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The site required Yale credentials to log in

Requiring these credentials seems like a perfectly legitimate way to protect this information. Later in the article it mentions other reasons that were more likely to have contributed to the decision that they made.

Re:No, really—consciousness is worth thinking about on Monday August 12, 2013 @12:51AM (#6197707)
> Saying it emerges from neural activity doesn't explain the mechanism; it's merely the result of something we don't understand.

You make an interesting point, however I think the case could be made that consciousness emerging from neural activity could be the result of emergence.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emergence