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Tag: self-awareness

Animal minds Ethics Intelligent Design

Sentience: Is it wrong to boil a lobster alive?

In Switzerland, it is now illegal to boil a lobster alive. Are the Swiss right? Is it cruel? The question bears on the concept of a self.

Posted on June 26, 2021 Author News Comments(12)
Intelligent Design Mind Neuroscience

At Mind Matters News: Neuroscientist: We are closing in on the secret of self-awareness…

But then he turns around and admits that we are frustratingly far from understanding how it all works. His frustration is understandable.

Posted on May 1, 2021 Author News Comment(0)
Animal minds Intelligent Design

Scientists ponder, how would animals show self-awareness?

A controversy in animal psychology centers on whether or not an animal can recognize itself in a mirror. But a number of scientists are beginning to doubt that the mirror test shows animal self-awareness.

Posted on November 3, 2019November 3, 2019 Author News Comment(1)
Intelligent Design Medicine Mind Naturalism Neuroscience

Researchers: Comatose people do show self-awareness

Michael Egnor: This study is consistent with the work of Wilder Penfield, who showed that higher-level abstract thought did not seem to arise from the brain in a material way.

Posted on June 29, 2019June 29, 2019 Author News Comments(3)
Artificial Intelligence Intelligent Design Mind

9: Will That Army Robot Squid Ever Be “Self-Aware”?

From the 2018 AI Hype Countdown at Mind Matters #9: AI help, not hype, with Robert J. Marks: What would it take for a robot to be self-aware? The Army Times headline would jolt your morning coffee: Army researchers are developing a self-aware squid-like robot you can 3D print in the field Reporter Todd South Read More…

Posted on December 22, 2018December 22, 2018 Author News Comment(1)

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