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#Zoomposium with Professor Dr. #Daniel #Dennett: “A #naturalistic #view on #consciousness

The #philosophical #concept of supposed #naturalistic #monism is currently the basis of most approaches to elucidating the phenomenon of #consciousness in the research field of #cognitive #neuroscience, which attempt to #reduce #mental states to #physical #states.

More at: philosophies.de/index.php/2023

or: youtu.be/M2qiVz95ZYk

#Zoomposium with Professor Dr. #Daniel #Dennett: “A #naturalistic #view on #consciousness

The #philosophical #concept of supposed #naturalistic #monism is currently the basis of most approaches to elucidating the phenomenon of #consciousness in the research field of #cognitive #neuroscience, which attempt to #reduce #mental states to #physical #states.

More at: philosophies.de/index.php/2023

or: youtu.be/M2qiVz95ZYk

#Zoomposium mit Professor Dr. #Daniel #Dennett: „A #naturalistic view on #consciousness

Auf dem philosophischen #Konzept des vermeintlichen #naturalistischen #Monismus basieren momentan die meisten Ansätze zur Aufklärung des Phänomens #Bewusstsein im Forschungsbereich der #kognitiven #Neurowissenschaften, die versuchen #mentale #Zustände auf #physische #Zustände zu #reduzieren.

Mehr auf: philosophies.de/index.php/2023

oder: youtu.be/M2qiVz95ZYk

#Zoomposium with Professor Dr. #Daniel #Dennett: “A #naturalistic #view on #consciousness

The #philosophical #concept of supposed #naturalistic #monism is currently the basis of most approaches to elucidating the phenomenon of #consciousness in the research field of #cognitive #neuroscience, which attempt to #reduce #mental states to #physical #states.

More at: philosophies.de/index.php/2023

or: youtu.be/M2qiVz95ZYk

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Some selected quotes from the episode description:

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#catholic parents "they both left the church when they got married"

Raised in a non-religious home

Summers with grand-parents who felt "we need to get a healthy dose of religion because we were missing it from all the other months of the year"

"I was and I still am a very curious, curious kid... I was really fascinated by a lot of the [church] stories and the rituals... but there was no time for asking questions."

Bible stories "some of them are extraordinary - they don't always make sense to a kids mind or an adult mind"

Dad "the Spock in the family", mum an artist

Cousins mostly religious. An argument at ~10 yrs old about evolution and whether He Man has more muscles than Justine :) "No - he has the same number of muscles as me - they're just more developed"

Getting in trouble with grandma for telling cousins we evolved "from something ape-like"

"I'm not somebody that ever talks somebody out of their faith... not anti-religion... I deeply respect people's values and beliefs and faith even though it's different... I find it very easy to co-exist with people who do have a faith."

Enjoying good faith conversations with religious people about nature "I really appreciated how he would give me space to ask questions"

"I'm not religious, I don't believe there's a god, but I am totally open to being wrong about that."

"I practice science with a small 's'... I am someone who loves an elegant experiment tied to field observations - that's what I'm here for."

"Some people could say that I'm a reductionist... reduction is kind of a dirty word... but I can kind of live with it."

"There's definitely been some events in my life that do make me pause... is there something else going on here?"... coincidences vs. something else?

Epistemology: Naturalism vs. fideism (faith), dogmatism or unchallengeable authority or revelation

JW: Even "a naturalistic approach based on evidence and reason... that can be done well and it can be done badly too"

"This naturalistic approach... science... can have some failings... I do think the overall process is robust - but it breaks down because humans are involved... we have some flaws"

The Wood Wide Web story started ~25 years ago from an experiment published in Nature by Suzanne Simard, Melanie Jones and others nature.com/articles/41557

Mycorrhizal fungi, carbon transfer, trees and plants "an ancient relationship... 400-500 million years ago... they can link the two trees below ground... that in itself is super interesting"... organisms from two completely separate kingdoms connected

"Fungi are more closely related to us than they are to plants"

Non photosynthesising plants can get carbon via the fungal network from a photosynthesising plant

"Someone... nobody knows who... called it the Wood Wide Web... it quickly took off... that was 25 years ago."

Pushback to the paper both technical and conceptual "why would it give it up to another plant?"

"From our review there's been less than 30 experiments done in the field on this topic and no one has definitively shown that this carbon is moving through these... common mycorrhizal networks."

"...never been conclusive... always a lot of uncertainty... but then... about 5 years ago... that one book... 'The Secret Life of Trees'"

"I picked up this book... I didn't really care for it... I found the language really kind of infantile... I've never felt the need to anthropomorphise forest or trees to that extent to get me interested in what they're doing and why we should care about them."

