Mind

Sigmund Freud laid the groundwork for a science of the unconscious—but didn’t he get most of it wrong?

What can the lives of animals teach us about consciousness and the mind?

Sigmund Freud may have laid the groundwork for a science of the unconscious, but didn’t he get most of it wrong?Although the concept that we can have…

What can the lives of animals teach us about consciousness and the mind?When we look at the diversity of animals found in the world, from deep sea to land…

Would a race of thinking, autonomous, conscious machines be our slaves, our masters, or our partners?Computers have already surpassed us in their ability…

If there was a pill that gave you all the benefits of sleep without you ever having to go to sleep again, would you take it?Sleep is an extraordinarily,…

Can mind-altering drugs expand our consciousness and provide meaningful insight, or are they nothing more than a route to empty delirium?Aldous Huxley…

We know about the world through experience. But how do we know about experience itself?Phenomenology is the philosophical study of experience and…

How do I know that you're a fellow human being with a rich inner life like me?A popular theme in science fiction is the eerily lifelike robot: a piece of…

Did you really want to eat that last piece of cake, or were you secretly thinking about your mother? Sigmund Freud, who might have suggested the latter,…