Science can now explain the connection between information and consciousness. The answer is simpler—and stranger—than you might expect. The key is self-reference.

Ever since we published our very first issue 123 years ago—yes, we’re old—Popular Mechanics has endeavored to help you understand all kinds of technological marvels, from the tools in your shed, to ...

We do not observe reality, we observe our REACTIONS to it. In other words: Reality is, in essence, neutral. YOU give it meaning. Although spending time in the realm of academia gave me opportunities ...

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For millennia, humans have been extracting and using natural psychedelics to alter their moods and perceptions, distorting their sense of reality. From Amazonian Ayahuasca rituals to ancient use of ...

The big thinkers at Aperture examine consciousness as a fundamental aspect of reality. Judge’s ruling could doom Trump’s bid ...