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consciousness

[kon-shuhs-nis] / ˈkɒn ʃəs nɪs /


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Consciousness has long been described as one of science's toughest puzzles.

From Science Daily • Feb. 4, 2026

Seen as a martyr in the struggle against white-minority rule, the Black Consciousness Movement founder died from a brain injury aged 30 almost a month after being arrested at a roadblock.

From BBC • Sep. 12, 2025

Andrews was a coauthor of the New York Declaration on Animal Consciousness, a declaration signed last April by a long list of animal consciousness, philosophy, neuroscience and cognitive science luminaries at New York University.

From Salon • May 13, 2025

He called the movement the International Society for Krishna Consciousness, or ISKCON.

From New York Times • May 22, 2024

It was more important to show the young Black Consciousness men that the struggle was indivisible and that we all had the same enemy.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela




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