Michael Pollan tells Scientific American why the science of consciousness may ultimately be too subject to our own conscious ...

It sounds like an oxymoron, but we could find the origin of consciousness in our brains using the brains of those who are unconscious.

All of us experience consciousness. We have thoughts and feelings, and we're aware of those acting upon us. It's the hidden ...

Michael Pollan's view of consciousness hygiene is criticized for reinforcing alienation and failing to address the underlying ...

The writer discusses a few of the works that influenced his new book, “A World Appears.” ...

The science writer delves into the vast subject of consciousness in his new book A World Appears – and draws some surprising conclusions, finds Grace Wade ...

After changing how we eat and how we trip, the author returns to his garden — and the page — to examine the mystery of ...

A scientist wants to drug a piece of space rock to see if the universe has a mind of its own. Really.

Theorists of consciousness generally focus on sensation – what it's like to, say, experience the color red. Yet what we call the stream of consciousness offers a much richer and more complex blend of ...

During a trip, language could become temporarily irrelevant, researchers say. That speechlessness may be linked to sensing ...

What is the nature of your reality? What if your consciousness, your subjective reality, does not bring you closer to the objective reality of our world? This is the question that Professor Donald ...