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.
The transition from non-life to life was very likely aided by an asteroid hitting Earth, prebiotic chemistry, molecular ...
David Eagleman is a neuroscientist at Stanford University and the author of eight books, most recently “Livewired.” ...
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 ...
The writer discusses a few of the works that influenced his new book, “A World Appears.” ...
A physicist proposes that consciousness is the fundamental basis of reality, with matter and spacetime emerging from it.
Michael Pollan made his name writing important books about food. He wrote the famous ‘Eat food, mostly plants, not too much.’ ...
A scientist wants to drug a piece of space rock to see if the universe has a mind of its own. Really.