Month: September 2017
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Blips of light. Cosmos full of nothing…
Observations of the dense remnant of an exploded star have provided the first sign of a quantum effect on light passing through empty space. Light from the stellar remnant, a neutron star located about 400 light-years away, is polarized, meaning that its electromagnetic waves are oriented preferentially in a particular direction like light that reflects…
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Intuitionism (Constructivism) vs. Logicism vs. Platonism.
Does infinity exist? Is the whole larger than the parts? Are all the numbers either negative, positive or zero? Phenomenally simple questions. With no definite answer! Is everything “out there” for us to discover? (Platonism) Is everything we can “write on paper” true? (Logicism) Or only the things we can construct do exist? (Intuitionism/ Constructivism)…
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Brain. Memory. Flashes and lights…
A new study from Nathan Rose, assistant professor of psychology at the University of Notre Dame, examined a fundamental problem your brain has to solve, which is keeping information "in mind", or active, so your brain can act accordingly. The common theory is that the information is kept in mind by neurons related to the…
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Breath… Being a child… Being unconscious…
The rhythm of breathing creates electrical activity in the human brain that enhances emotional judgments and memory recall, scientists have discovered for the first time. These effects on behavior depend critically on whether you inhale or exhale and whether you breathe through the nose or mouth. (1) We are so preoccupied with doing things, that…
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Counting as an animal: Do you still think Math is our greatest achievement? Ask the chicken. (and then eat it)
Studies show the origin of the ability to understand the notion of numbers is something we share with the animals. It is true that many nonhuman animals can manage almost-math without numbers. Reports of a quantity-related ability come from chickens, horses, dogs, honeybees, spiders, salamanders, guppies, chimps, macaques, bears, lions, carrion crows and many more.…
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