Design Theory
Ways of Seeing Answers
February 1, 2010 | 
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Animals that are self-aware include bottle-nose dolphins, apes and elephants, as well as humans. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences at http://www.pnas.org/content/103/45/17053.abstract explains the use of mirrors to determine self-awareness. If the animal responds to seeing a mark on their body in a mirror, by touching that mark they are considered self-aware. The study did not explain how that test was conducted with the dolphins. Read the rest of this entry »
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The title of the book, Seeing Black and White, by Alan L Gilchrist, pretty well gives away what the book is about. How does the human eye see or perceive colors? Read the rest of this entry »
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