A Neuroscientist’s Radical Theory of How Networks Become Conscious

By Stephen Downes - Stephen's Web. A Neuroscientist’s Radical Theory of How Networks Become Conscious
Brandon Keim, Wired, 2016/02/22
I don't think the theory is all that radical - it's the same theory I have! "Consciousness arises within any sufficiently complex, information-processing system. All animals, from humans on down to earthworms, are conscious; even the internet could be." It's like the charge on an electron, continues the explanation. More...