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When a nurse collapses from a sudden aneurysm, her clinical understanding of death is shattered by what happens next. Her consciousness snaps free from her body, rising into a realm where time ...

The general view being put forward in the purpose arena is that having a societally lofty corporate purpose is the most ...

Human consciousness once looked like an evolutionary extravagance, a mysterious inner movie with no clear purpose. Now a wave ...

“Haunt” carries dark, unsettling overtones, suggesting disturbance and confusion, and most certainly it’s the work of a ...

Dreaming of a person who has died is a common subconscious experience but the answer to why it happens is complex and nuanced ...

How fleeting moments and lasting purpose combine to elevate your happiness, and simple steps to raise your personal happiness ...

Summary: Researchers at Ruhr University Bochum explore why consciousness evolved and why different species developed it in distinct ways. By comparing humans with birds, they show that complex ...

You might think a honey bee foraging in your garden and a browser window running ChatGPT have nothing in common. But recent scientific research has been seriously ...

But two new papers on the possibility of consciousness in animals and AI suggest new theories for how to test this – one that strikes a middle ground between sensationalism and knee-jerk scepticism ...

Re “What Is It Like to Be a Computer?,” by Barbara Gail Montero (Opinion guest essay, Nov. 10): Dr. Montero’s essay argues that artificial intelligence may one day become conscious. But I wonder if ...