What Edward Slingerland Offers Everyone
When UBC’s own Edward Slingerland gave a guest lecture to my Cognitive Systems class last year, I was intrigued by the world-view he advanced. His explanation…
Read articleWhy Reductionism is not Eliminativism
As a student of Cognitive Science, I am primarily concerned with the nature of consciousness and the mind. Like many in my field, I am a…
Read articleNASA to Asplode Moon
In what experts are calling “totally sweet”, NASA has announced plans to crash a 2000 kg impactor into the moon, triggering a 28m-diameter crater and a…
Read articleThe 761st Tank Battalion
In acknowledgement of the 65th anniversary of D-Day, I thought I’d share a fascinating story from World War 2 which I came across several years ago.…
Read articleThe Girl who Named Pluto
From the New York Times by way of Slashdot: Venetia Phair, who at the age of 11 was responsible for choosing the name “Pluto” for the…
Read articleHow Far We’ve Come – How Far to Go
I just came across this hilarious and fascinating look into the not-so-distant past: a news report from 1981 about an experimental service to distribute newspapers over…
Read articleIn the Mind of the Beholder
Two things recently have got me thinking about our perception of beauty – particularly in music – and the extent to which this is a universal…
Read articleApril Fools! – The Conficker Worm
While some of us may be planning the relatively harmless pranks we will play on our roommates and co-workers, computer security experts are bracing for the…
Read articleA Letter to the PM: Regarding Minister Goodyear
In response to the shocking revelation of comments by Canada’s Minister of State for Science and Technology on evolution. (see here for some great responses from…
Read articleProprietary Probiotic Culture Generator!
Yoghurt advertisements are the funniest thing on TV. First, they are marketed almost exclusively to women – apparently those of us with a Y chromosome are…
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