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July 30, 2018

Adventures of the Mind

July 30, 2018/ ScienceSites
Adventures of the Mind

The dynamic between scientists and the public is definitely becoming antagonistic. We are wary, distrustful, even fearful of the other. The only way out of this situation is still the same as it has always been — empathy.
By ICE Fellow Tasneem Zehra Husain
July 30, 2018

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May 29, 2018

Should We Speak Up When We Have Something to Add?

May 29, 2018/ ScienceSites
Should We Speak Up When We Have Something to Add?

Suppose we’re trying to model the deliberation of a jury. What might that look like? I introduce a new model that might give us more traction in understanding the dynamics of group deliberation.
By ICE Fellow Daniel Singer
May 29, 2018

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May 15, 2018

Free Will Is Not Going Away

May 15, 2018/ ScienceSites
Free Will Is Not Going Away

Many neuroscientists and some philosophers consider free will to be an illusion, but the situation is not so simple.
By ICE Director Marcelo Gleiser
May 15, 2018

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April 09, 2018

Certainty and Doubt in the Age of Information

April 09, 2018/ ScienceSites
Certainty and Doubt in the Age of Information

We’re surrounded by data, and data can certainly lead us to feeling informed, but this is not always the case. When does data become information?
By ICE Fellow Damian R. Sowinski
April 9, 2018

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March 07, 2018

Responsibility Against Nihilism

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Responsibility Against Nihilism

The living Earth is a miracle, and we — both as individuals and a species — are unique as well, because the same ability that gives us enormous power also gives us the capacity for change, through the ability to shape, and care for, the future.
By ICE Fellow Bertrand Guillaume
March 7, 2018

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February 01, 2018

Can Science Fill the Spiritual Void?

February 01, 2018/ ScienceSites
Can Science Fill the Spiritual Void?

We have an enormous task ahead of us, if we really are going to make scientific education not just informative but transformative. And it must be done in collaboration with the humanities and social sciences, as essential fundamental questions nowadays span all disciplines.
By ICE Director Marcelo Gleiser
February 1, 2018

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January 11, 2018

Consciousness, Quantum Physics, and Reality

January 11, 2018/ ScienceSites
Consciousness, Quantum Physics, and Reality

Very serious scientists have considered the role of consciousness in physics and to what point it determines the reality in which we live.
By ICE Director Marcelo Gleiser
January 11, 2018

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February 16, 2017

Alan Wallace and Sean Carroll on The Nature of Reality

February 16, 2017/ ScienceSites
Alan Wallace and Sean Carroll on The Nature of Reality

In our second public dialogue, Alan Wallace and Sean Carroll defended very different ontologies, incompatible at their very essence: pervasive cosmic consciousness versus pervasive quantum fields.
By ICE Director Marcelo Gleiser
February 16, 2017

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January 12, 2017

Why Bring the Sciences and the Humanities Together?

January 12, 2017/ ScienceSites
Why Bring the Sciences and the Humanities Together?

When dealing with Big Questions, we will do well to embrace different perspectives in order to make progress.
By ICE Director Marcelo Gleiser
January 12, 2017

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