Like all such reductionistic efforts, it excludes from its purview and refuses to acknowledge the rapidly growing literature documenting the continuation of consciousness in states (near-death experiences and complete interruption of cerebral blood flow induced in deep-brain surgery) where there is a total cessation of brain activity as determined by EEGs.
Even in death, Trump seems unable to pay tribute to McCain, his life, or his service to the nation, Prior to this tweet, Trump had not publicly acknowledged the rapidly declining health of McCain after his family announced Friday he would be discontinuing treatment for his brain cancer.
Many board members acknowledge that the rapidly changing technology and business landscape mean that every organization will need to make some calculated technology bets on the future.
The question remains: Will we avert climactic disaster or acknowledge the vast and rapidly growing evidence before us?
But Mr. Otellini acknowledged that the rapidly increasing "clock speed" of the company's microprocessors would not be enough to spur the sluggish computer industry.
It marks the first time that China has officially acknowledged that its rapidly rising emissions need to stop rising, and it also offers a significantly more ambitious goal for the U.S. than it has previously been willing to commit to.
Hospital leadership rapidly acknowledged the concerns in face-to-face meetings, and this was sufficient to avert the strike.
But it is even more dangerous to live in a world where few seem to acknowledge that we are moving rapidly into a future where gene editing will be easy and accessible to millions of people.
New global initiatives, such as the Global Fund, have created an opportunity for governments and NGOs to acknowledge, and respond to the rapidly growing HIV epidemic.
We need to acknowledge that our economy is changing rapidly and we don't have all the answers yet.
Alzheimer's, my family came to understand, was a transformative event, one that required us to acknowledge the new needs of a rapidly changing self.
