- 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.
- Thuban (Wikipedia)
Thuban (/ˈθjuːbæn/), with Bayer designation Alpha Draconis or α Draconis, is a binary star system in the northern constellation of Draco. A relatively inconspicuous star in the night sky of the Northern Hemisphere, it is historically significant as having been the north pole star from the 4th to 2nd millennium BC.