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Comment on Cognitive Daily Closes Shop after a Fantastic Five-Year Run by Parimala Shankaraiah

Parimala Shankaraiah — Sat, 23 Jan 2010 03:30:34 +0000

I have been reading this blog for 8 months now, mostly as a silent reader. I have enjoyed the diverse topics discussed here. You guys have done an astounding job in posting amazing stuff. Thank you very much.

I am thinking that though there will be no new updates, this blog will still be here for looking up to older posts.

Wishing You Luck in you Future Endeavours,
Parimala Shankaraiah

Comment on When you die, do you know you’re dead? by Binky

Binky — Sat, 23 Jan 2010 03:15:02 +0000

For those who see ending their life as an ‘end to life’ (and suffering), they might consider that intellectually, it makes sense that nonexistence (and, subsequent non-consciousness or awareness) bookends ‘life’ -before and after. So, we are are left then with only life, awareness, and emotion. There’s no relief from pain (“glad that’s over..”), because there are no brain cells physically functioning to process any previous [experiential] memories. Unless…there are advanced interstellar intelligences with the computing power to zoom in on our individual active brains from afar, and re-create the trillions and trillions of neural connections that make up the moments, the days, the years, a life. Just had to add that last part. You never know.

Comment on Cognitive Daily Closes Shop after a Fantastic Five-Year Run by Scott Hanley

Scott Hanley — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 23:06:23 +0000

Well, piffle. Now the Cognition folder in my Google Reader is empty. Thank you for all the good reading you’ve offered!

Comment on Casual Fridays: TK-421, why can’t you spin that woman in reverse? by Wicy

Wicy — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 21:36:18 +0000

the twerly dancer I naturaly see it clockwise but wen I close my left eye and look away it goes counter clockwise, it reverses again as soon as I open my left eye.

Comment on Cognitive Daily Closes Shop after a Fantastic Five-Year Run by Jenny

Jenny — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 20:15:04 +0000

Now I am sad. I only started reading less than a year ago, but it quickly became one of my favorite sites to read. I wish you both the best of luck, and thanks for all the great articles.

Comment on Cognitive Daily Closes Shop after a Fantastic Five-Year Run by Lori

Lori — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 16:48:56 +0000

Thanks for stimulating my curiosity over the years and giving me new insights into ways of seeing the way we think.

Have fun with your lives.

- Lori

Comment on Both musicians and non-musicians can perceive bitonality by sartor

sartor — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 14:05:45 +0000

I’m a music teacher and I find the assertion that “bitonal music doesn’t exist” to be blatantly wrong and unstudied. It doesn’t surprise me at all that non-musicians are able to discern bitonality.

Keith, I know a former concert pianist who visited a friend’s apartment with a piano against the wall. Next door was another pianist with another piano against the same wall. When the neighbor would practice Chopin, the professor would mimic him a semitone higher, following exactly his frustrated starts and stops.

Comment on Cognitive Daily Closes Shop after a Fantastic Five-Year Run by amiya

amiya — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 11:48:48 +0000

That’s really sad. Live happily & be as energetic and helpful as you always were. I do believe that both of you will continue to serve the human race. Best wishes.

Comment on Cognitive Daily Closes Shop after a Fantastic Five-Year Run by AJ Scarrow

AJ Scarrow — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 11:34:47 +0000

Oh no!! I only just discovered you last Fall!

I’m terribly sad to see you go but wish you luck on your on-going and future projects.

Comment on Cognitive Daily Closes Shop after a Fantastic Five-Year Run by MW

MW — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 11:23:15 +0000

Very sorry to see you folks go. You’ve been an invaluable contribution to discourse related to cognition. Good luck to you as you turn to new directions. And thank you for everything.