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Myth or Fact? A single number can soon quantify your level of consciousness.

June 6, 2016June 30, 2017 knowingneurons 0 Comments Asleep, Awake, Brain, Conscious, Consciousness, Giulio Tononi, Integrated Information Theory, Math, Mathematical, Phi, Sleep, State

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How Do We Know? The Value of Scientific Models.

February 24, 2016July 10, 2017 Joel Frohlich 1 Comment Action Potential, DNA, EEG, Hodgkin and Huxley, inverse-source localization, Math, Mathematical, mathematics, Model, modeling, NASA, planet, planet ix, theoretical, theory, Theory of mind, Truth, watson and crick

Last month, astronomers announced the prediction of a new giant planet in our solar system dubbed Planet IX, a genuine ninth planet with ten times the mass of Earth. The… Read more

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Scale Invariance: A Cautionary Tale Against Reductionism

July 29, 2015September 24, 2017 Joel Frohlich 15 Comments 80-20, Avalanche, Average, Blue Brain Project, Distribution, Fractal, Math, Mathematical, Model, Normal distribution, Power law, Reductionism, Scale Invariance, Self-organized criticality, SOC

How long is the coast of Britain? It doesn’t matter how good your geography is — the answer depends on the size of your measuring stick. The coast of Britain… Read more

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