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D’oh! Why human beings aren’t as intelligent as we think

11 December 2019

Human attempts to define intelligence are largely motivated by a desire to prove we have more of it – but a look at the world around us suggests a different story
Deliver us from evil: How biology, not religion, made humans moral

Deliver us from evil: How biology, not religion, made humans moral

25 September 2019

Our survival instinct should undercut morality – but our mammalian brains pulled off an amazing evolutionary trick, says neurophilosopher Patricia Churchland

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