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Category Archives: Intelligence
Did Homo erectus speak?
Did Homo erectus speak? is a new article on Aeon by Daniel Everett. The author makes the argument that the evidence of fairly sophisticated culture and technology by Home erectus suggests that this predecessor of modern humans likely had some … Continue reading
Posted in Human Evolution, Intelligence
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Civil Servant With No Brain Explained
Occasionally I have seen various papers, blog posts, and comments referencing the famous 44 year French civil servant who lives a normal life seemingly without a brain. Sometimes the writers demand an explanation from consciousness theories. Other times arguments are … Continue reading
Posted in Brain size, Consciousness, Intelligence
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Origins of Qualia and Self
I have never been a fan of the so-called “hard problem” of consciousness. In part, this is probably because I never have considered myself a philosopher. While, like most people, I have some “philosophical” ideas, philosophy itself as a formal, … Continue reading
Posted in Consciousness, Electromagnetism, Human Evolution, Intelligence
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