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Conscious realism posits a locally consistent perspective on the world, working from the premise that our mind creates a simulation to make fitness predictions.

Conscious realism posits a locally consistent perspective on the world, working from the premise that our mind creates a simulation to make fitness predictions.

Donald D. Hoffman – The case against reality

I love the attempt to give mathematical grounding to philosophical ideas; and would be curious how explicit the connection with sheaves and topos theory can be made.

The flaws of Cartesian dualism become apparent when people have to make decisions in high-stakes environments

The flaws of Cartesian dualism become apparent when people have to make decisions in high-stakes environments

John Coates – The hour between dog and wolf

The perspective with a trading desk during the credit crisis provides a nice backdrop for the argument.

Brain variances manifest differently in women, leading to widely-held misconceptions and  many living undiagnozed and untreated

Brain variances manifest differently in women, leading to widely-held misconceptions and many living undiagnozed and untreated

Janara Nerenberg – Divergent mind

Does a great job explaining the negative impact.

The relationship between biological make-up and human behavior is governed by complex interaction effects

The relationship between biological make-up and human behavior is governed by complex interaction effects

Robert Sapolsky – Behave

The author set out on a daunting program with impressive results in a fascinating domain.

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