- Sic semper tyrannis is a Latin phrase meaning “thus always to tyrants”. In contemporary parlance, it means tyrannical leaders will inevitably be overthrown. The phrase also suggests that bad but justified outcomes should, or eventually will, befall tyrants. It is the state motto of Virginia.
- The Brouhaha Over Consciousness and “Pseudoscience” (johnhorgan.org)
Something like that just happened in the field of consciousness studies, as mind-brain researchers denounced integrated information theory as “pseudoscience.” The incident–covered here, here and here–is worth dwelling on, because pseudoscience extends far beyond consciousness research.