Recent Blog Posts From Mind In The Machine

• An Intro to Entropy for Neuroscientists and Psychologists
  Entropy is a confusing concept, but it is also extremely useful for quantifying the properties of complex systems like the human brain. This article attempts to demystify the term.
• Free Will Is Real and We Can Lose It
  Previous studies seemed to suggest that humans do not have free will, but those findings were misinterpreted. New work suggests consciousness has causal power.
• The Neuroscience Behind Will Smith's Attack on Chris Rock
  It's impossible to judge Will Smith's attack on Chris Rock without understanding the relevant neuroscience and psychology—specifically, "amygdala hijack."…
• Finding the Freedom in Free Will
  According to famous physicists, free will is incompatible with a scientific worldview. New research investigating causal relationships suggests that this assumption may be wrong.
• To Fight Misinformation, We Must Think Like Scientists
  Fake news and bogus conspiracy theories are running rampant. We can fight them by teaching people to think like scientists.