Tag: Consciousness
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Physics: Things are getting reassuringly weird
In this short article, cognitive scientist and author Donald Hoffman reminds us that right now physicists are questioning the very existence of our fundamental subjective experiences of space and time.The big question is: What lies beyond? Hoffman argues that the problem in answering this question lies in the fact that we have evolved to possess senses (sight, hearing,…
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The Galileo Commission Report
The Galileo Commission Report is a paper written by Prof Harald Walach in consultation with a panel of 90 scientists, researchers and academics. It examines the current role of science in our society, and whilst fully supporting the scientific method it questions the rise of scientism, a fundamentalist approach that refuses a priori to examine phenomenon that…
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Essay: who is it that experiences?
In this short essay, Dr Graham Stew probes the origins of all those thoughts, sensations and perceptions that constitute the lived fabric of our day to day reality. The tool he uses is Phenomenology, a branch of philosophy concerned with methodically exploring our inner subjective world via introspection. Right now, I am conscious of a Mozart…
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Brain volume and consciousness
The accepted view of mainstream science is that our sense of self originates somewhere inside our brain. That our consciousness is an epiphenomenon (or result) of the neural activity within our brain. However, to date there is absolutely no empirical evidence that explains exactly how this might occur. Interestingly, there are some fascinating case reports (like the…
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Video: Rupert Sheldrakes banned TED talk
Rupert Sheldrake has had a diverse career as a biochemist at Cambridge University, a Harvard scholar, a researcher at the Royal Society, and a plant physiologist. He developed a theory of Morphic Resonance and became interested in the study of telepathy and precognition as well as other anomalous phenomena. “memory is inherent in nature” and…
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Video: The near-death experience of Nancy Rynes.
Nancy Rynes was a science writer and professed agnostic until she had a Near Death Experience following a cycling accident. In this interview, she discusses her accident, the NDE experience and the subsequent integration of those experiences into her worldview. Her story contains many elements common to the NDE including a life review and a…
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