Emotion is not based on sound science

Emotion is not based on sound science

https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/health/103375270/can-christchurch-prevent-permanent-chlorination-after-havelock-north-epidemic But Rabbitts argues that Havelock North has taught us much more about the potential risks to water supplies and that for Christchurch to somehow be exempted from mandatory chlorination, it would need to do much more than its current $21.5 million programme of upgrading and repairing 103 compromised well-heads. He says the council’s policy…

Emotions are cognitive, not innate, researchers conclude

Emotions are cognitive, not innate, researchers conclude

https://eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2017-02/nyu-eac021517.php Emotions are not innately programmed into our brains, but, in fact, are cognitive states resulting from the gathering of information, New York University Professor Joseph LeDoux and Richard Brown, a professor at the City University of New York, conclude in the latest issue of the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. “We…