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Denyse O'Leary
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June 28, 2021
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At Oscillations: Information on the Linnean Society Virtual Meeting (June 28–29)

Denyse O'Leary
June 28, 2021
Animal minds, Intelligent Design, Neuroscience
Oscillations is science writer Suzan Mazur’s blog. Mazur draws attention to the Linnean Society’s virtual conference, Evolution ‘On Purpose’: Teleonomy in Living Systems: “Living systems exhibit an internal teleology, the full implications of which have not been explored. This meeting will address various aspects of this phenomenon, including its scope and meaning, and its many forms and facets.” Read More ›
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Denyse O'Leary
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June 27, 2021
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Human evolution, Intelligent Design, Neuroscience
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Does humanity depend on a “key genetic switch” that makes human brains grow larger than ape brains?

Denyse O'Leary
June 27, 2021
Human evolution, Intelligent Design, Neuroscience
Some researchers believe that our diet led to a larger brain but they differ as to which food was the ultimate brain booster. Are we missing something here? Read More ›
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Denyse O'Leary
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May 19, 2021
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Intelligent Design, Mind, Naturalism, Neuroscience
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At Mind Matters News: Clarity about life that some demented people experience just before dying

Denyse O'Leary
May 19, 2021
Intelligent Design, Mind, Naturalism, Neuroscience
The phenomenon of terminal lucidity first attracted attention when it appeared among people who were cognitively challenged or demented (because otherwise, it might not have been noticed) Read More ›
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Denyse O'Leary
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May 1, 2021
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Intelligent Design, Mind, Neuroscience
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At Mind Matters News: Neuroscientist: We are closing in on the secret of self-awareness…

Denyse O'Leary
May 1, 2021
Intelligent Design, Mind, Neuroscience
But then he turns around and admits that we are frustratingly far from understanding how it all works. His frustration is understandable. Read More ›
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Denyse O'Leary
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April 19, 2021
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Intelligent Design, Neuroscience
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Indian jumping ants can shrink and regrow their brains

Denyse O'Leary
April 19, 2021
Intelligent Design, Neuroscience
It’s certainly true that the brain is plastic. but human brains can do more remarkable things than ant brains. People can function with split brains or half a brain or hardly any brain and be intellectually normal. We didn't know that before brain scanning. Read More ›
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Denyse O'Leary
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April 7, 2021
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Intelligent Design, Neuroscience, Philosophy, Science
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Rob Sheldon reflects on skepticism about the findings from research brain scans (fMRI)

Denyse O'Leary
April 7, 2021
Intelligent Design, Neuroscience, Philosophy, Science
Sheldon: The skeptical neuroscience student talks about the sin of employing too many statistical searches on the data, also known as "p-hacking". Once again, the sin is not in using statistics, but rather in refusing to tell the world how many searches you made on the data before you settled on this one. Because the significance is not simply the data p-value, but the search space you used in finding it. Read More ›
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Denyse O'Leary
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April 4, 2021
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Intelligent Design, Mind, Neuroscience
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Is science drifting from simple materialism to panpsychism?

Denyse O'Leary
April 4, 2021
Intelligent Design, Mind, Neuroscience
It seems to have come down to a choice between “nothing is conscious” and “everything is conscious.” But materialism becomes incoherent when it requires us to believe that we only imagine we are conscious — that's a basic error in logic. Read More ›
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Denyse O'Leary
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March 22, 2021
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Intelligent Design, Mind, Neuroscience
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Michael Egnor’s thought experiment on partial brain transplants

Denyse O'Leary
March 22, 2021
Intelligent Design, Mind, Neuroscience
Egnor: We tend to assume that there must be a medium of communication both between our eyes and our whole brain in order to see. But people who have had split brain surgery see quite well even though their hemispheres have been separated (thus there is no direct connection). If the eyes (and hemispheres) are separated by 4000 miles, would the principle be any different? Read More ›
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Denyse O'Leary
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March 22, 2021
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Artificial Intelligence, Intelligent Design, Mind, Neuroscience
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Can cryogenics (freezing at death) preserve memories or consciousness?

Denyse O'Leary
March 22, 2021
Artificial Intelligence, Intelligent Design, Mind, Neuroscience
The question cryogenics of the connectome raises is, can we freeze and then recover consciousness itself as opposed to simply saving imprints of a person’s memories? Dr. Frankenstein is now taking your calls. Read More ›