Mindmelding

Psychopathy

William Hirstein Ph.D. on June 8, 2017

The neuroscience of psychopathy has made great strides in the past 15 years in understanding how their brains differ from those of normal people.

Psychopathy

William Hirstein Ph.D. on January 30, 2013

Psychopaths are uncaring people with shallow emotions who manipulate others with their words.

Trust

William Hirstein Ph.D. on January 1, 2013

Creationists only intend to disagree with a branch of biology, but because of the massive interconnectedness of science, they are actually disagreeing with a huge portion of contemporary science. Science is also thoroughly interconnected with technology, so that it is not coherent to doubt one and trust the other. Science also has a built in system of checks and balances.

Neuroscience

William Hirstein Ph.D. on December 18, 2012

A new field of inquiry into art, called neuroaesthetics, has produced some strong responses from the art establishment.

Neuroscience

William Hirstein Ph.D. on November 5, 2012

Why did Socrates so often employ irony, and what can it tell us about him, about the aging brain, about how we understand other people, and about the phenomenon of conscience?

Dreaming

William Hirstein Ph.D. on July 26, 2012

Understanding Twins

William Hirstein Ph.D. on July 22, 2012

Philosophy

William Hirstein Ph.D. on June 13, 2012

Despite skepticism from philosophers and the established artworld, the scientific study of how and why we respond to art is well underway. Called "neuroaesthetics", it promises to greatly increase our understanding of this vital yet mysterious human endeavor.