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  "id": 16751833,
  "title": "The consciousness theory that connects you to everything",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/27/the-consciousness-theory-that-connects-you-to-everything",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-10-27T13:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Big Think",
    "slug": "big-think",
    "url": "https://bigthink.com/the-well/the-consciousness-theory-that-connects-you-to-everything/"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Neuropsychiatrist Iain McGilchrist turns to one of philosophy’s oldest questions: what is consciousness, and where does it come from? He argues the brain doesn’t create consciousness — it shapes it, the way a larynx shapes air into a voice, filtering a larger field of consciousness into something distinctly yours. From there he builds toward panpsychism, the idea that consciousness pervades…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}