Category Archives: Neuroscience

The patterns of the brain

Posted on August 30, 2018 by

No, I do not intend to write about Brexit, but I am interested in the process of decision we had to undertake before the referendum. I wanted to make an intelligent choice but all I was getting was acres of … Continue reading →

Posted in Catholic Herald columns, evolution, Moral judgment, Neuroscience | 1 Comment

Burka — the real problem

Posted on August 9, 2018 by

So Boris Johnson is in trouble again. His comment on Muslim women wearing burkas as looking like bank robbers or letter boxes has caused enough stir even to knock Brexit off the front pages. I am no particular fan of … Continue reading →

Posted in evolution, Moral judgment, Neuroscience | 15 Comments

Attachment and loss

Posted on June 28, 2018 by

I dropped in on my old friend Denise for a cup of coffee. What I saw was a marvellous example of human nature. She was looking after her grandniece, a child under two. I simply watched. In between our conversation … Continue reading →

Posted in Catholic Herald columns, evolution, Neuroscience | 16 Comments

RU a cannibal?

Posted on May 3, 2018 by

Are you a cannibal? You might very well be. Imagine that you happen to belong to a cannibal tribe. You have been taught from infancy that the only way to secure the tribe is to eat its enemies. Doing so … Continue reading →

Posted in Moral judgment, Neuroscience | 12 Comments

REMEMBER REMEMBER

Posted on April 19, 2018 by

Some years ago I wrote a piece in the Catholic Herald on revision. I think it worked – if an email I received from a reader is anything to go by. Here’s what he wrote. “I just wanted to let … Continue reading →

Posted in Neuroscience, Quentin queries | 4 Comments

Guilty men and innocent women

Posted on January 18, 2018 by

For several weeks now we have had news stories about men making unwanted approaches to women. And of course we condemn them, particularly when the male is in a senior position and can influence the fortunes of others. Interestingly, it … Continue reading →

Posted in Catholic Herald columns, evolution, Moral judgment, Neuroscience | Tagged | 24 Comments

Are you selectable?

Posted on December 7, 2017 by

Most of us have attended at least one selection interview in our time, and we may well have been selected. As well as getting the job we benignly approve the good judgment of the selectors. And there is good reason … Continue reading →

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