consciousness
An Information Theory of Losing Consciousness
What happens to 'us' when we're not longer aware of 'us.'
Watch These Cute Robots Struggle to Become Self-Aware
Three robots have been given “pills.” Two are poisonous.
When Computers Insist They’re Alive
The idea that only humans can have consciousness is anthropomorphic prejudice.
Humanity’s Long Search for the Soul in the Brain
How philosophers and neuroscientists have tried and failed to nail down the precise location of human consciousness.
The Halifax Consciousness Scanner Wants to Change How We Care For the Brain
A lightweight EEG scanner measures brain activity while the patient is subjected to various neurological pokes and prods.
How Many Times Have I Died?
I have one task. One function, one ability. I can drive forward. That’s it.
Let the Marlins Home Run Feature Expand Your Consciousness
The pastel insanity of the Miami Marlins Home Run Feature is still amazing, but also sort of old news. Maybe we just haven't been experiencing it the right way?
Faster Now
Some decades ago, neuroscientists discovered that the moment of nowness is actually a composite of everything we've experienced in the past fifteen seconds. Naturally, somebody decided to hack this. Thus were born the now-tweakers.
Audiovisual Installation Explores the Concept of Consciousness
Marios Athanasiou's "Omega Point" is modeled on the hallucinatory sensations caused by near-death experiences.
A Chronology of Terence McKenna-Related Books, Ideas, People, and Other Things
A chronological list of 30 McKenna-related books, ideas, people, and other things that combine Terence McKenna's attraction toward history, his focus on memes, and his perspective that "the world is made of language."
Your Smartphone Has Free Will
According to an MIT professor, we can use a Turing test to check in on our free will and the possible free will of our smartphones.