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There’s No Homunculus In Our Brain Who Guides Us
Why the cognitive-map theory is misguided.
Why Monster Stories Captivate Us
Our brains are compelled by category violations.
A Magician Explains Why We See What’s Not There
Our brain is constantly picturing what the future should be.
This Man Says the Mind Has No Depths
Nick Chater argues our brain is a storyteller, not a reporter from an inner world.
Why Are So Many Monsters Hybrids?
The captivating horror of category violation.
Bias in the ER
Doctors suffer from the same cognitive distortions as the rest of us.
Trying Not to Try
Modern science and Chinese philosophy tell us similar stories about how we think.
Secret Military Test, Coming Soon to Your Spanish Class
A powerful, precise language aptitude test is entering civilian life.
Trying Not to Try
Modern science and Chinese philosophy tell us similar stories about how we think.
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