The Big Questions in Science: How to Understand Them and Free Yourself from Dogmas
The Big Questions in Science: How to Understand Them and Free Yourself from Dogmas This coming Wednesday, September 29, is Michaelmas, the feast of St…
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No, machines will never be conscious!
Are we closer to understanding the nature of consciousness than we were twenty years ago? Ever since Chalmers posed ‘the hard problem’ of consciousness, of…
Science and Human Rights
Is there a relationship between how we perceive human beings (biological machines vs. spiritual beings) and in the way we treat each other? Are die-hard…
The Prince of Wales speaks on antibiotic resistance
On May 12 the Prince of Wales spoke in London to the Global Leaders Conference on One Health and Antimicrobial Resistance. HRH raised the issue…
How old is self-awareness?
We take it for granted that we are self-aware. That we are conscious of ourselves. But how far back in human evolution can this self-awareness…
Singing the Body Electric
We’re used to thinking of our bodies as bio-chemical systems that our cells are maintained by chemical processes. When we visit a doctor, the treatment…
Regenerative Medicine – New Body Parts
From ‘Recent Developments in Science and Medicine’ by Professor Marilyn Monk. Network Review 107, WInter 2011 Regenerative medicine is the process of generating human cells,…
The Burden of Disorders of the Brain
From ‘Recent Developments in Science and Medicine’ by Marilyn Monk. Network Review 107, Winter 2011 It appears that more than a third of people in…
In Memoriam: Edgar Mitchell, ScD, PhD
By David Lorimer, on behalf of the SMN: I was sad to read about the passing of Edgar Mitchell, whose obituary appears below. I had the…
How Close is Science to Understanding Consciousness?
In a recent panel discussion hosted by Science and Non Duality (SAND), posted on youtube, several top scientists and explore their current understanding on the…