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The Changing of the Guard

Posted on May 9, 2015 by waz — 2 Comments ↓

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 →

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Posted in Anti-theism, Psychology, Religion, Science, Secularism | Tagged Pope Francis, women's rights | 2 Comments ↓

On Consciousness: Episode #876

Posted on October 13, 2014 by waz — Leave a reply

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 →

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Posted in Neuroscience, Psychology, Science | Tagged consciousness | Leave a reply

On Offending the Religious: The “Atheist Positivity Challenge?”

Posted on October 11, 2014 by waz — 1 Comment ↓

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 →

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Posted in Anti-theism, Nonbelief, Psychology, Religion, Skepticism | Tagged Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Misogyny, Steve Neumann, William James, women's rights | 1 Comment ↓

Mental Illness and the Church: Progress From Within

Posted on August 21, 2014 by waz — Leave a reply

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 →

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Posted in Psychology, Religion | Tagged Amy Simpson, Rachel Held Evans | Leave a reply

Consciousness: Michio Kaku’s “Theory”

Posted on July 11, 2014 by waz — 2 Comments ↓

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 →

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Posted in Neuroscience, Philosophy, Psychology, Science, Skepticism | Tagged consciousness, Michio Kaku | 2 Comments ↓

DeGrasse Tyson: A Question of Belief

Posted on March 20, 2014 by waz — Leave a reply

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 →

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Posted in Neuroscience, Nonbelief, Psychology, Religion, Science, Skepticism | Tagged Belief, Culture, Indoctrination, Neil deGrasse Tyson | Leave a reply

On Consciousness 1

Posted on January 31, 2014 by waz — Leave a reply

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 →

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Paleolithic Art and Cognitive Evolution

Posted on December 10, 2013 by waz — 1 Comment ↓

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 →

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Posted in Evolution, Paleoarchaeology, Psychology, Science | Tagged Dale Guthrie, Stone Tools, The Nature of Paleolithic Art | 1 Comment ↓

One Species, One Tribe

Posted on December 2, 2013 by waz — Leave a reply

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 →

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Posted in Humanism, Politics, Psychology, Science | Tagged 9/11, Flashbulb Memories, Jacob Bronowski, JFK Assassination, Moon Landing, Neil Armstrong | Leave a reply

TED and the Celebration of Normal Human Empathy

Posted on November 26, 2013 by waz — Leave a reply

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 →

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Posted in Evolution, Humanism, Psychology, Religion, Science, Secularism | Tagged Abundance, Chimps, Empathy, Peter Diamandis, TED | Leave a reply

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