About this Event
TSC 2026 April 6-11
The Science of Consciousness (‘TSC’) conference is the world’s longest running inter-disciplinary conference on rigorous approaches to all aspects of the study and understanding off consciousness, the nature of existence and our place in the universe. TSC emphasizes broad and rigorous approaches to all aspects of the study and understanding of consciousness. Topical areas include neuroscience, philosophy, psychology, biology, quantum physics, cosmology, meditation and altered states, AI/machine consciousness, culture and experiential phenomenology
TSC has alternated yearly since 1994 between Tucson, Arizona USA and elsewhere including Italy, Denmark, Japan, Sweden, Czech Republic, Hungary, Hong Kong, India, California, Switzerland, Finland, and Taormina, on the island of Sicily. 2025 TSC will be in Barcelona, Spain (July 6-11) preceding and in conjunction with The Festival of Consciousness (July 11-13).
We face a crossroads in the age-old study of consciousness. Over the past thirty years approaches to understanding consciousness have diverged along two distinct paths: 1) ‘neurocomputational’ views of the brain as a complex computer of simple neurons, a view compatible with AI systems becoming conscious, and 2) ‘funda-mental’ views in which consciousness is intrinsic to the universe, connected to the brain through quantum biology. Exploring the funda-mental view, TSC embraces neuroscience biology far more rigorously than AI-compatible simple neurons. Ironically, conscious AI may be most likely to occur in biomimetic quantum computers.
Save the date: TSC 2026 Tucson Arizona - April 6-11
Call for Abstracts - link opens August 1-15; deadline November 1
Proposals for workshops - email: [email protected] - 1 page proposal, description and list of presenters and their affiliations - deadline: October 1
Venue: Loews Ventana Canyon Resort - Tucson
Loews Hotel Room block is now open - LINK
Registration via Eventbrite
Standard $550; Student $450
Sponsorships
contact: [email protected]
CCS Website
www.consciousness.arizona.edu
Videos
Retro Anniversary
Penrose 2021 Nobel Prize - Intro Reel for TSC online program
Additional Links
Eventbrite The Science of Consciousness Registration
YouTube Channel - The Science of Consciousness Conferences & Programs
Facebook CCS-TSC
Join TSC E-list
Agenda
Themes
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Loews Ventana Canyon Resort, 7000 N Resort Drive, Tucson, United States
USD 473.45 to USD 576.45
