Can a robot ever be conscious and how would we know if it were?
7 July 2021
Some people think we could easily build and identify a conscious robot, while others insist that it’s impossible – it all depends on what you think consciousness is.
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Can physics explain consciousness and does it create reality?
7 July 2021
We are finally testing the ideas that quantum collapse in the brain gives rise to consciousness and that consciousness creates the reality we see from the quantum world.
Welcome to the 5th dimension: Our universe's radical new fate
17 July 2019
Our best models of cosmology suggest the universe will either go on forever, implode or rip itself apart. A new proposal suggests an even weirder destiny
Einstein was wrong: Why 'normal' physics can't explain reality
14 November 2018
The most ambitious experiments yet show that the quantum weirdness Einstein famously hated rules the roost – not just here, but across the entire universe
Why the patriarchy isn't good for men and how to fix it
18 April 2018
Societies can be taught to be less misogynistic, but the first step is understanding how gender norms have backfired on men as well as women
I experienced the patriarchy from both sides of the gender gap
18 April 2018
Paula Williams transitioned from male to female six years ago. She talks about learning about her white male privilege the hard way
How protective parents exacerbate gender differences
18 April 2018
Yes, men’s and women’s brains are wired differently – but the science shows that outside influences can also shape our gender identity
The hidden reasons why societies are violent towards women
18 April 2018
30 per cent of women experience sexual violence in their lifetimes – bad parenting, low respect and the glorification of male competition are to blame
The origins of sexism: How men came to rule 12,000 years ago
18 April 2018
Human societies weren’t always male-dominated. The switch came when we became farmers – and that suggests ways to roll back towards a more equal system
The big fudge: Welcome to the theory of not-quite-everything
11 April 2018
Physicists from Einstein to Hawking tried and failed to unite gravity and quantum theory. Now we have hints of a better – but not so beautiful – answer
