If you want to believe in free will, science has a little less cause to argue against you. Turns out that experiments establishing the case against conscious free will may have been misinterpreted: “Libet argued that our brain has already decided to move well before we have a conscious intention to move,” says Schurger. “We argue that what looks like More …
With Paul Ryan, Mitt Romney chose a running mate that will make fiscal conservatives gleeful with thoughts of reform and will make Democrats giddy with the target-rich environment for attacks. The battle is well and truly joined now. First off, here’s one of those conservatives, Jonah Goldberg: The GOP base, particularly the tea parties, will now be even more enthusiastic More …
Several leaders of the Komen for the Cure, along with the founder, are stepping down: Both Brinker and Thompson came under heavy criticism in January, when the Komen Foundation revised its grant criteria in a way that would exclude Planned Parenthood from participating. Online petitions circulated demanding that Brinker step down from her leadership position. After a public outcry over More …
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