Mind-Body Solution with Dr Tevin Naidu: Recent Episodes
Dr Tevin Naidu
Mind-Body Solution presents enlightening discourse with the world’s leading experts in philosophy, neuroscience, psychology, anthropology, linguistics, AI, and beyond. A function of this podcast is to show just how difficult — intellectually and practically — the mind-body problem is. It will change the way you think about the mind-body dichotomy by taking an in-depth philosophical probe into the nature of reality, morality, spirituality, consciousness, free will, and much more.
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Is science missing something fundamental?In this episode of Mind-Body Solution, I sit down with astrophysicist Adam Frank to explore one of the deepest questions at the intersection of cosmology and consciousness: has modern science systematically ignored experience itself?We examine whether the scientific worldview — powerful as it is — leaves out the very thing that makes science possible: the lived perspective of the observer. From physics and emergence to life, mind, and meaning, this conversation pushes beyond reductionism and asks whether experience belongs at the foundation of reality.We discuss the role of observers in physics, the limits of materialism, whether consciousness is an accidental byproduct or an intrinsic feature of the universe, and what it would mean to rethink science without abandoning rigor.If science describes the world — where do we fit into the picture?TIMESTAMPS:(0:00) - Introduction: Exploring The Blind Spot Book & Podcast Overview(0:51) - Lapsed Platonist: Astronomy, Philosophy & Origins of Thought(1:55) - The Quasi-Religious Appeal of Perfect Knowledge in Science(2:44) - Comic Books, Marvel Mythology & Spiritual Impulses(3:53) - Mind-Body Problem Revisited: Moving Beyond Dualism(5:38) - Realism vs Anti-Realism: Experience as the Basis of Knowledge(6:47) - Crisis in Modern Sciences: Husserl & Embodied Metaphysics(8:32) - Analytic vs Continental Philosophy: Why the Divide Matters(9:53) - Eastern Philosophies & Their Neglect in Western Science(12:56) - Quantum Mechanics Screaming for Lived Experience(14:37) - God’s Eye View & The Blind Spot Assumption in Science(18:14) - Limits of a Theory of Everything: Embodied Failures Explained(21:04)- New Science & Philosophy: Moving Beyond the Blind Spot(25:22) - Experience-First Perspective: Wittgenstein & Generational Shifts(30:51) - Semantic Information, Meaning, and Agents in Complex Systems(32:34) - History, Catastrophes & Human Creativity Across Long Scales(38:10) - Search for Alien Life & Techno Signatures: Paradigm-Shifting Implications(46:42) - AI Hype, Techno Overpromises & Materialist Defensiveness(50:28) - Life, Co-Arising, and the Co-Constituted Self & World(55:37) - Closing Reflections: Embracing Life’s Weirdness & Cosmic WonderEPISODE LINKS:- Adam's Website: https://www.adamfrankscience.com/- Adam's Blog: https://www.everymansuniverse.com/- Adam's Publications: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=71Z6Q98AAAAJ&hl=en- Adam's Books: https://www.amazon.com/stores/author/B001JS7N66- Adam's X: https://x.com/AdamFrank4- Adam's FB: https://www.facebook.com/AdamFrankAuthor/CONNECT:- Website: https://mindbodysolution.org - YouTube: https://youtube.com/@MindBodySolution- Podcast: https://creators.spotify.com/pod/show/mindbodysolution- Twitter: https://twitter.com/drtevinnaidu- Facebook: https://facebook.com/drtevinnaidu - Instagram: https://instagram.com/drtevinnaidu- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/drtevinnaidu- Website: https://tevinnaidu.com=============================Disclaimer: The information provided on this channel is for educational purposes only. The content is shared in the spirit of open discourse and does not constitute, nor does it substitute, professional or medical advice. We do not accept any liability for any loss or damage incurred from you acting or not acting as a result of listening/watching any of our contents. You acknowledge that you use the information provided at your own risk. Listeners/viewers are advised to conduct their own research and consult with their own experts in the respective fields.
For decades, neuroscience treated the brain like a digital machine — storing information in synaptic connections and sustaining activity like a switch flipped on. But what if that model is incomplete?In this conversation, I sit down with Earl Miller, MIT professor and head of the Miller Lab, to explore a growing shift in cognitive neuroscience: the brain may compute using dynamic electrical waves.We discuss how oscillations coordinate millions of neurons, how waves interact with spikes in a two-way system, why large-scale brain organization may depend on rhythmic patterns, and what this means for artificial intelligence.If cognition isn’t just stored in connections — but emerges from real-time analog wave computation — how should we rethink intelligence? TIMESTAMPS:(0:00) - Introduction: Mind-Brain Relationship Explained(0:27) - Brain as an Analog System: Dynamic Wave Computation(0:59) - 20th Century Brain Models: Connectionist Cognition(2:04) - AI Limitations from Old Brain Models(2:35) - Storing Information in Synaptic Connections(3:29) - Self-Organizing Brain & Internal Control Systems(4:29) - Brain Waves for Large-Scale Organization(5:17) - Spikes and Waves: Two-Way Brain Interaction(6:30) - Electrical Oscillations: Excitation & Inhibition Patterns(9:30) - Advantages of Wave-Based Processing over Logic Gates(11:00) - Coordinating Millions of Neurons for Attention(12:30) - Goals, Plans & Intentions Driving Brain Activity(15:30) - Real-Time Control: Synapses vs Waves Debate(18:30) - Generating New Brain Wave Patterns in Real Time(23:00) - Implications for AI & Cognitive Science(27:30) - Evolving Views on Cortical Computation & Oscillations(32:00) - High & Low Energy Phases in Brain Waves Explained(38:00) - Waves as a Mechanism for Self-Organization(44:00) - Real Analog Computation Through Wave Interactions(1:15:26) - Closing ThoughtsEPISODE LINKS:- Earl's Website: https://ekmillerlab.mit.edu/earl-miller/- Earl's Publications: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=hv8jgk8AAAAJ&hl=en- Earl's X: https://x.com/MillerLabMIT- Earl's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/earlkmiller/- Cognition is an emergent property: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cobeha.2024.101388- Analog Theory:https://loc.closertotruth.com/theory/millers-brain-waves-analog-organization-of-cortex- Cognition Emerges From Neural Dynamics Lecture: https://youtu.be/ie58Ujqy0vACONNECT:- Website: https://mindbodysolution.org - YouTube: https://youtube.com/@MindBodySolution- Podcast: https://creators.spotify.com/pod/show/mindbodysolution- Twitter: https://twitter.com/drtevinnaidu- Facebook: https://facebook.com/drtevinnaidu - Instagram: https://instagram.com/drtevinnaidu- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/drtevinnaidu- Website: https://tevinnaidu.com=============================Disclaimer: The information provided on this channel is for educational purposes only. The content is shared in the spirit of open discourse and does not constitute, nor does it substitute, professional or medical advice. We do not accept any liability for any loss or damage incurred from you acting or not acting as a result of listening/watching any of our contents. You acknowledge that you use the information provided at your own risk. Listeners/viewers are advised to conduct their own research and consult with their own experts in the respective fields.
Is the brain really the source of mind — or is consciousness something more deeply biological?In this conversation, Anna Ciaunica challenges neurocentrism and explores the idea that cognition may not begin with neurons at all. We examine neuroimmune coupling, pregnancy as a nested model of subjectivity, basal intelligence before brains, and the fragile embodied self revealed in depersonalization experiences.We also explore biological idealism, multiscale intelligence, and whether artificial systems can ever replicate the ontological structure of living organisms.Topics include:• Neurocentrism and its limits• Immune systems as fact-checkers for survival• Basal cognition before neurons• Pregnancy and nested subjectivity• The fragile embodied self• Depersonalization & active inference• Touch and self-other boundaries• Biological idealism explained• Ontological differences between AI and life• Multiscale intelligence and self-organizationThis episode moves from cells to selves to artificial systems — and asks whether experience might be more fundamental than we assume.TIMESTAMPS:(0:00) – Introduction & The Challenge to Brain-Centrism(4:33) – Philosophy’s Role in Questioning Scientific Assumptions(8:47) – Neuroimmune Coupling & The Origins of Thought(14:56) – Pregnancy, Nested Systems & Cellular Perception(17:18) – Embodiment in Early Development(23:47) – Phenomenal vs Grounded Experience(29:46) – Fetal Sensory Processing & Early Cognition(36:20) – Layered Analogies for Cognition(40:09) – Basal Intelligence Before Neurons(46:24) – Soma-Sema Theory & Death Anxiety(51:23) – Birth, Death & Ontological Boundaries(55:25) – Depersonalization & The Fragile Self(1:03:39) – Cracks in Transparency & Self-Perception(1:10:50) – Touch, Interaction & Self-Other Boundaries(1:16:45) – The “No Body” Problem(1:21:08) – Brain ≠ Mind: The Neuroimmune Challenge(1:29:09) – Biological Idealism Explained(1:37:59) – AI vs Biological Ontology(1:46:43) – Hidden Assumptions in AI Discourse(2:00:05) – Final ThoughtsEPISODE LINKS:- Anna's Website: https://annaciaunica.fr/- Anna's X: https://x.com/AnnaCiaunica- Anna's Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/annaciaunica.bsky.social- Anna's Publications: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=ZUMz7EAAAAAJ&hl=en- From Cells to Selves: https://aeon.co/essays/why-you-need-your-whole-body-from-head-to-toes-to-think- When The Self Slips: https://aeon.co/essays/what-can-depersonalisation-disorder-say-about-the-selfCONNECT:- Website: https://mindbodysolution.org - YouTube: https://youtube.com/@MindBodySolution- Podcast: https://creators.spotify.com/pod/show/mindbodysolution- Twitter: https://twitter.com/drtevinnaidu- Facebook: https://facebook.com/drtevinnaidu - Instagram: https://instagram.com/drtevinnaidu- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/drtevinnaidu- Website: https://tevinnaidu.com=============================Disclaimer: The information provided on this channel is for educational purposes only. The content is shared in the spirit of open discourse and does not constitute, nor does it substitute, professional or medical advice. We do not accept any liability for any loss or damage incurred from you acting or not acting as a result of listening/watching any of our contents. You acknowledge that you use the information provided at your own risk. Listeners/viewers are advised to conduct their own research and consult with their own experts in the respective fields.
