NASA says the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope has been enclosed inside its Falcon Heavy fairing and is nearing launch. Here’s what the source reports, what “thousands of exoplanets” really implies, and how Roman’s dark matter/dark energy surveys fit (carefully) into bigger Species Universe questions about knowledge and meaning.
Consciousness & Evolution
Why Male Survivors of Intimate Partner Violence Often Don’t Seek Help (and What Can Actually Lower the Barriers)
Source attribution: This post is a curated breakdown of Shame, Stigma, and Culture Prevent Male Domestic Violence Survivors From Seeking Help, with … [Read More...]
Two Origins of Life? What a New Metabolism Map Suggests About Bacteria, Archaea, and Earth’s First Cells
Source attribution: This post is a curated breakdown of Scientists find evidence for two origins of life on Earth, with additional scientific … [Read More...]
Why Language Often Holds Up as We Age (Even When Memory Doesn’t): What a New Brain-Imaging Study Suggests
Source attribution: This post is a curated breakdown of Aging Brains Maintain Robust Language Networks Despite Cognitive Decline, with additional … [Read More...]
Regenerative Astrocytes and a Surprising Way the Adult Brain May Repair Damage
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Science, Reality & Understanding
Global Neuronal Workspace Theory (GNWT): Evidence, Objections, and Testable Predictions
Global Neuronal Workspace Theory (GNWT) is one of the most influential scientific proposals for … [Read More...]
Meditation Research: How to Separate First-Person Reports from Brain Measures (Without Losing What Matters)
Bottom line: Meditation research is strongest when it treats subjective reports (what … [Read More...]
Animal Consciousness: What Behavior and Brains Can (and Can’t) Tell Us
When a dog looks guilty, a crow solves a puzzle, or an octopus slips out of its tank, it’s … [Read More...]
Global Neuronal Workspace Theory (GNWT): Mechanism, Evidence, and the Strongest Objections
Global Neuronal Workspace Theory (GNWT) is one of the most influential scientific attempts to … [Read More...]
