Daily Archives: December 4, 2008

Doctors call a halt to certifying miracles…Keaten

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Well it is official.  Ecclesiastic powers are abdicated at Lourdes.  Its off to Cabo. http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081203/ap_on_re_eu/eu_france_lourdes_miracles_2/print Let me check my watch and see the date.

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Pseudo-Scientists ask: Is digital media rewiring our brains?

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Actually this is a provocative title to get parents and teachers to read online crap. Kinda ironical, don’t you think… it is supposed to sound like concerns from worried parents. One brain scientist at UCLA, Gary Small, a psychiatrist, argues … Continue reading →

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Is THINKING Behavior?

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‘Thinking’ as a class of potential behavior is hard to study and thus, makes it ripe for speculation and interpretations beyond the data. As things are today, thinking is made more significant because it is presumed that humans are the … Continue reading →

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Reality Mining a ‘thick web’: collective intelligence

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Data once was a signature, a number on a driver’s license or even a newspaper subscription. Now it is much more but less of what you are used to accounting for. Digital information is today recorded by all manner of … Continue reading →

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