I want to bring your attention to The Phenomenal Qualities Project. With a Whose Who of theorists involved, it promises to offer a wonderful forum for ecumenical discussion: Objectives: There are four main objectives. To investigate a set of fundamental questions concerning phenomenal qualities – such as the colours, sounds and so on, of which we…
Here is a review of Roger Scruton’s recent offering. Also a review from The Guardian. I recently heard him on Radio 4 plugging the book – he’s a terrific and highly cultured writer but more often than not, a poor public performer – odd for someone one might consider a public intellectual. Had I known…
As is usual for the National Geographic, here is a super article beautifully illustrated on the latest developments in bionics. Check out the hard copy for more detailed case studies and real world applications.
Here is the uncorrected proof of my essay – do not cite.
Pat Churchland interviewed by Anthony Grayling for the BBC World Service. Churchland will be speaking in the Fall of 2010 at the NEI. Pat Churchland
I’m pleased to have discovered a superb website that accompanies the PBS series Closer to Truth. The definitive series on the latest advances in brain, mind, free will, personal identity, alien intelligence, parapsychology, afterlife, and brain-mind critical thinking. Interviewer Robert Lawrence Kuhn does a super job of guiding the discussion for a lay audience and pretty…
Here’s a rare treat to hear David Chalmers on the extended mind – typically, it’s been his co-author Andy Clark who has been exploring this idea in great detail. Here is their original paper; stay tuned for Rob Rupert’s review of Andy’s Supersizing the Mind to appear in the Journal of Mind and Behavior (as Chalmers…
Swarm grandee Guy Theraulaz presents a lecture on Biological Principles of Swarm Intelligence. Other salient talks available on this site include: Evolutionary Algorithms by Adam Prügel-Bennett Dance evolution by Jeff Balogh, Gregg Dubbin, Michael Do Science, Technology, and Applications of Swarm Robotics by Dario Floreano The Mathematics of Emergence and Flocking by Stephen Smale Fuzzy Logic by Michael Berthold Differential Evolution and…
V.S. is always good value for money – his enthusiasm is palpable. Click photo to view video.
The latest special issue of The Journal of Mind and Behavior is now available: Contents Abstracts A Pluralistic UniverseBradford J. WigginsBrent D. SlifeBrent S. MellingCody D. ChristophersonDavid E. LearyDennis C. WendtEdwin E. GanttGeorge S. HowardWayne VineyWilliam Douglas WoodyWilliam James
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