Andrea Blomkvist First published: 01 July 2022, https://doi.org/10.1111/mila.12432 Reproduced here under a Creative Commons license. Disclaimer: Republication of this article by the curator of this website does not imply that the curator necessarily agrees with the point of view expressed by the original author, Andrea Blomkvist. However, in this instance, he does. This is theContinue reading “Aphantasia: In search of a theory”
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Spiral Case
Greenlandic birth control program Reproduced from Wikipedia under Creative Commons license. The spiral case (alternatively coil campaign, coil case or IUD case; Danish: spiralsagen or spiralkampagnen) is an ongoing investigation into a birth control campaign in Greenland during the 1960s and 1970s. Thousands of Greenlandic Inuit girls and women had intrauterine devices placed, often without their consent, under the direction of Danish government officials. The program was created to control Greenland’s birth rate. GreenlandicContinue reading “Spiral Case”
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Windfall tax must change in face of ‘excessive’ oil profits, Alok Sharma says
Outgoing head of climate talks says UK needs to encourage investment in renewables, not fossil fuels and calls for tax on ‘excessive’ oil profits. By Fiona Harvey https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2022/oct/28/windfall-tax-must-change-in-face-of-excessive-oil-profits-alok-sharma-says Environment correspondent
The Architect Who Lost the Ability to Imagine: The Cerebral Basis of Visual Imagery
by Sandra Thorudottir 1,†, Heida M. Sigurdardottir 1,†, Grace E. Rice 2, Sheila J. Kerry 3, Ro J. Robotham 4, Alex P. Leff 3 and Randi Starrfelt 4,* 1Icelandic Vision Lab, Department of Psychology, University of Iceland, 102 Reykjavik, Iceland 2Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit, University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB27EF, UK 3Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience, University College London, London WC1N3AZ, UK 4Department of Psychology, University of Copenhagen, 1726Continue reading “The Architect Who Lost the Ability to Imagine: The Cerebral Basis of Visual Imagery”
‘J’accuse.!’: the continuous failure to address radiophobia and placing radiation in perspective
By John C H LindbergDepartment of Geography, King’s College London, London, United KingdomDepartment of Surgery and Cancer, Imperial College London, London, United KingdomOriginally published as an OPINION ARTICLE in:Journal of Radiological Protection J. Radiol. Prot. 41 (2021) 459–469 (11pp) Republished here under Creative Commons License. Disclaimer: The views expressed belong to the original author andContinue reading “‘J’accuse.!’: the continuous failure to address radiophobia and placing radiation in perspective”
Dynamic Amodal Completion Through the Magic Wand Illusion
Christopher W. Tyler https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1512-4626 cwtyler2020@gmail.com Tyler C. W. (2019). Dynamic amodal completion through the Magic Wand illusion. i-Perception, 10(6), 1–4. 10.1177/2041669519895028 First published online December 27, 2021 Republished under a Creative Commons licence. Abstract In the Magic Wand effect, an overlying figure of the same color as its background is revealed by the motion of a wand behind it. The occludingContinue reading “Dynamic Amodal Completion Through the Magic Wand Illusion”
Manipulating light can induce psychedelic experiences – and scientists aren’t quite sure why
Matthew MacKisack, University of Exeter, Reshanne Reeder, Edge Hill University Originally published in the Conversation, October 24, 2022 10.09am BST Creative Commons For millennia, people have used mind-altering techniques to achieve different states of consciousness, envision spiritual figures, connect with nature, or simply for the fun of it. Psychedelic substances, in particular, have a longContinue reading “Manipulating light can induce psychedelic experiences – and scientists aren’t quite sure why”
Kew Gardens Pagoda Vista
One of my favourite places to escape the traffic of London – except for the aircraft flying overhead on their way to Heathrow.
The Aerial Perspective: Leonardo, Botticelli and Vincent van Gogh
Anybody today can take a photo with a cell phone and immediately look at the resulting image. One can edit and transform the image using a variety of fixes and, if one’s luck is in, the end-product may be a ‘true-to-life’ resemblance of one’s original perception of the scene. Marvellous! Quite often, however, the imageContinue reading “The Aerial Perspective: Leonardo, Botticelli and Vincent van Gogh”
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