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Exact repetition of low level components of vocalisations may be the main primer for the perception of protomusic
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Our brains process song lyrics in two different modes - "Prose Mode" and "Line-by-Line Mode". In effect every song has two different audiences.
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The hypothesis that the transcendent effects of music are not a consequence of other effects of music – rather that transcendence is the primary effect, and other effects are consequences of the transcendence.
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The hypothesis that Music is constructed in a manner that induces or encourages the brain of the listener to unify perceptions of different things – as if they are just one thing.
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Music creates an altered state of mind that increases the brain's willingness to assume or believe that different perceptions are perceptions of the same thing.
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It is normal to listen to musical items more than once in a way that doesn't apply to other forms of entertainment. This has implications for any theory that attempts to explain why we like listening to music.
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Considering the evidence for the assertion that music is a recreational drug - and what the implications are.
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How to set up a separate less privileged user to run an AI coding assistant such as Claude Code
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The requirements for being conscious. Is "X" conscious? Are dogs conscious? Is AI conscious?
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Considering different options for uploading yourself to the AI
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Exploring consciousness as a self-modifying intelligence system with built-in stability mechanisms, and how this relates to AI development and self-help limitations.