Stuttering and singing – Language and the Mind
There was an interesting story of a guy who stuttered when he was reading the Quran or some kind of singing, he never stuttered; everybody thought that it was a miracle simply and it was happening because of the Quran. I listened to the story of Megan Washington and...
Crib bilinguals – Language and the Mind
My first question will be about language for children under the age of one year. Many of us think that children don't have any knowledge or any kind of processing for the language in the brain at that age, but you mentioned that listening to multiple languages could...
Consciousness of time – Daniel Dennett’s “Consciousness Explained”
Dennet dedicates the 6th chapter to discuss consciousness of time. The first question he raises is about an experiment where a person is asked to repeat what they hear from a recording of speech. The person can recount some of what they heard but not all, even though...
Multiple Drafts Model – Daniel Dennett’s “Consciousness Explained”
In chapter five of his book "consciousness explained", Dennett debunks the Cartesian Theatre idea and introduces his theory: the Multiple Drafts Model. Descartes' idea, also known as Cartesian Theatre, persisted until the 20th century. Dennett dedicates a significant...
Heterophenomenology – Daniel Dennett’s “Consciousness Explained”
Heterophenomenology is defined by Dennett to be a third person perspective when studying consciousness or mental experience. It serves as Dennett's departure point in addressing the complexities of consciousness. Phenomenology traditionally relies on a subject's...
Review of Daniel Dennett’s “Consciousness Explained” – Introduction
Dennett initiates his exploration into understanding consciousness with a captivating question: are our brains in a vat? And he asks us to consider this: what if we were plugged into a supercomputer that helps us understand our experience of consciousness?...
Kenny Biddle: from a ghost hunter to a chief investigator for CSI RSE2
To read the whole script and check the images please visit the link on the website: https://real-sciences.com/?p=30365 Kenny Biddle is a science enthusiast who investigates claims of paranormal experiences, equipment, photos, and video. He promotes science, critical...
Is WHO misinterpreting correlations about artificial sweeteners?
The World health organization recently issued new guidelines about using non-sugar sweeteners that are commonly known as artificial sweeteners, attributing their long-term use to the risk of conditions such as type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular diseases. However,...
Spencer Kelly: Language and the Mind – RSE1
Welcome to the first episode of the Real Sciences podcast in the English language, our first episode is going to be an interview with Dr. Spencer Kelly, professor of psychology and neuroscience in the Department of Psychological and brain sciences at Colgate...
Elizabeth Bates
In her early years, no one would have expected that Elizabeth Bates would be a scientist and that her theories would one day prevail over the domain of language and cognition leading theories. She was born in Wichita town in...