Human beings tend to be anthropocentric. That is, we often see ourselves as evolution’s magnum opus despite the fact that, as biomass goes, we’re insignificant compared to plants and other animals.

New studies suggest consciousness can't be judged solely by behavior, whether it's a chatbot discussing philosophy or a bee searching for nectar. Researchers are increasingly focusing on the internal ...

A 64-year-old Teaneck man is behind bars after a law enforcement investigation revealed he physically assaulted and endangered a child. The suspect, identified as Miguel Mejia, was arrested Tuesday.

A 64-year-old Bergen County man was arrested Tuesday on charges of abusing and assaulting a child and refusing to provide a DNA sample. Miguel Mejia, of Teaneck, allegedly attacked the child, ...

The newest member of Congress, Analilia Mejia, was back in her district on May 6 to hold her first town hall and recruit constituents to help her "impact" the issues she said will affect them the most ...

LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- Los Angeles City Controller Kenneth Mejia is in a reelection fight against Zach Sokoloff, an asset manager for Hackman Capital Partners. Sokoloff, who has the endorsement of the ...

At TED2026, neuroscientist Anil Seth made a logical and persuasive case: artificial intelligence (AI) is unlikely to become conscious. Based in neuroscience, it was delivered with the kind of clarity ...

Four years ago, this editorial board was wary of Kenneth Mejia, concerned that the young progressive’s radical rhetoric—including labeling police as enforcers of “white supremacy”—rendered him unfit ...

They warned us that the Democratic Socialists of America were coming to a town near you. I just didn’t realize it was going to be my town. In New Jersey’s 11th Congressional District — a region ...

Rep. Analilia Mejia (D-N.J.) was officially sworn in to represent the Garden State’s 11th Congressional District on Monday, further narrowing the GOP majority in the lower chamber. Mejia, a top aide ...

The deep-blue Garden State got a little bit redder Thursday night. New Jersey’s new congresswoman not only favors the same ruby shade of lipstick as “Squad” member Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, but ...

For most of modern history, what Democrat Analilia Mejia pulled off in New Jersey’s 11th District on Thursday night would have been unfathomable. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited ...