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The Human Mind review: Ambitious, up-to-the-minute guide to the mind

From perception and behaviour to choice and morality, psychologist Paul Bloom’s book on the mind takes us on a comprehensive journey of what it means to be human

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The Human Mind review: Ambitious, up-to-the-minute guide to the mind

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Why the mind-body connection is vital to understanding consciousness

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Emergence: The mysterious concept that holds the key to consciousness

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Psychedelics may increase entropy in the brain's vision centre

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Your brain produces more entropy while you are awake

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Will 2023 be the year we finally understand consciousness?

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New Scientist 5 best long reads 2022

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Read New Scientist’s 5 best long reads of 2022 for free

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Roger Penrose: Communicating with future universes

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Roger Penrose: "Consciousness must be beyond computable physics"

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Sentience review: Inside a controversial new idea about consciousness

We are still struggling to account for consciousness. A new hypothesis by psychologist Nicholas Humphrey challenges the basis of the discussion and argues sentience isn't what we think

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The Mountain in the Sea review: A remarkable study of consciousness

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Nineteen Ways of Looking at Consciousness review: Complex and engaging

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Does your houseplant have feelings?

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Quantum experiments add weight to a fringe theory of consciousness

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