Brain, bodily awareness, and the emergence of a conscious self: these entities and their relations are explored by Germanphilosopher and cognitive scientist Metzinger. Extensively working with neuroscientists he has come to the conclusion that, in fact, there is no such thing as a "self" -- that a "self" is simply the content of a model created by our brain - part of a virtual reality we create for ourselves.
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Α rare macroscopic view of the magical properties of quantum mechanics. Sharing the stage with fellow physicist Brian Green, Almog conducts the first public demonstration of an ethereal phenomenon he calls quantum levitation, sending a thin wafer super-chilled below -301 degrees F zipping around a circular track like a miniature flying saucer. 
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You've probably heard of Pi day held on 14 March, and might even know its rival Tau day on 28 June. But these circular numbers aren't the only mathematical constants worth celebrating. Just in time for today's date, known as Phi day, musician Michael Blake has composed a soundtrack in recognition of the golden ratio, represented by the Greek letter phi (see video above). More on MATHEMATICS: http://www.scoop.it/t/science-news?tag=mathematics
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Throughout human evolution, multiple versions of humans co-existed. Could we be mid-upgrade now? At TEDxSummit, Juan Enriquez sweeps across time and space to bring us to the present moment -- and shows how technology is revealing evidence that suggests rapid evolution may be under way. Via Sue Tamani
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The MESSENGER satellite left Earth in 2004 and began its orbit around Mercury on March 17, 2011. New images show areas of the planet's surface never seen at close range. Over the next year MESSENGER will map the entire surface of the planet and send back other valuable data.
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Professor Roger Bowley says poetry and numbers are more closely linked than you may think, citing Shakespeare's 14-line sonnets and iambic pentameter as examples.
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