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Denyse O'Leary
Date
March 13, 2023
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Human evolution, Intelligent Design, Mind
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At VICE: Our view of intelligent [human] life upended by tools find?

Denyse O'Leary
March 13, 2023
Human evolution, Intelligent Design, Mind
So it’s sort of like your great-uncle and aunt made the tools, not your great-grandparents. And that's supposed to make all the difference? Meanwhile, another "subhuman" candidate to scratch off the list. Read More ›
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Denyse O'Leary
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March 8, 2023
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Human evolution, Intelligent Design, Mind
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Astrophysicist insists on the need to distinguish ourselves from nature

Denyse O'Leary
March 8, 2023
Human evolution, Intelligent Design, Mind
But wait! What fuels the possibility of separating ourselves from nature? Every run-of-the-mill science writer knows that we are merely the 99% chimpanzee that cannot transcend the accidental blob/monad-to-man history of life. This human exceptionalism could be the most radical suggestion that Avi Loeb, no stranger to controversy, has ever made. Read More ›
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Denyse O'Leary
Date
February 23, 2023
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Animal minds, Intelligent Design, Mind
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Animals’ “sixth sense” is not just human imagination, as often claimed

Denyse O'Leary
February 23, 2023
Animal minds, Intelligent Design, Mind
At Phys.org: "This study has made significant advances in understanding how animals sense and respond to external magnetic fields—a very active and disputed field." For all we know, humans have that sixth sense too. But we don’t pay much attention to fine points about anything beyond sight, sound, taste, and touch. Read More ›
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Denyse O'Leary
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February 15, 2023
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Intelligent Design, Mind
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A mind-controlled wheelchair is a case for the reality of the human mind. Discuss.

Denyse O'Leary
February 15, 2023
Intelligent Design, Mind
From The Scientist: "Three people with limited to no mobility in their limbs were able to navigate a specially designed wheelchair just by thinking about where they wanted to go, a study published today (November 18) in iScience reports. " Read More ›
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Eric Hedin
Date
November 28, 2022
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Intelligent Design, Mind, mind and brain
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At Big Think: Brain experiment suggests that consciousness relies on quantum entanglement

Eric Hedin
November 28, 2022
Intelligent Design, Mind, mind and brain
As a physicist whose research involved computational nano-electronics, for which the entire physical schema relied upon quantum mechanical transport of electrons through molecular structures, it would seem to be a "no-brainer" that quantum processes (including entanglement) are prevalent in brain activity. Read More ›