Neurosurgeon Michael Egnor interviewed on the reality of the mind
Michael Egnor is being asked to speak in many venues as the result of the publication of his and Denyse O’Leary’s 2025 book, The Immortal Mind.
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The UFO files are online and the space aliens are still missing
There’s nothing there. Look, maybe we are alone in the universe. Or maybe not. But real space exploration is the only way we can hope to find out.
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Bad news for AI in education: Major paper retracted
The good news is that better educators are recognizing that physical literacy skills are important too. We are minds and bodies, not digital programs.
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We humans are not digital. We are body and mind conjoined
We struggle with the pencil or pen until our bodies begin to express what our minds are learning and thinking. Or … we don’t — and the results show.
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Does “The Immortal Mind” try to prove the existence of God?
Most of what we had to say, based on neuroscience and similar topics, could fit nicely into a Buddhist universe where the mind is real but there isn’t a God.
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Physicist proposes new consciousness theory that explains NDEs
Maria Strømme’s approach seems like part of a gradual recognition that materialism is coming under fire for evidence-based reasons.
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What if all that hate is just a few angry people with keyboards?
X recently allowed users to find out that many loud voices poisoning public discussion are not who they claim to be.
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Google offers new way to check for AI deepfakes
There will likely be pressure on other image tool creators to embed watermarks and, with any luck, suspicion will fall on those that don’t.
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Philosopher: Free will hypothesis survives test of predictions
At his blog, scientist and clergyman Kirk Durston takes on theoretical physicist Sabine Hossenfelder, who denies free will.
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Nvidia’s earnings call rattles “whole financial world” — but why?
Creating and catering to psychological addictions is not like selling shovels, can openers or batteries. It’s much more bubble-prone.
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If OpenAI fails, would the tech industry suffer?
Economist Gary Smith, writing in MarketWatch, says OpenAI’s failure would not replay the 2008 financial crisis. Not enough is at stake.
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The “Anthropocene” geological epoch is dead, as an idea
Lähde, who regrets the decision, mentions “Capitalocene,” “Anglocene,” and “Plantationocene” as awaiting their chance in the wings.
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Researcher argues that chimpanzees show rationality too
She then blows up her own case by dragging Aristotle into it. Chimpanzees are NOT showing what Aristotle meant by reason.
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Tech industry layoffs continue; AI’s role remains unclear
Whatever is really going on, claiming that AI made the workers obsolete is good for keeping investors and valuators confident.
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Researchers sometimes “add” copy just to get published
In a “publish or perish” world, we shouldn’t be shocked — especially considering the more serious scandals. But it is worth noting for what it tells us about the general atmosphere.
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Why are there 350 different theories of consciousness?
The researchers are not really under any pressure to resolve the consciousness conundrum; just to come up with new (materialist) theories about it.
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Neuroscience: Brain genes behave differently in men vs. women
This is yet another blow to the current effort to claim that humans are not sex binary.
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At Fast Company: AI is not the cause of current job loss
Two of our writers, economist Gary Smith and technology consultant Jeffrey Funk, offer a very different assessment.
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Today in science journals: “Accuracy” in data takes a back seat
From the paper: “community well-being is more important than “accurate” data, and data makes us visible to institutions.”
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Could Neanderthals create art or were they not evolved enough?
Materialists have long sought to show that Neanderthals were less mentally evolved than modern humans but that doesn’t seem evident.
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