The Neural Citadel — a wildly speculative metaphor for how the brain works
My latest 3QD essay is a bit of a wild one. I start by talking about Goodhart's Law, a quirk of economics that I think has implications elsewhere. I try…
Why does dreaming sometimes produce Inception-style time distortions?
I answered the following question on Quora: Last night I slept for 8.5 hours and had a dream that lasted for a month. It was full of incredible landscapes, animals,…
Why can most people identify a color without a reference but not a musical note?
[I was asked this on Quora. Here's a slightly modified version of my answer.] This is an excellent question! I'm pretty sure there is not yet a definitive answer, but…
What are the limits of neuroscience?
[My answer to a recent Quora question.] There are two major problems with neuroscience: Weak philosophical foundations when dealing with mental concepts Questionable statistical analyses of experimental results 1. Neuroscience…
Is neuroscience really ruining the humanities?
For my latest 3QD post, I expanded on my answer to a Quora question: Is neuroscience ruining the humanities? Here's an excerpt: "Neuroscience is ruining the humanities". This was the…