Early Consciousness: The 5 Minute Month, Day 28
Note: To see what the 5 Minute Month is all about, click here to read the first post in the …
Tag Archives: cognitive science
Daniel Dennett, “Intuition Pumps and Other Tools For Thinking.”
Jennifer Schuessler of the New York Times has written an interesting profile of Daniel Dennett that also provides a quick …
Of Hubris, Academia, and the Audacity of Failure
Just a few minutes into my dissertation defense, a little over a year ago now, my outside reader pointed to …
Brilliance at Gunpoint: Jonah Lehrer, Creativity, and the Pressures of Intellectual Performance
By now, anyone who follows internet journalism has heard of science journalist and general intellectual wunderkind Jonah Lehrer’s resignation from …
Literary Darwinism and Literary Studies
Since my exchange with Bill Benzon response over this post, I’ve been doing a little further pondering over the question …
Brain Science Podcast
I wanted to take just a moment to give a brief shout-out to the always fantastic and thought-provoking Dr. Ginger …
Necessary Evil: The Hockey Enforcer as Viking Berserker
Back in October, I wrote this brief post about anthropologist Robin Dunbar’s comments on the role of the Viking “berserker” …
Reinventing the Wheel (or, why cognitive science, part 3)
Another question that I am often asked about the use of cognitive science in the context of literary scholarship and …
Peaceful Vikings: The Social Brain and Conflict Resolution
I’m gearing up to start teaching a new class next week, a comparative world literature class based on the theme …
Brains…brains…brains! (or, why cognitive science, part 2)
Today seems like the perfect time to return to the blog and plug in a second installment of the “why …
The Cognitive Turn 