It sounds like an oxymoron, but we could find the origin of consciousness in our brains using the brains of those who are unconscious.

The science writer delves into the vast subject of consciousness in his new book A World Appears – and draws some surprising conclusions, finds Grace Wade ...

If artificial consciousness never emerges, safeguards will look cautious but harmless. If it does, safeguards may be the ...

Theorists of consciousness generally focus on sensation – what it's like to, say, experience the color red. Yet what we call the stream of consciousness offers a much richer and more complex blend of ...

Cicero insisted that doing good is doing well—that moral rectitude is always what is personally expedient, even if something else seems to be expedient. Dan Klein exposits and explores Cicero’s famous ...

People with aphantasia have no mental imagery—and they’re offering brain scientists a window into consciousness ...

In the movie Hoppers, scientists “hop” human consciousness into animal-like robots to talk to other species. We asked the ...

Dr Bharti Gupta bharti.ttm@cujamm.ac.in The history of Jammu and Kashmir, often narrated through chronicles of kings, conquests, and political upheavals, carries within it another equally compelling ...

Scrupulosity is a form of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) characterized by persistent and excessive concerns about moral or religious correctness.

David E. DeCosse (@daviddecosse.bsky.social) is the director of the Religious & Catholic Ethics program at the Markkula Center for Applied Ethics at Santa Clara University. Views are his own. We are ...

A recent study suggests that memories aren’t just stored in the brain, raising important questions about cognition.

Ramadan encourages individuals and societies to reassess consumption patterns, prioritize generosity, and realign economic activity with moral and communal values.