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 ...

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

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

In his new book, “A World Appears,” Michael Pollan argues that artificial intelligence can do many things—it just can’t be a person.