A philosopher might find the general work unsophisticated, and scientists are often bemused by esoteric talk of zombies, supervenience, and possible worlds.

Anyway, there is a lot of really interesting work going on in the neuroscience and psychology of consciousness, and I would love to see philosophers become more closely involved with this.

Consciousness poses the most baffling problems in the science of the mind. There is nothing that we know more intimately than conscious experience, but there is nothing that is harder to explain.

How does the water of the brain turn into the wine of consciousness?

People have managed to avert their eyes and hope for the best.

What does it mean, exactly, for a given system to be a "neural correlate of consciousness"?

Why should physical processing give rise to a rich inner life at all? It seems objectively unreasonable that it should, and yet it does.

Studying consciousness tells us more about how the world is fundamentally strange. I think we have a few revolutions to go yet before we get to the bottom of it.

There's certainly nothing original about the observation that conscious experience poses a hard problem.

My interests started about in science and in mathematics, I always thought I was going to be a mathematician.

It probably helps that my background is in the sciences and I can speak the scientists' language.

Sleep is an under-ocean dipped into each night.

If we wear our worst reviews like a backpack, they travel with us.

I would rather excel in the knowledge of what is excellent, than in the extent of my power and possessions.

Refuse to let the fear of rejection hold you back. Remember, rejection is never personal.

I can only assume that there’s only one thing more frustrating than not being able to find someone, and that’s not being found. I would want someone to find me, more than anything.

I never imagined my life would be the way that it has been for the past 30 years. I have had the best experiences a person can have-and the worst as well.

I did a picture for the First Barbie doll box.

Only a very foolish lawyer will dare guess the outcome of a jury trial.

Pain teaches lessons no scholar can.

Looks like I’m going to ruin your day, Big Boy. I choose to live my crappy life a little longer. (Susan)