Where does consciousness come from?

Space station won't need to dodge debris
A piece of an old Soviet-era satellite spinning through space could threaten the International Space Station overnight, NASA said Monday.
Where does consciousness come from?

Consciousness arises as an emergent property of the human mind. Yet basic questions about the precise timing, location and dynamics of the neural event allowing conscious access to information are not clearly defined.

Research Center's Role Faces Scrutiny
A Pennsylvania defense research center regularly consulted with two "handlers" close to Rep. John P. Murtha (D-Pa.) as it collected nearly $250 million in federal funding through the lawmaker, according to documents obtained by The Washington Post and sources familiar with the funding requests. The...