Legislation in at least eight states would expand the rights of doctors, nurses, hospitals and even insurance companies to refuse to provide or pay for care — from contraception and ...

If signed into law, a bill recently passed by the State Legislature would permit students to opt out of coursework that goes against their conscience or religious beliefs.

Research suggests that consciousness could extend far beyond just humans—every cellular creature in the universe, no matter how big or small, could be conscious, too. Studies show that single-cell ...

Being good enough, like the others, is good but not sufficient. Christian discipleship is not merely about “do’s and don’ts” — it is a call to advance inward. Perhaps I am yet to understand, for our ...

It sounds like an oxymoron, but we could find the origin of consciousness in our brains using the brains of those who are unconscious.

Michael Pollan tells Scientific American why the science of consciousness may ultimately be too subject to our own conscious ...

Consciousness has long been one of science’s most stubborn mysteries. We can map the brain in exquisite detail, decode neural circuits, and even build machines that rival human abilities in language ...

To: Senators Lisa Murkowski, Thom Tillis, Susan Collins, and Rand Paul and Representatives Don Bacon, Brian Fitzpatrick, and Thomas Massie For the past year, the seven of you have been rare voices of ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Serenity Gibbons is a business consultant who covers entrepreneurs. Consumers are increasingly choosing brands based on values, ...

What would it feel like to be a brain in a vat? If you had no body and no world in which to ground yourself, could you be conscious of anything at all? Neuroscientists and philosophers have debated ...

A philosopher of consciousness argues that there may be no reliable way to determine whether artificial intelligence is truly conscious, making agnosticism the most defensible position. He warns that ...

Americans of every profession, including physicians, can agree that reaching their professional goals should never come at the cost of violating their core beliefs or ethical principles. Yet, despite ...