The entire universe may have an internal mind—or the whole idea of consciousness could be a sham. Here’s why scientists still can’t agree.

The brain in a jar is a different inquiry than traditional questions about artificial intelligence. The brain in a jar asks whether thinking requires a thinker. The possibility of artificial ...

Conscious experience is central to human life, yet the processes underlying its emergence remain among the most debated questions in behavioral ...

Consciousness is one of the unsolved mysteries that great thinkers across many disciplines have attempted to elucidate. The Merriam-Webster Dictionary defines consciousness simply as “the quality or ...

Under the influence of psychedelics, many report that plants seem to be alive. Is it wrong to assume we’re the only sentient ...

Philip Goff has received funding from the Templeton Foundation. The progress of science in the last 400 years is mind-blowing. Who would have thought we’d be able to trace the history of our universe ...

"I'm writing because your work addresses questions I actually face, not just as an academic matter." The post Philosopher ...

The phenomenon of inattentional blindness seems to show you can see without the information crossing into your consciousness.

This very well may be one of the most important moral debates!