The Role Emotions and the Prefrontal Cortex Play in Making Rational Decisions |
....................Recently I listened to a really fascinating discussion on NPRs Fresh
Air about what role emotions play in the decision making process,
particularly the prefrontal cortex. This i...
Posted by on Fri, 07 Aug 2009 16:54:00 GMT |
The Dead Hand of the Past |
Those who cannot forget the past are condemned to repeat it.Remember how differently time passed when you were twelve years old? One summer was a whole lifetime, and each day passed like a month does ...
Posted by on Mon, 20 Jul 2009 20:23:00 GMT |
Morality in a Godless World |
Once, flipping through a book on child psychology, I came across a chapter
about adolescent rebellion. It suggested that in the first phase of a
child's youthful rebellion against...
Posted by on Thu, 11 Jun 2009 18:00:00 GMT |
What really happened on 9/11? (updated) |
What Really Happened on 9/11?What
We Were Lead to Believe
We were lead to
believe an outlandish conspiracy theory involving 19 Arab hijackers who
allegedly: commandeered four commercial jets...
Posted by on Fri, 29 May 2009 09:33:00 GMT |
Hopi Prophecy -- 2012 |
Hopi Procphecy -- 2012 -- Five Parts
Posted by on Tue, 26 May 2009 21:34:00 GMT |
untitled. |
When I was thirteen I read the entire Witch's Bibe, as well as the Compleat. Of everything that I learned, the only thing that really caught my interest was Astral Projection. I of course was not naiv...
Posted by on Tue, 05 May 2009 16:19:00 GMT |
why against the police? |
why against police?Criticism of opposition to the police usually falls into one of five categories. The first common argument is that the police, as our fellow workers, are also exploited members of t...
Posted by on Thu, 30 Apr 2009 16:08:00 GMT |
song of the open road |
"Afoot and light-hearted I take to the open road,
Healthy, free, the world before me,
The long brown path before me leading wherever i choose.
Henseforth I ask not good-fortune, I myself am good-...
Posted by on Tue, 28 Apr 2009 17:08:00 GMT |
Graphic Novel Panel Tonight at Powell's |
Night of Your Life!
Posted by on Mon, 27 Apr 2009 15:38:00 GMT |
your cell phone is a microphone for the FBI |
The FBI appears to have begun using a novel form of electronic surveillance in criminal investigations: remotely activating a mobile phone's microphone and using it to eavesdrop on nearby conversation...
Posted by on Sat, 25 Apr 2009 16:11:00 GMT |
