A large body of scientific evidence stemming from studies of diverse species clearly shows that many nonhuman animals (animals) are sentient beings. 1 Because these studies show that the biodiversity ...

The more we study sentience among nonhuman animals (animals) the more species are added to the sentience arena—the biodiversity of sentience is forever growing—and ethical questions about pain and ...

The nature of consciousness has long intrigued philosophers, scientists, and the general public alike. It raises profound questions about awareness, experience, and the very essence of being.

As any great illusionist will tell you, the whole point of a staged illusion is to look utterly convincing, to make whatever is happening on stage seem so thoroughly real that the average audience ...