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      • Are We Close To Locating Where Consciousness Lives In The Brain?

        Most discussions of AI and consciousness ask whether machines can experience anything. But maybe the real mystery is: If consciousness is not fundamentally related to higher cognition, then what kind of phenomenon is it? – Noema

      • Do We Lose Our Minds In Big Crowds?

        In popular culture and pop psychology, crowds are often associated with strong emotions, excessive emotional expression and the uncritical spread of emotions. Commentators often link that crowd emotion in turn with uncontrolled behaviour and, in some cases, mindless violence. – Psyche

      • Unlocking The Mysteries Of Hegel

        In both its depth and breadth, Hegel’s philosophy is perhaps rivalled only by that of Aristotle. – Psyche

      • When Is Stereotyping Useful?

        Generalising comes so naturally that few of us are at any risk of undergeneralising, so we give it little thought. The focus on overgeneralising is understandable given its potential costs, such as the child assuming that a dangerous dog is just like the friendly dogs they’ve encountered to date. – Aeon

      • The Complications Of Proving You’re Human

        Now the problem is how to let in the good bots (like the avatar you send to the Gap to buy you a new pair of pants) and keep out the bad bots (like the thief trying to scrape the data of every Gap customer). The rest of us have to be our own bot detectors. – The New Yorker

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