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http://ase.tufts.edu/cogstud/papers/explainingmagic.pdf

Stumbleupon Review of : http://ase.tufts.edu/cogstud/papers/explainingmagic.pdf The clothes have no emperor. *EXPLAINING THE “MAGIC” OF CONSCIOUSNESS* DANIEL DENNETT Tufts University Is the view supported that consciousness is a mysterious phenomenon and cannot succumb, even with much effort, to the standard methods … Continue reading

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wired.com/entertainment/music/magazine/15-00/ff_musicophilia

Stumbleupon Review of : http://www.wired.com/entertainment/music/magazine/15-00/ff_musicophilia If music be the food of thought… Oliver Sacks on Earworms, Stevie Wonder and the View From Mescaline Mountain “I intensely dislike any reference to supernaturalism, but I think there can be profound mystical feelings … Continue reading

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Green – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Stumbleupon Review of : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Green

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ThinkBlog

Stumbleupon Review of : http://thinkblog.org/relevant.php/2005/04/12/underclocker_com eeek!

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Memetics

Stumbleupon Review of : http://pespmc1.vub.ac.be/MEMES.html From the page: “Meme: an information pattern, held in an individual’s memory, which is capable of being copied to another individual’s memory. Memetics: the theoretical and empirical science that studies the replication, spread and evolution … Continue reading

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The Prometheus Society & Articles & The Outsiders

Stumbleupon Review of : http://www.prometheussociety.org/articles/Outsiders.html From the page: “And so we see that the explanation for the Sidis tragedy is simple. Sidis was a feral child; a true man born into a world filled with animals–a world filled with us.” … Continue reading

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Capgras delusion – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Stumbleupon Review of : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capgras_delusion From the page: “The Capgras delusion or Capgras’ syndrome is a rare disorder in which a person holds a delusional belief that an acquaintance, usually a close family member or spouse, has been replaced by … Continue reading

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