Consciousness

The High Energy Cost of Silicon Introspection

As AI labs pivot from raw data processing to 'reasoning' models that simulate sentience, the industry faces a hard ceiling of compute costs and European regulatory scepticism. Apr 28, 2026

Physics

Your Brain Is a Quantum Glitch Keeping You From Seeing Reality

Oxford physicists suggest our brains operate on quantum rules, and a future 'consciousness chip' could unlock hidden layers of the universe we are currently too biological to perc… Apr 23, 2026

Physics

Is Reality an Illusion?

A new peer‑reviewed proposal from a Uppsala University physicist argues consciousness comes first and space, time and matter emerge — sparking debate over whether reality itself i… Mar 06, 2026

Science

How Warmth Rewires the Brain

New neuroscience links the warmth of a hug and skin-to-skin contact to the brain’s interoceptive circuits, emotional regulation and a stronger sense of body ownership — with impli… Jan 05, 2026

Physics

Does Physics Disprove Free Will?

Physicists, philosophers and neuroscientists disagree: determinism, quantum uncertainty, chaos and emergence each change the free-will question. This article explains how modern p… Dec 30, 2025

A.I

GTA Creator's Novel About Mind‑Hijacking AI

Dan Houser, co-creator of Grand Theft Auto, has published A Better Paradise — a near‑future novel about an AI game that slips into people's thoughts. The book arrives as real‑worl… Dec 14, 2025

Science

Consciousness as a Fundamental Field

A prominent physicist has proposed that consciousness is a basic field of the universe, a claim that reopens philosophical debates and poses hard scientific questions about testab… Dec 02, 2025

Articles about Consciousness

The High Energy Cost of Silicon Introspection

Your Brain Is a Quantum Glitch Keeping You From Seeing Reality

Is Reality an Illusion?

How Warmth Rewires the Brain

Does Physics Disprove Free Will?

GTA Creator's Novel About Mind‑Hijacking AI

Consciousness as a Fundamental Field