The Potential of AI: What Will It Take to Achieve Strong AI?

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What’s the true potential of AI? What if AI could think and learn more like humans do? What would it take to get there? In Rebooting AI, Gary Marcus and Ernest Davis explore the future of artificial intelligence. They argue that, to unlock the potential of AI, developers must create systems capable of human-level cognition. This entails drawing on research in neuroscience and psychology rather than relying solely on big data and current machine-learning techniques. Keep reading to discover how strong AI could transform our world and why higher engineering standards are crucial for its development.

Faulty Perception: Why You Should Question Your Senses

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Why do your senses sometimes deceive you? How can your own brain lead you astray? In her book Being Wrong, Kathryn Schulz explores the concept of faulty perception. She explains how our brains process sensory information and make decisions. She reveals surprising insights about our cognitive processes that are important for us to understand. Keep reading to better understand some of the hidden workings of your mind.

How to Enter REM Sleep for Successful Lucid Dreaming

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Do you want to know how to enter REM sleep purposefully? How can scheduling your REM sleep help you lucid dream? In their book Exploring the World of Lucid Dreaming, Stephen LaBerge and Howard Rheingold explain how you can learn to optimize your sleep cycles for lucid dreaming. This involves waking up in a specific way every morning. Here’s how to optimize your REM cycle.

No Self, No Problem: Book Overview (Chris Niebauer)

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Have you ever questioned the nature of your own identity? What if everything you believe about yourself is just an illusion? No Self, No Problem, a book by neuroscientist Chris Niebauer, challenges our understanding of self-identity. He argues that our sense of self is merely a construct created by our brain’s left hemisphere. This concept aligns with ancient Eastern philosophies that have long questioned the existence of a fixed self. Prepare to explore the fascinating intersection of neuroscience and spirituality as we delve into an overview of this thought-provoking book.

The Self in Western and Eastern Thought (Chris Niebauer)

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Is your sense of self real, or is it just an illusion? How does your cultural background shape your perception of who you are? In his book No Self, No Problem, Chris Niebauer explores the concept of the self in Western and Eastern thought. He compares the contrasting views of the self and their implications for our understanding of consciousness and identity. Keep reading to discover how different cultures approach the idea of self and what modern science has to say about it.

What Does the Left Brain Do? How It Creates the Self

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What does the left brain do? How does it shape our perception of reality and ourselves? In No Self, No Problem, Chris Niebauer explores the fascinating role of the left brain in creating our sense of self. He delves into how this hemisphere constructs narratives from our experiences, using language and pattern recognition to make sense of the world around us. Continue reading to discover what the left brain does and how it influences your daily life.

What the Right Brain Does: How It Lives in the Present Moment

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Do you understand what the right brain does? Have you ever wondered why some experiences feel more intuitive than others? In his book, No Self, No Problem, neuroscientist Chris Niebauer explores the fascinating world of brain hemispheres. He explains how the right brain perceives reality differently from the left, focusing on its ability to live in the present moment and process information holistically. Read on to discover what the right brain does and how it shapes our experiences.

The History of “Asperger’s Syndrome”: Hans Asperger’s Research

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Who was Hans Asperger? Why was his research on autism so important? Hans Asperger was an Austrian physician who famously studied autistic individuals in the early 1900s. While some of his research has since been disproven and Asperger’s syndrome has been removed as a diagnosis, his research was important at the time. Continue reading for a history of Asperger’s syndrome and Hans Asperger’s research.

Neuroscience and the Self: Does Buddhism Get It Right?

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Do you ever feel like you don’t have a consistent self? Have you considered that your sense of self might be an illusion created by your brain? Neuroscience is shedding new light on the nature of the self. In his book No Self, No Problem, Chris Niebauer explores how recent findings in neuroscience align with ancient Buddhist teachings about the illusory nature of the self. Read more to learn Niebauer’s fascinating findings about neuroscience and the self.

How Asperger’s Autism Research Created “Aspie Supremacy”

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What were the problems with Hans Asperger’s autism research? How did it mislead future autism researchers? In his book NeuroTribes, Steve Silberman writes that the history of autism research began with the work of Austrian physician Hans Asperger in the 1930s and 1940s. Asperger was an influential figure and thus, his flawed research had long-lasting consequences. Continue reading for a look at the flaws in Asperger’s research.