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
