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

After changing how we eat and how we trip, the author returns to his garden — and the page — to examine the mystery of ...

In his new book A World Appears, the journalist explores the mysteries of the human brain — and whether computers could ever ...

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.

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.” ...

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.” ...

Unthinkable: Some tips for anyone who feels their thoughts are being polluted by their smartphone, a mad king or even an ...

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

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

By measuring the magnetic fields of the brain, researchers found that different contemplative practices uniquely change how ...