52:30 What and Who Matters?
01:19:15 How to Make a Better World?
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NatureNet transfer of carbon between ectomycorrhizal tree species in the field - NatureDifferent plant species can be compatible with the same species of mycorrhizal fungi1,2 and be connected to one another by a common mycelium3,4. Transfer of carbon3,4,5, nitrogen6,7 and phosphorus8,9 through interconnecting mycelia has been measured frequently in laboratory experiments, but it is not known whether transfer is bidirectional, whether there is a net gain by one plant over its connected partner, or whether transfer affects plant performance in the field10,11. Laboratory studies using isotope tracers show that the magnitude of one-way transfer can be influenced by shading of ‘receiver’ plants3,5, fertilization of ‘donor’ plants with phosphorus12, or use of nitrogen-fixing donor plants and non-nitrogen-fixing receiver plants13,14, indicating that movement may be governed by source–sink relationships. Here we use reciprocal isotope labelling in the field to demonstrate bidirectional carbon transfer between the ectomycorrhizal tree species Betula papyrifera and Pseudotsuga menziesii, resulting in net carbon gain by P. menziesii. Thuja plicata seedlings lacking ectomycorrhizae absorb small amounts of isotope, suggesting that carbon transfer between B. papyrifera and P. menziesii is primarily through the direct hyphal pathway. Net gain by P. menziesii seedlings represents on average 6% of carbon isotope uptake through photosynthesis. The magnitude of net transfer is influenced by shading of P. menziesii, indicating that source–sink relationships regulate such carbon transfer under field conditions.

#Zoomposium with Professor Dr. #Daniel #Dennett: „A #naturalistic view on #consciousness

Auf diesem philosophischen Konzept des vermeintlichen naturalistischen #Monismus basieren momentan die meisten Ansätze zur Aufklärung des Phänomens „Bewusstsein“ im Forschungsbereich der kognitiven Neurowissenschaften, die versuchen mentale Zustände auf physische Zustände zu reduzieren.

Mehr auf: philosophies.de/index.php/2023

oder: youtu.be/M2qiVz95ZYk

#Zoomposium with Professor Dr. #Daniel #Dennett: "A #naturalistic view on #consciousness"

This philosophical concept of supposed naturalistic #monism is currently the basis of most approaches to elucidating the phenomenon of "consciousness" in the research field of cognitive neuroscience, which attempt to reduce mental states to physical states.

More at: philosophies.de/index.php/2023

or: youtu.be/M2qiVz95ZYk

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A detailed illustration of a snake wrapped around the body of a bird, set in a naturalistic landscape with desert-like vegetation.
The image is likely from an encyclopedia or a book about wildlife and nature.
Tags: serpent, bird, coiled, predator, prey, desert, naturalistic, illustration, wildlife, encyclopedia, nature, landscape, snake, vintage

nocontext.loener.nl/fullpage/0

#UnicornStore, #2017, directed by #BrieLarson is a #quirky, #fun, and #whimsically odd little #movie that borders on, but avoids, being overly saccharine at times.

It has some really nice moments throughout, including an unexpected and unique style of #humor that combines and contrasts with more #naturalistic parts, all interspersed with the #fantastical and #surreal.

Plus #SamuelLJackson!

Overall, I found it very appealing and quite deeply moving, imperfect and silly as it is.

💖 #Unicorn 💖

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I plan to evolve the creole further following methods, so consider this the proto-lang.

It'll probably be heavily influenced by English throughout the years, since in the hypothetical where this would form and be spoken, it would be spoken bilingually somewhere in England.

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Coding social #interactions in naturalistic settings

link.springer.com/article/10.3

The Taxonomy of Dyadic Conversation is a coding system designed to code dyadic interactions in natural settings by labeling the utterances & turns taken within an interaction using 10 speech categories - A detailed coding manual & examples & training vids are provided: osf.io/82xu5/?view_only=c7f780).
#social #interactions #naturalistic #settings

SpringerLinkCoding social interactions in naturalistic settings: The taxonomy of dyadic conversation - Behavior Research MethodsSocial interaction and conversation is an essential aspect of human behavior, yet existing methods for coding conversations are outdated, and often can only be used in contrived research settings. The Taxonomy of Dyadic Conversation (TDC) is a coding system designed to code dyadic interactions in natural settings by labeling the utterances and turns taken within an interaction using speech categories. The TDC was used to code child–caregiver and adult–adult conversations in a children’s museum and during a public forum, respectively. Results supported hypotheses that predicted adult–adult interactions would contain more Declarative Statement and Acknowledgment utterances than child–caregiver interactions, while child–caregiver interactions contained fewer Conversational Turns, as well as more Command and Encouragement utterances. Results also indicated high levels of inter-rater reliability. The potential for additions and modifications to be applied to the standard TDC is discussed.

A fMRI dataset acquired during naturalistic movie watching and narrated recall of a series of short cinematic films
sciencedirect.com/science/arti openneuro.org/datasets/ds00404

Whole-brain fMRI data from continuous naturalistic tasks (here unguided spoken recall) are rare- this dataset can be reanalyzed using brain areas & functional characteristics not explored in the published articles- &, the behavioral data (transcripts of spoken recall) can be reanalyzed on their own!

#December 4, 1896
#OTD Edna Walling, #Australian #GardenDesigner & #Writer, is born.

Edna's #Naturalistic #Gardens never felt #Contrived or overly planned.

Edna #Randomly threw #Potatoes on the ground, & planted #Trees in those spots.

If potatoes landed almost on top of each other, Edna let the chips (or #PotatoChips 😂) fall where they may.

Edna embraced the #Beauty of #Random.

#Landscape #Design #Gardener #Plants #Flowers #DesignTricks #Hack #Nature #Wild #Garden
#GardenersofMastodon