Thinking action as a performative and participative mental awareness This paper seeks to evaluate experiential facets of thinking action using first-person phenomenological methods.
Clarifying the relation between mechanistic explanations and reductionism The topic of mechanistic explanation in neuroscience has been a subject of recent discussion.
Psychedelic unselfing: self-transcendence and change of values in psychedelic experiences Psychedelic experiences have been shown to both facilitate (re)connection to one’s values and change values, including enhancing aesthetic appreciation, promoting pro-environmental attitudes, and encouraging prosocial behavior. This article presents an empirically informed framework of philosophical psychology to understand how self-transcendence relates to psychedelic value changes. Most of the
Cognitive liberty and the psychedelic humanities This research aims to conceptualize cognitive liberty and the psychedelic humanities by examining their constitutive elements.
The Cell Phone Is a Pair of Red High Heels It is comical how easily one can be ignored for pointing out that new technology is dangerous and fetishistic. So-called “smart” cell phones are a prime example. For years I have been pointing out their dangers on many levels. To say most people are devoted to them is an understatement.
Hand Picked Were we handpicked to know the truth? Are we the chosen ones? I have resisted this idea for almost three years.
Saying No to Someone with Borderline Personality Disorder: 6 Clever Ways to Do It Saying no to someone is hard enough.
Yakety Yat Chat Image source: Free Vectors Now I know I promised last time that I might tell you the tragic tale of the Luna moth during its larval development but it is such a dreadfully sad story and given the woebegotten way the world is, I just couldn’t bring myself to
9 Undeniable Signs You Are Wiser Than You Think Being wise isn’t something set aside for the elderly.
Twitter Files: Sen. Angus King Targeted 'Suspicious' Americans for Blacklisting According to the latest drop of the Twitter Files, Sen.
Face masks –Medical Protection, or Badge of Obedience? I don’t normally watch TVNZ’s Seven Sharp, but on 5th October 2021 we were told that an immunologist would be on the programme to debunk certain ‘Covid myths’. One such ‘myth’ was the belief that natural immunity is superior to vaccine-induced immunity. In response, clinical immunologist Dr. Maia
7 Manipulative Phrases Most People Think Are Normal Did you know that manipulative phrases may seem normal to most people? It’s true.
Very few scientists agree that climate change is driven by human activity You have likely heard that 97% of scientists agree on human-driven climate change.