Oliver Sacks who popularized science of perception dies at 82
Neurologist and author Oliver Sacks died this morning at age 82. He was made famous by the movie, “Awakenings”, based on one of his…
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Communing with a black squirrel
The red squirrel is the unrivaled tyrant and vandal of our bird feeding enterprise. It tears up the corners of deck boards and…
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Consciousness of a white-tailed deer
I was watering the garden in morning shade when I heard a rustle beyond the gate. I glanced up. There stood a white-tailed…
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Eastern screech-owl
Last night, my partner and I received a mysterious and memorable visitation. With the sun setting behind the Church of Our Lady, we…
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Reconciling science and spirituality
Where lies the intersection between science and spirituality? As a former evangelical Christian who one day realized he no longer believed in God,…
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Consciousness and eyesight
Addressing Why did consciousness evolve? Malcolm MacIver at Science Not Fiction theorizes it arose as animals left the sea and adapted to terrestrial…
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