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The items in this collage were selected from the AI TOPICS Web site's "AI in the News" collection that can be found--complete with links to the item's source and related AI TOPICS pages--at www. Please note that: (1) an excerpt may not reflect the overall tenor of the item, nor contain all of the relevant information; and, (2) all items are offered "as is" and the fact that an item has been selected does not imply any endorsement whatsoever. "In a special collection of articles published beginning 1 July 2005, Science Magazine and its online companion sites celebrate the journal's 125th anniversary with a look forward -- at the most compelling puzzles and questions facing scientists today. A special, free news feature in Science explores 125 big questions that face scientific inquiry over the next quarter-century…." What Is the Biological Basis of Consciousness? "For centuries, debating the nature of consciousness was the exclusive purview of philosophers.