What if the brain doesn’t create consciousness, but instead receives, filters or limits it? Exploring the possibility that the human body may be a temporary container—or interface—for consciousness, and what that could mean for life, memory, animals and death.

More visitors are entering Shenandoah National Park through the Front Royal entrance each year, yet many downtown businesses are seeing fewer people walk through their doors. What explains the disconnect? Looking at four years of visitor traffic data reveals an important opportunity for destination development.