/tags/consciousness/ Recent bookmarks tagged #consciousness Mon, 02 Nov 2026 08:24:52 +0000 http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg21228402.300-banishing-consciousness-the-mystery-of-anaesthesia.html?full=true The development of general anaesthesia has transformed surgery from a horrific ordeal into a gentle slumber. It is one of the commonest medical procedures in the world, yet we still don't know how the drugs work. Perhaps this isn't surprising: we still don't understand consciousness, so how can we comprehend its disappearance?<br/> <p><strong>Tags:</strong> #anaesthesia #brain #cogsci #consciousness #medicine #mind #science</p> Wed, 30 Nov 2011 17:27:18 +0000 linkding-ssg:bookmark:20064 anaesthesia brain cogsci consciousness medicine mind science http://hplusmagazine.com/articles/art-entertainment/lost-filth-simulacrum "Yet what the media has failed to grasp is what 4chan can tell us about where we're headed. The Chans aren't the freak sideshow of the Internet. They are the heart and soul of the Internet. And they are the ones furthest ahead of the pack, leading us. At this point there should be little doubt that the Internet is mutating the human species into something completely different. Therefore it's instructive to look at the most extreme, freebased forms of the Internet to see where we're going -- and 4chan is that freebased version of mankind's new drug of choice."<br/> <p><strong>Tags:</strong> #4chan #collectiveintelligence #consciousness #future #internet #memes #posthumanity #singularity</p> Fri, 11 Dec 2009 19:16:27 +0000 linkding-ssg:bookmark:12678 4chan collectiveintelligence consciousness future internet memes posthumanity singularity http://www.rifters.com/crawl?p=791 "You are never more alive, more awake, more conscious, than when in excruciating conflict with yourself. If self-awareness is the hallmark of humanity, then Sophie’s Choice may be its most mind-expanding exemplar."<br/> <p><strong>Tags:</strong> #cogsci #consciousness #psychology #science</p> Mon, 12 Oct 2009 02:30:53 +0000 linkding-ssg:bookmark:12589 cogsci consciousness psychology science http://consc.net/papers/extended.html "Where does the mind stop and the rest of the world begin? The question invites two standard replies. Some accept the demarcations of skin and skull, and say that what is outside the body is outside the mind. Others are impressed by arguments suggesting that the meaning of our words "just ain't in the head", and hold that this externalism about meaning carries over into an externalism about mind. We propose to pursue a third position. We advocate a very different sort of externalism: an active externalism, based on the active role of the environment in driving cognitive processes. "<br/> <p><strong>Tags:</strong> #brain #cogsci #consciousness #extended #mind #psychology</p> Sun, 03 Aug 2008 18:21:23 +0000 linkding-ssg:bookmark:11152 brain cogsci consciousness extended mind psychology http://bostonreview.net/BR31.3/byrne.html "It may yet turn out that the hard problem of consciousness is not so hard after all."<br/> <p><strong>Tags:</strong> #cogsci #consciousness #mind #philosophy #psychology</p> Wed, 31 May 2006 16:00:02 +0000 linkding-ssg:bookmark:7180 cogsci consciousness mind philosophy psychology