Researchers have had much to say about psychedelic drug use over the decades. Rick Doblin is a U.S. researcher and founder of the Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies (MAPS). The ...

Michael Pollan's widely anticipated new book, A World Appears: A Journey into Consciousness, brings his signature acumen and wit to one of science's essential mysteries. Along the way, he pursues ...

A physicist has proposed a radical new theory of consciousness – and it could finally explain what happens when you die. Consciousness does not emerge from human brains, according to Professor Maria ...

Research has revealed fascinating insights into how consciousness might emerge from quantum processes within the brain. Scientists have identified that microtubules, microscopic hollow tubes found ...

Science still cannot explain consciousness. Michael Pollan questions awareness, the brain, and reality in a bold new inquiry.

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