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Consciousness: why a leading theory has been branded ‘pseudoscience’

Consciousness why a leading theory has been branded 'pseudoscience'

Civil war has broken out in the field of consciousness research. More than 100 consciousness researchers have signed a letter accusing one of the most popular scientific theories of consciousness – the integrated information theory – of being pseudoscience. Immediately, several other figures in the field responded by critiquing the letter as poorly reasoned and disproportionate. Both sides are motivated by a concern for the long-term health and respectability of consciousness science. One side (including the letter signatories) is worrying that the association of consciousness science with what they perceive to be a pseudoscientific theory will undermine the credibility of

Blinken raised Sikh separatist murder with India’s Jaishankar, US official says

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and India's External Affairs Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar say a few words to the media as they meet at the State Department in Washington, U.S., September 28, 2023. REUTERS/Leah Millis

WASHINGTON/OTTAWA, Sept 28 (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken urged India to cooperate with a Canadian investigation into the murder of a Sikh separatist during a meeting with Indian foreign minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar on Thursday, a U.S. official said. Speaking in Quebec earlier on Thursday, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, who has alleged an Indian role in the killing, said he was certain that Blinken would broach the issue with Jaishankar. India has dismissed Canada’s allegations as absurd, and ties have become strained with both governments expelling a diplomat in a tit-for-tat move. “Blinken raised the Canadian matter

Drought-hit Indian farmers protest against sharing of river water

Police officers intervene as a man attempts to hang himself during a protest to oppose the sharing of river water with a neighboring state, in Bengaluru, India, September 26, 2023. REUTERS/Stringer

BENGALURU, Sept 29 (Reuters) – Farmers battling drought in India’s southern state of Karnataka state began a day-long strike on Friday to protest against the sharing of water from a river that also runs through the neighbouring state of Tamil Nadu. Police urged calm with all schools and public places staying shut, as thousands of farmers and trade union members prepared to hold rallies after protests began this week in the tech hub of Bengaluru, despite a court order to share the waters. “We will not let water from our river enter into the other state at a time when

‘Welcome’ CBI probe into bungalow renovation, nothing will come out of it: Kejriwal; BJP says it will bring out ‘truth’

New Delhi, Sep 28 (PTI) Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday ”welcomed” the CBI’s preliminary inquiry into alleged irregularities in the construction of his official bungalow while asserting that nothing will come out of it as there ”is nothing wrong”. The BJP hit out at the Aam Aadmi Party and said it hoped that the CBI probe would bring forth the truth behind his ”rajmahal”. In his first reaction after the CBI registered a preliminary enquiry, Kejriwal targeted Prime Minister Narendra Modi, alleging the action showed his ”nervousness” and asking whether he would resign if nothing comes out of

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