Time magazine’s recent special edition: “100 Most Influential People of 2015” featured Malala Yousafzai and Pope Francis together side by side on the last page (152) of the Icons section. Continue Reading →
There’s a lot of ugly stuff going on in the world with IS (Islamic State) and Ebola dominating the headlines. I thought I’d write a bit on something real: Consciousness. Continue Reading →
William James… didn’t look like a firebrand, a revolutionary. James, one of the early pioneers of American psychology whose heyday was the late 1800’s didn’t appear to be much of Continue Reading →
Rachel Held Evans. Once again from within the conservative evangelical community Rachel Held Evans features a very progressive Xian mental health advocate Amy Simpson, who is doing some great work Continue Reading →
Michio Kaku youtube vid on consciousness: Wherein the theoretical particle/field physicist and science educator provides his own theory of consciousness. It’s a short 5 minute, entertaining video. As he recalls Continue Reading →
Neil deGrasse Tyson in one of his typically inspiring YT clips said we need to investigate why the 7% of the top scientists; the members of the NAS (National Academy Continue Reading →
An Empirical Analysis of Consciousness Two excellent videos will bring us up to speed on some of the incredible empirical work being done on consciousness in humans. A few philosophers, Continue Reading →
So to take a short break from religion bashing, which is not to say religion shouldn’t get the drubbing it deserves, but the New Enlightenment is much more than the Continue Reading →
Flashbulb memories are those few significant events, usually of such a national or international impact that they remain forever etched in our LTM (long term memory). We know exactly where Continue Reading →
TED videos have become regular additions to my classroom presentations for the past few years now. The format is great, 20 minutes tops, no professors droning on, no bullshit, no Continue Reading →
