PHYSICS EXPLAINS THE MIND
the daily express has lined up a series of male physicists to explain the mysteries of the human mind & brain. no psychologists or neuroscientists were available for comment
reported in: The Daily Express by Sebastian Kettley on 9th July 2021 & The Daily Express by Sean Martin on 4th July 2021
this story was in episode 14 #physics #mind #mystery #macho #ignorance
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silly season is here! for listeners unfamiliar with the concept, 'silly season' is the period over summer in the UK where government, the judiciary, schools, universities & the media all stop working. every single man, woman & child downs tools & takes a well-deserved three month vacation, before the serious work begins again in October
wikipedia informs us that other languages call this period 'cucumber time'. during silly season, the media is staffed entirely by unpaid interns waiting for their exam results. it traditionally leads to silly stories being published
the Daily Express - hardly a source of sensible science news at the best of times - makes a flying start to their own silly season of science with two articles about physics & the brain
first, they inform us that Professor Brian Cox, the TV physicist & keyboard player ultimately responsible for the political success of Tony Blair, says that there is no human soul. right, problem solved
next, cosmologist Max Tegmark is wheeled out to inform us that humans' perception of time is just an illusion. great - thank you!
i'm so glad we psychologists & neuroscientists can look to physics for answers to the really difficult questions in life. Aristotle and Kant can finally rest in peace
