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Is the Brain Free to Choose?

You decided to read this. But could you have chosen otherwise? Or do the laws of physics rule out free will?

Nov 20, 2025 • Ilari Mäkelä

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Scientist and historian Matthew Cobb explores the limits of neuroscience.

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Each winter, cool air from the Himalayas descends on Indian harbours. These winds once pushed fleets of merchant ships to both the east and the west…

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