Take a moment and consider how you define mind relative to consciousness. In reflecting on questions such as: Can something have a mind, but not be conscious? Can something be conscious, but not have ...

Consciousness is what we are most familiar with. Feeling the sun's warmth on our face, the joy of seeing someone we love, or the thrill of being on a rollercoaster—every single experience we ever had, ...

Why did the experience of consciousness evolve from our underlying brain physiology? Despite being a vibrant area of neuroscience, current research on consciousness is characterised by disagreement ...

Under the influence of psychedelics, many report that plants seem to be alive. Is it wrong to assume we’re the only sentient ...

What gives rise to human consciousness? Are some parts of the brain more important than others? Scientists began tackling these questions in more depth about 35 years ago. Researchers have made ...

Michael Pollan explores theories of consciousness in animals, plants and machines, examining the “hard problem” of subjective ...

After recently writing about Singularity in this column, I felt it was time to address the elephant in the room – the difference between Artificial Intelligence and Human Consciousness in the Age of ...