What is consciousness — and how should biology explain it?In this second conversation with Professor Kevin Mitchell, we examine whether consciousness can be fully accounted for within physics alone — or whether biological organization introduces new levels of explanation.Mitchell develops a non-reductive naturalist framework in which organisms are genuine agents, higher-level causal structures matter, and subjectivity cannot be ignored in any adequate theory of mind.We explore:• What needs explaining when we talk about consciousness• The limits and strengths of physicalist reduction• Weak vs strong emergence• Biological organization as a causal framework• Downward causation and levels of explanation• Organisms as agents rather than passive mechanisms• The role of the conscious subject• Mental causation and explanatory gaps• Teleology in evolutionary systems• Whether artificial systems could instantiate subjectivityTIMESTAMPS:(0:00) – Introduction(0:32) – Kevin’s Approach to Consciousness(1:12) – Consciousness and the Requirement of a Subject(3:59) – AI, Functionalism, & Biological Naturalism(7:37) – Embodiment, In-Mindedness & Experiential Bedrock(11:19) – Control Architectures, Attention, and Illusionism(15:21) – Selfhood Perspectives: Jennings, Graziano & Humphrey(19:08) – Temporal Continuity & Brains as Semantic Engines(23:03) – Top-Down Causation and Dynamical Self(27:00) – Levels of Selfhood & Autobiographical Continuity(30:43) – Neuroscience, Psychiatry & Emergent Mental Phenomena(38:15) – Altered Subjectivity & Embodiment in Injury(44:06) – Life, Consciousness, and AI Agents(50:23) – Philosophy, Science & Indeterminacy(56:28) – Neural Noise, Decision-Making & Agency(1:10:48) – Reasons, Choices & Moral Development(1:20:43) – Emergence, Transcendence & First-Person Neuroscience(1:26:50) – Kantian Structures & Perception(1:30:35) – Defining Mind & Relational Perspectives(1:34:52) – Final ThoughtsEPISODE LINKS:- Kevin's Round 1: https://youtu.be/UdlkYGbuD7Q- Kevin's Website: https://www.kjmitchell.com/- Kevin's Blog: http://www.wiringthebrain.com- Kevin's Books: https://tinyurl.com/2p9yjzxr- Kevin's Publications: https://tinyurl.com/mskdpvce- Kevin's Twitter: https://twitter.com/wiringthebrain- Consciousness needs a subject:https://philpapers.org/rec/MITCNA-2- Reframing the free will debate: the universe is not deterministic:https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11229-026-05455-7- Beyond Mechanism—Extending Our Concepts of Causation in Neuroscience:https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/ejn.70064- Undetermined: Free will in real time and through time:https://dialnet.unirioja.es/servlet/articulo?codigo=10358095- The origins of meaning - from pragmatic control signals to semantic representations:https://osf.io/preprints/psyarxiv/dfkrvCONNECT:- Website: https://mindbodysolution.org - YouTube: https://youtube.com/@mindbodysolution- Podcast: https://creators.spotify.com/pod/show/mindbodysolution- Twitter: https://twitter.com/drtevinnaidu- Facebook: https://facebook.com/drtevinnaidu - Instagram: https://instagram.com/drtevinnaidu- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/drtevinnaidu- Website: https://tevinnaidu.com=============================Disclaimer: The information provided on this channel is for educational purposes only. The content is shared in the spirit of open discourse and does not constitute, nor does it substitute, professional or medical advice. We do not accept any liability for any loss or damage incurred from you acting or not acting as a result of listening/watching any of our contents. You acknowledge that you use the information provided at your own risk. Listeners/viewers are advised to conduct their own research and consult with their own experts in the respective fields.
In this landmark Mind-Body Solution Colloquia, cognitive scientist Donald Hoffman and neuroscientist Karl Friston engage in a deep, rigorous dialogue on the foundations of reality, perception, and consciousness.Hoffman argues that spacetime and physical objects are not fundamental, but evolved interfaces shaped by fitness rather than truth. Friston presents the Free Energy Principle and Active Inference as a unifying framework for life, mind, and meaning — raising the question of whether inference itself can ground reality.Together, they explore:- Why spacetime may be derived, not fundamental- Whether consciousness must come before physics- Markov blankets, trace logic, and system boundaries- Probability, inference, and non-equilibrium dynamics- The limits of scientific explanation- Implications for AI, evolution, and ontologyThis is not a debate — it is a serious attempt to understand reality at its deepest level.TIMESTAMPS:(00:00) - What is Ultimately Real? Consciousness vs Physicalism Debate(00:51) - Why Consciousness is Fundamental Beyond Spacetime(03:06) - High Energy Physics: Spacetime is Doomed Explained(05:06 - Challenges of Physicalist Theories in Explaining Consciousness(07:11 - Ontological Views: Free Energy Principle Integration(08:20) - Background-Free Explanations of Lived Experience(10:06) - Parsimony and Data Compression in Scientific Models(12:21) - Discoveries in Simpler Scattering Amplitude Solutions(14:09) - Free Energy Principle Guiding Beyond Spacetime Physics(16:06) - Why Physicalism Fails to Boot Up Consciousness(19:05) - Probability Theory's Role in Consciousness Frameworks(26:05) - Trace Logic Applied to Markov Chains Dynamics(34:51) - Markov Blankets and Insulation from the Past(39:07) - Minimizing Surprise in Non-Equilibrium Processes(53:32) - Spacetime as a Derived Projection from Fundamentals(1:04:15) - Constructing Simpler Explanations of Reality(1:20:50) - State Spaces and Dimensionality in Consciousness(1:41:30) - Non-Unique Bounds in AI Design Using Trace Logic(2:02:00) - From Classical Probability to Quantum Mechanics Transition(2:10:26) - Inferring Hidden Realities Through Relationships(2:18:54) - Time as a Computational Resource in Inference(2:24:09) - Scope and Limits of Scientific Explanations(2:32:32) - Agreements on Constructed Realities and Perceptions(2:40:01) - Closing Thoughts: Joint ManifestoEPISODE LINKS:- Karl's Round 1: https://youtu.be/Kb5X8xOWgpc- Karl's Round 2: https://youtu.be/mqzyKs2Qvug- Karl's Round 3 (Ft Mark Solms): https://youtu.be/Jtp426wQ-JI- Karl's Lecture 1: https://youtu.be/Gp9Sqvx4H7w- Karl's Lecture 2: https://youtu.be/Sfjw41TBnRM- Karl's Lecture 3: https://youtu.be/dM3YINvDZsY- Don's Round 1: https://youtu.be/M5Hz1giUUT8- Don's Round 2: https://youtu.be/Toq9YLl49KM- Don's Round 3: https://youtu.be/QRa8r5xOaAA- Don's Round 4: https://youtu.be/Hf1q-bZMEo4- Don's Lecture 1: https://youtu.be/r_UFm8GbSvU- Don's Lecture 2: https://youtu.be/YBmzqNIlbcICONNECT:- Website: https://mindbodysolution.org - YouTube: https://youtube.com/@MindBodySolution- Podcast: https://creators.spotify.com/pod/show/mindbodysolution- Twitter: https://twitter.com/drtevinnaidu- Facebook: https://facebook.com/drtevinnaidu - Instagram: https://instagram.com/drtevinnaidu- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/drtevinnaidu- Website: https://tevinnaidu.com=============================Disclaimer: The information provided on this channel is for educational purposes only. The content is shared in the spirit of open discourse and does not constitute, nor does it substitute, professional or medical advice. We do not accept any liability for any loss or damage incurred from you acting or not acting as a result of listening/watching any of our contents. You acknowledge that you use the information provided at your own risk. Listeners/viewers are advised to conduct their own research and consult with their own experts in the respective fields.
What if neurons aren’t the foundation of mind? In this Mind-Body Solution Colloquia, Michael Levin and Robert Chis-Ciure challenge one of neuroscience’s deepest assumptions: that cognition and intelligence are exclusive to brains and neurons.Drawing on cutting-edge work in bioelectricity, developmental biology, and philosophy of mind, this conversation explores how cells, tissues, and living systems exhibit goal-directed behavior, memory, and problem-solving — long before neurons ever appear.We explore: • Cognition without neurons• Bioelectric networks as control systems• Memory and learning beyond synapses• Morphogenesis as collective intelligence• Implications for AI, consciousness, and ethicsThis episode pushes neuroscience beyond the neuron, toward a deeper understanding of mind, life, and intelligence as continuous across scales.TIMESTAMPS:0:00 – Introduction: Why Neuroscience Must Go Beyond Neurons3:12 – The Central Claim: Cognition Is Not Exclusive to Brains7:05 – Defining Cognition, Intelligence, and Agency Without Neurons11:02 – Bioelectricity as a Control Layer for Morphogenesis15:08 – Cells as Problem-Solvers: Goals, Memory, and Error Correction19:41 – The Body as a Cognitive System: Scaling Intelligence Across Levels24:10 – Developmental Plasticity and Non-Neural Decision-Making28:36 – Morphological Computation and Collective Cellular Intelligence33:02 – Challenging Neuron-Centric Neuroscience Assumptions37:18 – Bioelectric Networks vs Neural Networks: Key Differences41:55 – Memory Without Synapses: Storing Information in Living Tissue46:07 – Rewriting Anatomy: Regeneration, Repatterning, and Control50:29 – Cancer, Developmental Errors, and Cognitive Breakdown54:48 – Pluribus: Philosophical Implications59:14 – From Cells to Selves: Where Does Agency Begin?1:03:22 – Implications for AI: Intelligence Without Brains or Neurons1:08:11 – Rethinking Consciousness: Gradualism vs Binary Models1:12:47 – Ethics of Expanding the Moral Circle Beyond Humans1:17:31 – Future Science: New Tools for a Post-Neuron Neuroscience1:22:54 – Closing Reflections: Life, Mind, and Intelligence All the Way DownEPISODE LINKS:- Cognition All the Way Down 2.0: Neuroscience Beyond Neurons in the Diverse Intelligence Era: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11229-025-05319-6- Robert's Publications: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=7V9C7skAAAAJ&hl=en- Mike's Podcast 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v6gp-ORTBlU- Mike's Podcast 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kMxTS7eKkNM- Mike's Podcast 3: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1R-tdscgxu4- Mike's Podcast 4 (with Terrence Deacon): https://youtu.be/HuWbHwPZd60?si=z2unvX37OjXMjjIv- Mike's Lecture: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aQEX-twenkA- Mike's Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@drmichaellevin- Mike's Website: https://drmichaellevin.org/- Mike's Blog: https://thoughtforms.lifeCONNECT:- Website: https://mindbodysolution.org - YouTube: https://youtube.com/@mindbodysolution- Podcast: https://creators.spotify.com/pod/show/mindbodysolution- Twitter: https://twitter.com/drtevinnaidu- Facebook: https://facebook.com/drtevinnaidu - Instagram: https://instagram.com/drtevinnaidu- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/drtevinnaidu- Website: https://tevinnaidu.com=============================Disclaimer: The information provided on this channel is for educational purposes only. The content is shared in the spirit of open discourse and does not constitute, nor does it substitute, professional or medical advice. We do not accept any liability for any loss or damage incurred from you acting or not acting as a result of listening/watching any of our contents. You acknowledge that you use the information provided at your own risk. Listeners/viewers are advised to conduct their own research and consult with their own experts in the respective fields.
