffy, France, humans, information, kitty talk, Life Sciences, Nanterre, neuroscience, Neuroscience & Mind, pupils, Tabby, Université Paris Nanterre, voices

If you are a cat’s human friend, he cares when you talk to him. Whether he will, or even can, do what you want is a separate question. Source

15Oct 2022 by Post

How Frogs and Fish “Count”

algebra, ants, Brian Butterworth, calculus, Can Fish Count?, common ancestor, croaks, dyscalculia, fish, frogs, Gary Rose, geometry, humans, Intelligent Design, mathematics, neurons, neuroscience, Neuroscience & Mind, number sense, numbers, pallium, Psyche (journal), respiratory fitness, túngara frog, zebrafish

We’re beginning to find out more about how animals that don’t really “think” much can keep track of numbers, when needed. Source

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