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Lorraine McFadden๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ

@drlmcfadden

retired neuropsychologist, writing essays on cognition and mind at substack Mind Phases (lorrainemcfaddenphd.substack.com) and author of Mind Phases consciousness and the information processing cycle.

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You are quite right; you made a fair response. I apologize for the tone of my post.

02.03.2026 14:49 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

long term solution, buy an EV

01.03.2026 12:27 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

A quick online search does not identify any Ontario, Canada sources for purchase. Any advice?

21.02.2026 12:14 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Join us. ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ

07.02.2026 10:35 ๐Ÿ‘ 33 ๐Ÿ” 6 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I am enjoying the book a great deal. I am just reading your discussion on consciousness. This is the first time I have understood the clumsy phrase "what it is to be like a bat". Thank you!

01.02.2026 16:43 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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A large spike in covid wastewater signal in London ON:
wwater.ca/g/Ontario/Lo...

31.01.2026 13:16 ๐Ÿ‘ 14 ๐Ÿ” 10 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Greenland Defense Front - The Hungry Giant (Official Music Video)
Greenland Defense Front - The Hungry Giant (Official Music Video) YouTube video by demonflyingfox

This is a really, really good use of tech: the Greenland home defence
www.youtube.com/watch?v=hS0w...

13.01.2026 10:48 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

The gratitude is mutual. After I heard the lecture I ordered Beyond Weird. I have been struggling to understand quantum physics and how it might relate to human consciousness. This talk helped a lot. Not that these topics are straightforward, but the additional clarity you brought is welcome.

08.01.2026 11:15 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Beyond Weird: One Hundred Years of Quantum Mechanics Join Marcus du Sautoy and Philip Ball for the 2025 Charles Simonyi Lecture, Beyond Weird: One Hundred Years of Quantum Mechanics A century ago, Werner Heisenbergโ€™s ideas led to quantum mechanics, a th...

Once I looked for myself, I found a (non paywalled) link to the original lecture here: podcasts.ox.ac.uk/beyond-weird...

07.01.2026 11:26 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Would you have a link to a full version of the lecture, and one that is not pay walled?

07.01.2026 11:22 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Why I was wrong about the PhD and why it made all the difference

A new substack today on the PhD degree in Psychology in Ontario:
open.substack.com/pub/lorraine...

20.12.2025 19:45 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

What a remarkable essay. It frames very nicely the struggle to comprehend topics like consciousness and mind, that cross between science and narrative. Thanks!

09.12.2025 11:55 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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UTTERLY SURREAL LOW ANGLE GLACIER SLIDE!! ๐Ÿ˜ฎ๐Ÿ˜ฑ

On Saturday at 11:00 am, a 2 km-long, 25 m-high, and 150-200 m in width section detached off the Ismoil Somoni Glacier (Tajikistan) and slid down the gorge! ๐ŸงŠ๐ŸŒŠ

asiaplustj.info/en/node/354309
๐Ÿ“ฝ๏ธ via @volcaholic1

28.10.2025 16:10 ๐Ÿ‘ 284 ๐Ÿ” 142 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 13 ๐Ÿ“Œ 28

Caffeine has been the only thing for me. Even half caffeine, half decaf coffee works.

23.10.2025 10:51 ๐Ÿ‘ 4 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Honest Government Ad | Global Sumud Flotilla
Honest Government Ad | Global Sumud Flotilla YouTube video by thejuicemedia

youtube.com/shorts/XaoAx...

13.09.2025 11:54 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Inept Leaders' Tunnel Vision Drives Europe into Turmoil The heavyweights of Europe, those same countries who presume to dictate to the rest of the world, are spiraling into deepening economic crisis.

Inept Leaders' Tunnel Vision Drives Europe into Turmoil
open.substack.com/pub/simplici...

30.08.2025 09:36 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

bsky.app/profile/jenn...

18.07.2025 12:00 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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21.06.2025 09:56 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I started reading the article, where scientists say that in lucid dreaming there are changes in the "...right central lobe...". What stupidity is this? There is no "central lobe". Scientists, the real ones, recognize the frontal, temporal, parietal and occipital lobes. That's it.

05.05.2025 10:00 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Thoughts on Canada's Unprecedented Election "Trump is the first American president to lose a Canadian election."

Charlie Angus is a powerful, articulate voice, and he nails it on this election:
Thoughts on Canada's Unprecedented Election open.substack.com/pub/charliea...

30.04.2025 12:27 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Lindsay Mathyssen is the only one who can defeat conservatives!

She did it before and she will do it again.

Letโ€™s do this London-Fanshawe!

Get out and vote !

If you need a ride:
๐Ÿ“ž519-451-0099

28.04.2025 14:54 ๐Ÿ‘ 5 ๐Ÿ” 2 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Save public healthcare before itโ€™s too late On Monday, vote like your health depends on it. Because it does.

Excellent opinion piece about the vision of HC in Canada.

A reckoning is coming in regards to the future of HC in Canada, and whatever party is in power after this election may decide the fate of public HC across the nation.

buff.ly/WW91xWj

27.04.2025 14:33 ๐Ÿ‘ 24 ๐Ÿ” 16 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Low voter turnout generally favours the conservatives.

23.04.2025 00:57 ๐Ÿ‘ 56 ๐Ÿ” 3 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 5 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Election Day is NOT Friday. It is one week away, Monday the 28th.

21.04.2025 12:06 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

It's just one gem after another, e.g.: "The American elites of the past 20 years have called their foremost principle freedom, but what they meant was impunity."

20.04.2025 12:40 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

same here in London.

18.04.2025 18:04 ๐Ÿ‘ 9 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I watched the Leader's Debate last night. Take away impressions: Poilievre carries a lot of grievances. Blanchet defends la Francophonie. Carney wants to lead a nation. Singh wants to make sure Canadians are ok. If the last three could work together cooperatively, we might really have something.

18.04.2025 10:01 ๐Ÿ‘ 13 ๐Ÿ” 4 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I watched the Leader's Debate last night. Take away impressions: Poilievre carries a lot of grievances. Blanchet defends la Francophonie. Carney wants to lead a nation. Singh wants to make sure Canadians are ok. If the last three could work together cooperatively, we might really have something.

18.04.2025 09:06 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Book Burners on the March Poilievre joins Trump's attack on universities

Charlie Angus lays it out, chapter and verse:
Book Burners on the March #charlieangus
open.substack.com/pub/charliea...

17.04.2025 12:47 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0