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- David Foster Wallace on Life and Work: Stay Conscious http://online.wsj.com/article/SB122178211966454607.html 2 comments
- How consciousness works http://aeon.co/magazine/being-human/how-consciousness-works/ 76 comments philosophy
- Places to work researching AGI and consciousness? https://www.reddit.com/r/artificial/comments/9ujtpf/places_to_work_researching_agi_and_consciousness/ 3 comments artificial
- Why illusionism about consciousness does not work: a proof via absurdity. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/rati.12321 40 comments philosophy
- Dr. Masaru Emoto, who was famous for his work studying the connection between consciousness and water, has passed away at the age of 71 http://omtimes.com/2014/10/masaru-emoto-message-love/ 14 comments worldnews
- Scientists show that the brain unconsciously solves problems while people are consciously working on other things http://www.huffingtonpost.com/james-bursley/neuroscience-and-consciousness_b_3468999.html 130 comments science
- Zack Sabre Jr. on NJPW running two Tokyo Dome shows: "Double Domes are obviously a good goal to have, but we need to get to the stage where we're almost selling out one night before we do two. I'm conscious of the fact I have a lot of work to do as champion in that regard as well." https://www.njpw1972.com/550927 35 comments squaredcircle
- [Luke Smith] We've just had a press conference with Nikolas Tombazis and Jan Monchaux from the FIA in Montreal. Tombazis says FIA is "fully conscious" of teams' concerns, and they "expect a reasonable amount of extra work to be done" to refine regs before final approval by WMSC. https://x.com/lukesmithf1/status/1799466167666352490?s=46 13 comments formula1
- STARDOM's Mina Shirakawa on her experience of working in ROH: "There were medical checks. [...] Both the wrestlers and the staff were highly conscious, and there were a lot of wrestlers in the hotel gym. I would like to see STARDOM also provide such facilities and raise the morale of the wrestlers." https://twitter.com/i/status/1775708366326960224 12 comments squaredcircle
- KONCRETE, "UFO Physics: The Secret Race to Anti-Gravity | David Chester" "David Chester is a quantum gravity research scientist. David's group is working to discover and communicate the geometric unification of space, time, matter, energy, information and consciousness." https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qr1PFNRgOao 5 comments aliens
- Biden is still not doing nearly enough about the climate crisis. The president is trying to appeal to climate-conscious young voters and appease the fossil fuel industry. It won’t work https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/may/01/biden-fossil-fuel-climate-crisis-voters 78 comments politics
- ‘Consciousness’ in Robots Was Once Taboo. Now It’s the Last Word. Hod Lipson, the director of the Creative Machines Lab. “This is not just another research question that we’re working on — this is the question” https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/06/science/robots-artificial-intelligence-consciousness.html 10 comments artificial
- [Kyle Meinke] Dan Campbell says the first priority is getting in the work the team needs, but he also is very conscious of the fans being here today and wants to give them a show. "We want to give this city something, we want to give these fans something to be proud of." https://twitter.com/kmeinke/status/1554077211833114625?s=19&t=xEE9OVK-eBCZWnkkxUGd6Q 22 comments nfl
- [Usher Komugisha]Really sad that Zambian doctor Joseph Kabungo who was working as the CAF/FIFA Medical Officer at the Nigeria v Ghana game in Abuja yesterday was beaten by fans until he lost his consciousness. There were efforts to save his life but he didn’t make it. May his soul rest in peace. https://twitter.com/UsherKomugisha/status/1509055617268391939?s=09&t=mi-M_yo1-2Gc7loJCEKhOw 157 comments soccer
- The things this old man is talking about are remarkably similar with the work and claims of Dr. Steven M. Greer. (Telepathy, Raising Consciousness, Etc) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v9GckdcGRMw 44 comments aliens
- Löw: "I take this step consciously, proudly and with enormous gratitude. Proud, because it is something very special and an honor for me to be involved with my country. And because I was able to work with the country's best soccer players for almost 17 years and accompany them in their development." https://www.spiegel.de/sport/fussball/joachim-loew-hoert-nach-der-em-im-sommer-als-bundestrainer-auf-a-4ab4f597-c738-4905-bc8f-fc4c244fd445 91 comments soccer
- As Climate Crisis Thrashes Planet, Never a Leader So Divorced From Reality as Trump | President Donald Trump not only denies the threat posed by manmade climate change, he consciously, purposefully and perversely works to accelerate it. https://www.commondreams.org/views/2019/09/03/climate-crisis-thrashes-planet-never-leader-so-divorced-reality-trump 8 comments worldnews
- As Climate Crisis Thrashes Planet, Never a Leader So Divorced From Reality as Trump | President Donald Trump not only denies the threat posed by manmade climate change, he consciously, purposefully and perversely works to accelerate it. https://www.commondreams.org/views/2019/09/03/climate-crisis-thrashes-planet-never-leader-so-divorced-reality-trump 53 comments politics