What is Consciousness Really?
Professor Jonathan Schooler joins Dr Tevin Naidu the Mind-Body Solution Podcast for a deep exploration of consciousness, mind wandering, and the Nested Observer Windows (NOW) model. In this conversation, Schooler—founder of Meta Lab (Memory, Emotion, Thought & Awareness) at UCSB—explains why introspection can distort experience, how mind wandering reveals hidden layers of awareness, and why consciousness may be structured as a hierarchy of nested experiential windows.We explore:Why self-reports both matter and misleadMeta-awareness and the illusion of continuous attentionPanpsychism, idealism, and materialismSynchronization and coherence in conscious systemsThe three dimensions of time (objective, subjective, alternative)Free will, creativity, and openness to experienceConsciousness beyond the brain—and possibly beyond deathThis episode bridges psychology, neuroscience, philosophy, and physics, offering one of the clearest articulations of Schooler’s most ambitious ideas to date.TIMESTAMPS:(00:00) — Why Consciousness Is Paradoxical (04:24) — Why Introspection Distorts Experience (Verbal Overshadowing)(08:26) — How Scientists Measure Mind Wandering(11:25) — Do We Directly Access Experience or Construct It Later?(14:29) — Near-Death Experiences, Memory, and Illusion(17:43) — Evolutionary Advantages of Mind Wandering(20:35) — Inside Meta Lab: Memory, Emotion, Thought & Awareness(22:52) — Materialism vs Idealism vs Panpsychism(27:04) — Introducing the Nested Observer Windows (NOW) Model(30:49) — Consciousness as a Mosaic of Nested Windows(33:35) — Synchronization, Coherence & Cross-Frequency Coupling(41:50) — Why Information Is Lost as Awareness Scales Up(45:04) — Three Dimensions of Time Explained(50:51) — Why Science Struggles With Experience, Time & Free Will(55:09) — Subjective Time, Frame Rates & Flow of Consciousness(59:15) — Alternative Time & the Possibility of Free Will(1:05:46) — Measuring Subjective Time in the Brain(1:10:18) — Many Worlds Theory Reimagined Through Consciousness(1:18:48) — Creativity, Mind Wandering & Openness to Experience(2:01:09) — Consciousness, Openness & Humanity’s FutureEPISODE LINKS:- Jonathan's Website: https://labs.psych.ucsb.edu/schooler/jonathan/members/schooler- Jonathan's Publications: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=3UEI9NIAAAAJ&hl=en- Jonathan's Wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jonathan_Schooler- Jonathan's X: https://twitter.com/JonathanSchool6CONNECT:- Website: https://mindbodysolution.org - YouTube: https://youtube.com/@mindbodysolution- Podcast: https://creators.spotify.com/pod/show/mindbodysolution- Twitter: https://twitter.com/drtevinnaidu- Facebook: https://facebook.com/drtevinnaidu - Instagram: https://instagram.com/drtevinnaidu- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/drtevinnaidu- Website: https://tevinnaidu.com=============================Disclaimer: The information provided on this channel is for educational purposes only. The content is shared in the spirit of open discourse and does not constitute, nor does it substitute, professional or medical advice. We do not accept any liability for any loss or damage incurred from you acting or not acting as a result of listening/watching any of our contents. You acknowledge that you use the information provided at your own risk. Listeners/viewers are advised to conduct their own research and consult with their own experts in the respective fields.
In this Mind-Body Solution colloquium, Joshua Bongard and Richard Watson explore a single unifying question: Why get together?From cells forming multicellular organisms, to individuals forming societies, to components assembling into minds and machines - integration is one of the deepest patterns in nature. But why does it happen at all?TIMESTAMPS:(00:00) — Why Get Together? Opening framing: integration, relationship, and the central question of the episode(06:10) — From Parts to Wholes: Why explanation fails when systems are treated as isolated components(12:35) — Machines Within Machines: Bongard on nested systems, embodiment, and layered agency(18:40) — Evolution Isn’t Just Selection: Watson introduces the limits of natural selection as a creative explanation(25:10) — The “Engine” of Evolution: Fire vs engines: why selection alone misses the generative mechanism(31:45) — Natural Induction Explained: Evolution as relational reorganization, not frequency competition(38:20) — Learning, Adaptation, and Induction: How induction unifies evolution, cognition, and development(44:55) — Morphology Shapes Intelligence: Why bodies matter for minds (robots, organisms, and cognition)(51:30) — Embodiment as Constraint and Freedom: Physical form as a source of creativity, not limitation(57:50) — Love as a Scientific Question: Watson on care, attachment, and relational persistence(1:04:20) — What Holds Systems Together? Why stability emerges from relationships, not control(1:10:40) — Creativity Without Designers: No skyhooks: how novelty arises naturally without intelligent creators(1:17:15) — Artificial Life & Synthetic Minds: What robots teach us about evolution, intelligence, and cooperation(1:23:50) — Collective Intelligence: Crowds, swarms, societies, and shared cognition(1:30:30) — Meaning Beyond Optimization: Why efficiency alone cannot explain life, mind, or value(1:36:55) — Songs of Life and Mind: Watson’s unifying metaphor for evolution, learning, and becoming(1:43:30) — Ethics of Getting Together: Responsibility, care, and relational futures(1:49:45) — Why Disconnection Fails: What breaks when systems stop relating(1:55:10) — A New Integrative Science: Toward a framework beyond reductionism and mechanism(2:00:00) — Final Reflections: Why Get Together Now? Closing synthesis on integration, cooperation, and the futureEPISODE LINKS:- Josh's Website: https://jbongard.github.io/- Josh's Lab: https://www.meclab.org/- Josh's X: https://twitter.com/DoctorJosh- Josh's Publications: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=Dj-kPasAAAAJ&hl=en- Josh's Round 1: https://youtu.be/3tTWKrLRYwI?si=doO99MnqW2TziiWC- Richard's Website: https://www.richardawatson.com/- Richard's Publications: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=DBDLLYQAAAAJ&hl=en- Richard's X: https://twitter.com/RichardWatson90CONNECT:- Website: https://mindbodysolution.org - YouTube: https://youtube.com/@mindbodysolution- Podcast: https://creators.spotify.com/pod/show/mindbodysolution- Twitter: https://twitter.com/drtevinnaidu- Facebook: https://facebook.com/drtevinnaidu - Instagram: https://instagram.com/drtevinnaidu- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/drtevinnaidu- Website: https://tevinnaidu.com=============================Disclaimer: The information provided on this channel is for educational purposes only. The content is shared in the spirit of open discourse and does not constitute, nor does it substitute, professional or medical advice. We do not accept any liability for any loss or damage incurred from you acting or not acting as a result of listening/watching any of our contents. You acknowledge that you use the information provided at your own risk. Listeners/viewers are advised to conduct their own research and consult with their own experts in the respective fields.
For over a century, neuroscience has assumed that consciousness is generated by the brain.But what if this assumption is wrong?In this episode of Mind-Body Solution, Dr. Tevin Naidu is joined by Professor Edward F. Kelly - co-author of Irreducible Mind, Beyond Physicalism, Consciousness Unbound (and many more) — to examine the empirical and conceptual evidence that consciousness cannot be fully explained by brain activity alone.TIMESTAMPS:00:00 – Introduction: The Limits of Brain-Based Models: Kelly’s career, scope of inquiry, and why physicalism fails to account for mind08:55 – First Direct Encounter with Psi Phenomena: Meeting high-performing experimental subjects and abandoning residual skepticism13:45 – Why Physicalism Cannot Accommodate Psi as Facts of Nature: Empirical accumulation forces a worldview shift17:10 – The Cultural Consequences of Reductive Materialism: How mechanistic metaphysics shapes ecological and existential crises21:30 – Irreducible Mind: Strategy and Scope: Why Kelly and colleagues targeted physicalism empirically first29:30 – Extreme Psychophysical Phenomena: Stigmata, maternal impressions, and mind–body influence beyond placebo33:50 – Dissociative Identity Disorder & Multiple Centers of Consciousness: Why unitary brain-mind assumptions break down37:20 – Near-Death Experiences Under Clinical Unconsciousness: Verified perception during anesthesia and cardiac arrest41:05 – Empirical vs Conceptual Failures of Materialism: Why both lines of critique are now unavoidable44:50 – The Need for a Post-Physicalist Theory: Why data alone can’t shift science without a new metaphysical framework49:25 – Beyond Physicalism: Surveying Alternative Worldviews: Idealism, dual-aspect monism, panentheism, and mystical traditions55:10 – Whitehead, Process Philosophy & Its Limits: Why mystical experience must be taken seriously as data59:20 – William James, the Subliminal Self & the Pluralistic Universe: Consciousness as layered, expansive, and not brain-produced1:03:35 – Consciousness Unbound: New Empirical Frontiers: Reincarnation cases, precognition, and psychedelic-induced mysticism1:07:45 – Bernardo Kastrup, Analytic Idealism & Survival Debates: Where Kelly agrees—and where he diverges1:11:30 – Physics, Possibility & Reality Beyond Actuality: Quantum foundations, potentiality, and expanded ontology1:15:55 – The New Book: Narrowing to Viable Post-Physicalist Theories: Why process philosophy and organismic biology are converging1:19:20 – Consciousness Below the Brain: Cells, Organisms & Evolution: Why mind may extend deep into life itself1:23:30 – Closing Reflections: Toward an Expanded Science of Mind: What replacing physicalism actually means for humanityEPISODE LINKS:- Ed's Website: https://med.virginia.edu/perceptual-studies/dops-staff/ed-kelly/- Ed's Publications: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=q42C6BwAAAAJ&hl=en- Ed's Books: https://www.amazon.com/stores/author/B001IU2STWCONNECT:- Website: https://mindbodysolution.org - YouTube: https://youtube.com/@MindBodySolution- Podcast: https://creators.spotify.com/pod/show/mindbodysolution- Twitter: https://twitter.com/drtevinnaidu- Facebook: https://facebook.com/drtevinnaidu - Instagram: https://instagram.com/drtevinnaidu- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/drtevinnaidu- Website: https://tevinnaidu.com=============================Disclaimer: The information provided on this channel is for educational purposes only. The content is shared in the spirit of open discourse and does not constitute, nor does it substitute, professional or medical advice. We do not accept any liability for any loss or damage incurred from you acting or not acting as a result of listening/watching any of our contents. You acknowledge that you use the information provided at your own risk. Listeners/viewers are advised to conduct their own research and consult with their own experts in the respective fields.
