Author Archives: James Cross

COVID-19 Conspiracies

Josh Mitteldorf at Aging Matters has a series of posts with some bizarro views on COVID-19. First, he argues that we have hugely overreacted to COVID-19. That was written ten days ago when about 2,000 people per day were dying … Continue reading

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Rubber Hands

This is tough to see when some completely accepted bit of science seems to be in error. Apparently the Rubber Hand Illusion experiment may have been wildly misinterpreted. In the illusion synchronous brush strokes on a participant’s concealed hand and … Continue reading

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Does Science Need Metaphysics?

I’m going to say no, but let me explain before any philosophers (armchair or otherwise) jump on my answer. Metaphysics is philosophy.  Science is, well, science. At one time, these two fields were not far apart. It could be argued … Continue reading

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