Ad Nauseam

Ad Nauseam · Follow 10 min read · -- Death has always been the ultimate frontier of human curiosity, a boundary we continuously attempt to transgress through science, imagination, and sometimes a fascinating combination of both. The limits between life and death, once thought immutable, began to blur in the late 18th century when a frog’s leg twitched in response to electrical stimulation in an Italian laboratory.

The scientific debates that inspired Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein story and popularized the idea of electricity as a life-giving force Ad Nauseam · Follow Published in Read or Die — HQ · 10 min read · -- Illustration of an 1818 galvanic experiment on a criminal corpse. Courtesy of Kristin Mills. Death has always been the ultimate frontier of human curiosity, a boundary we continuously attempt to transgress through science, imagination, and sometimes a fascinating combination of both.

Can empirical psychology help us advance the debate on free will? If it can, how? If it can’t, why not? Here’s my answer in an essay. Empirical psychology may contribute new perspectives and approaches but does not necessarily advance the debate.