27 Apr 2016

Introduction: Our Blog spot

The Think Creative team have a passion for artificial intelligence, machine learning, cognitive science, neuroscience and philosophy of the mind. Advancements in these fields have provided invaluable insight for the next generation of systems and information technology. Our blog is a space for us to share important research and discoveries in these and related areas.

The first link that Think Creative would like to share comes from Colin Klein and Andrew Barron from Macquarie University Sydney and overviews their insights into phenomenal consciousness. Their research is taking on a new way of thinking about the study of consciousness. Philosophy has often used a behaviourist approach to recognize consciousness in others, yet this of course is limiting. Studying the structures of the brains of bees however has uncovered a potential that they may also have a first person perspective.

Read more on their Conversation article:
https://theconversation.com/what-it-is-like-to-be-a-bee-insects-can-teach-us-about-the-origins-of-consciousness-57792