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The radical treatments bringing people back from the brink of death
The severed pig’s head had come from the local abattoir. It would have typically been discarded, but Zvonimir…
How psychedelics and VR could reveal how we become immersed in reality
In certain circles, the potent psychedelic N,N-dimethyltryptamine (DMT) is known as the “spirit molecule” for its peculiar ability…
The universe is built a lot like a giant brain – so is it conscious?
An astrophysicist and a surgeon walk into a bar. No, this isn’t the start of a bad joke.…
5 extraordinary ideas about the mind and what it means to be conscious
The question of consciousness is one of the biggest mysteries in science Yuichiro Chino/Getty Images Two years after…
The Elephant and the Blind review: Thomas Metzinger hunts for ‘pure consciousness’
The Elephant and the BlindThomas Metzinger (MIT Press) Books about consciousness don’t come any more radical (or with…
Some scientists say insects are conscious – it doesn't settle anything
A group of around 40 scientists signed a declaration calling for formal acknowledgement of consciousness in a range…
How to wrap your head around the most mind-bending theories of reality
ARE there vastly many near-duplicates of you reading vastly many near-duplicates of this article in vastly many parallel…
How entropy and equilibrium can help explain consciousness
Is consciousness a collection of discrete states that we flip between? PM Images/Getty Images WHAT is consciousness? This…
Electronic music appears to alter our state of consciousness
Hearing electronic music can change our reaction times and the sense of unity we feel guys_who_shoot/Shutterstock Listening to…
Microdosing LSD increases the complexity of your brain signals
Small doses of the psychedelic drug LSD Microgen/Shutterstock Low doses of the psychedelic drug LSD increase complexity in…