As we open our eyes to an era where the lines between the real and the virtual blur, technologies like Apple's Vision Pro not only redefine our sensory experiences but also beckon us into a realm of ...

The Mandukya Upanishad: The Four States of Consciousness and Their Impact on Perception The nature of reality has perplexed seekers for millennia, yet the answer has always been within—the self.

Research into body ownership and perception in virtual reality has rapidly advanced our understanding of how the human brain constructs a sense of self through the integration of multisensory signals.

Leeds Beckett University provides funding as a member of The Conversation UK. A few years ago I climbed over a gate and found myself gazing down at a valley. After I’d been walking for a few minutes, ...

The Big Ideas: What Is Reality? Fixing our flawed perception of what is real will take nothing less than a revolution. By Ben Okri Mr. Okri is a poet and novelist. This essay is part of a series ...

A single phrase can follow you for a lifetime. For me, it was this: Perception is reality. It was one of the first lessons drilled into me during Plebe Summer at the U.S. Naval Academy. It felt like a ...

The reality in which we now find ourselves is indeed complex—a reality that intertwines the tangible world with the vast, often unfathomable, realms of artificial intelligence (AI). And my ...