By Yusuf Lenfest Think of the last few times you’ve had a very lifelike dream. Running, reading, or having conversations with others, are all activities that might happen during a particularly vivid dream. But would this be considered consciousness? Surely being in a state of sleep is not the same as being in a waking…
Emotion, Reason and Altruism with Professor Joshua Greene Tuesday, March 11th, 7 PM, Fong Auditorium, Boylston Hall Why do people have radically different opinions as to who to help and how? How can we get along with people who seem to fundamentally disagree with us about what to want? Professor Josh Greene addresses this and…
By Matthew L Baum What are the implications of advances in brain science for the justice system? This was the topic of a panel discussion held Tuesday at MIT’s McGovern Institute and moderated by Alan Alda in conjunction with the premier of his new PBS special, “Brains on Trial”. The discussion ranged from using fMRI for lie-detection…
