Syed Hussain AtherThe Neuroscientific Case for the World-Brain RelationSyed Hussain Ather argues why, for the sake of the brain, we should look at its relation to the world, not the mind.7 min read·May 7, 2023----
Syed Hussain AtherWhy it’s so hard to know how the brain restsAre you too preoccupied with work or other stress in life right now? Let’s practice a bit of mindfulness for a moment: close your eyes and…8 min read·May 7, 2023----
Syed Hussain AtherGet real! The problems of virtual worldsS. Hussain Ather reviews David Chalmers’ “Reality+: Virtual Worlds and the Problems of Philosophy,” in which realities, like brains, become…10 min read·May 7, 2023----
Syed Hussain AtherinOrthogonal Research and Education LabKilling in the “Game” Of: Ethics in the Virtual WorldDavid Chalmers (2022). Reality+: Virtual Worlds and the Problems of Philosophy. W.W. Norton (book).7 min read·Sep 6, 2022----
Syed Hussain AtherWeb Scraping with Python Made EasyImagine you run a business selling shoes online and wanted to monitor how your competitors price their products. You could spend hours a…4 min read·Dec 14, 2019----
Syed Hussain AtherA Computational Theory of MindBrains are only like computers in a specific abstract sense. We can take apart this analogy in the context of the brain-computer analogy…19 min read·Nov 18, 2019--4--4
Syed Hussain AtherHussain Ather — Science. Philosophy. Culture. — Don’t Read this Book if you want Solutions in LifeCartoonist Randall Munroe shares satirical advice about the world for anyone curious. The creator of the popular webcomic xkcd has come up…4 min read·Nov 13, 2019----
Syed Hussain AtherWhat makes us specialShort answer: thinking. Why? Turning to analytic philosophy, you’ll find reasons stretching across consciousness and souls in why thinking…5 min read·Oct 21, 2019----
Syed Hussain AtherThe link between cognition and emotionIt’s easy to think of cognition and emotion as separate from one another, but research in cognitive science and neuroscience have…6 min read·Oct 6, 2019----
Syed Hussain AtherHussain Ather — Science. Philosophy. Culture. — Time and Dreams in Political UnrestWith every tick of the clock I4 min read·Sep 13, 2019----