Julien Musolino - The Soul Fallacy: What Science Shows We Gain from Letting Go of Our Soul Beliefs

Julien Musolino is a Franco-American cognitive scientist and an associate professor at Rutgers University, where he directs the Psycholinguistics Laboratory and holds a dual appointment in the Department of psychology and the internationally renowned Center for Cognitive Science. He is the author of numerous scientific articles, and his research has been funded by the National Institutes of Health and the National Science Foundation.

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