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Physics or mathematical equations on a universe decorative LED background give the impression of interstellar space travel.
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News
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August 1, 2025
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Artificial Intelligence, Large Language Models (LLMs), Philosophy of Mind
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How Studying AI Helped a Prof See Why the Mind is Non-Physical

A computer science professor shows, using logic, how you must be more than mere matter
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August 1, 2025
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Artificial Intelligence, Large Language Models (LLMs), Philosophy of Mind
Chatbots process enormous amounts of data and produce convincing outputs but, he says, they do not grasp the meaning of the concepts they manipulate. Read More ›
Two Scientists in the Brain Research Laboratory work on a Project, Using Personal Computer with MRI Scans Show Brain Anomalies. Neuroscientists at Work.
Two Scientists in the Brain Research Laboratory work on a Project, Using Personal Computer with MRI Scans Show Brain Anomalies. Neuroscientists at Work.
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News
Date
July 29, 2025
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Neuroscience, Philosophy of Mind
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Can Faith and Neuroscience Align? Yes, Says Science Writer

If both faith and neuroscience are honestly seeking the truth, says Denyse O’Leary, they will find much that is mutually supportive
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July 29, 2025
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Neuroscience, Philosophy of Mind
That is the key message behind the new book, The Immortal Mind (2025), of which she is neurosurgeon Michael Egnor’s co-author. Read More ›
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Cameroon, Pongo-Songo, Smiling man with Chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes) on back
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News
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July 27, 2025
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Evolution, Media
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Evolution Debate: Today, a Priest Might Win Over Clarence Darrow

The National Catholic Register offers an interesting take on today’s hundredth anniversary of the Scopes trial verdict
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July 27, 2025
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Evolution, Media
Fr. Martin Hilbert argues that causality — design, to use the more loaded term — is written deep into nature, and the best science demonstrates that. Read More ›
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Brain psychology mind soul and hope concept art, 3d illustration, surreal artwork, imagination painting, conceptual idea
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News
Date
July 26, 2025
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Neuroscience, Philosophy of Mind
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Podcast: Neurosurgeon Michael Egnor Reads From The Immortal Mind

He followed the evidence and came to see that the human mind has a spiritual and immortal dimension
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July 26, 2025
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Neuroscience, Philosophy of Mind
About existential questions, he says, "I no longer settled for the stock answers that many scientists, like me, had naively accepted for so long." Read More ›
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AI chatbot assisting doctor health care and medical support. artificial intelligence in medicine and robotic chat customer services. futuristic concept in smart healthcare system.
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News
Date
July 25, 2025
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Large Language Models (LLMs), Medicine and Health
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Chatbots Flunk at Resolving Medical Ethics Dilemmas

Surprisingly, despite evident limitations, they are being used in ethics tutorials in medical schools
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July 25, 2025
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Large Language Models (LLMs), Medicine and Health
The researchers discovered a limitation when they tweaked some standard puzzlers and - never short of an answer - bots didn’t pick up on the change. Read More ›
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Chatbot in a modern GPU card 3D rendering
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brief
News
Date
July 24, 2025
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Artificial general intelligence (AGI), Large Language Models (LLMs), Philosophy of Mind
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Computer scientist responds to claims that chatbots are conscious

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July 24, 2025
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Artificial general intelligence (AGI), Large Language Models (LLMs), Philosophy of Mind
Of course the chatbot’s words sound empty to a sensitive year because the life behind them was many uses earlier. Read More ›
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Amazed young woman student in denim clothes, eyeglasses, backpack posing isolated on pastel pink background. Education in high school university college concept. Holding books, scream in megaphone.
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News
Date
July 23, 2025
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Censorship, Education, Politics
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Campus Civil Rights Advocate: Free Speech Makes Us Safer

Greg Lukianoff stresses the importance of listening to people to know what they think
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July 23, 2025
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Censorship, Education, Politics
His new book, co-authored with Nadine Strossen, offers ten arguments against free speech — and why they fail. Read More ›
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Operating doctor in hospital. Neurosurgery specilaists working in emergency room.
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News
Date
July 23, 2025
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Neuroscience, Philosophy of Mind
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A Podcast Host Asks, How Many Neurosurgeons Are Materialists…?

