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An illustration of a network of molecules superimposed on a photograph of Roger Penrose.

Roger Penrose On Why Consciousness Does Not Compute

The emperor of physics defends his controversial…

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A drawing of an atom that has 4 large eyeballs instead of electrons.

A Theory of Consciousness Can Help Build a Theory of Everything

Neuroscience is weighing in on…

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A child hugs their knees to their chest, photoshopped into a large, red and orange circular fractal.

Is Consciousness Fractal?

Our subconscious love for fractals may tell an evolutionary story

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Rodin’s “The Thinker” (a statue with its knuckles against its mouth in thought); lifelike eyeballs have been photoshopped on.

We Need Conscious Robots

How introspection and imagination make robots better

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4 MRI scans of a person’s head; each scan shows a different layer of the face and brain.

Is Matter Conscious?

Why the central problem in neuroscience is mirrored in physics

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In an otherwise dark room, a person lying in a hospital bed is lit from one side as they look at the window next to the bed.

Is There Awareness Behind Vegetative States?

The answer to a simple question may show if someone’s…

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The Spiritual, Reductionist Consciousness of Christof Koch

What the neuroscientist is discovering is…

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When Neurology Becomes Theology

A neurologist’s perspective on research into consciousness

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Ingenious: Christof Koch

The neuroscientist tackles consciousness and the self