Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story… A mind-bending theory called quantum immortality suggests that your ...

The entire universe may have an internal mind—or the whole idea of consciousness could be a sham. Here’s why scientists still ...

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

Ian Sample speaks to author and journalist Michael Pollan about his new book A World Appears: A Journey into Consciousness ...

New book from Oaklea Connects the AI Consciousness Debate to the “central mystery of mind” & cites evidence consciousness may be a fundamental aspect of reality This is not a rejection of science.

Psychology, it’s said, has a long past but a short history. A popular version lists three stages. First, around the turn of ...

Consciousness, and the ways in which it can become impaired after certain brain injuries, are not well understood, making ...

An intriguing hypothesis suggests that human consciousness may respond to the Earth's natural electromagnetic pulse.

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 ...

Ever since we published our very first issue 123 years ago—yes, we’re old—Popular Mechanics has endeavored to help you understand all kinds of technological marvels, from the tools in your shed, to ...

What is the nature of your reality? What if your consciousness, your subjective reality, does not bring you closer to the objective reality of our world? This is the question that Professor Donald ...

Michael Pollan explores theories of consciousness in animals, plants and machines, examining the “hard problem” of subjective experience in his new book “A World Appears”.