On 19 August 1874, the Irish physicist John Tyndall—now better known as the co-founder of climate science—spoke to 2,000 people for nearly two hours in Belfast's Ulster Hall. What he said generated ...

During the 20th Annual John Collins Harvey lecture, held Feb. 3 by the Georgetown University Medical Center, Dr. Joseph Fins described the case of a patient in a nonresponsive state, who underwent ...

I recently attended the 26th session of the Association for the Scientific Study of Consciousness (ASSC) conference at New York University and recount in this post some prevailing trends. First, the ...

The science of consciousness has not lived up to expectations. Over the summer, the neuroscientist Christof Koch conceded defeat on his 25-year bet with the philosopher David Chalmers, a lost wager ...

Until half a billion years ago, life on Earth was slow. The seas were home to single-celled microbes and largely stationary soft-bodied creatures. But at the dawn of the Cambrian era, some 540 million ...

As used in contemporary philosophy and psychology, “consciousness” has several different uses; at least, there are different kinds of consciousness, and theories “of consciousness” have been directed ...

In March of this year, the beloved singer-songwriter Joni Mitchell was rushed to the hospital after being found unconscious on the floor in her Bel Air home. Subsequently, long-time friend Leslie ...