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These streets aren't made for walking: Why sidewalks need a rethink

These streets aren't made for walking: Why sidewalks need a rethink

7 July 2021

Pavements date back some 2000 years, but are seldom built with pedestrians in mind. Here's why reinvented sidewalks could benefit your joints — and the planet
Can physics explain consciousness and does it create reality?

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.
What forms can consciousness take and can we see it in our brains?

What forms can consciousness take and can we see it in our brains?

7 July 2021

New insights into the different states of human consciousness and where it occurs in the brain are helping us crack the mystery of what gives rise to felt experience

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