Criminal Justice in a World Without Free Will
By James Flynn Brown Political Review Scientific advancement has often upended long-cherished human beliefs. In the 17th century, the discovery that the Earth was not in fact at the center […]
Tag Archives: Neuroscience
Hope or Hype? Neuroscience & Criminal Law
By Stephen J. Morse The Neuroethics Blog The discovery of functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) in 1991, which permits non-invasive imaging of brain function, and the wide availability of scanners for research […]
The Age of Artificial Immortality
By James Vlahos Wired It’s 1982, and I’m 11 years old, sitting at a Commodore PET computer terminal in the atrium of a science museum near my house. Whenever I come […]
Defending Kevin Davis’s “The Brain Defense”
By Andreas Kuersten TheThresh.com The drafting of a book is an intense undertaking, requiring a significant devotion of time and effort. Accordingly, book reviewers have an obligation to apply themselves […]
Why Your Brain Hates Other People
By Richard Sapolsky Nautilus It’s been said, “There are two kinds of people in the world: those who divide the world into two kinds of people and those who don’t.” […]
This is Your Brain on Poverty
By Karen Weese Pacific Standard Dr. Bryan Bledsoe was just trying to keep up. The emergency room at his small county hospital was always packed and the top brass had […]
The Psychopaths Among Us
By Danielle Egan Discover Robert Hare steps out of the sunlight and into a West Vancouver pub. “Let me see your eyes,” says the 82-year old, piercing me with a […]
