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Sam Brinson

4 Thought Experiments on Free Will

Give your intuitions a twist, see if they change shape

Oct 11

4 Thought Experiments on Free Will

Oct 11

Mapping the Mind #4

Your update on cognition and consciousness

Sep 15

Mapping the Mind #4

Sep 15

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Free Will: What Does It Even Mean?

Are we responsible agents? Products of our past? Do we have the power to act within or above the bounds of causality?

Aug 18

Free Will: What Does It Even Mean?

Aug 18

A Brief History of Dogs

Humans and wild wolves somehow formed a bond that became one of nature’s most enduring relationships.

Aug 3

A Brief History of Dogs

Aug 3

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Mapping the Mind #3

Your update on cognition and consciousness

Jul 22

Mapping the Mind #3

Jul 22

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Mapping the Mind #2

Your update on cognition and consciousness

May 16

Mapping the Mind #2

May 16

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New Papers — What’s Happening in the Science of Mind?

New studies pushing forward old ideas, from free will to consciousness and morality.

Mar 24

New Papers — What’s Happening in the Science of Mind?

Mar 24

How Slow Is The Mind?

Some research suggests the mind is slower than those old dial-up internet connections.

Mar 3

How Slow Is The Mind?

Mar 3

Why Your Brain Loves Predicting Music

Music is organised sound, structured to tease the predictive machine that is your brain.

Nov 12, 2024

Why Your Brain Loves Predicting Music

Nov 12, 2024

The Matter With The Mind

Is the mind what the brain does? Might a computer do the same?

Jun 1, 2024

The Matter With The Mind

Jun 1, 2024

Sam Brinson

Sam Brinson

An emergent property of billions of chaotically firing neurons. Currently thinking about thinking. http://sambrinson.com/

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