Could alien minds be conscious? A new paper says yes

A mind wrapped in skin and bone can feel like the obvious model for consciousness. But that assumption may say more about ...

Aliens Probably Have Consciousness

And if aliens made of different stuff potentially possess consciousness, then why not minds made of silicon, metal, and ...
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The universe may be hiding conscious minds stranger than we can imagine

What if consciousness isn’t limited to brains like ours? Philosophers Eric Schwitzgebel and Jeremy Pober argue that ...
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There May Be Bizarre Forms of Consciousness Drifting Through the Universe, Mind-Bending Paper Claims

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Human consciousness implanted into robots? 'Alien: Earth' suggests we're heading there.

At the mid-point of Alien: Earth 's first episode, the show's protagonist — an android uploaded with the consciousness of a dying child — shakily asks, "If I'm not human, what am I?" By the episode’s ...

Scientists Challenge a Fundamental Assumption About Consciousness

In the book version of “Project Hail Mary,” author Andy Weir, known for grounding his fiction in plausible science, describes ...