Neuroscience
'The New Science of Morality' - Edge videos with Marc Hauser
Missed seeing a key talk by one of the "THE MORAL NINE" (now "THE MORAL EIGHT") before the video was purged from Edge's website? You can still watch it! (for now at least)...
The New Science of Morality - Marc D. Hauser
The New Science of Morality - Marc D. Hauser Discussion
UPDATE Sept 20, 2010: The videos have been removed from the links above, but The New Science of Morality - Marc D. Hauser Discussion
is available in a new location.
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The Remote Rural Community That Thinks Letting Someone Die Is As Bad As Killing Them
In recent years, cognitive scientist Marc Hauser has gathered evidence that suggests we're born with a moral instinct. This moral intuition has been likened to the universal grammar that Chomsky famously suggested underlies our linguistic abilities...
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Marc Hauser Lecture On Morality. Not Ironic Or Anything.
With the recent resignation of prominent Harvard psychology professor Marc Hauser, let's revisit the irony of an expert on morality -- and the author of a book called Moral Minds -- being found guilty of eight instances of research misconduct. The...
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Fake Neurocritic
Lady Gaga and Her Feminist Meat Dress Some of you might have noticed a new entry in the blogroll to the right. Or perhaps you've encountered some bizarre posts at another site that uses The Neurocritic's name. What's going on here? I thought...
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Interesting Cogsci Folks
Two quick notes:Ginger Campbell, of the Brain Science Podcast recently interviewed Patricia Churchland on Neurophilosophy and other topics. Read Ginger's show summary & download the show if you want to hear the whole thing:Churchland is the...
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Boston (cognitive Science) Ideas 2005
Two fascinating cognitive scientists spoke at the Boston IDEAS forum on Oct. 6, 2005. Marc Hauser discussed his work with apes which has unlocked some of the mysteries of language evolution, social cooperation, communication, and morality. Dr. Hauser...
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