Could consciousness be more than an illusion? Could it be the very fabric of reality itself?The Mind-at-Large Project is a three-year conference series, with associated film and other media, that investigates consciousness and its role in reality. The project seeks to challenge the common yet unnecessarily-restrictive worldview that posits that brains alone are required for consciousness. The first gathering, “A New Dawn,” inaugurates this unfolding inquiry. Convening April 15-17, 2026 at the University of Exeter, thought leaders and emerging scholars will come together to explore the deeper nature of mind- from the quantum to the ecological, from the human to the transpersonal.We invite papers that engage creatively and critically with the re-emerging paradigm of “mind-at-large,” traversing multiple thresholds of philosophical, scientific, and cultural discourse, including but not limited to:- Philosophy of Mind: panpsychism, idealism, dual-aspect monism, process philosophy, nondualism- Mind & Matter: quantum theory, observer participation, the metaphysics of measurement- Biology & Consciousness: cognition in plants, animals, and bioelectric systems- 4E Cognition: embodied, embedded, enactive, and extended mindIndigenous and Animist Perspectives: relational ontologies and ecological mind- History of Science & the Disenchantment of Nature: recovering participatory modes of knowing- Theology & Cosmology: panentheism, pantheism, and the divinization of nature- Extraordinary Experience: psychedelic, mystical, and psi phenomena as windows onto a wider consciousness 🌌Join us. Submit your work. And be part of the paradigm shift.🌐Sign up for updates & early-bird tickets → https://mindatlargeproject.com/ 📩Submit abstracts here → https://ctr4process.org/mind-at-large/submit/ 💫Check out the Mind-at-Large Project Playlist here → https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLPacM28YkMQCHdQl2_3OvDmHPl6jJRJcz&si=MxhDoX6bJjkEzMXK TIMESTAMPS:00:00 — What If Consciousness Isn’t an Exception? Opening provocation: mind beyond brains, consciousness woven into nature 00:33 — Why does the Traditional Worldview Fail? The limits of materialism: Explaining experience, causation, and first-person reality 00:59 — The Mind-at-Large Project Vision: A three-year global initiative exploring consciousness as fundamental and multi-scale 01:17 — Disciplines & Ideas at the Frontier: Panpsychism, process philosophy, AI consciousness, plant intelligence, psychedelics, & more 02:23 — Does Nature Emerge From Mind? Closing invitation: rethinking the relationship between mind and realityEPISODE LINKS:- Mind-at-Large Project Playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLPacM28YkMQCHdQl2_3OvDmHPl6jJRJcz&si=MxhDoX6bJjkEzMXK- Mind-at-Large Project Website: https://mindatlargeproject.com- Mind-at-Large Abstract Submission Guidelines: https://ctr4process.org/mind-at-large/submit/- Whitehead's Universe: www.whiteheadsuniverse.com- Center for Process Studies: https://ctr4process.orgCONNECT:- Website: https://mindbodysolution.org - YouTube: https://youtube.com/@MindBodySolution- Podcast: https://creators.spotify.com/pod/show/mindbodysolution- Twitter: https://twitter.com/drtevinnaidu- Facebook: https://facebook.com/drtevinnaidu - Instagram: https://instagram.com/drtevinnaidu- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/drtevinnaidu- Website: https://tevinnaidu.com=============================Disclaimer: The information provided on this channel is for educational purposes only. The content is shared in the spirit of open discourse and does not constitute, nor does it substitute, professional or medical advice. We do not accept any liability for any loss or damage incurred from you acting or not acting as a result of listening/watching any of our contents. You acknowledge that you use the information provided at your own risk. Listeners/viewers are advised to conduct their own research and consult with their own experts in the respective fields.
Can human beings access information about events before they occur?And if so - what does that imply about time, consciousness, and the brain?In this episode of Mind-Body Solution, neuroscientist and cognitive researcher Dr. Julia Mossbridge joins Dr. Tevin Naidu to explore decades of research on precognition, presentiment, and time perception - and why these findings remain controversial within mainstream science.We discuss: • What precognition actually is (and what it isn’t)• Presentiment experiments and physiological anticipation• Why anomalous data is often dismissed in science• Whether time may be non-linear• Consciousness beyond standard brain-based models• The role of intuition, creativity, and uncertainty• What intellectual humility looks like at the edges of scienceThis conversation is exploratory, agnostic, and evidence-driven - not an argument for belief, but an invitation to examine the data and the assumptions behind our models of mind and time.TIMESTAMPS:(00:00) — Introduction: Julia Mossbridge & the Question of Time and Mind(03:45) — Julia’s Path: From Neuroscience to Studying Psi & Time Perception(07:40) — What Is Precognition? Clearing Up Common Misconceptions(11:35) — Why Mainstream Science Resists Psi Research(15:20) — The Role of Statistics & Experimental Rigor in Psi Studies(19:10) — Presentiment Experiments: Measuring the Body Before Events(23:05) — Is the Brain Predicting the Future—or Accessing It?(27:00) — Time as Non-Linear: Psychological vs Physical Time(31:05) — Neuroscience Meets Consciousness Beyond the Brain(35:10) — Can Information Travel Backwards in Time?(39:15) — Psi, Entropy, and the Arrow of Time(43:25) — Why Anomalous Data Is Often Ignored or Explained Away(47:30) — Consciousness as Fundamental vs Emergent(51:40) — The Practical Implications of Precognition for Daily Life(55:45) — Intuition, Creativity, and Accessing Future Possibilities(59:55) — Psi Research, Skepticism, and Intellectual Humility(1:04:05) — Ethical Concerns Around Predicting the Future(1:08:15) — How Psi Research Could Reshape Science Itself(1:12:25) — Advice for Young Researchers Entering Controversial Fields(1:17:00) — Final Reflections: Time, Meaning, and the Nature of MindEPISODE LINKS:- Julia's Website: https://www.mossbridgeinstitute.com/- Julia's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/julia-mossbridge/- Julia's Publications: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=Zx0HoewAAAAJ&hl=en- Julia's Books: https://www.amazon.com/stores/author/B001K8KG8WCONNECT:- Website: https://mindbodysolution.org - YouTube: https://youtube.com/@MindBodySolution- Podcast: https://creators.spotify.com/pod/show/mindbodysolution- Twitter: https://twitter.com/drtevinnaidu- Facebook: https://facebook.com/drtevinnaidu - Instagram: https://instagram.com/drtevinnaidu- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/drtevinnaidu- Website: https://tevinnaidu.com=============================Disclaimer: The information provided on this channel is for educational purposes only. The content is shared in the spirit of open discourse and does not constitute, nor does it substitute, professional or medical advice. We do not accept any liability for any loss or damage incurred from you acting or not acting as a result of listening/watching any of our contents. You acknowledge that you use the information provided at your own risk. Listeners/viewers are advised to conduct their own research and consult with their own experts in the respective fields.
This Mind-Body Solution episode brings together Jared Morningstar and John Buchanan, part of The Mind-at-Large Project, for a deep, intimate exploration of meaning, spirituality, death, grief, psychedelics, religion, and the nature of mind and reality.💫 Check out the Mind-at-Large Project Playlist here: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLPacM28YkMQCHdQl2_3OvDmHPl6jJRJcz&si=MxhDoX6bJjkEzMXK🌌 Check out our friend, Dr Andrew M. Davis' (Director for the @ctr4process ) latest online course here: whiteheadsuniverse.com TIMESTAMPS:(00:00) – Intro & Welcome: Mind-at-Large Project overview(00:08) – What the Project is becoming: Jared & John’s first impressions(00:59) – Founding vision: expanding metas on mind, agency & individuality(03:29) – Conference goals: psychedelic, mystical & extraordinary experience focus(04:10) – Mind-as-universe: plenary theme for Conference II (mind in the cosmos)(05:07) – Process philosophy as a tool for mind-at-large thinking(06:08) – Jared: seeing mindedness beyond higher organisms (plasma intelligence, bioelectricity)(07:04) – What happens if science takes “mind” seriously? Paradigm implications(08:05) – Misconceptions about John’s and Jared’s work — quick clarifications(17:01) – Integrating Islamic thought & metamodern spirituality into process discourse(18:42) – Whitehead, pan-experientialism, and the “occasional crown” of consciousness(33:21) – Project design: mixing formal panels and informal cross-pollination(1:02:22) – Conference logistics & vision: humility, diversity, and scale of ambition(1:03:49) – Why the project matters: small steps toward big cultural shifts(1:04:41) – What each guest brings: Jared’s tech/islamic perspective, John’s transpersonal lens(1:05:12) – Psychedelic/transpersonal experiences as ontological data for metaphysics(1:06:29) – Youth, continuity, and why fresh voices matter for process thought(1:33:21) – Single-takeaway: live philosophical questions aren’t settled — keep investigating(1:34:06) – Jared’s closing insight: creative, synthetic options for reality & mind debates(1:36:35) – Final logistics & call to action: submit abstracts, sign up for Exeter 2026EPISODE LINKS:- Mind-at-Large Project Website: https://mindatlargeproject.com- Mind-at-Large Abstract Submission Guidelines: https://ctr4process.org/mind-at-large/submit/- Center for Process Studies: https://ctr4process.org- Jared's Website: https://jaredmorningstar.com/- John's Website: https://www.processingreality.com/- Peter & Matthew's Podcast : https://youtu.be/QjX6lauhsAo?si=qV-8x4Ffdx-dQD0T- Andrew's Podcast: https://youtu.be/NPC-6JmlGFk?si=LIYKx2Pd9os3fOIe- Elly's Podcast: https://youtu.be/GOtpcFr75E8?si=x3WN3Ar6m1CRc9zVCONNECT:- Website: https://mindbodysolution.org - YouTube: https://youtube.com/@MindBodySolution- Podcast: https://creators.spotify.com/pod/show/mindbodysolution- Twitter: https://twitter.com/drtevinnaidu- Facebook: https://facebook.com/drtevinnaidu - Instagram: https://instagram.com/drtevinnaidu- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/drtevinnaidu- Website: https://tevinnaidu.com=============================Disclaimer: The information provided on this channel is for educational purposes only. The content is shared in the spirit of open discourse and does not constitute, nor does it substitute, professional or medical advice. We do not accept any liability for any loss or damage incurred from you acting or not acting as a result of listening/watching any of our contents. You acknowledge that you use the information provided at your own risk. Listeners/viewers are advised to conduct their own research and consult with their own experts in the respective fields.
