Is consciousness everywhere? In every rock and atom? That is what panpsychists like the philosopher Philip Goff believe. They ...

Ever since we published our very first issue 123 years ago—yes, we’re old—Popular Mechanics has endeavored to help you understand all kinds of technological marvels, from the tools in your shed, to ...

We don't precisely know how the physical matter in our brains translates into thoughts, sensations, and feelings. But an ...

Consciousness may emerge not from code, but from the way living brains physically compute.

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People have long pondered what consciousness actually is. Consciousness seems very different from other biological functions—like some sort of nonmaterial essence within our heads. Thoughts and ...

Dr. Tom McClelland argues that there is no reliable way to know whether AI is conscious, and that this uncertainty may never ...

In intensive care units, some patients who appear unconscious occupy a gray zone in their relationship to the world. To ...