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Alva Noë

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Past articles by Alva:

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Sugar's Transition From Nice To Nasty

We may be addicted to sugar as a culture, writes Alva Noë, but not in the way some of us are addicted to drugs like cocaine or heroin: The problem is a collective one. → Read More

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Taking A Good Look At Touch

David J. Linden's new book on touch brings into focus all the things we still don't understand about the neural basis of this sense, says commentator Alva Noë. → Read More

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The Hands Of Leonardo

An exhibition of works of Leonardo da Vinci at the National Gallery in London has something important to teach us about mind and body. Hands figure prominently in an investigation of the human soul. → Read More

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Can Consciousness In Brain-Injured Patients Be Restored?

Facing unresponsive brain-injury victims is a real-world example of the fact that we are locked out of the minds of others — but new research shows promise in restoring consciousness, says Alva Noë. → Read More

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What, Really, Is A Monument?

Monuments play a different cultural role than do other kinds of artworks: To let a monument stand, or to take it down, is to take a political stand on its subject matter, says blogger Alva Noë. → Read More

What, Really, Is A Monument?

Monuments play a different cultural role than do other kinds of artworks: To let a monument stand, or to take it down, is to take a political stand on its subject matter, says blogger Alva Noë. → Read More

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Do Letters Show You How They Sound?

It is a principle of most modern thought about language that the relation between signs and meanings is arbitrary. But a new study finds a connection between sounds and ink on "paper," says Alva Noë. → Read More

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Do Letters Show You How They Sound?

It is a principle of most modern thought about language that the relation between signs and meanings is arbitrary. But a new study finds a connection between sounds and ink on "paper," says Alva Noë. → Read More

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Can A Machine Tell Whether You Are Gay?

A new study shows that deep neural networks, DNNs, can determine sexual orientation from facial photos with high accuracy. Blogger Alva Noë examines what this might mean — and the potential pitfalls. → Read More

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Can We Eliminate The Human Element?

Musician David Byrne invites us, in an MIT Technology Review essay, to see that we have a choice: We don't need to opt for more isolation. Alva Noë asks: As humans, is more isolation even an option? → Read More

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Science 'Gone Wrong' Can Teach Us

Pandora's Lab stresses that for science to work, it needs to base claims on data, studies need to be replicable, and scientists must be more attached to science than to their own ideas, says Alva Noë. → Read More

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Science 'Gone Wrong' Can Teach Us

Pandora's Lab stresses that for science to work, it needs to base claims on data, studies need to be replicable, and scientists must be more attached to science than to their own ideas, says Alva Noë. → Read More

What science 'gone wrong' can teach us

Pandora's Lab stresses that for science to work, it needs to base claims on data, studies need to be replicable, and scientists must be more attached to science than to their own ideas, says Alva Noe. → Read More

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Is AI More Threatening Than North Korean Missiles?

Tesla CEO Elon Musk last week warned that AI is an enormous threat. There can be no doubt that the advent of smart, rather than smart-ish, machines, is a long way off, though, says blogger Alva Noë. → Read More

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Success In Placing Shelter Dogs Takes More Than Temperament Tests

Blogger Alva Noë talks with a dog trainer who says the need to give shelters, handlers and adopters the resources required to keep dogs and people supported and safe is critical in the process. → Read More

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Success In Placing Shelter Dogs Takes More Than Temperament Tests

Blogger Alva Noë talks with a dog trainer who says the need to give shelters, handlers and adopters the resources required to keep dogs and people supported and safe is critical in the process. → Read More

Success in placing shelter dogs takes more than temperament tests

Blogger Alva Noe talks with a dog trainer who says the need to give shelters, handlers and adopters the resources required to keep dogs and people supported and safe is critical in the process. → Read More

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Technology Gets Under The Skin

Last week, a Wisconsin company offered its employees the option to have a chip inserted into their bodies in an effort to help them navigate the workplace. Alva Noë asks: What's the big deal? → Read More

Technology gets under the skin

Last week, a Wisconsin company offered its employees the option to have a chip inserted into their bodies in an effort to help them navigate the workplace. Alva Noe asks: What's the big deal? → Read More

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Using Numbers To Comprehend And Control Human Behavior

Blogger Alva Noë considers the proposition of stats in baseball, reviewing a book by Keith Law that suggests irrational tradition shackles progressive thinking in the sport. → Read More