What happens when the brain flatlines - yet consciousness continues?In this episode of Mind-Body Solution, Dr Tevin Naidu speaks with world-renowned cardiologist and pioneering near-death experience (NDE) researcher Dr Pim van Lommel. His groundbreaking Lancet study remains one of the most rigorously documented clinical investigations into NDEs - and its implications challenge our deepest assumptions about the mind, the brain, and the nature of reality.We explore:• The medical evidence for consciousness during cardiac arrest• Why the brain cannot account for NDEs• The transceiver/filter model of consciousness• Out-of-body perceptions verified during resuscitation• Why materialism may be scientifically untenable• The long-term personality transformation following NDEs• Implications for neuroscience, medicine, ethics, and the mind-body problem• What dying actually feels like• Why Pim now views death as “a transition, not an end”This is one of the most comprehensive, medically grounded explorations of non-local consciousness available today. Whether you're a skeptic, scientist, philosopher, or simply curious, this conversation forces a radical re-examination of what consciousness is.TIMESTAMPS:(00:00) – Introduction(01:00) – Consciousness & Near Death Experiences (NDEs)(05:06) – Findings from the landmark 2001 Lancet study(09:10) – Out-of-body experiences (OBEs) & verified accounts(10:42) – Consciousness beyond the brain: receiver model(19:25) – Memory, identity & self without the body(20:25) – Universal NDE elements & what they imply(29:08) – Critics, skeptics & scientific resistance(31:23) – Why consciousness cannot be measured(32:46) – Monism? Dual-aspect? Idealism? Pim’s stance(35:56) – Implications for medical ethics & end-of-life care(37:56) – Deathbed phenomena & after-death communication(42:08) – Telepathy, remote viewing & “non-local” psychology(45:24) – Quantum physics: analogy not explanation(48:28) – The next generation of researchers(50:06) – What death really is and isn’t(51:27) – Is there purpose to the universe?(54:42) – Psychedelics vs NDEs: crucial differences(58:00) – Where does Pim believe he will go after death?(1:01:20) – Final reflectionsEPISODE LINKS:- Pim’s Website: https://pimvanlommel.nl/en/- 2001 Lancet Study: https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(01)07100-8/abstract- Consciousness Beyond Life: https://www.amazon.com/Consciousness-Beyond-Life-Near-Death-Experience/dp/0061777250CONNECT:- Website: https://mindbodysolution.org - YouTube: https://youtube.com/@MindBodySolution- Podcast: https://creators.spotify.com/pod/show/mindbodysolution- Twitter: https://twitter.com/drtevinnaidu- Facebook: https://facebook.com/drtevinnaidu - Instagram: https://instagram.com/drtevinnaidu- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/drtevinnaidu- Website: https://tevinnaidu.com=============================Disclaimer: The information provided on this channel is for educational purposes only. The content is shared in the spirit of open discourse and does not constitute, nor does it substitute, professional or medical advice. We do not accept any liability for any loss or damage incurred from you acting or not acting as a result of listening/watching any of our contents. You acknowledge that you use the information provided at your own risk. Listeners/viewers are advised to conduct their own research and consult with their own experts in the respective fields.
Can AI ever be conscious?Philosopher and cognitive scientist Professor Susan Schneider joins Tevin to explore one of the most urgent questions in philosophy of mind, AI ethics, neuroscience, and the future of intelligence.Schneider is the former NASA Chair of Astrobiology & AI, author of Artificial You, and creator of multiple proposed tests for machine consciousness - including ACT (the AI Consciousness Test), Spectral Phi, and The Chip Test.This conversation dives into:• What consciousness is• Whether large language models could ever have inner experience• Why simulated emotions may be misleading• Quantum Darwinism & the “decoherence dance”• Moral status for artificial minds• The future of AI ethics, agency & existential risk• Why consciousness might be a “dual-use technology”A must-watch episode for anyone interested in consciousness, AI safety, philosophy, neuroscience, or quantum theories of mind.TIMESTAMPS:(0:00) – Intro & opening(0:06) – Defining consciousness: felt quality of experience (1:47) – Science of consciousness: neuroscience, information processing, meditation (2:57) – AI consciousness: global workspace & early systems (3:10) – Could AI have “something it’s like to be”? (28:52) – Early machine phenomenology & simulated emotion (29:41) – Language as a non-biological intelligence substrate (31:01) – Dissociating self, consciousness, agency (39:25) – Organoid consciousness & macro-conscious systems (40:29) – Introducing ACT: The AI Consciousness Test (42:31) – Philosophical probing: Mary, Freaky Friday, altered states (45:39) – Can ACT work on biological intelligence or hybrid systems? (46:47) – The Chip Test: repairing consciousness with implants (49:00) – Spectral Phi explained: coherence, information flow, consciousness (50:06) – Penrose, retrocausality & quantum metaphysics (57:09) – Quantum Darwinism & the decoherence dance (59:07) – Why GPT is not conscious (quantum argument) (1:00:09) – Does the universe have purpose? Panpsychism vs physics (1:07:17) – Moral status for conscious machines? (1:27:26) – Consciousness as dual-use technology: existential risksEPISODE LINKS:- Susan's Website: https://schneiderwebsite.com/- Susan's Publications: https://philpeople.org/profiles/susan-schneider- Susan's X: https://twitter.com/DrSueSchneider- Susan's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/susan-schneider-29b972ab/- Center For The Future of AI, Mind & Society (AIMS): https://www.fau.edu/future-mind/CONNECT:- Website: https://mindbodysolution.org - YouTube: https://youtube.com/@MindBodySolution- Podcast: https://creators.spotify.com/pod/show/mindbodysolution- Twitter: https://twitter.com/drtevinnaidu- Facebook: https://facebook.com/drtevinnaidu - Instagram: https://instagram.com/drtevinnaidu- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/drtevinnaidu- Website: https://tevinnaidu.com=============================Disclaimer: The information provided on this channel is for educational purposes only. The content is shared in the spirit of open discourse and does not constitute, nor does it substitute, professional or medical advice. We do not accept any liability for any loss or damage incurred from you acting or not acting as a result of listening/watching any of our contents. You acknowledge that you use the information provided at your own risk. Listeners/viewers are advised to conduct their own research and consult with their own experts in the respective fields.
What is the true structure of reality? In his fourth appearance on Mind-Body Solution, cognitive scientist Donald Hoffman returns with the most significant update yet to Conscious Realism: trace logic, decorated permutations, the emergence of spacetime from networks of conscious agents, and the strongest mathematical progress so far toward deriving Minkowski space from consciousness itself. Across nearly three hours, we explore what has changed in Hoffman’s thinking since our last dialogue two years ago: breakthroughs in the trace-order formalism, new clarifications on evolution and perception, deeper implications for identity and suffering, and the surprising philosophical consequences of consciousness being fundamental. This is Hoffman at his most refined - technically rigorous, personally honest, and metaphysically bold.TIMESTAMPS:(00:00) — Intro(03:12) — What has changed in Hoffman’s thinking in the last two years? (07:45) — Why Spacetime Is Doomed: The 2026 Case(12:58) — Conscious Agents: What’s Changed in the New Theory(18:30) — Traces of Consciousness (2026): Don’s Biggest Breakthrough Yet(25:44) — Restricted Channels of Consciousness (RCCs)(32:02) — The Mathematics of Trace Order & Trace Logic(38:55) — Is Reality Built from Relations, Not Things?(45:40) — What the Spacetime Headset Really Is(52:18) — Scattering Amplitudes & the Illusion of Objects(59:50) — Why Evolution Hides the Truth (Updated Evidence)(1:07:14) — Perception as a User Interface, Not a Window on Reality(1:14:32) — Are Particles Just Icons? The Physics Implications(1:22:10) — Causality, Emergence, Time & the √n Structure of Trace Chains(1:29:48) — Can We Test Conscious Realism in the Lab?(1:37:05) — AI, Conscious Agents & Synthetic Phenomena(1:45:22) — Conscious Realism vs Idealism, Physicalism & Competing Frameworks(1:53:44) — The Meaning Question: Why Is There Something It’s Like?(2:02:58) — What This Theory Says About Death & Identity(2:10:00) – Identity, the Avatar, Death, Suffering & the “Infinite Self” (2:30:00) – Meditation & Waking Up from the Headset (2:40:00) – The New Paper Timeline & Call for Collaborators (2:48:00) – Closing reflectionsEPISODE LINKS:- Donald's Website: https://www.cogsci.uci.edu/~ddhoff/- Donald's Books: https://tinyurl.com/5x7bmzbd- Donald's Publications: https://tinyurl.com/bp7btw9a- Donald's Round 1: https://youtu.be/M5Hz1giUUT8- Donald's Round 2: https://youtu.be/Toq9YLl49KM- Donald's Round 3: https://youtu.be/QRa8r5xOaAA- Donald's Lecture 1: https://youtu.be/r_UFm8GbSvU- Donald's Lecture 2: https://youtu.be/YBmzqNIlbcICONNECT:- Website: https://mindbodysolution.org - YouTube: https://youtube.com/@MindBodySolution- Podcast: https://creators.spotify.com/pod/show/mindbodysolution- Twitter: https://twitter.com/drtevinnaidu- Facebook: https://facebook.com/drtevinnaidu - Instagram: https://instagram.com/drtevinnaidu- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/drtevinnaidu- Website: https://tevinnaidu.com=============================Disclaimer: The information provided on this channel is for educational purposes only. The content is shared in the spirit of open discourse and does not constitute, nor does it substitute, professional or medical advice. We do not accept any liability for any loss or damage incurred from you acting or not acting as a result of listening/watching any of our contents. You acknowledge that you use the information provided at your own risk. Listeners/viewers are advised to conduct their own research and consult with their own experts in the respective fields.
