David Chalmers’s influential distinction, inherited from Descartes, between the ‘easy problem’ and the ‘hard problem’. The ‘easy problem’ is to understand how the brain (and body) gives rise to perception, cognition, learning and behaviour. _...Read More_

>"Calum Bowden, Joanna Pope, and Will Freudenheim of Berlin-based “utopian conspiracy” Trust recently launched Hivemind, a Serpentine Digital commission that _...Read More_

>"A new book argues that dreams are a portal to animal consciousness."

>"How algorithmic feeds conflate identity with diagnosis"

>"Knowing the content of one’s own mind might seem straightforward but in fact it’s much more like mindreading other people"

"The terms ‘mind’ and ‘mental’ are messy, harmful and distracting. We should get rid of them."

>"To mark the US publication of Atlas of Anomalous AI later this month, we are offering eight essential reads about minds in all its forms. What do we know about intelligence? How did it _...Read More_

I personally believe 'spiritual narcissism' is probably just giving unconditional positive regard to the self. How can we think of helping others or transmitting good externally if we are incomplete ourselves? It depends on the pretence of _...Read More_

“Respond esthetically to all sounds, from the hum of the refrigerator motor or the paddling of oars on a lake, to the tones of a cello or muted trumpet.”

"The logic we find animating our bodies is the same one transforming our body politic. The prediction engine – the conceptual tool used by today’s leading _...Read More_

<< Developed by Angeline Meitzler, the Cyberfeminism Index website employs a pared-down aesthetic, using default web elements and system fonts to ensure that it continues to function even as its appearance changes as a result of software _...Read More_

studies indicate that older individuals have access to an increasing store of knowledge gained over a lifetime of learning and experience. Combining bits of knowledge into novel and original ideas is what the creative brain is all about. _...Read More_

>"As a high-school English teacher in Baltimore, LaQuisha Hall published more than 100 student authors."

>"Journalist Chelsey Luger and Native Wellness Institute board member/photographer Thosh Collins created Well For Culture to share Indigenous Wellness _...Read More_