Mythical Beings May Be Earliest Imaginative Cave Art by Humans
The paintings on an Indonesian island are at least 43,900 years old and depict humanoid figures with animal-like features in a hunting scene.
The New York Times
Topics: Belief Cognition Cognitive Development Human Evolution Language Spirituality
Will Machines Ever Become Conscious?
AI may equal human intelligence without matching the true nature of our experiences.
Scientific American
Topics: Cognition Consciousness Technology
Societies Are Tearing Apart, But They Can Be Brought Together
We must reduce the social distance between people and focus on shared human traits, says Adam Waytz, author of The Power of Human.
Open Future, The Economist
Topics: Adam Waytz Bias Cognition Group Conflict Power Violence
Humans: Doing More With Less
A talk by Tom Griffiths.
Edge
Topics: Cognition Decision-Making Intelligence Rationality
Has Humanity Reached ‘Peak Intelligence’?
Are our IQs set to increase forever, or are we on the cusp of decline? David Robson explores the past, present, and future of intelligence.
BBC Future
Topics: Bias Cognition Cognitive Development Creativity Decision-Making Education Human Evolution Intelligence Rationality
The Neural Similarities Between Remembering and Imagining
The act of recalling something that happened to you looks very much like what happens when you imagine something new.
Nautilus
Topics: Cognition Creativity Imagination
How Can You Tell If Another Person, Animal, or Thing Is Conscious?
The only consciousness you can ever be certain about is your own. But there are different types of clues that could hint at what’s happening within another entity.
The Conversation
Topics: Cognition Consciousness
How the Brain and Body Work Together to Create Thinking
In Mind in Motion, Barbara Tversky reveals the many ways in which the interplay of the body and brain is necessary to enable cognition.
Undark
Topics: Cognition Embodied Cognition
The Geometry of Thought
A conversation with Barbara Tversky.
To Be More Creative, Cheer Up
The way to tap your inner Hemingway is not how you think.
Topics: Cognition Creativity Genes Neurons Rex Jung
Honeybees Can Grasp the Concept of Numerical Symbols
That means honeybees can equate a symbol like the numeral 2 to the actual, abstract numerical quantity of 2 “things,” regardless of what the things are.
D-brief, Discover
Topics: Animal Studies Cognition
Toward a New Frontier in Human Intelligence: The Person-Centered Approach
New research is shedding light on how intelligence changes and develops over time.
Beautiful Minds, Scientific American
Topics: Cognition Intelligence
A Solution for Loneliness
Get out and volunteer, research suggests.
Topics: Aging Cognition Loneliness Meaning Purpose
The Neanderthal Brain — Clues About Cognition
One of the most tantalizing topics about Neanderthals is their cognition: how it developed and whether it was much different from patterns of thought in Homo sapiens.
SAPIENS
Topics: Cognition Genes Neanderthals
The Problem with the Way Scientists Study Reason
Psychologists studying reasoning extensively rely on logic and philosophy, and neglect psychology’s more natural ally: biology.
Topics: Cognition
Is Superintelligence Impossible?
On possible minds: philosophy and AI, with David Chalmers and Daniel C. Dennett, moderated by John Brockman.
Topics: Cognition Consciousness Intelligence Robots Technology
Our Brains Sculpt Each Other. So Why Do We Study Them in Isolation?
Minds may best be understood as they exist, in social settings.
Science News
Topics: Cognition Social Networks
Why the Semi-Nomadic Himba Are So Good at Thinking Outside the Box
Researchers came up with a test to see if people are flexible thinkers. And they gave it to Westerners and to Himba people in Namibia. The results might surprise you.
Goats and Soda, NPR
Topics: Cognition Creativity Education Learning
Scientists Are Totally Rethinking Animal Cognition
What science can tell us about how other creatures experience the world.
The Atlantic
Topics: Animal Studies Cognition Consciousness
How to Have Productive Disagreements About Politics and Religion
Research suggests people intuitively draw a distinction between what is known and what is believed. Recognizing the difference can help in ideological disagreements.
Topics: Belief Cognition Scientific Study of Religion Social Cognition
The Replication Crisis Is Killing Psychologists’ Theory of How the Body Influences the Mind
The replication crisis has shown that some of the most famous findings that fall within embodied cognition simply don’t hold up.
Quartz
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