How voluntary control over information and body movements determines “what it’s like” to have perceptual, bodily, emotional and mental experiences

Two very fundamental aspects of phenomenal experiences underline the fact that they seem to have “something it’s like.” One aspect is the fact that experiences have a locus: they Can seem “external” (perceptual), “internal” (interoceptive, bodily or emotional) or “mental.” A second fundamental aspect is the imposingness of experiences.

Spicing Up Your Meals to Build Your Gut Health

STORY AT-A-GLANCE Trillions of microorganisms live in your intestinal tract.

The Power of Meditation

STORY AT-A-GLANCE According to the featured BBC Documentary “The Power of Meditation,” originally aired in 2008, more than 10 million Westerners practice daily meditation.

Russia and India Move Away from Dollar and Euro for Bilateral Trade

Russian Foreign Ministry official Zamir Kabulov said on Wednesday that Russia and India are taking steps to use their respective national currencies for trading with each other, instead of using U.S.

Moon Magic: Capricorn New Moon

New Moons are the perfect opportunity to initiate new ideas and intentions into the world! We are reminded during this time that when we take action to nourish our mind and body we create fertile ground for new seeds to grow. The energy of a new moon is Yang centered;

Belarus: New Laws Target Critics in Exile

(Vilnius, December 22, 2022) – Belarusian parliament passed legislative amendments to a 2002 citizenship law that could be used to target members of the political opposition, activists, and other critics in exile, Human Rights Watch said today. The draft law, if endorsed by the president, would allow the president to strip

Russian Forces Forcibly Disappear Ukrainian Activist

(Kyiv, December 22) – Russian forces forcibly disappeared Iryna Horobtsova, a resident of Kherson, Ukraine, in May 2022, and are understood to have unlawfully transferred her to Russian-occupied Crimea, where they are holding her incommunicado, Human Rights Watch said today. Horobtsova, 37, is an IT expert. Her family says that she

Turkey: Free Rights Defender

(Istanbul, December 22, 2022) – Human Rights Watch joined six other human rights and physicians’ groups on December 22, 2022, in seeking the release of a Turkish physician who has been detained since October 26 and stands trial in Istanbul on December 23. The physician, Dr., Sebnem Korur Fincanci, an expert

Sleep Disorder Pill Increases Risk of Overdose in Youths

STORY AT-A-GLANCE A study published in November 2022 in the journal JAMA found that young people who were prescribed benzodiazepines for a sleep disorder may be at higher risk for an overdose.

Can Coffee Reduce Your Risk of Alzheimer’s Disease?

STORY AT-A-GLANCE Coffee is an integral part of many people's morning and afternoon routines, with long lines at neighborhood coffee shops as testaments to its popularity.

Got MilQ? Fake Milk to Replace Dairy and Breast Milk

STORY AT-A-GLANCE The globalist technocrats are intent on monopolizing the entire food supply.

22222 Angel Number and Its Spiritual Meaning

Have you noticed the number 22222 cropping up? Do you wonder what 22222 means, whether it is significant, and if you should find out more? The fact you are reading this right now tells me you are already paying attention. Well, let me enlighten you. The 22222 angel number could

Data: Elites Use Migration to Replace Unwanted Americans

President Joe Biden has pulled at least 1.9 million additional wage-cutting workers from poor countries, more than reversing the temporary gain under President Donald Trump, according to government data reported by the Center for Immigration Studies. Biden’s high-migration policies have also contributed to the loss of 2.1

South Africa Should Bring Home Grandmother and Other Nationals from Northeast Syria

“I’m an ‘accidental terrorist,’” Khadija, a 54-year-old South African woman, told me with a rueful laugh.

Cyberdelics in context: On the prospects and challenges of mind-manifesting technologies

The concept of cyberdelics emerged in the 1980s and 1990s as an umbrella term denoting the nexus connecting cybernetic (digital) technologies and psychedelic (mind manifesting) drugs.