What is consciousness, really - and why have centuries of science and philosophy still not resolved it?
In this episode of Mind-Body Solution, Dr Tevin Naidu is joined by Dr Elly Vintiadis, philosopher at the intersection of mind, cognitive science, psychiatry, and metaphysics. Together, we explore the foundations, limits, and future of theories of consciousness - and why our scientific worldview may need a major conceptual upgrade.This episode is part of a special series in collaboration with the Mind-at-Large Project: a three-year international initiative, spanning conferences, films, and media, investigating consciousness and its role in reality. It seeks to challenge the prevailing materialist paradigm and expand our understanding of mind across scales, from neurons to ecosystems, from individuals to the cosmos itself. A collaboration between philosophers, scientists, and scholars rethinking the nature of consciousness, reality, and beyond. Mind-at-Large Abstract Submission Guidelines: https://ctr4process.org/mind-at-large/submit/TIMESTAMPS:(00:00) — Intro & Welcome(00:30) — Mind-at-Large: A Call for Submissions(03:30) — How Materialism Became Our Default(06:13) — A Brief History of the Mind–Body Debate(11:14) — Why We Have 360 Theories of Consciousness(12:08) — Do We Need a Conceptual Revolution?(16:12) — Clinical Practice & The Limits of Reductionism(17:47) — Why Society Wants “Quick Fix” Psychiatry(18:05) — Is Consciousness Fundamental or Emergent?(20:59) — Beyond the Brain: Embodiment & Electromagnetic Fields(22:49) — Why Theories of Consciousness Actually Matter(23:03) — Mental Disorders: Biological, Social, or Normative?(26:19) — Why Biomarkers in Psychiatry Keep Failing(29:07) — How Substance Metaphysics Misleads Us(34:00) — Phenomenal Variation & Altered States(39:05) — Philosophy’s Job: Synthesizing the Ways of Knowing(41:14) — Introspection vs Experiment: Are Both Valid?(52:30) — Animal Minds, Moral Status & Personhood(1:07:42) — Cautious Pluralism & Open Questions(1:15:22) — ConclusionEPISODE LINKS:- Mind-at-Large Project Playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLPacM28YkMQCHdQl2_3OvDmHPl6jJRJcz&si=MxhDoX6bJjkEzMXK- Mind-at-Large Project: https://mindatlargeproject.com- Mind-at-Large Abstract Submission Guidelines: https://ctr4process.org/mind-at-large/submit/- Elly's Website: https://ellyvintiadis.com/- Elly's X: https://twitter.com/EllyVintiadis- Elly's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/elly-vintiadis-21a78817/- Elly's Publications: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=mV7LCQwAAAAJ&hl=enCONNECT:- Website: https://mindbodysolution.org - YouTube: https://youtube.com/@mindbodysolution- Podcast: https://creators.spotify.com/pod/show/mindbodysolution- Twitter: https://twitter.com/drtevinnaidu- Facebook: https://facebook.com/drtevinnaidu - Instagram: https://instagram.com/drtevinnaidu- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/drtevinnaidu- Website: https://tevinnaidu.com=============================Disclaimer: The information provided on this channel is for educational purposes only. The content is shared in the spirit of open discourse and does not constitute, nor does it substitute, professional or medical advice. We do not accept any liability for any loss or damage incurred from you acting or not acting as a result of listening/watching any of our contents. You acknowledge that you use the information provided at your own risk. Listeners/viewers are advised to conduct their own research and consult with their own experts in the respective fields.
What is consciousness actually doing?In this episode of Mind-Body Solution, neuroscientist and theorist Dr Adam Safron joins Dr Tevin Naidu to explore one of the most ambitious frameworks in contemporary consciousness science - Integrated World Modeling Theory (IWMT).IWMT unites leading theories like Integrated Information Theory (IIT), Global Workspace Theory (GWT), and the Free Energy Principle (FEP) into one powerful vision: that consciousness is the brain's model of its own embodied relationship to the world.Together, they examine:- How consciousness might function as a control system for adaptive intelligence- Why embodiment and emotion are essential to conscious experience- Whether consciousness is truly causal, and how this reframes free will- How psychedelics, meditation, and altered states reveal the structure of the self-model- And what IWMT tells us about AI, evolution, and the universe itself Bridging neuroscience, philosophy, and cybernetics, this conversation invites you to rethink what it means to be aware.TIMESTAMPS:(00:00) – Introduction (02:15) – Why Consciousness Matters in the Universe(05:24) – What Is Integrated World Modeling Theory (IWMT)?(09:03) – Modeling the Self, Modeling the World(12:12) – Consciousness as Embodied Simulation(16:38) – Is Consciousness Causal?(20:25) – Agency and the Active Inference Brain(24:30) – Free Energy & Free Will(29:17) – The Hierarchy of Minds(34:42) – From Computation to Experience(39:28) – Why Consciousness Defies Reduction(43:05) – The Psychedelic Brain and World Modeling(47:56) – The Role of Emotion in Consciousness(52:12) – Consciousness and Causation: The Recursive Loop(57:20) – Evolution, Embodiment & the Origins of Mind(1:02:00) – Artificial Minds & Synthetic Consciousness(1:07:25) – The Cybernetic Universe Hypothesis(1:12:38) – Psychedelics & AI(1:24:45) – Engineering Artificial Consciousness(1:27:10) – Toward an Integrated, Compassionate Understanding of Mind(1:44:00) – ConclusionEPISODE LINKS:- Adam's Website: https://www.adamsafron.com/- Adam's X: https://twitter.com/adamsafron- Adam's Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@AdamSafron/- Adam's Publications: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=dZOoilgAAAAJ&hl=enCONNECT:- Website: https://mindbodysolution.org - YouTube: https://youtube.com/@MindBodySolution- Podcast: https://creators.spotify.com/pod/show/mindbodysolution- Twitter: https://twitter.com/drtevinnaidu- Facebook: https://facebook.com/drtevinnaidu - Instagram: https://instagram.com/drtevinnaidu- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/drtevinnaidu- Website: https://tevinnaidu.com=============================Disclaimer: The information provided on this channel is for educational purposes only. The content is shared in the spirit of open discourse and does not constitute, nor does it substitute, professional or medical advice. We do not accept any liability for any loss or damage incurred from you acting or not acting as a result of listening/watching any of our contents. You acknowledge that you use the information provided at your own risk. Listeners/viewers are advised to conduct their own research and consult with their own experts in the respective fields.
