July 17 OA highlight: "The Elephant and the Blind: The Experience of Pure Consciousness: Philosophy, Science, and 500+ Experiential Reports" by Thomas Metzinger @cogscisociety.bsky.social @mitpress.bsky.social #OACogSci mitpress.mit.edu/978026254710...

The Elephant and the BlindWhat if our goal had not been to land on Mars, but in pure consciousness? The experience of pure consciousness—what does it look like? What is the essence ...mitpress.mit.eduPhilip Laughlin

July 16 spotlight: FROM SENSING TO SENTIENCE: How Feeling Emerges from the Brain by Todd E. Feinberg #CogSci2026 #OA #MITP mitpress.mit.edu/978026255095...