- 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.
- Sodium hydroxide (Wikipedia)
Sodium hydroxide, also known as lye and caustic soda, is an inorganic compound with the formula NaOH. It is a white solid ionic compound consisting of sodium cations Na+ and hydroxide anions OH−.