What are mirror neurons? What do they do in humans? This post attempts to sort through the nonsense and hype and separate the facts about mirror neurons, and their role in action vocabularies, empathy, morality and theory of mind.
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I saw a Pew survey today, comparing the views of scientists to the general public on a number of issues, including public policies, the role of government, current issues such as global warming and stem cell research and science funding. A summary of the findings can be found here, and the full report can be [...]
Terry Eagleton wrote an opinion piece for the Guardian in which he took to task Richard Dawkins and Christopher Hitchens for their sometimes harsh criticism of Islam. His complaint, apparently, is that in doing so, Dawkins and Hitchens are setting their own opinions above those of others, and that this is not a very “liberal” [...]
