# Stav Dimitropoulos Up: [[Consciousness, Neural Transduction and Human Origins]] Science journalist and author of the Popular Mechanics article (Sep 1, 2026) that the @SmartScience post summarizes. ## Relevance - The article quotes Epstein, Mehta, Muotri and Kosik, and carries the caveat that the theory is unproven. - The 50,000-year framing comes from the headline of this article.