Patricia Churchland
@patchurchland
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I am a neurophilosopher, so work at the interface of philosophy, neuroscience & psychology. On questions like where do values come from, what is self & awarene?
San Diego (UCSD)
Joined December 2010
RT @DrewBHeadley: Glad to see this out! Enjoyed speaking with Elissa about the need for rigorous reporting of ephys data quality. Looking f….
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RT @BeschlossDC: Almost a decade after the idealistic Declaration of Independence, Thomas Jefferson got more pessimistic. Warned it was "….
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RT @noisegroove: @ylecun That’s misleading. Most large employers offer paid maternity leave in the U.S.
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RT @SteveRattner: Trump is wildly wrong when it comes to crime — violent crime rates are lower than they’ve ever been in the last 15 years.….
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RT @jeremyphoward: You should probably stop whatever you're doing and watch this right now, because it's amazing.
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David Remnick's cogent argument for why Biden must step down -- now.
newyorker.com
For the President to insist on remaining the Democratic candidate would be an act not only of self-delusion but of national endangerment.
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RT @LFeldmanBarrett: SEVEN AND A HALF LESSONS ABOUT THE BRAIN: Best Books 2020 (Amazon + Barnes & Noble), Starred Review (Kirkus), "Must-re….
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A collection of short essays about your brain and human nature, in the tradition of “Astrophysics for People in a Hurry” and “Seven Brief Lessons on Physics.”
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RT @JoyceCarolOates: not even meaning to be ironic but the months of rhetoric of the need to "save democracy" are somewhat qualified when,….
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To Serve His Country, President Biden Should Leave the Race
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The president’s inadequate performance in the debate made it clear he is not the man he was four years ago.
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Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription.
nytimes.com
Donald Trump is too grave a threat to America. Democrats need a nominee who can unite the country and articulate a compelling vision for it.
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A Reality Check on Superhuman AI
nautil.us
What’s missing from a bold new prediction of rapid progress in artificial intelligence.
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RT @Liz_Cheney: Watch this amazing speech by @mijalbitton. And then watch it again. America must stand with Israel, now and always. And we….
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RT @anne_churchland: This year, #BreastCancerAwarenesMonth has personal significance for me & my lab members. Folks, take this opportunity….
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RT @StevenQuartz: The best (only) non-reductive account is computational & the best characterized non-deterministic computational account =….
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RT @StevenQuartz: The thing with effective altruism is that viewing anonymous donations to strangers as the paradigmatic moral act is a bas….
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