The Conscious Divide: What separates humans from rocks?
What makes you different from a rock? This article explores the mystery of how raw matter gives rise to consciousness—and whether it could be a fundamental part of the universe itself.
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What Rick & Morty warns us about animal consciousness
“Good boy!” we’ve all exclaimed dotingly into the face of some amiable, glossy-eyed tetrapod that’s just retrieved its soggy tennis ball. We vow that dogs understand our baby-talk, sense our distress, and miss...
Can Neuroscience ever explain consciousness?
We all know that there is some hidden mechanism that lets us picture images, play sounds, and sense touch in our heads, a mechanism that we call consciousness. What if such an abstract process could be explained by science? Mauro explains our current understanding on this issue.
