There is a new piece in Nautilus, The Worth of Wild Ideas, stating that, "In IIT, the amount of consciousness a system has is tracked by a mathematical quantity called Phi, and, according to the theory, wherever there is non-zero Phi, there will be consciousness, at least to some degree.
The digital era has brought remarkable advances in different sectors, with healthcare being profoundly affected.
Phubbing, the act of prioritizing your phone over social interaction, is a common but offensive behavior that can harm relationships.
The use of virtual reality (VR) training is turning the impossible into a reality.
A mitochondrial disorder is a genetic condition that affects the mitochondria, which are the energy-producing structures within cells.
Kent County Council has unveiled plans to leverage artificial intelligence (AI) across various facets of its operations.
There is a recent preprint, What is a Pseudoscience of Consciousness? Lessons from Recent Adversarial Collaborations, discussing "the recent adversarial collaboration on testing theories of consciousness (ARC-Cogitate). A group of 124 researchers made the joint statement that the integrated information theory (IIT) of consciousness should be considered pseudoscience. Panpsychism is the empirically untestable philosophical view that consciousness is ‘everywhere’, including in objects that entirely lack cognitive functions. Templeton World Charity Foundation. The global neuronal workspace theory (GNWT), science journalism, publicity and the state of consciousness science research."