A Unified Sense of Self

By MIKE MAGEE Stanford neuroscientist, David Eagleman, reminded us this week that “A coherent explanation of consciousness eludes modern science.” That was his opening line in the New York Times book review of Michael Pollan’s latest effort, “A World Appears.” In it, Pollan asks innocently, “How does the brain generate a unified sense of self?”…

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Big Bets, Long Bets: Investing in the Power of Ideas

With science funding catapulted into the cultural conversation more than ever in the last year, it faces a critical inflection point. There is an opportunity to design a path forward that builds stability in the short term and opens doors in the long term for foundational and transformational science and technology solutions that will benefit…

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