The big idea that defines our era

Article from the Guardian's the long read by Stephen Metcalf
to read the full article, please click on the link below:
https://www.theguardian.com/news/2017/aug/18/neoliberalism-the-idea-that-changed-the-world

Cake and Cream: a poem from our German friends

For those who enjoyed the snippet of @EugenAFreund's #EUref poem featured on @LastWeekTonight here's the full thing:https://t.co/mT5X5X50q8

— S&D Group (@TheProgressives) 20 June 2016

A Robot says Goodbye

You are Cyborg

For Donna Haraway, we are already assimilated.

The monster opens the curtains of Victor Frankenstein's bed. Schwarzenegger tears back the skin of his forearm to display a gleaming skeleton of chrome and steel. Tetsuo's skin bubbles as wire and cable burst to the surface. These science fiction fevered dreams stem from our deepest concerns about science, technology, and society. With advances in medicine, robotics, and AI, they're moving inexorably closer to reality. When technology works on the body, our horror always mingles with intense fascination.

Full article from Wired below:

http://www.wired.com/1997/02/ffharaway/

MetaLab videos: the brain's introspective ability, metacognition, etc

MetaLab: videos about the brain's introspective ability and metacognition: see link below


http://metacoglab.org/media/

Awake during Brain Surgery

http://www.theguardian.com/society/2016/feb/07/been-anywhere-nice-this-year-brain-surgery-where-patients-are-kept-chatting

Found on ChrisJonesBlog.com - hilarious