Neuroscience has long worshiped the neocortex—the brain’s hub for sophisticated thought. But consciousness may originate ...

Biologist Robert Lanza’s biocentrism theory proposes the universe exists because life does, linking consciousness with space ...

A recent groundbreaking experiment in which anesthesia was administered to rats has convinced some scientists that tiny structures in the rodents’ brains are responsible for the experience of ...

While the rise of LLMs and AI has convinced some people that consciousness isn’t something that can be created with computers ...

For centuries, the question of what consciousness is—where it comes from, and what it does—was left to philosophers and mystics. But now, scientists across biology, neuroscience, and physics are ...

Donald Hoffman’s theory places consciousness as a fundamental force, potentially explaining quantum strangeness and the universe’s apparent fine-tuning for life.

Have you ever wondered what makes you "you"? What creates the feeling of being aware, of experiencing the world around you? Scientists call this consciousness, and it's one of the biggest mysteries we ...

If humanity navigates the coming decades with foresight and wisdom, by 2100 we could indeed enter a post-scarcity era—one where abundance is not only material but existential. Freed from drudgery, ...

Day and night, my mind is occupied with this thought: Why am I so oblivious to my own heart's issues? From where have I come, and for what purpose? Where am I going? Will you never reveal my homeland?