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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...

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";

"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.

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...

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.

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

⏰ Examining why some species developed consciousness while others remained non-conscious
#animals

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.

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

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

❝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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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.

I have to laugh. In most TV movies and shows, if someone receives a head injury of any kind, it seems to be the supreme goal of any who attend the injured person to keep them conscious at all times. Of course, there's no reason that this needs to be done. I wonder where this came from.

A Physics-Informed Reinforcement Learning Approach for Degradation-Aware Long-Term Charging Optimization in Batteries
Shanthan Kumar Padisala, Bharatkumar Hegde, Ibrahim Haskara, Satadru Dey
https://arxiv.org/abs/2510.11515

A Physics-Informed Reinforcement Learning Approach for Degradation-Aware Long-Term Charging Optimization in Batteries
Batteries degrade with usage and continuous cycling. This aging is typically reflected through the resistance growth and the capacity fade of battery cells. Over the years, various charging methods have been presented in the literature that proposed current profiles in order to enable optimal, fast, and/or health-conscious charging. However, very few works have attempted to make the ubiquitous Constant Current Constant Voltage (CCCV) charging protocol adaptive to the changing battery health as …

Game Theory Analysis of Third-Party Regulation in Organic Supply Chains
Jo\~ao Zambujal-Oliveira, Andr\'e Silva, Rui Vasconcelos
https://arxiv.org/abs/2510.12420 https://

Game Theory Analysis of Third-Party Regulation in Organic Supply Chains
As people become more conscious of their health and the environment, the demand for organic food is expected to increase. However, distinguishing organic products from conventionally produced ones can be hard, creating a problem where producers may have the incentive to label their conventional products as organic to sell them at a higher price. Game theory can help to analyze the strategic interactions between producers and consumers in order to help consumers verifying these claims. Through a…