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Neuroscientist Christof Koch on why reflective self-consciousness separates us from intelligent machines.
A new framework suggests that bursts of neural chaos could be the fingerprints of a conscious mind at work.
Sixty years ago, a little-known philosopher challenged how science understands life. His perspective is finding new relevance in the age of artificial intelligence.
Moltbook is a social media site built for conversation — but not for humans.
We think of physical reality as what objectively exists, independent of any observer. But relativity and quantum physics say otherwise.
Neuroscience isn’t dissolving philosophy’s hardest problems — it’s forcing us to rethink where they live.
The technology might be much closer than you'd think.
These expert-recommended books reveal how big ideas can shape — and sometimes redefine — human progress.
Panpsychist philosopher Philip Goff, PhD on mysticism and the future of faith.
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In this excerpt from "One Hand Clapping," Nikolay Kukushkin makes the case that neurons reveal how memory, meaning, and even consciousness emerge from the same biological roots in humans, sea slugs, and beyond.
Each of these stories rests on a foundation of great ideas that will scare you to death and make you think.
Neuroscientist Rachel Barr shares her favorite books on the brain and how they shaped her approach to the field.
Welcome to The Nightcrawler — a weekly newsletter from Eric Markowitz covering tech, innovation, and long-term thinking.
A conversation with neuroscientist Erik Hoel about the future of consciousness research.
A conversation with Annaka Harris on shared perception, experimental science, and why our intuition about consciousness is wrong.
"Ordinary dreams are, perhaps, the clearest articulation of what it is like to be."
The overlooked reason why "AI consciousness" isn't coming anytime soon.
5-MeO-DMT may offer a practical way to access and study consciousness in its most basic form.
A universal signature could make surgeries safer — and help reveal what holds consciousness together.
After the trauma of a high-risk medical procedure, Eric Markowitz discovered a kind of consciousness that lives not in thought — but in presence.
These expert-recommended books try to answer the questions of consciousness, from its fundamental nature to its role in human experience and the natural world.
A conversation about intelligence and consciousness with philosopher Peter Godfrey-Smith.
"For many people, the idea that consciousness is a set of tricks is offensive," the late philosopher told Big Think in 2012. "I think that's a prime mistake."
Welcome to The Nightcrawler — a weekly newsletter from Eric Markowitz covering tech, innovation, and long-term thinking.
Why some of philosophy’s strangest scenarios are more than mental games.
Welcome to The Nightcrawler — a weekly newsletter from Eric Markowitz covering tech, innovation, and long-term thinking.
It makes no sense to talk about a “religious life” and a “public life” — there is just life.
Want to study philosophy but skip some of its heavier tomes? These five novels are a great place to start. (Existential despair guaranteed.)
A paradigm should be elastic enough to accommodate new data and broad enough to explain the world. For Rupert Sheldrake, ours does neither.