Author Archives: James Cross

The Hard But Unserious Problem of Consciousness

Posted on July 14, 2019

Some fellow bloggers have dusted off an old paper by David Chalmers Facing Up to the Problem of Consciousness. Since there is almost always some obligatory homage paid to the Chalmers “hard problem” whenever contemporary discussions of consciousness arise, one … Continue reading →

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Out of South Africa

Posted on March 20, 2019

Researchers from the University of Huddersfield, the University of Cambridge, and the University of Minho in Braga have found genetic evidence that a small group of Homo sapiens left South Africa and migrated to East Africa between 100,000 and 70,000 years … Continue reading →

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What Will it Take for Humanity to Survive?

Posted on July 13, 2018

Vic Grout has post at Turing’s Radiator on What Will it Take for Humanity to Survive? (And Why is Trump Such a Complete Bellend?). The four pillars he comes up with are: No Non-Renewable Energy No Nuclear Weapons No Countries No Capitalism … Continue reading →

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