Google: Rats Experience Feelings of Regret, for research discovering that when a rat realizes it made a mistake, its body and brain show signs of regret (1). This finding is yet another nail in the coffin of human ‘exceptionalism’. Sure, we are different from rats, but so are butterflies and cats. Research like this truly […]
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And Then There Was Fire
A favorite thought experiment of mine is pondering the how and why of the world. Alas, there are mountains of geological and archeological information to consider. Happily, a lifetime of reflection seems to be paying off. I can see outlines of the ‘big picture’ now. The constant difficulty is that mountains of detail easily obscure […]
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