A theoretical approach relying on quantum computation in microtubules within neurons can potentially resolve the enigmatic features of visual consciousness, but raises other questions. For example, how can delicate quantum states, which in the technological realm demand extreme cold and isolation to avoid environmental 'decoherence', manage to survive in the warm, wet brain? And if such states ...

Disorders of consciousness and locked-in syndrome are two completely different neurological conditions which share unresponsiveness or minimal responsiveness at an observable behavioral level. The key element of disorders of consciousness is the loss of self- and environmental awareness, while the main feature of locked-in syndrome is extreme motor entrapment despite preserved awareness. In bot...

Higher education has an important role to play in advocating environmentalism. Given this responsibility, the goal of higher education should therefore be to develop graduates with the knowledge, skills and values related to environmentalism. However, research indicates that there is a lack of consciousness amongst graduates on the need to be more environmentally aware, especially when it comes...

"llris paper defines the "modern era of science and environmental consciousness" both in a sense and, more specifically, when applied to rhe sub--Antarctic It describes some changes occurring in the sub-Antarctic terrestrial biomc including climate change and the introduction of non-indigenous 'Ihree case studies arc presented that demonstrate how important these changes are in the context of l...

The effect of environmental regulation on innovation by firms and on competitiveness by countries has been a source of theorizing and debate for more than half a century. In particular, the chemical industry, which arose in Europe and the US at the end of the 19 century together with the second industrial revolution, has been accused of causing numerous large-scale accidents, which have had sig...

Consciousness is at once the most familiar and the most mysterious aspect of our existence. Conscious experiences defi ne our lives, but the subjective, private, and qualitative nature of these experiences seems to resist scientifi c inquiry. For much of the twentieth century, consciousness research remained the exclusive preserve of philosophy , whose practitioners continue to grapple with the...