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⏰ Examining why some species developed consciousness while others remained non-conscious
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Examining why some species developed consciousness while others remained non-conscious
What is the evolutionary advantage of our consciousness? And what can we learn about this from observing birds? Researchers at Ruhr University Bochum published two articles on this topic.

“Each conscious perception is the local registration of the entire state of the universe at any given moment.” - Christoph Cox

"Butter made from air? This startup is spreading carbon-conscious innovation"
#Butter #Food

Butter made from air? This startup is spreading carbon-conscious innovation | The Optimist Daily
Savor’s butter, made from CO₂, hydrogen, and oxygen, offers a near-zero emissions alternative to dairy butter — and it tastes just like the real thing.

Role of thalamus in human conscious perception revealed by low-intensity focused ultrasound neuromodulation https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-025-66832-3 these findings "underscore the modulatory potential of thalamocortical networks in shaping visual experience";

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I think this is interesting, from "Frontiers in Neuroscience" mag. New "HYPOTHESIS AND THEORY article" by Joachim Keppler, head of Department of Consciousness …

Frontiers | Macroscopic quantum effects in the brain: new insights into the fundamental principle underlying conscious processes
Empirical findings indicate that conscious states are inextricably linked to long-range synchronized activity patterns that result from phase transitions and...

You know what? This switching.software website is great. Very down to earth, non-techie approach, exactly the thing needed for most people.
https://switching.software/

The working class is the fundamental force that produces the material conditions necessary for the reproduction of society, and through our collective labor we not only create food, shelter, healthcare, education, transportation, and communication networks, but we also sustain and reproduce the conditions that allow every aspect of social life to continue functioning, so that even those who do not work, whether they are managers, bureaucrats, or capitalists, depend entirely on our labor for …

Book Description
A fresh, charming, socially conscious tour of the mysteries of space-time, from the award-winning author of "The Disordered Cosmos"
In her highly acclaimed debut, distinguished cosmologist and particle physicist Dr. #Chanda #Prescod-

The Edge of Space-Time by Chanda Prescod-Weinstein: 9780593701683 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books
A fresh, charming, socially conscious tour of the mysteries of space-time, from the award-winning author of The Disordered Cosmos In her highly acclaimed de...

Diarycast - Conscious Uncouping (2020-07-12) - Brief diary update from my sunny Sunday suburban garden... #podcast #coronacast #lockdown2020 -

Diarycast - Conscious Uncouping (2020-07-12)
Brief diary update from my sunny Sunday suburban garden... #podcast #coronacast #lockdown2020

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on KEXP's #AstralPlane
The Ullulators:
🎵 Eternal Now
#TheUllulators
https://spiritualworld.bandcamp.com/album/simply-conscious-dub-b-w-eternal-now

❝He was completely unable to understand why. He kept arguing that since the LLM isn't an actual conscious person (which is correct), it ought to be treated like a slave, and that the arc of technology is to give everyone access to their own virtual slaves.❞
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I could identify which attendees at the annual conference of the International Association for Near-Death Studies have been to the brink, because they moved their bodies with un-self-conscious abandon, ripping up the floor of a tent on the grounds of a suburban Chicago Hilton.

look, my conscious brain *knows* that the death of google reader and the death of XSLT are unrelated…
…but my subconscious brain has questions

One of the more depressing things I’ve read lately:
«The timeline is no longer a source of information or social presence, but more of a mood-regulation device, endlessly replenishing itself with just enough novelty to suppress the anxiety of stopping. Scrolling has become a form of ambient dissociation, half-conscious, half-compulsive, closer to scratching an itch than seeking anything in particular. People know the feed is fake, they just don’t care.»
The Last Days Of Social Me…

The Last Days Of Social Media
Social media promised connection, but it has delivered exhaustion.

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In my conscious mind: my own photographs, and those of friends and family, no longer spark emotion.
My unconscious mind reminds me: I avoid rediscovering photos, from three decades ago, that might break my heart.
I want the same emotions, without the breakage.

#EroticMusings 26: How is masculinity visually expressed, highlighted, or accessorised in your work or setting?
My current roster of main characters are three cis lesbians (I plan to un-cis one of those in later books, though) and Erytan society has no other visible gender marker beyond "self-declaration".
Book three even makes the conscious decision of depiction tran…

To what extent is this on the radar of #EV advocacy groups in the US? I certainly wasn't conscious of the potential barriers until reading this article.

To what extent is this on the radar of #EV advocacy groups in the US? I certainly wasn't conscious of the potential barriers until reading this article.

Finally got around to listening to the commentary track for Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning (well, it has three commentary tracks) and, beyond the death defying aspect of the stunts, it is so hard not to respect Tom Cruise's commitment to his craft in so many ways that the audience won't be conscious of.

This is absolutely on brand for Ellis Ross. He was a known ____ when he was a BC Liberal MLA for the same area.
The BC Liberals were also well known for their boosting of the trophy hunting industry, so OF COURSE he's going to go to the local Rod and Gun club before he calls the Nation that was devastated by the Grizzly attack.
A good reminder that not all First Nation "leaders" are environmentally, or socially, conscious.
What an ass.
#CanPoli #BC #Grizzly #FirstNation #CdnPoli
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/grizzlies-bella-coola-ellis-ross-9.7012997