The Mind Science Foundation (MSF) is a private non-profit scientific foundation in San Antonio , Texas , USA, established by the philanthropist Thomas Baker Slick in 1958.
2-693: The Foundation's mission is to raise awareness and levels of funding for one of the major unsolved questions in science: how consciousness arises in human beings. MSF is a principal, international supporter of pilot data grants for consciousness research. Some recent award recipients include: In addition to funding leading researchers in the field, the Mind Science Foundation hosts a Distinguished Speakers Series to heighten public awareness of practical topics related to human consciousness. Examples of past speakers include: The Foundation also supports international symposia and conferences focused on
4-924: The scientific study of consciousness and has also helped to sponsor events with the following organizations: See also: List of museums in Central Texas List of museums in Central Texas The list of museums in Texas encompasses museums defined for this context as institutions (including nonprofit organizations, government entities, and private businesses) that collect and care for objects of cultural, artistic, scientific, or historical interest and make their collections or related exhibits available for public viewing. Also included are non-profit art galleries and exhibit spaces. Closed museums and museums that exist only in cyberspace (i.e., virtual museums ) are not included. Central Texas
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