Is the Human Brain a Prediction Machine?
In The Experience Machine, philosopher and scientist Andy Clark offers an updated theory of mind.
In The Experience Machine, philosopher and scientist Andy Clark offers an updated theory of mind.
The good news: Regulators have exercised unusual restraint.
Do felines contribute more to human liberty?
The claim that men face ‘environmental emasculation’ via exposure to synthetic endocrine disruptors is debunked.
By default we veer on the side of being resistant to new ideas.
A new book probes the roots of humans' destructive impulses.
A new book offers an answer to the nature/nurture debate.
However, the rise of modern social institutions has greatly reduced violence in contemporary societies.
DeepMind's AlphaGo may signal the advent of the age of computational thaumaturgy
A majority believes civilization could collapse and humans go extinct in the next 100 years.
A child born today may live to see humanity's end, unless…, says Reuters.