As AI—and the ethical debate surrounding it—accelerates, scientists argue that understanding consciousness is now more urgent ...

A post, shared on Reddit, features a man discussing the phenomenon of “divine possession” through a scientific perspective.

Experts believe entangling a brain with a quantum computer could finally reveal where consciousness comes from.

Human consciousness may result from “mental time travel, ” the ability to simulate past and future events, which could ...

A dream team of European neuroscientists is advancing toward a unified theory of consciousness, potentially unlocking the ...

Neuroscience has long worshiped the neocortex—the brain’s hub for sophisticated thought. But consciousness may originate ...

What if bacteria are conscious? New research suggests all life experiences awareness through unique lenses—and humans can ...

This is an example of a higher state of consciousness – or, in my preferred term, an awakening experience. Awakening ...

Donald Davidson’s Swamp Man thought experiment imagines a perfect duplicate appearing after a man’s death, raising questions about identity in the era of brain uploads and teleportation.

Anthropic’s Claude models showed early signs of self-awareness, detecting “injected thoughts" and both thrilling and ...

For Anna Mekunts, poetry is less a craft than a state of being. She writes as she feels — without prescribed forms or rules — ...

As AI and brain technologies develop at a breathtaking speed, scientists are warning that one of the oldest and most ...