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Seeing sometimes really is believing

Posted on March 5, 2012 by

The McGurk Effect: “The visual information a person gets from seeing a person speak changes the way they hear the sound.”  The video below demonstrates this illusion with the sound  ’ba’ that becomes heard as ‘fa’ when the movement of … Continue reading →

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His Holiness the Dalai Lama to Visit Montreal in October

Posted on April 25, 2009 by

His Holiness the Dalai Lama is to visit Montreal on October 3rd and give a public lecture at the Bell Centre.  The event is part of a visit intended to promote the teaching of ethics in schools. Tickets for the … Continue reading →

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The shiftlessness of scientific paradigms

Posted on January 7, 2009 by

Sharon Begley, the science writer, has a must-read piece in the Newsweek issue dated January 12th that was published online on January 3rd.  It’s chiefly about the resistance to change of scientific paradigms.  Her starting point is a collection of … Continue reading →

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