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Evolutionary anthropologist interested in 'organs of extreme perfection and complication' (brains, mainly)

Durham University
Joined November 2011
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@sjblakemore Have some sympathy with this, but any position taken needs to be nuanced and understanding that different things may suit different people in different situations
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RT @durham_uni: Have you ever wondered how monkeys learn new skills? This fascinating study co-supervised by @RachKendal in collaboration w…
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RT @meganpetersdorf: New paper! @AmJBioAnth We found the Kinda baboons have long-lasting female-male relationships that are largely male-…
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RT @durham_uni: It's International Day of Education, which got us thinking about how we became the intelligent species we are today. In thi…
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Nassim Taleb has written a devastatingly strong critique of IQ, but since he writes at such a technical level, his most powerful insights are being missed. Let me explain just one of them. 🧵
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@kareem_carr Good question - but ways things can go right or wrong, or more generally ways in which variation is caused
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RT @NeuroscienceNew: How the Brain Uses Place Cells to Anchor Episodic Memories Researchers have developed a model explaining how the hipp…
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IMO, vision (sensory-motor processes more generally) and cognition are one
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“A mad quest for power - and madder demands @Leno Skum
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Why ADHD is just a different way of being normal
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@Kasparov63 @WiringTheBrain I mean, he’s just a shock jock really. Does what he says really signify much other than that?
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RT @lindadrijvers: @ev_fedorenko @neuranna @tamaregev Thanks for engaging with our (w/ @stevenlsmall & @thelablab) critique, here is a link…
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@DStibbardHawkes Won’t necessarily be any more reliable though….
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@i_iratus Wish Elon Skum would mind his own business and also get better informed
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@DStibbardHawkes I asked it to write my obituary. It made up an awful lot of facts, so I shan’t be using it when it comes to the real thing
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@PessoaBrain @JRBneuropsiq Block basically says ‘scala naturae’ in his interview
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@JRBneuropsiq @PessoaBrain Not sure what that means. Is it just saying non-humans live in the moment? Why are representations needed? That may reflect an anthropocentric starting point for defining cognition
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@JRBneuropsiq @PessoaBrain If the quote is correct, it’s right there
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