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Science Book Review: Being You – A New Science of Consciousness

June 8, 2022 by Andy Walsh No Comments

René Descartes meets up with the Reverend Bayes to discuss the nature of consciousness via Anil Seth’s Being You.

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Filed Under: Book Review/Discussion, Science and Faith Tagged With: Anil Seth, Being You, cognitive science, consciousness, neuroscience, science, science book club, science corner

Science Corner: Bird-Brained Schematic

September 30, 2020 by Andy Walsh No Comments

Popular idioms aside, birds can actually be quite intelligent, with some species demonstrating the ability to use tools and to develop complex social dynamics. This despite some substantial differences in the anatomy of bird brains compared to those of mammals, particularly humans.

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Filed Under: Science and Faith Tagged With: cognition, cognitive science, machine learning, neuroscience, science, science corner

Science Corner: Seeing is Remembering

March 8, 2017 by Andy Walsh No Comments

Photo of two fighter jets flying in formation, one inverted directly above the other.

[R]esearch suggests that ability [to track objects] is connected to our ability to form long-term memories.

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Filed Under: Science and Faith Tagged With: cognition, cognitive psychology, cognitive science, memory, psychology, science, science corner

Science Corner: S-U-C-C-E-S… Leave off the Last ‘S’ for Science!

June 17, 2015 by Andy Walsh No Comments

Even if science isn’t your thing, the very practical insights and tips are relevant to any situation where you are communicating with people who understand the world differently from yourself. For example, the advice seems just as applicable to the challenge of clarifying misconceptions about the Bible.

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Filed Under: Christ and the Academy, Science and Faith Tagged With: cognitive science, pedagogy, science, science corner

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