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Consciousness As Recursive Reflections
Daniel Böttger proposes a new theory of consciousness as recursive reflections of neural oscillations, explaining qualia and suggesting experimental tests.
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Conspiracies of Cognition, Conspiracies Of Emotion
Scott Alexander examines two types of conspiracy theories, suggesting they stem from different cognitive processes: unusual evidence processing and emotional priors.
15 min read 2,280 words