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 ...

Los Angeles City Controller Kenneth Mejia appeared poised to win a second term Friday, while challenger Zach Sokoloff acknowledged that he was unlikely to overcome the deficit as additional ballots ...

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, ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Analilia Mejia is headed to Congress. New Jersey’s newest representative in Congress did not have to spend the night fretting about results, as the Associated Press, CNN, MSNOW and Decision Desk HQ ...

Analilia Mejia’s stunning upset in New Jersey’s 11th Congressional District — a traditionally moderate, upper-middle-class suburban area — surprised political analysts nationwide. Against the backdrop ...

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 ...