Reality as we know it is not what it seems. We live in a projection, a creation of our consciousness rather than a physical world that exists independently. This perspective may sound radical, but ...

Questions about the nature of consciousness remain among the most perplexing areas of modern scientific research, with ...

Ever since we published our very first issue 123 years ago—yes, we’re old—Popular Mechanics has endeavored to help you understand all kinds of technological marvels, from the tools in your shed, to ...

The universe has no brain. It has no gray matter, no nervous system, no neurons firing electrical impulses—and yet, that ...

"The Romance of Reality" explains how life and consciousness can proliferate despite the seeming contradiction between ...

In the movie Gravity, the astronauts’ futuristic helmets have special, high-tech shades that can display critical information, such as the amount of oxygen left in the oxygen tank. (The helmet has a ...

The intriguing topic of the interconnectedness of consciousness, health, and spiritual practices has been gaining traction in recent years. Concepts such as Hylozoism and Quantum Consciousness suggest ...

Scientists still do not understand why we have subjective experiences or awareness. This is known as the “hard problem” of consciousness. One company is testing a theory of consciousness using a robot ...

Modern physics has been shaped by great minds, yet somehow physics hasn’t explained what the mind is. For decades consciousness was not a respectable area of inquiry in physics, yet the great quantum ...