Humans have the potential to achieve a higher consciousness, but are prevented by psychological conditioning, and a leap of ...

Consciousness is a paradox – both intimately knowable and nearly impossible to pin down. As humans, we know we have it but haven't a clue how it arises. It's a facet of intelligent life so nebulous ...

Of all the odd notions to emerge from debates over consciousness, the oddest is that it doesn’t exist, at least not in the way we think it does. It is an illusion, like “Santa Claus” or “American ...

In her latest book, The Wonder Paradox: Embracing the Weirdness of Existence, teacher, poet, and historian Jennifer Michael Hecht argues that wonder is our core human experience, accessible through a ...