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Science and Free Will, Consciousness, etc.
What does science have to say about questions of free will? Do we have it or don't we? How does this relate to questions of consciousness, neurology, and "the unconscious"?
:: STARTED BY alas
:: 9 REPLIES, LAST AT 00:18 04.07.07
New Developments in Physics.
Exactly what it says on the tin. A thread to discuss new developments in physics and associated fields.
:: STARTED BY Evil Scientist
:: 33 REPLIES, LAST AT 18:01 02.07.07
Scientists assert homosexuality IS genetic.... in fruit flies.
Scientists discover one gene controls sexual orientation in fruit flies.
:: STARTED BY *
:: 15 REPLIES, LAST AT 01:41 02.07.07
Is handwriting analysis actual science?
Should handwriting be used to discern information about people? (i.e. you?)
:: STARTED BY symbiosis
:: 4 REPLIES, LAST AT 05:19 29.06.07
Let's take a crack at the Brain/Mind problem
it's not really a problem, but take a look at Amit Goswami's theory and tell me if it pans out (HE calls it a problem).
:: STARTED BY Tuna Ghost: Pratt knot hero
:: 29 REPLIES, LAST AT 00:43 27.06.07
Batteries
Electronics & hand-held gadgets are everywhere. How can we keep them going? How much mercury is being dumped into landfills because of iPods? And how can I get my camera/cell phone/music player/GPS/palm top device to run for more than two hours?
:: STARTED BY grant
:: 7 REPLIES, LAST AT 05:23 12.06.07
DMAE: any side effects?
Never tried it, just want to make sure it's safe.
:: STARTED BY Hal
:: 11 REPLIES, LAST AT 02:55 08.06.07
The Lab Meta Thread - What's our trajectory now?
A thread to discuss want we want from the Lab and offer constructive criticism. Also for people who would like to post more to make themselves known.
:: STARTED BY Lurid Archive
:: 69 REPLIES, LAST AT 19:19 06.06.07
Transhuman Technologies.
A thread to discuss the development, applications, and social ramifications of technologies and science with regards to transhumanism. Keywords: Transhuman, cybernetics, downloading conciousness, human enhancement, body modification, genetic engineering, bioethics.
:: STARTED BY Evil Scientist
:: 83 REPLIES, LAST AT 13:58 29.05.07
A World Without Fossil Fuels
How would it work?
:: STARTED BY Saveloy
:: 63 REPLIES, LAST AT 12:52 26.05.07
DESIGN: Wind-Powered Buildings
Huge-scale turbines integrated into office-building design. Beautiful and visionary, or a lot of hot air?
:: STARTED BY Jack Fear
:: 17 REPLIES, LAST AT 15:35 23.05.07
Ongoing world record attempt in longest time staying awake
Tony Wright's ongoing attempt at beating the world record for voluntary sleeplessness in a pub in Cornwall, UK. With added semi-fringey science nuggets. Could also serve as a general discussion on the science of sleep and sleeplessness.
:: STARTED BY Closed for Business Time
:: 2 REPLIES, LAST AT 17:15 15.05.07
Putting Magnets on Your Head Does Funny Things.
An article about putting magnets on your head.
File under transcranial magnetic stimulation, electricity, therapy, creativity, brain, neurology, thinking cap, savant.
:: STARTED BY iconoplast
:: 5 REPLIES, LAST AT 18:28 14.05.07
Over-dreaming and depression
Over-dreaming and depression - linked or completely independant?
:: STARTED BY telyn
:: 9 REPLIES, LAST AT 17:46 13.05.07
Bees Vanish, and Scientists Race for Reasons
NYT article on the alarming collapse of bee colonies.
:: STARTED BY SMS
:: 19 REPLIES, LAST AT 13:49 12.05.07
What is OCD
Discussion of obsessive compulsive disorder
:: STARTED BY Peach Pie
:: 21 REPLIES, LAST AT 11:15 09.05.07
Antidepressants + Neuroplasticity = Nootropic?
Beyond neurotransmitters: Desire for information on new studies regarding anti-depressants.
:: STARTED BY Stigma Enigma
:: 0 REPLIES, LAST AT 12:46 03.05.07
Neurofeedback & Music
Deep relaxation neurofeedback... hooking students up to brainwave machines... is found to improve musical skill. I wonder when the schools will catch on....
:: STARTED BY grant
:: 15 REPLIES, LAST AT 05:35 02.05.07
Language may shape human thought
More evidence for the relationship between language and intellectual development.
:: STARTED BY Mirror
:: 20 REPLIES, LAST AT 05:55 30.04.07
Male contraception
New and old ways of preventing impregnation and/or sexually transmitted diseases.
:: STARTED BY Closed for Business Time
:: 2 REPLIES, LAST AT 13:51 24.04.07
Superman fans = poor at altruism.
So much for truth, justice and the American way -- fans of the Big Boy Scout aren't very prepared to help people out themselves.
:: STARTED BY grant
:: 6 REPLIES, LAST AT 08:59 24.04.07
Sociobiology
Sociobiology says: "blacks are intellectually inferior to whites and hence morally so also; women are naturally weak, over-emotional, subservient and not particularly bright; men are naturally dominant, clever, ambitious and push society forward". Or stuff to this effect. Discuss.
:: STARTED BY The Sinister Haiku Bureau
:: 21 REPLIES, LAST AT 21:43 23.04.07
"Mind" Medication
Poppin pills to cure social ills
:: STARTED BY Stigma Enigma
:: 14 REPLIES, LAST AT 17:32 22.04.07
Fear altering parasites
How does Cat urine affect your daily life?...well...it can..
:: STARTED BY otto628
:: 3 REPLIES, LAST AT 22:07 18.04.07
Citizendium
The world needs a better free encyclopedia. Help create it.
:: STARTED BY Quantum
:: 7 REPLIES, LAST AT 18:35 16.04.07
Creative Xmod- "Makes your mp3s sound better than CDs"
DSP witchery or false advertising?
:: STARTED BY RichT's boring old name
:: 3 REPLIES, LAST AT 18:02 13.04.07
Fashion! Turn to the left!
Evolutional ideas for the future of human kind and how much effect does a miniscule fashion trend have on this?
:: STARTED BY Benny the Ball
:: 7 REPLIES, LAST AT 12:51 13.04.07
Animal Intelligence
Cats, Dogs, basically pets... Are they as stupid as we think...?
:: STARTED BY ADe
:: 20 REPLIES, LAST AT 13:43 11.04.07
A common biological basis for male homosexuality and male-to-female transsexuality?
Birth-order and sibling studies indicate common findings for male homosexuals and male-to-female transsexuals. If a common biological mechanism underpins both conditions, what are the implications?
:: STARTED BY Ganesh
:: 26 REPLIES, LAST AT 23:10 09.04.07
Plasma Converter
A machine that can, apparently, turn almost any kind of waste matter into free energy. Is this sci-fi made reality, or something far too good to be true? And, er, how does the science behind it actually work?
:: STARTED BY Hydra vs Leviathan
:: 21 REPLIES, LAST AT 00:52 08.04.07
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