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Narcis Marincat

Whiskers and Paws on why cats are less affectionate than dogs

Two burlesque cats are having a philosophical discussion around the topic of their species being colder than dogs to humans.

3 min readMar 2, 2024

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Whiskers and Paws on why cats are less affectionate than dogs

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Two galaxies are about to make love

Something surprising may come out of the union between the Milky Way and Andromeda.

2 min readFeb 19, 2024

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Two galaxies are about to make love

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“Electrical patterns in the brain” and conscious experience

I recently watched a debate between Steven Pinker and Sadhguru, entitled “Is consciousness a miracle?”

5 min readFeb 4, 2024

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“Electrical patterns in the brain” and conscious experience

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Is Consciousness

Why I built consciousness.social — a web app designed to make human society self-aware

After 6 months and 15000 lines of code, I finished the first version of consciousness.social! So what’s it about, and how did I get here?

6 min readOct 3, 2023

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Why I built consciousness.social — a web app designed to make human society self-aware

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When AI surprises: A Journey Beyond Coding Challenges

While philosophising with my friends last night, I had an idea about a mindful practice (more on that later) and the next day, I was…

3 min readApr 8, 2023

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When AI surprises: A Journey Beyond Coding Challenges

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The cell and the mitochondria loved each other so much, that they became inseparable.

A case for love as a driving evolutionary force

5 min readAug 23, 2022

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Image generated via DALL·E with the caption “A cell with a human face and a mitochondria with a human face kissing with red hearts around them digital art.”

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I’ve been using DALL·E 2, and here’s how I think AIs can be considered conscious

And what I see as the future of human-computer interaction

5 min readJul 29, 2022

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I’ve been using DALL·E 2, and here’s how I think AIs can be considered conscious

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War is a type of social autoimmune disease

In what situation would you, as a population of 37.2 trillion cells, deem it acceptable to develop an autoimmune disorder? None.

7 min readMar 26, 2022

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War is a type of social autoimmune disease

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Is there a conspiracy to bring people together and unite everyone?

Uncovering the secret cabal of Unity whose members include some of the most powerful people on the planet.

3 min readJan 23, 2021

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Is there a conspiracy to bring people together and unite everyone?

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Is Consciousness

Why the brain is not like a computer.

And artificial intelligence is not likely to surpass human intelligence any time soon.

10 min readNov 9, 2020

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Why the brain is not like a computer.

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Narcis Marincat

Narcis Marincat

Psychology, Neuroscience & CompSci graduate (UCL & Royal Holloway). Interested in consciousness, AI, philosophy, sociology & cyberpsychology, or mind+tech.

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