Published in LieCatcher·PinnedMember-onlyHow Your Brain ComputesIt’s Simple but Deceivingly Clever — Every neural system in every animal finds clever ways to accomplish one feat. And that one computational feat is all you need to know to see completely how your brain works. It is so basic and fundamental that it is hard to talk about because it is so obvious. But…Neuroscience13 min readNeuroscience13 min read
Published in LieCatcher·PinnedMember-onlyMendaciologyThe Study of Lies — The Latin word for lie is mendacio. In English that old word still exists in the word “mendacity” and it floats about in other languages too, like Spanish. The study of lies might naturally be called Mendaciology. Imagine a world with a course, if not a degree, in Mendaciology. The…Mendaciology2 min readMendaciology2 min read
Published in LieCatcher·PinnedMember-onlyFiat Lies are Genocide on the Human RaceThe science of lies is a cognitive science. René Descartes (1596–1650 AD) of Cartesian Coordinates fame, e.g. “(x,y)”, was the father of cognitive science. Seeking the nature of truth, he said “I think therefore I am.” …Lies9 min readLies9 min read
PinnedEveryone’s Got Their Own Big Lies, and That’s The Point2.1K26Jessica WildfireBelieve it or not there is a science of lies.Believe it or not there is a science of lies. The science basically says we all lie all the time to someone. Brains just don't work the way you might suppose. Here is what we know by the science you can confirm for yourself: Fiat Lies are Genocide on the Human Race The Internet Court of Liesmedium.com Big lies work for politicians because…2 min read2 min read
PinnedMember-onlyWorld Wide WebRobert Thibadeau, Ph.D. November 30, 1993 — I never thought I would see the day When books looked superfluous. I saw, the day before yesterday, The world. I leapt about, from Japan, to Here, to Australia To Finland, To Italy. Like it was nothing. And I…Poem3 min readPoem3 min read
1 day agoIf AI can produce text that is of equal quality to human producers, why disallow it?We will get used to AI writing for us and they will teach us to ask the right questions879Tim Andersen, Ph.D.This comment is ill-informed.This comment is ill-informed. ChatGPT will almost always produce text of BETTER quality than human producers. ALWAYS. You seem oblivious to this but those of us who do this for a living know it, and know why. Basically the human brain is lousy at remembering with the kind of clarity…1 min read1 min read
1 day agoThere is some tongue in cheek I write in this post, but, it does annoy me that people claim what is…1Paul Pallaghy, PhDYes, I got that.Yes, I got that. What was interesting me what your annoyance and some of the flippant ideas and how they are all tangled up in the face of a reality not fully understood. I thought this was, in fact, a nice paradigmatic case. Which is what interested me. Sorry, but I was just "observing" you as an object. Sorry about that. I am, though, a cognitive scientist. You are just a human brain in the wild to me.1 min read1 min read
2 days agoIt’s hard to avoid thinking that virtual particles are . . real304Paul Pallaghy, PhDThis article really interests me from the perspective of mendaciology.This article really interests me from the perspective of mendaciology. My take is that you could probably bring up four cases in the Internet Court of Truth (truthcourt.net) to see how you and your fellows will dissect each case as a truth or lie. This is four trials in the court, you try each case/assertion separately: 1. don't ask, just calculate, it works. 2. the virtual quarks are in 'another dimension'1 min read1 min read
2 days agoCan You Copyright AI Generated Material?1292Erik BrownWe were confronted with these issues thirty years ago, and I wrote a proposal which was ignored.We were confronted with these issues thirty years ago, and I wrote a proposal which was ignored. But the essence is this: 1 Since IP in the Constitution does not distinguish copyright from patents and so forth, collapse all the laws into one that specifically captures the modern sense of…2 min read2 min read
3 days agoThe device can measure the exact moment each photon strikes it with an accuracy of 100 trillionths of a second, at a speed of 1.5 billion photons per second — a rate that no other detector has been able to achieve. This technology has the potential to create a network for the exchange of quantum information betwee…NASA’s ‘PEACOQ’ detector achieves unprecedented quantum milestone591Faisal KhanI am sure this is good in some sense, but the little laser pointer in your drawer puts out…I am sure this is good in some sense, but the little laser pointer in your drawer puts out something like 15 Quadrillion Photons a second. Do the division. 10^15 - 10^9 = 10^6 seconds. A million seconds in hours is 16,666 hours on these detectors needed to keep up…2 min read2 min read