In this Opinion article, we discuss how integrated information theory accounts for several aspects of the relationship between consciousness and the brain. Integrated information theory starts from ...

This is part 2 of a 5-part series. Part 1 provided an overview of the leading theories of consciousness. In this post, we will focus on higher-order theories (HOTs) of consciousness, one of several ...

In a competition, what you don’t have matters as much as what you do. If you’re not carrying the burdens that constrain your opponents, you have an advantage over them. Lacking consciences, sociopaths ...

In another essay being published contemporaneously with this one, I have explained that as the concept "human right" is understood both in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and in all the ...

Victims of human trafficking must be ensured access to the reproductive health care they need. The Trafficking Victims Protection Act funds organizations that provide direct services to trafficking ...