I know it's hyperbolic, but it's not wrong. Tragic losses (possible triggers for recent events at the link) should be avoided!
Without defining consciousness, how can you ask where it comes from?
The Four Agreements by Don Miguel Ruiz align very positively with the Four Aspirations. There may be a connection, but aspirations are easier to live with!
The title from the print version of Scientific American is my kind of story. But Ableton Push is just a fancy Simon game (I'm old).