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The 4 ingredients to create consciousness could explain our own minds

The 4 ingredients to create consciousness could explain our own minds

18 September 2019

Despite decades of effort, we have been unable to understand how our brains create consciousness. An engineering approach could bring a breakthrough

Jeffrey Epstein scandal raises questions over who should fund science

Jeffrey Epstein scandal raises questions over who should fund science

18 September 2019

Sex offender Jeffrey Epstein donated huge sums of money to the MIT Media Lab. Is it time we had better ways to decide who can fund science?

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