If artificial consciousness never emerges, safeguards will look cautious but harmless. If it does, safeguards may be the ...

The science writer delves into the vast subject of consciousness in his new book A World Appears – and draws some surprising conclusions, finds Grace Wade ...

It's time to stop bickering, accept what science tells us, acknowledge the widespread occurrence of intentional behavioral flexibility, and pay attention to why it has evolved.

A Columbus police officer faces felony charges after allegedly choking his girlfriend unconscious and threatening her with a gun.

Theorists of consciousness generally focus on sensation – what it's like to, say, experience the color red. Yet what we call the stream of consciousness offers a much richer and more complex blend of ...

David Eagleman is a neuroscientist at Stanford University and the author of eight books, most recently “Livewired.” ...

He's a New York Times best-selling author whose latest book explores the idea of consciousness and humanity. Michael Pollan, author of A World Appears: A Journe ...

A physicist proposes that consciousness is the fundamental basis of reality, with matter and spacetime emerging from it.

The writer discusses a few of the works that influenced his new book, “A World Appears.” ...

People with aphantasia have no mental imagery—and they’re offering brain scientists a window into consciousness ...

Every major Star Trek series has pulled this classic move, from The Original Series to Deep Space Nine to Starfleet Academy.

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