What if tomorrow's AI stares back with hidden inner life - and we're blind to it? Philosopher Eric Schwitzgebel shares his new thesis from AI and Consciousness (2026): an unbreakable "fog" of uncertainty means we'll build legions of disputably conscious machines before we ever know. Join Dr Eric Schwitzgebel and Dr Tevin Naidu as they unpack why consciousness detection is doomed, how mimicry fools us, and what humble action looks like in the void.Send detailed comments on the manuscript by Dec 15 to receive a signed hard-copy of AI and Consciousness + your name in print! Your voice matters. Email all comments to " eschwitz " at domain: " ucr.edu" for a copy of this paper or click this link: https://faculty.ucr.edu/~eschwitz/SchwitzAbs/AIConsciousness.htmMind. Matter. Meaning. Subscribe for philosophy that hits home. Is AI conscious yet? Debate below! 🧠🤖TIMESTAMPS:(00:00) – AI Consciousness Book Tease & Listener Comment Call(01:52) – The Epistemic Fog: Why We Won't Know AI Sentience in Time(05:30) – Defining Consciousness: What-It’s-Like-Ness & Vague Boundaries(10:45) – AI Definitions: Too Rigid for Strange Minds?(15:20) – Borderline Consciousness: Neither Yes Nor No(20:15) – Essential Features: Luminosity, Unity & 10 Possibilities(25:40) – Introspective Limits: Why Self-Report Fails Us(30:55) – Conceptual Barriers: Narrow Evidence from Human Minds(36:10) – Mimicry Argument: Behavioral Tests Fool Experts(41:25) – Turing & Chinese Room: Low-Bar vs. High-Bar Traps(46:50) – Global Workspace Theory: Ignition or Illusion?(52:30) – Higher-Order Theories: Meta-Representation Myths(58:10) – Integrated Information Theory: Φ's Unintuitive Upshots(1:03:45) – Recurrent & Learning Models: Unlimited Associative Edges(1:09:20) – Copernican Liberalism: Beyond Biological Chauvinism(1:14:55) – Strange Intelligence: Parallelism & Distributed Clouds(1:20:30) – Leapfrog Hypothesis: Social Consensus Decides Sentience(1:26:05) – Ethical Risks: Over- vs. Under-Attributing AI Consciousness(1:31:40) – Social Semi-Solution: Pragmatic Humility in the Fog(1:37:15) – Philosophical Praxis: Living the AI Consciousness QuestionEPISODE LINKS:- Eric's Website: https://faculty.ucr.edu/~eschwitz/- Eric's Blog: https://schwitzsplinters.blogspot.com/- Eric's X: https://twitter.com/eschwitz- Eric's Round 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kKJyo2_s5P8- AI and Consciousness: https://faculty.ucr.edu/~eschwitz/SchwitzAbs/AIConsciousness.htm- The Copernican Argument for Alien Consciousness; The Mimicry Argument Against Robot Consciousness: https://arxiv.org/abs/2412.00008- The Emotional Alignment Design Policy: https://arxiv.org/abs/2507.06263CONNECT:- Website: https://mindbodysolution.org - YouTube: https://youtube.com/@mindbodysolution- Podcast: https://creators.spotify.com/pod/show/mindbodysolution- Twitter: https://twitter.com/drtevinnaidu- Facebook: https://facebook.com/drtevinnaidu - Instagram: https://instagram.com/drtevinnaidu- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/drtevinnaidu- Website: https://tevinnaidu.com=============================Disclaimer: The information provided on this channel is for educational purposes only. The content is shared in the spirit of open discourse and does not constitute, nor does it substitute, professional or medical advice. We do not accept any liability for any loss or damage incurred from you acting or not acting as a result of listening/watching any of our contents. You acknowledge that you use the information provided at your own risk. Listeners/viewers are advised to conduct their own research and consult with their own experts in the respective fields.#EricSchwitzgebel #AI #Consciousness #PhilosophyofMind
What is the Mind-Body Problem?For thousands of years, philosophers and scientists have asked how an inner world of experience could emerge from an outer world of matter.From Plato and Descartes to modern neuroscience and AI, the Mind-Body Problem remains philosophy's oldest puzzle and science’s hardest challenge.This opening episode of Mind-Body Solution's special series, "The Mind-Body Problem Explained - An Ultimate Guide", introduces the mystery of consciousness and the major ways thinkers have tried to solve it - from dualism and idealism, to panpsychism and illusionism.Whether you're new to the topic or a seasoned philosopher of mind, this short film offers a clear, cinematic introduction to one of humanity's greatest questions:How does mind arise from matter - or does it? And what does this mean for reality itself?Mind • Matter • MeaningSubscribe to explore the series: The Mind-Body Problem Explained – An Ultimate Guide | A Mind-Body Solution Series.TIMESTAMPS:(00:00) – The Question | What is the Mind-Body Problem?(00:22) – Ancient Origins | Plato, Aristotle, and the Soul-Body Debate(00:53) – Descartes’ Revolution | “I think, therefore I am.”(01:18) – Modern Split | Mind and Matter in Science(01:40) – Philosophical Paths | Dualism, Physicalism, Idealism, Panpsychism(02:24) – The Hard Problem | Nagel, Chalmers, and Qualia(02:56) – The Explanatory Gap | Feeling vs Function(03:20) – Consciousness Today | Neuroscience, AI, and the Mystery of Mind(03:57) – Why It Matters | Free Will, Ethics, and Meaning(04:25) – Mind, Matter, Meaning | Toward a Mind-Body SolutionCONNECT:- Website: https://mindbodysolution.org - YouTube: https://youtube.com/@MindBodySolution- Podcast: https://creators.spotify.com/pod/show/mindbodysolution- Twitter: https://twitter.com/drtevinnaidu- Facebook: https://facebook.com/drtevinnaidu - Instagram: https://instagram.com/drtevinnaidu- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/drtevinnaidu- Website: https://tevinnaidu.com =============================Disclaimer: The information provided on this channel is for educational purposes only. The content is shared in the spirit of open discourse and does not constitute, nor does it substitute, professional or medical advice. We do not accept any liability for any loss or damage incurred from you acting or not acting as a result of listening/watching any of our contents. You acknowledge that you use the information provided at your own risk. Listeners/viewers are advised to conduct their own research and consult with their own experts in the respective fields.
In this conversation, Dr Andrew M. Davis joins Dr Tevin Naidu for a deep exploration of meaning, process philosophy, and the evolving story of consciousness. They discuss the modern meaning crisis, Alfred North Whitehead’s process cosmology, philosophical praxis, and how value, agency, and mind might be fundamental features of an unfolding universe. From metaphysics to existential risk, and from science to spirituality - this conversation explores how philosophy can help us re-enchant our understanding of reality itself.Andrew M. Davis, PhD. is an American process philosopher, theologian, and scholar of the cosmos. He is research and academic director for the Center for Process Studies where he researches, writes, teaches, and organizes conferences on various aspects of process-relational thought. He is author, editor, and co-editor of nearly a dozen books including Mind, Value, and Cosmos: On the Relational Nature of Ultimacy (2020); Process Cosmology: New Integrations in Science and Philosophy (2022); Metaphysics of Exo-Life: Toward a Constructive Whiteheadian Cosmotheology (2023); and Whitehead's Universe: A Prismatic Introduction (forthcoming, 2026).TIMESTAMPS:(00:00) – Introduction | Meaning, Mind, and the Future of Philosophy(03:12) – What Is Philosophical Praxis? Reconnecting Thought and Action(07:30) – The Meaning Crisis and Modern Disconnection(11:24) – Process Philosophy and the Need for a Living Metaphysics(15:10) – Whitehead’s Vision: The Universe as Becoming, Not Being(19:18) – Panpsychism, Panentheism, and the Mind at Large Framework(24:02) – Existential Risk and the Evolution of Consciousness(28:37) – How Reductionism Distorts Reality and Meaning(33:25) – Reclaiming Teleology: Value, Purpose, and Cosmic Direction(37:44) – Science, Spirituality, and the Death of Materialism(42:20) – Psychedelic States and the Expansion of Experience(46:48) – Axiology and the Centrality of Value in the Cosmos(51:36) – Philosophical Therapy: Healing the Worldview Divide(56:42) – The Crisis of Meaning as a Crisis of Perception(1:02:15) – Whitehead, Deleuze, and Creative Becoming(1:08:10) – Is the Universe Conscious? The Panexperiential Turn(1:14:00) – Towards a Cosmology of Value and Participation(1:19:28) – The Role of the Philosopher Today: From Critic to Creator(1:25:36) – Mind-Body, Mind-at-Large: Bridging Consciousness (and Cosmos(1:32:02) – Hope, Purpose, and the Next Evolution of Thought(1:38:27) – Closing Reflections | Re-Enchanting the World EPISODE LINKS:- Mind-at-Large Project Playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLPacM28YkMQCHdQl2_3OvDmHPl6jJRJcz&si=MxhDoX6bJjkEzMXK- Mind-at-Large Project: https://mindatlargeproject.com- Andrew's Website: https://andrewmdavis.info- Whitehead's Universe: www.whiteheadsuniverse.com- Andrew's YT Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@Andrew-M-Davis- Center for Process Studies: https://ctr4process.orgCONNECT:- Website: https://mindbodysolution.org - YouTube: https://youtube.com/@MindBodySolution- Podcast: https://creators.spotify.com/pod/show/mindbodysolution- Twitter: https://twitter.com/drtevinnaidu- Facebook: https://facebook.com/drtevinnaidu - Instagram: https://instagram.com/drtevinnaidu- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/drtevinnaidu- Website: https://tevinnaidu.com=============================Disclaimer: The information provided on this channel is for educational purposes only. The content is shared in the spirit of open discourse and does not constitute, nor does it substitute, professional or medical advice. We do not accept any liability for any loss or damage incurred from you acting or not acting as a result of listening/watching any of our contents. You acknowledge that you use the information provided at your own risk. Listeners/viewers are advised to conduct their own research and consult with their own experts in the respective fields.
Why do science and philosophy so often stand apart - and what happens when they come back together?In this thought-provoking conversation, Dr Tevin Naidu brings together Prof Lauren Ross (philosopher of science, UC Irvine) and Prof Megan Peters (computational neuroscientist, UC Irvine) to explore why modern science still depends on philosophical insight - and why philosophy needs to engage with empirical rigor.TIMESTAMPS:(00:00) - Introduction: Why science and philosophy need each other(01:45) - Science vs. Philosophy: debunking the "anything goes" myth(06:22) - What scientists misunderstand about philosophy(09:38) - Philosophy and science as synergistic collaborators(34:40) - Brains as model-builders: uncertainty, inference, and subjective experience(37:47) - How noise & variability reveal links between brain models and experience(39:39) - What counts as an explanation? Descriptions vs. why-questions in science(41:19) - Defining the explanatory target in consciousness research (contrast & clarity)(44:27) - Types of explanation: causal, mechanistic, computational, and mathematical(47:28) - Levels of analysis: Marr, models, and matching methods to questions(57:23) - The microprocessor/Mario example: what "perfect access" still fails to explain(58:50) - Groundbreaking work: metacognition, psychophysics & linking model knobs to experience(59:59) - Processing "under the hood": what the brain does without subjective access(01:00:01) - Vision science & the limits of introspection: implications for consciousness studies(01:26:39) - Is consciousness an epiphenomenon? Debate and conceptual framing(01:28:24) - Precision of questions: why asking the right question matters for explanation(01:29:54) - Plurality of explanatory targets: accepting piecemeal explanations for complex systems(01:42:22) - Community & interdisciplinarity: building networks that bridge science and philosophy(01:44:32) - Future horizons for consciousness research: what philosophy must confront next(02:06:36) - Final reflections: how a philosophically informed neuroscience could reshape the field(02:08:05) - ConclusionEPISODE LINKS:- Megan's Website: https://www.meganakpeters.org/- Megan's Lab: https://www.cnclab.io/- Neuromatch: https://neuromatch.io/- Megan's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/megan-peters-58a86133/- Megan's X: https://twitter.com/meganakpeters- Could a Neuroscientist Understand a Microprocessor: https://journals.plos.org/ploscompbiol/article?id=10.1371/journal.pcbi.1005268- Neuromatch’s Consciousness Day in the neuroAI course: https://neuroai.neuromatch.io/tutorials/W2D5_Mysteries/chapter_title.html- Lauren's Website: https://sites.socsci.uci.edu/~rossl/- Lauren's X: https://twitter.com/proflaurenross- Lauren's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lauren-ross-48522843/- Explanation in Biology: https://www.cambridge.org/core/elements/explanation-in-biology/743A8C5A6E709B1E348FCD4D005C67B3CONNECT:- Website: https://mindbodysolution.org - YouTube: https://youtube.com/@MindBodySolution- Podcast: https://creators.spotify.com/pod/show/mindbodysolution- Twitter: https://twitter.com/drtevinnaidu- Facebook: https://facebook.com/drtevinnaidu - Instagram: https://instagram.com/drtevinnaidu- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/drtevinnaidu- Website: https://tevinnaidu.com=============================Disclaimer: The information provided on this channel is for educational purposes only. The content is shared in the spirit of open discourse and does not constitute, nor does it substitute, professional or medical advice. We do not accept any liability for any loss or damage incurred from you acting or not acting as a result of listening/watching any of our contents. You acknowledge that you use the information provided at your own risk. Listeners/viewers are advised to conduct their own research and consult with their own experts in the respective fields.
