Your Brain, the Final Frontier
Posted on08 Apr 2013
Tagsfree will, emotions, context, conditionality, brain, biology, behavioral economics, genetic code, Human Genome Project, American Association for the Advancement of Science, Brain Mapping Analogy, The Economist, technology, Star Trek, rational actor theory, Management by objective, management, knowledge, humans
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“Space, the final frontier” introduced Star Trek’s original series, but assessments of our human knowledge indicate that the space between our ears... Read More
Illusion of Free Will Revisited
Posted on22 Sep 2011
Tagsgenetic code, The Economist, The Atlantic, technology, subconscious, rationale, rational actor theory, psychology, Personality, nature/nurture, free will, evolution, decisions, David Eagleman, biology, behavior
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I decided to revisit the illusion of free will after running across two other articles reinforcing it. As technology and research methodologies... Read More
Positive Thinking as Myth
Posted on19 Sep 2011
Tagsnegative thinking, who we think we are, who we are, thinking process, subconscious, Scott O. Lilienfeld, Scientific American, problem solving, positive thinking, positive, Pollyannaism, pessimism, optimism, motivation, Influence, Hal Arkowitz, business, biotechnology, biology, attitude
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I’ve seen positive thinking do much harm to some folks; if they can’t keep their smiley face on, they feel they’re failing.... Read More