Consciousness confounds mainstream scientists

Researcher Bruno Forti has a hunch that the structure of consciousness is hidden from consciousness itself.

Expose of materialist campaign on Wikipedia under way

Rampant bias and “sceptical fanaticism” plagues Wikipedia, says a group of writers researching content produced by editor of that website purported to be objectively factual.

Thought-controlled computer puts focus on consciousness

Neuralink’s progress begs answers on the nature of consciousness. Journalists are poised to drive that dialogue through coverage.

Prominent sceptic: I may be wrong

Parapsychology research is “a true science”, says Chris French, founder of Goldsmiths’ Anomalist Psychology Research Unit.

New book exposes “blind spot” of mainstream science

A radically renewed scientific worldview is needed now, say an astrophysicist, theoretical physicist and philosopher.

The “consciousness wars” mimic crisis in psychology

At the core of the intellectual battle that has flared up in the research field of consciousness is the fact that consciousness means different things to different people. A similar conceptual divide in psychology can be traced more than a century ago.

Why aren’t body parts independently conscious?

A new scientific article defends an argument against physicalism.

Plants communicating captured on video

The recent discovery is described as groundbreaking, although the phenomenon was first documented in the 1980s.

Fibonacci sequence creates new phase of matter

In the quantum world, time, matter and mathematics interact in strange ways.

The “consciousness wars” explained in Nature

The in-depth review of materialist theories also describes “adversarial collaboration,” a new type of research study.

Volunteers wanted for mind over matter experiment

The Institute of Noetic Science research aims to investigate our ability to see, not with our eyes, but with our “mind’s eye”.

Groundbreaking theory reconciles quantum world with Einstein’s world

Quantum theorist Jonathan Oppenheim’s two papers present compatibility between them.

New review finds consciousness could emerge before birth

Consciousness likely occurs toward the end of the pregnancy, an international group of neuroscientists and philosophers have concluded.

Whale communication used as proxy for ET contact

The ancient species’ sounds provide a model for research seeking proof of intelligent life in other star systems.

High-profile debate on consciousness

A neuroscientist, biologist and anthropologist debate consciousness at a Norwegian university.

Are UAPs relics from earlier civilization?

“This possibility would overcome the challenges associated with UAPs arriving to Earth through interstellar travel”, writes astrophysicist Avi Loeb.

Paper argues against restrictions on consciousness research

Four international scientists in psychology, philosophy and neuroscience reject the methodology for consciousness science put forth by the “unfolding argument”.

Details of childrens’ vivid NDEs revealed

“Children’s Near-Death Experiences are simple and carry transcendental features such as a peaceful darkness, a knowing awareness and time alterations,” the two researchers write.

Brain seems to block innate psi abilities

A pre-proof article published by neuroscience journal Cortex suggests so. “Our findings are potentially transformative,” writes neurologist Morris Freedman et al.

”Missing” universal law proposed to understand evolution

The proposed theory bridges microscopic and macroscopic physical laws, and extends evolution to minerals, galaxies and every other aspect of the universe.