QUESTION Podcast #113 — Consciousness and the Self
In this episode of the Waking Up podcast, Sam Harris speaks with Anil Seth about the scientific study of consciousness, where consciousness emerges in nature, levels of consciousness, perception as a “controlled hallucination,” emotion, the experience of “pure consciousness,” consciousness as “integrated information,” measures of “brain complexity,” psychedelics, different aspects of the “self,” conscious AI, and many other topics.
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Feel free to reply to any comment by clicking the "Reply" button.Waking Up is the best podcast out there IMO. Personally, I could give a shit less about the man's voice - I like his ideas and the vastly interesting guests he has on. (NDT does have an amazing voice though)
illegal_brain
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Jan 11, 2018
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Looking forward to listening to this. I really like Harris' talks. I just wish his voice was more like Neil Degrasse Tyson's. Harris makes me want to fall asleep sometimes lol
Piece2YourPuzzle
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Jan 10, 2018
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Loved Harris book "Waking Up". The notion that our brains probably contain multiple consciousnesses is a trip. Thanks for sharing!
Fearlessfreep
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Jan 10, 2018
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That's pretty interesting stuff. I'm waiting for my elexa to call out my name. That's going to spook me out. Artificial intelligence will probably be the next fronteer.
BucketlistBob
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Jan 10, 2018
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