The Mystery of Consciousness — Illuminated by Science
How Neuroscience and Quantum Physics Help Us Understand Ourselves and the Nature of Reality
What is behind our ability to be aware that we are aware? How is it that we can make sense of complex ideas and consciously choose how we respond to the world around us? Unlike animals, how come we have the capacity to examine our own behaviors and actions?
The term consciousness is often used to refer to that mysterious something that is responsible for these wonderful human capabilities.
The question of how consciousness arises is one mankind has been asking since the beginning of time. Countless perspectives have been expressed through the worlds of art, philosophies, religions, and science. Understanding consciousness better can help us make wiser decisions and create the lives that we fully enjoy living.
As humanity and as individuals, knowing ourselves is the key to transforming those parts of us that are no longer taking us in the direction we say we want to go.
A CONTROVERSIAL IDEA FROM A NOBEL PRIZE WINNER
Every day, science is coming closer to shedding a light on some of the mysteries of…