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The Radio Telescope on Monte Tlapan

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  The Huntress The Radio Telescope on Monte Tlapán It was 9:00 p.m., and the alarm in her watch beeped softly as Shoko Satiru, the director of the observatory, finished her work for the day. Changing out of her work clothes, she remembered that Pedro would be arriving shortly. For almost two years now she had repeated the same routine every Tuesday. She finished entering the settings for the radio telescope, and like a creature shedding its bright yellow skin, slipped out of her overalls. Fixing her hair, she compared her Asian features with those in the photo she had carefully placed in one corner of the mirror. She never ceased to admire that Aztec face, so like her own. The image of The Huntress , as the archeologists called her, had been sculpted into solid stone some seven hundred years earlier. The figure was female, viewed in profile. In one hand she held a rectangular object, from which protruded a thin rod. Scholars had identified it as a hunting dagger.

Space of representation and revolution of the consciousness

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(Source: Image Wikipedia) Where is perception locates in the body ? Is't possible to amplified our consciousness ? In this article we compare theories of perception, introduce the theory «space of representation» and expose news ideas about the consciousness and internal space. Where « perception-in-action » is structured in the body? For decades philosophers studied the «enigma» of perception. But few focus on the space of perception, meaning the space where «perception-in-action» is located. In this article we will explore these subjects. Descartes, Husserl, Cobos and images Descartes was the first to identify the mind with consciousness and self-awarness. He was the first to distinguish the mind from the brain which is the seat of intelligence. Descartes famous argument for this position can be summarized as follows : « I think, therefore I am. » Descartes was also the first to refer to «spatiality of representation.» He stands out on this t