Dr. John C. Lilly, a neuroscientist and writer who explored human consciousness, dolphin communication and the borders of reality with the showmanship of P. T. Barnum and the infectious zeal of Jacques Yves-Cousteau, died on Sept. 30 in Los Angeles.
If some of the tedium of the original comes through, so does the music of its language; and if the performance is uneven, it offers moments of beauty and insight, as when all the characters come under a veil that suddenly recasts itself as the sheet of Finnegan's bed as he, dreaming through an epic that seeks to explore human consciousness at night, begins to wake up (2 30).
One aspect of those poems, however, was quite original, and that was their exploring of human consciousness along Freudian lines.
According to Gilmer, the garden in America is no longer a backyard hobby but rather a new way of exploring the human consciousness, and she is devoted to helping people create their outdoor spaces.
His work often explores human rights and poverty, though he also enjoys writing about plants, books, and consciousness.
Goal: To explore human mobility.
Michael Blastland explores human foibles.
With a cerebral approach similar to Payne's "Constellations" at the Geffen Playhouse this summer, "Incognito" explores aspects of human consciousness — in particular, genius, memory and imagination — as they relate to the science of neurophysiology.
For instance, the term Homo spaciens describes speculative future humans adapted to life in outer space or on other planets, while the notion of mind-uploading explores whether individual human consciousness could be preserved in robotic hardware.
He spent much of the 1980s exploring the intersections between human consciousness, creative activity, and new technologies.