Will Spencer asked neurosurgeon Michael Egnor how he responds to colleagues who believe that we are just meat puppets
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July 23, 2025
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Neuroscience, Philosophy of Mind
In Egnor’s view, materialism does not seem nearly as prevalent among neurosurgeons as among neuroscientists, who face more grant-driven pressure to conform. Read More ›
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Brain mind way soul and hope concept art, illustration, surreal mystery artwork, imagination painting, conceptual idea of success
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News
Date
July 20, 2025
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Philosophy of Mind
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An Ancient Argument for the Existence of the Human Soul

Sixteen hundred years ago, Augustine tells a friend about a dream a skeptical local doctor had, where a sharp youth asked him some pointed questions
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July 20, 2025
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Philosophy of Mind
One issue that arose in that age of controversy was how anything like a human mind could function without a body? Read More ›
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Mind.
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News
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July 20, 2025
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Panpsychism, Philosophy of Mind
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Consciousness and Free Will: JP Moreland’s Case for Dualism

He argues that dualism, the sense that we are souls as well as bodies, is the natural interpretation of our lived experience
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July 20, 2025
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Panpsychism, Philosophy of Mind
Moreland contends thatthe dualist view isn’t an irrational leap of faith but a well-supported, philosophically robust position. Read More ›
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Human Interacting with AI (Artificial Intelligence) Brain
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News
Date
July 17, 2025
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Large Language Models (LLMs), Peer Review
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Scientist Sleuths Detect Significant Use of AI in Journal Papers

The researchers found that, after chatbots (LLMs) became available, writing styles shifted from content words to more “stylistic and flowery” word choices
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July 17, 2025
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Large Language Models (LLMs), Peer Review
Kobak et al. worry about LLMs’ tendency to make up references, provide inaccurate summaries and make false but convincing-sounding claims. Read More ›
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Wooden Bubble speech and signs yes and no.
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News
Date
July 17, 2025
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Censorship, Neuroscience, Philosophy of Mind
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Science Dilemma: Bucking the Trend and Searching for Truth

Neurosurgeon Michael Egnor tells host Allan CP about the risks scientists face if they say that human beings have souls
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July 17, 2025
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Censorship, Neuroscience, Philosophy of Mind
The discussion touched on many areas covered by the new book, The Immortal Mind, but one scientist’s dilemma stood out. Read More ›
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cute artificial intelligence robot with notebook
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brief
News
Date
July 16, 2025
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Artificial general intelligence (AGI), Media, Science
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Is the tech media becoming more skeptical of AI boosterism?

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July 16, 2025
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Artificial general intelligence (AGI), Media, Science
If tech media are catching on to the fact that many claims about AI are boosterism in search of investment, the discussion will soon become much more useful. Read More ›
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Dynamic illustration of electrical currents coursing between neurons reflecting the essential biological processes that drive human thinking emotions and memory formation.
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News
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July 15, 2025
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Medicine and Health, Neuroscience
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Researchers: Adult Human Brains Can Grow New Neurons

The Karolinska Institutet-based team found early-stage brain cells in older people in the hippocampus, the memory area of the brain
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July 15, 2025
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Medicine and Health, Neuroscience
Neurosurgeon Michael Egnor urges caution: Making a difference in neurodegenerative diseases will be more difficult than simply growing new neurons. Read More ›
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Stairs with pencil for effort and challenge in business to be achievement and successful concept
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News
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July 13, 2025
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Near-Death Experiences
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Skepticism: Four Challenges From Near-Death Experiences

Neurosurgeon Michael Egnor offers these challenges to those who would explain away NDEs as a mere malfunction of the brain
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July 13, 2025
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Near-Death Experiences
He also offers the Pam Reynolds challenge: The near-death experience of a woman whose body was cooled and her brain drained of all blood. Read More ›
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Kids sitting on stack of firewood
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News
Date
July 12, 2025
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Philosophy, Science
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J.P. Moreland: Which Model of the Mind Best Explains Reality?

Moreland notes that the soul's organizing role in the body sounds a lot like what scientists now call information
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July 12, 2025
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Philosophy, Science
The physicalist claims that everything about us can be explained by biology, chemistry, and physics. But as Moreland pointed out, this view leaves out important parts of reality. Read More ›
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Man hand using digital chatbot for provide access to information and data in online network.Artificial intelligence.
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brief
News
Date
July 11, 2025
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Large Language Models (LLMs), Large Reasoning Models (LRMs)
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AI researchers: Bad actors target chatbots with bogus articles

News
July 11, 2025
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Large Language Models (LLMs), Large Reasoning Models (LRMs)
Large Reasoning Models (LRMs) are supposed to help with this problem but the actually don’t perform any better. Read More ›
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Health care researchers working in life science laboratory, medical science technology research work for test a vaccine, coronavirus covid-19 vaccine protection cure treatment
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brief
News
Date
July 11, 2025
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Peer Review, Science
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“Bad paper sleuths” worry that the government is misusing science

News
July 11, 2025
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Peer Review, Science
They worry that current reform efforts will cause the public to doubt science — though trust in science has been falling for many years. Read More ›