- Before you work up the nerve to leap off a bungee-jumping platform, there will be a sharp, measurable increase in your brain activity, almost a full second before you make the conscious decision to jump. A new paper describes the first time this effect has been measured outside the laboratory. https://arstechnica.com/science/2019/02/this-is-your-brain-on-bungee-jumping-cliff-divers-take-the-leap-for-science/ 135 comments science
- Wenger on his zip troubles at Arsenal: "They are too long & sometimes the zip didn’t work. I struggled a lot with that. But, in the end, because people were showing it, I was conscious that I was under scrutiny when doing it!" https://www.express.co.uk/sport/football/1046879/arsene-wenger-zip-fail-arsenal-news/ 106 comments soccer
- UNC Charlotte offers space for white students, staff to 'work toward white consciousness' http://www.foxnews.com/us/2018/09/21/unc-charlotte-offers-space-for-white-students-staff-to-work-toward-white-consciousness.amp.html 11 comments nottheonion
- UNC Charlotte offers space for white students, staff to 'work toward white consciousness http://www.foxnews.com/us/2018/09/21/unc-charlotte-offers-space-for-white-students-staff-to-work-toward-white-consciousness.html 8 comments nottheonion
- If the "Overton Window" works in philosophy, panpsychism might make group consciousness and plant cognition seem moderate. https://schwitzsplinters.blogspot.com/2018/01/the-philosophical-overton-window.html 4 comments philosophy
- People can still be conscious after they are dead; their mind still works and they know they’re dead, scientists say http://padigist.com/people-can-still-conscious-dead-mind-still-works-know-theyre-dead-scientists-say/ 5 comments science
- Science AMA Series: I’m Dr. Adrian Owen, a neuroscientist whose research focuses on brain imaging, cognitive function and consciousness. We’re finding new ways to decode the complex workings of the brain. AMA. https://www.reddit.com/r/science/comments/6o0gcr/science_ama_series_im_dr_adrian_owen_a/ 830 comments science
- Adrian Owen has been working on ways of detecting consciousness in vegetative patients for 20 years. Here, he talks about the breakthroughs that started it all and what comes next http://storyuntold.blubrry.com/2017/06/22/adrian-owen-her-brain-lit-up-like-a-christmas-tree/ 3 comments cogsci
- Reflective reasoning is deliberate, conscious thinking about thinking. Sometimes reflective reasoning helps. Alas, sometimes it doesn’t. (And sometimes it hurts.) A good account of reflective reasoning should explain why reflective reasoning sometimes works and sometimes doesn't. https://www.byrdnick.com/archives/11559/what-is-reflective-reasoning 94 comments philosophy
- One danger is that many journalists are not equipped to distinguish good science from shoddy science. That is a particular risk when the work does not wend its way through the usual academic channels before entering the news media’s consciousness. http://www.nytimes.com/2015/06/01/business/beyond-publish-or-perish-scientific-papers-look-to-make-splash.html 3 comments science
- As engineers, we must consider the ethical implications of our work--Engineers are behind government spying tools and military weapons. We should be conscious of how our designs are used. http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2013/dec/05/engineering-moral-effects-technology-impact 178 comments philosophy
- How consciousness works -- consciousness is the 'hard problem', the mystery that confounds scientists and philosophers. Has a new theory cracked it? http://www.aeonmagazine.com/being-human/how-consciousness-works/ 365 comments philosophy
- Is it possible to work out by stimulating your muscles with electricity rather than consciously putting in the effort yourself? If so, why isn't it used more? https://www.asseenontv.com/ab-belt-by-sport-elec/detail.php?p=296685 5 comments askscience
- Neuroscientist rails against theories of the mind. You can't just do brain scans and claim they explain thoughts. Evolution doesn't explain behaviour. Consciousness is more than just the brain at work. http://chronicle.com/article/article-content/129279/ 15 comments cogsci
- Boehner Ups His Alcohol Intake: What if he is now becoming conscious that his corrupt work and back-office manipulations have helped turn his political party over to overt racists like Rand Paul and aggressive re-segregationists like Lindsey Graham, Jim DeMint, and Haley Barbour? http://www.laprogressive.com/the-media/boehner-hoover-tea-party-connection/ 6 comments politics
- Dr Sandberg says although it's just a theory now, researchers and engineers are working on super computers that could one day handle a map of all the networks of neurons and synapses in our brains - and that map could produce human consciousness outside of the body. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-10928032 21 comments science
- Francis Crick, co-discoverer of the structure of the DNA molecule, speaking about his work on human consciousness. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3nhlefqqins 3 comments cogsci
- "You are American. You are shallow, inconsiderate, afraid, brand-conscious, sedentary, and totally self-obsessed. You are why democracy doesn’t work. You are an idiot." http://www.prosebeforehos.com/news-to-make-you-blue/05/20/the-best-of-you/ 31 comments reddit.com