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Caitlin Goodpaster August 2, 2022August 1, 2022 algorithm, Artificial Intelligence, brain imaging, Computer Science, Dreaming, EEG, fMRI, language, Machine Learning, study of consciousness, Technology, verbal speech

Problems with Assessing Consciousness in the 21st Century

by Caitlin Goodpaster Early this June, a viral story hit the internet—an engineer at Google had claimed an artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot named LaMDA was conscious (Tiku, 2022). LaMDA, which… Read More

Bias Big Ideas Brain Basics

Carolyn Amir June 15, 2022June 15, 2022 algorithm, belief, Bias, ESMU, Internet, Punishment, Reward, Social Bond, Social media, Technology

This Is Your Brain on Twitter: The Neuroscience of Social Media

Written by Carolyn Amir How has the internet changed your life? How has social media? For many, social media represents a way to stay in touch with old friends, organize… Read More

Big Ideas Brain Basics Interviews Philosophy

Joel Frohlich April 27, 2016July 10, 2017 Addiction, Alexander Batthyany, algorithm, Arthur Schopenhauer, Benjamin Libet, Brain, cellular automata, Daniel Dennett, determinism, Dice, Dopamine, EEG, Fate, Free Will, Huntington’s disease, Jack the Ripper, John-Dylan Haynes, Libet, Michael Gazzaniga, neurodegenerative, Nucleus accumbens, Philip K. Dick, Pierre-Simon Laplace, quantum indeterminacy

Does Free Will Exist?

It’s a lazy Sunday afternoon. Professor Freeman is enjoying the Southern California weather on Professor Domino’s patio. Domino: Will it be Coke or Pepsi, Dr. Freeman? Freeman: That’s an easy… Read More