(Linking does not constitute endorsement or agreement. Stay skeptical.)
• Fascinating talk with Daniel Dennett, in which he supplants his earlier conception of the mind with a more social one.
• Has there ever been a moment of scientific discovery like this captured on video before? Behold the beholding of the decoy-making spider.
• Neuroscience tells us How to Avoid the Temptations of Immediate Gratification.
• After two decades, how has functional magnetic resonance imaging contributed to our understanding of cognition?
• A recent poll finds that 63% of registered American voters buy into at least one conspiracy theory.
• Systematic Review claims that acupuncture is as effective as antidepressants.
• The long-mysterious identity of the first recorded Broca’s Aphasia patient has been discovered.
• The popular urban-legend-debunking site Snopes.com documents the Sandy Hook hoax video hoax.
• Are employers inherently racist? Researchers say yes.
• Web comic xkcd explores the limits of metacognition.
• Brian Dunning’s latest Listener Feedback episode of Skeptoid engages in a careful, respectful parsing of parsing.
• A student who sought Massimo Pigliucci’s advice on how to talk to his mother about her superstitious beliefs writes about the experience.
• Sharon Hill summarizes and comments on a study on the consequences of lying to kids for behavioral control.
