by Omar Meriwani | Jun 12, 2024 | Philosophy, Psychology
The first thing that could be said about the book is it is one of the most important books written about moral psychology. Jonathan Haidt is the author; he is a social psychologist and one of the leaders of moral psychology. Haidt presents the idea that he mainly...
by Rashid Alawadhi | May 23, 2024 | Mathematics
By: Rashid Alawadhi Contributor: Omar Meriwani (عربي) ‘History repeats itself’, a phrase we so often hear and recognize to be self-evident. After all, history is brimming with examples of historical recurrence. Empires rose and fell, wars erupted, cultural revolutions...
by Omar Meriwani | May 11, 2024 | Philosophy, Podcast
https://real-sciences.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Stefano-Bigliardi.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadWho is Stefano Bigliardi? This is a new episode of Real Sciences podcast and in this episode we are welcoming professor Stefano Bigliardi. He is a professor...
by Omar Meriwani | Mar 31, 2024 | Linguistics, Neuroscience
Can we now say that no single part of the brain that is specific for language? What are the main parts, and what are the other functions that they serve? This vision is, of course, adopted by Elizabeth Bates, which you mentioned multiple times. This will help someone...
by Omar Meriwani | Mar 31, 2024 | Linguistics, Psychology
The experiment that you mentioned about the Turks and the English speakers was very interesting. The native English speakers acted differently to emotionally loaded words than Turks who learned English later in life. Can we run away from a time or a place that we...
by Omar Meriwani | Mar 31, 2024 | Linguistics
I have a question from Issam Munir, a resident doctor and a neurologist in Baghdad, Iraq: “When does a human start getting indulged rhymes and poems? And what is the neurodevelopment that happens in the brain for that? And why is it difficult for someone to enjoy...
by Omar Meriwani | Mar 31, 2024 | Linguistics
What exactly is cognitive control, and what advantages does it offer? How does language, particularly multilingualism, enhance cognitive control? I’ll return to this language network that I just described. You don’t need to appreciate the complexities of...
