Life-forms made of stuff we couldn’t imagine may still be as conscious as we are.

Everything we experience is linked to our consciousness. Despite this familiarity, consciousness remains a mystery. Source: Caleb Frith | Unsplash How do you feel right now? Happy? Sad? Excited? Do ...

In our last post, we talked about why bacteria and plants might have some kind of rationality and intelligence as "informavores" that are able to consume information. This includes having some basic ...

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Human consciousness is one of the strangest and most mysterious phenomena in the universe, but one scientist says it could be ...

A mind wrapped in skin and bone can feel like the obvious model for consciousness. But that assumption may say more about where you live than about what consciousness really requires.

In the book version of “Project Hail Mary,” author Andy Weir, known for grounding his fiction in plausible science, describes ...

New studies suggest consciousness can't be judged solely by behavior, whether it's a chatbot discussing philosophy or a bee searching for nectar. Researchers are increasingly focusing on the internal ...