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consciousness

[kon-shuhs-nis] / ˈkɒn ʃəs nɪs /


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The latest original film from Disney's Pixar tells the story of a young animal lover who uses technology to transfer her consciousness into a robotic beaver so she can better communicate and protect wildlife.

From Barron's

This is a film that has the viewer in mind every step of the way, and that consciousness will pay dividends well into the future.

From Salon

When paramedics arrived, they managed to restart Leona's heart, but she did not regain consciousness and died two days later in hospital.

From BBC

He recommends a solution: “Developers must actively engineer the illusion of consciousness out of the products.”

From The Wall Street Journal

In both grocery aisles and the public consciousness, items such as avocados and almonds were deemed too fatty to be “healthy,” while Cocoa Puffs and Pop-Tarts technically qualified.

From The Wall Street Journal