Author Archives: James Cross

Recalculating

Posted on October 6, 2019

As a “real man” I don’t ask for directions when I am lost or use a GPS. But my wife does. Sometimes we are out together with her GPS in operation and decide to ignore the advice of the device. … Continue reading →

Posted in Consciousness, Human Evolution, Time | 6 Comments

Temporal Resolution of Conscious Experience

Posted on October 3, 2019

An interesting article Coupling the State and Contents of Consciousness has me thinking of an idea that has been in the back of mind for a while – the temporal resolution of conscious experience. If different stimuli (different color flashing … Continue reading →

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The Mystery From 70,000 Years Ago

Posted on August 13, 2019

About 70 thousand years ago something happened that resulted in modern humans. Whatever caused this change, it resulted in what appears to have been a major leap in cognitive capabilities. It was quite possibly the change that most differentiates us … Continue reading →

Posted in Brain size, Human Evolution | 3 Comments