Consciousness remains science’s greatest mystery. A new study explores how it arises—and why solving it could reshape ...

Ever since we published our very first issue 123 years ago—yes, we’re old—Popular Mechanics has endeavored to help you understand all kinds of technological marvels, from the tools in your shed, to ...

For more than a century, neuroscience has treated consciousness as something the brain manufactures, like a factory turning ...

Consciousness studies is too much like the blind men with the elephant. Here's an explanation for the blind spot and how we can work around it.

A full interview with Donald Hoffman follows this book review Does the moon still exist when you’re not looking at it? In a provocative new book titled The Case Against Reality: Why Evolution Hid the ...

The MarketWatch News Department was not involved in the creation of this content. OXFORD, United Kingdom, Jan. 8, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Where does the universe come from? What is the fundamental nature ...

A few years ago, I climbed over a gate and found myself gazing down at a valley. After I'd been walking for a few minutes, looking at the fields and the sky, there was a shift in my perception.

Yes: Consciousness is totally dependent on the brain and comes out from it. Dynamics of the brain create awareness. The brain is the conscious mind. No: Mind and body are distinctly different; ...