Tag: Consciousness

What is Brain, TOS: S3E1 “Spock’s Brain”

June 30, 2022

We often think of scientific and technological progress as a steady march forward, but the reality is more complex.  Factors such as natural disaster, war, or even isolation can cause a culture to ‘forget’ its previous advancement.  This is known as technological regress and the idea behind it, according to Aiyar et al. (2008), is … More What is Brain, TOS: S3E1 “Spock’s Brain”

Brain Drain, TOS: S2E20 “Return to Tomorrow”

November 30, 2021

Kirk and Spock seem to have no shortage of mind-altering adventures, which is reasonable considering one of the final frontiers still beyond our understanding is the mind.  If space offers anomalies and aggressive aliens, the human body provides complex mystery and questionable theories.  Brushing up against this frontier, Kirk, Spock, and Lt. Cmdr. Mulhall respond … More Brain Drain, TOS: S2E20 “Return to Tomorrow”