The journalist and polymath probes the mysteries of the mind in this unsettling yet life-affirming investigation ...

The human eye contains a blind spot at the back of the eye where the optic nerve and retinal blood enter and exit, but our ...

Consciousness is primarily experienced internally, but the phenomenon of out-of-body experiences (OBEs) challenges this assumption. Although scientists have developed biological-based explanations for ...

Humans have the potential to achieve a higher consciousness, but are prevented by psychological conditioning, and a leap of ...

Scientists warn that rapid advances in AI and neurotechnology are outpacing our understanding of consciousness, creating serious ethical risks. New research contends that developing scientific tests ...

Is the “stoned ape theory” of human consciousness valid? This is the hypothesis that consuming psychedelic mushrooms played a major role in the evolution of human consciousness. It was put forth by ...

An image generated by prompts to Google Gemini. (Courtesy of Joe Nalven) This column was composed in part by incorporating responses from a large-language model, a type of artificial intelligence ...

Meditating in nature can lead to a meditative state of stillness, where one can experience the beauty and essence of life, and gain insight into death, while scientists debate the purpose of the ...

Longevity guru Bryan Johnson has long had questions about the bounds of human consciousness. He says smoking a psychedelic found in Sonoran toad venom gave him clarity. "I know what it feels like to ...

Depending on where you stand on AI, 30 January 2026 will go down in history for one of two things. Either it is the day when the AI singularity really began and the robots became conscious – or the ...