return2ozma@lemmy.world to science@lemmy.worldEnglish · 12 hours agoA 'Third State' Exists Between Life and Death—And That Suggests Your Cells Are Conscious, Some Scientists Saywww.popularmechanics.comexternal-linkmessage-square4fedilinkarrow-up112arrow-down120file-textcross-posted to: mildlyinteresting@lemmy.world
arrow-up1-8arrow-down1external-linkA 'Third State' Exists Between Life and Death—And That Suggests Your Cells Are Conscious, Some Scientists Saywww.popularmechanics.comreturn2ozma@lemmy.world to science@lemmy.worldEnglish · 12 hours agomessage-square4fedilinkfile-textcross-posted to: mildlyinteresting@lemmy.world
minus-squarewill_a113@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·8 hours agoThis is basically the idea behind Integrated Information Theory, where even quantum particles have some nominal amount of “consciousness” because they interact with and affect their environment.
This is basically the idea behind Integrated Information Theory, where even quantum particles have some nominal amount of “consciousness” because they interact with and affect their environment.