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Rebecca Saxe

Rebecca Saxe is an associate professor at MIT in the department of brain and cognitive sciences. 

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Philosophy & Religion, Science & Nature

The Forbidden Experiment

In the seventh year of the French Republic (1799 to the rest of the world), some peasants of Tarn

Rebecca Saxe

Philosophy & Religion, Science & Nature

Do the Right Thing

Consider the following dilemma: Mike is supposed to be the best man at a friend’s wedding in

Rebecca Saxe

Philosophy & Religion, Science & Nature

Reading Your Mind

False beliefs are among the familiar and awkward facts of life. You fail to show up on a Friday

Rebecca Saxe

Philosophy & Religion, Science & Nature

Reading Your Mind

False beliefs are among the familiar and awkward facts of life. You fail to show up on a Friday

Rebecca Saxe

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