Dissecting Lucy’s Brain
Once you get past the bad science, “Lucy” actually provides some useful metaphors for understanding how the human brain works.
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Brains on Overthinking It
New York Comic-Con 2011: #ZombifyWallStreet
I spotted this clever t-shirt on the convention floor at New York Comic-Con: It did draw a laugh from me, but why stop there? Let’s subject the shirt’s assertion to a level of scrutiny it probably doesn’t deserve: is it possible … Continued
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Re: Your Brains
A recent post on the zombie in popular imagination gives an excellent general sense of what we talk about when we talk about the living dead. But there’s a conflict inherent in the system. We basically think of zombiism as … Continued
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EXCLUSIVE: PELOSI IS A ZOMBIE, WANTS TO DRILL YOUR BRAINS!
Yesterday, at the Democratic National Convention, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, when confronted by protesters advocating for more domestic drilling for oil, was quoted as saying: “Can we drill your brains?” A CLEAR SIGN THAT SPEAKER PELOSI HAS BEEN TURNED BY … Continued
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