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The Conscious Mind - Wikipedia en.wikipedia.org David Chalmers · Oxford University Press 2 facts

perspectiveDavid Chalmers compares the fundamental nature of consciousness to the fundamental nature of electromagnetism and gravity, noting that initial reluctance to accept such concepts is historically common.

perspectiveDavid Chalmers advocates that scientists should seek fundamental laws of consciousness, analogous to how scientists sought fundamental laws of gravity and electromagnetism.

How Electronic Components Work blog.mide.com Mide 2 facts

claimPendulum watches rely on gravity to keep time, which causes them to perform differently at varying altitudes and sea levels due to changes in gravitational force.

claimQuartz watches are battery-powered and their timekeeping performance is not affected by gravity or altitude.

Quantum Models of Consciousness from a Quantum Information ... arxiv.org arXiv Dec 20, 2024 1 fact

claimC. Marletto and V. Vedral argued that gravitationally induced entanglement between two massive particles is sufficient evidence of quantum effects in gravity in 2017.

Moving Forward on the Problem of Consciousness - David Chalmers consc.net Journal of Consciousness Studies 1 fact

perspectiveDavid Chalmers argues that in scientific explanation, the goal is to reduce the primitive component to the simplest possible form, rather than eliminating it entirely, using the case of gravity as an analogy.

The role of light in regulating plant growth, development and sugar ... frontiersin.org Frontiers Jan 6, 2025 1 fact

claimLight is the most significant external environmental condition affecting plant growth and development compared to temperature, gravity, water, and minerals.

Episode 2: The Hard Problem of Consciousness – David Chalmers ... futurepointdigital.substack.com Future Point Digital Jul 24, 2025 1 fact

claimDavid Chalmers suggests that consciousness might be a fundamental property of the universe, similar to space, time, or gravity.

Consciousness-Induced Quantum State Reduction - Nova Spivack novaspivack.com Nova Spivack Jun 2, 2025 1 fact

claimThe transmission of energy-momentum in physical systems is enforced by the dynamics of the Ψ field (Eq. 3.5) and its interactions with other physical fields such as electromagnetism or gravity.

Hard Problem of Consciousness | Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy iep.utm.edu Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy 1 fact

claimDavid Chalmers claims that because no functional characterization of consciousness is available, reductive explanation fails, leaving two options: either eliminate consciousness entirely or add it to our ontology as an unreduced feature of reality, similar to gravity and electromagnetism.

Epistemology of Testimony | Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy iep.utm.edu Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy 1 fact

claimAn inductively-based belief is formed when an individual infers future events based on past observations, such as inferring the continued operation of gravity.

Quantum Approaches to Consciousness plato.stanford.edu Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy Nov 30, 2004 1 fact

referenceC. Papaseit, N. Pochon, and J. Tabony authored 'Microtubule self-organization is gravity-dependent', published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the USA in 2000.

Non-physicalist Theories of Consciousness cambridge.org Cambridge University Press Dec 20, 2023 1 fact

claimDualists may posit the existence of psychophysical laws, which are laws connecting psychological states to physical states, similar to how physical laws like gravity or electromagnetism function.

7 Major Organ Systems: Functions and Connections instituteofhumananatomy.com Institute of Human Anatomy Nov 23, 2025 1 fact

claimMuscles assist in blood circulation by contracting and pushing blood back to the heart, which helps counteract gravity, particularly in the legs.