Articles on Consciousness and AI

'The mystery of consciousness is deeper than we thought,' Scientific American.

'The mystery of consciousness shows there may be a limit to what science alone can achieve,' The Conversation.

'Understanding Consciousness Goes Beyond Exploring Brain Chemistry' Scientific American.

'Consciousness: Why a leading theory has been branded 'pseudo-science,' The Conversation.

'ChatGPT can't think - Consciousness is something entirely different to today's AI,' The Conversation.

'Science as we know it can't explain consciousness, but a revolution is coming,' The Conversation.

'Does consciousness pervade the universe?' Interview in Scientific American by Pulitzer winning author Gareth Cook. Scientific American tweeted that this was one of their most viewed articles of the year it was published.

'Is consciousness part of the fabric of the universe?' Scientific American. This article is not by me, but is about a conference I co-organised on panpsychism.

'A new place for consciousness in our understanding of the universe,' New Scientist, This is not written by me, but is largely based around essays from 'Is consciousness everywhere?', a volume of scientists, philosophers, and spiritual thinkers responding to my book Galileo's Error. .

Review of 'Why? The Purpose of the Universe,' Popular Science This is not by me but is a five start review of my book.

'The foundations for a new science of consciousness,' Interview in Thought Economics.

My discussion with Philip Pullman, Literary Hub

​'Galileo's Big Mistake: How the great experimentalist created the problem of consciousness', Scientific American.

'Panpsychism is crazy, but it's also most probably true,' Aeon Magazine

'Panpsychism vs. Idealism,' Institute of Art and Ideas. '

'Is the Universe Conscious?' Aeon.

'His Dark Materials: Panpsychism at Play,' Institute of Art and Ideas.

'Public exchange of letters with Massimo Pigliucci,' Collate.

'There more to matter than what it does: How panpsychism solves the problem of consciousness,' Institute of Art and Ideas.

'Consciousness: How can I experience things that aren't real?' The Conversation.

'The rainforest is teeming with consciousness: Our fate turns on retiring our dualist view of nature,' Nautilus.

'The universe knows right from wrong,' Nautilus.

'Five films to explore the philosophy of artificial intelligence,' Penguin website.

'Are electrons conscious?' Oxford University Press Blog

'Do electrons dream of electric sheep' (companion paper to 'Are electrons conscious?') ​The Forum

'Can science explain consciousness?' Philosophy Now

'The case for panpsychism', Philosophy Now

'The zombie threat to a science of mind' in Philosophy Now

'A way forward to solve the hard problem of consciousness,' Guardian

'Could the Force Really be With Us?' Institute of Art and Ideas

Articles on Religion and Cosmology

'Beyond God and Atheism,' Oxford University Press blog.

'Why our universe can have cosmic purpose without God,' Aeon.

'Many physicists assume we live in multiverse, but their basic maths may be wrong,' The Conversation.

'Meditation can reveal a sacred reality,' Wall Street Journal.

''Is the universe a conscious mind?' Aeon.

'The five best books on cosmic purpose,' Five Books.

'Why religion without belief can still make perfect sense,' Psyche.

'Our improbable existence is no evidence for a multiverse,' Scientific American.

'Believers without belief,' Times Literary Supplement

'Did the dying Stephen Hawking really mean to strengthen the case for God?' Guardian.

'Stephen Hawking has not yet disproved God's role in creation,' The Guardian.