What does it really mean to see with the mind’s eye?In this conversation, neurologist and consciousness researcher Professor Adam Zeman (Cognitive & Behavioural Neurologist, University of Exeter) joins Dr Tevin Naidu on Mind-Body Solution to explore the mysterious link between imagination, memory, and perception - and what happens when the mind’s eye goes dark.Zeman coined the term aphantasia, the inability to form mental images, and has spent decades studying how imagination shapes our sense of self and consciousness. Together, we discuss:- The neuroscience of mental imagery and its vividness- What aphantasia and hyperphantasia reveal about the brain-mind interface- Imagination’s evolutionary and social roles- How disorders of imagery illuminate the nature of consciousness- Why defining "inner experience" remains one of science's deepest puzzlesTIMESTAMPS:(00:00) - Introduction: Why imagination matters and the four big ideas(02:14) - What do we mean by “imagination”? Everyday vs scientific senses(05:46) - How imagination is implemented in the brain: top-down vs bottom-up processes(09:08) - The phenomenology of imagery: vividness, aphantasia, hyperphantasia(12:58) - Aphantasia explained: discovery, definition, and how common it is(16:50) - Measuring imagery: questionnaires, behavioral tasks, and limitations(20:30) - Dreams vs wakeful imagery: why people without imagery often still dream(24:12) - Aphantasia and memory: effects on autobiographical recall and learning(27:54) - Hyperphantasia and creativity: strengths, tradeoffs, and examples(31:28) - Clinical cases & the TIME project: epilepsy, transient amnesia, and memory links(34:50) - Accelerated long-term forgetting: what it reveals about memory consolidation(38:12) - Disorders of visual imagery: aphantasia, prosopagnosia, and related syndromes(41:55) - Therapeutic and performance uses of imagery: sports, music, psychotherapy(45:20) - Objective neural markers: fMRI, activation of visual cortices and network differences(48:56) - Assessing imagery in the clinic: best practices and pitfalls(52:30) - Imagination and consciousness: philosophical implications for “life in the mind”(55:50) - Language, sharing imagination, and why we evolved communicative imagination(59:38) - Dementia, PRESIDE and clinical relevance: early markers and research directions(01:03:50) - Future directions: AI, computational models, and bridging phenomenology + neuroscience(01:07:30) - Closing reflections: practical takeaways for researchers, clinicians, and curious minds EPISODE LINKS:- Adam's Website:- Adam's X: https://twitter.com/zemanlab- Adam's Publications: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=7BSh2mQAAAAJ&hl=en- Adam's Books: https://www.amazon.com/stores/Adam-Zeman/author/B001H6UT84?ref=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_1&qid=1760539071&sr=8-1&isDramIntegrated=true&shoppingPortalEnabled=true- Science of Imagination: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lkYwKjkCJgECONNECT:- Website: https://mindbodysolution.org - YouTube: https://youtube.com/@MindBodySolution- Podcast: https://creators.spotify.com/pod/show/mindbodysolution- Twitter: https://twitter.com/drtevinnaidu- Facebook: https://facebook.com/drtevinnaidu - Instagram: https://instagram.com/drtevinnaidu- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/drtevinnaidu- Website: https://tevinnaidu.com=============================Disclaimer: The information provided on this channel is for educational purposes only. The content is shared in the spirit of open discourse and does not constitute, nor does it substitute, professional or medical advice. We do not accept any liability for any loss or damage incurred from you acting or not acting as a result of listening/watching any of our contents. You acknowledge that you use the information provided at your own risk. Listeners/viewers are advised to conduct their own research and consult with their own experts in the respective fields.
The Mind-at-Large Project is a three-year, multidisciplinary initiative exploring consciousness and its role in reality. Mind-at-Large seeks to expand this paradigm - investigating the mind’s presence across scales, from quantum systems and living organisms to ecosystems and the cosmos itself. This series examines ideas such as panpsychism, pantheism, idealism, 4E cognition, animism, perspectivism, and non-human intelligence, while also engaging with extraordinary phenomenologies found in psychedelic experiences, mystical states, and anomalous consciousness.TIMESTAMPS:(00:00) – Introduction: The Mind-at-Large Project – Consciousness Beyond the Brain(02:30) – Setting the Stage: Bridging Science, Philosophy & Mysticism(06:10) – What Does “Mind-at-Large” Mean? Context from Bergson, James & Whitehead(10:25) – Peter on Philosophy’s Role: Expanding Mind Beyond Materialism(14:02) – Matt on Process Philosophy: Cosmos as a Living Mind(18:35) – Psychedelics, Panpsychism & the Renewal of Consciousness Studies(23:15) – The Crisis of Materialism: Why Science Needs a Broader Ontology(28:20) – Reconciling Science & Spirituality Without Dogma(33:40) – Whitehead’s Influence: From Process to Participation(39:15) – Consciousness as Cosmos: The Participatory Universe(43:45) – Bergson’s "Élan Vital" and the Evolution of Experience(47:52) – Peter on Nietzsche, Bergson & Psychedelic Metaphysics(53:00) – Matt on Cosmotheology: The Universe as an Ongoing Creation(58:24) – Ethics of Expanding Consciousness: Individual & Cosmic Implications(1:03:12) – Philosophy’s Function Today: Meaning in an Age of Mechanism(1:07:40) – The Role of Psychedelics in Re-enchanting the World(1:13:02) – Toward an Integrative Science of Mind-at-Large(1:18:26) – Panpsychism vs. Idealism: Mapping the Metaphysical Terrain(1:23:58) – Matt on Whitehead’s Process Metaphysics & Ecology of Mind(1:29:47) – Peter on Nietzsche’s Eternal Return & Mind as Becoming(1:34:25) – The Future of Consciousness Studies: Interdisciplinary Frontiers(1:40:10) – Mind-at-Large Conferences: Mission, Vision & Collaboration(1:46:28) – Closing Reflections: Consciousness, Cosmos & Human MeaningEPISODE LINKS:- Mind-at-Large Project: https://mindatlargeproject.com- Peter's Website: https://www.philosopher.eu- Peter's YouTube: https://youtube.com/@Ontologistics- Peter's X: https://twitter.com/PeterSjostedtH- Peter’s LinkedIn: https://uk.linkedin.com/in/dr-peter-sjöstedt-hughes-2b7a2927- Peter's Podcast: https://youtu.be/t6FZ5AB5998?si=RUNsQLyRMJQR9HXW- Peter's Lecture: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f4yCrqS0dCY- Matt's Website: https://footnotes2plato.com- Matt's YouTube: https://youtube.com/@footnotes2plato- Matt's Podcast: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Vgskuk6Ef0- Matt's Lecture: https://youtu.be/XGulaiHDheY?si=bsZU-ohYTmhjTQJ6- Matt's X: https://x.com/ThouArtThat- Matt's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/matthewdavidsegallCONNECT:- Website: https://mindbodysolution.org- Podcast: https://creators.spotify.com/pod/show/mindbodysolution- YouTube: https://youtube.com/mindbodysolution- Twitter: https://twitter.com/drtevinnaidu- Facebook: https://facebook.com/drtevinnaidu - Instagram: https://instagram.com/drtevinnaidu- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/drtevinnaidu- Website: https://tevinnaidu.com=============================Disclaimer: The information provided on this channel is for educational purposes only. The content is shared in the spirit of open discourse and does not constitute, nor does it substitute, professional or medical advice. We do not accept any liability for any loss or damage incurred from you acting or not acting as a result of listening/watching any of our contents. You acknowledge that you use the information provided at your own risk. Listeners/viewers are advised to conduct their own research and consult with their own experts in the respective fields.
What really goes on in our inner lives? Do we all think in words, narrating our experience with a constant "inner voice"? Or is that just a myth of the mind?In this conversation, Dr Tevin Naidu speaks with Professor Russell Hurlburt, pioneer of the Descriptive Experience Sampling (DES) method, a groundbreaking approach to studying inner experience using random beepers and in-depth interviews. Hurlburt challenges our assumptions about consciousness, showing that what people think their minds are like often doesn’t match reality.About Russell Hurlburt:Professor of Psychology at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Originator of the Descriptive Experience Sampling method, and author of six books on inner experience. He has studied everyday and clinical populations alike, from adolescents to patients with schizophrenia, anxiety, and bulimia.
TIMESTAMPS:00:00 Intro & Inner Experience: Who is Russell Hurlburt and why inner experience matters03:02 Consciousness vs Mind: Why Russ avoids strict definitions and focuses on lived experience05:34 Inventing the Beeper (1973): Origins of Descriptive Experience Sampling (DES)07:41 From Questionnaires to DES: Why self-report methods failed and random sampling was needed10:03 Intellectual Roots of DES: Phenomenology, eyewitness memory, and psychology’s blind spots16:52 Skinner & Radical Behaviorism: Agreements, divergences, and the reality of private events18:20 How DES Works: Random beeps, sampling, and expositional interviews explained21:01 Inside the Method: What participants do during a DES study and how data is collected23:32 Iterative Interviewing: Correcting armchair reports and improving experiential fidelity30:18 Engineering Mind Meets Psychology: Why random sampling reveals hidden mental processes33:48 Biggest Surprises from DES: Counterintuitive discoveries about everyday inner experience36:16 Inner Speech is Rare: Why inner monologue is less common than most assume42:01 Phenomenology of Inner Speech: Full sentences, missing words, voices, and spatial location49:44 Clinical Relevance: How DES challenges psychiatric categories like DSM and ICD54:44 Schizophrenia & Splattered Perception: Figure/ground breakdowns in inner experience58:10 Inner Seeing vs. Mental Images: The difference between "seeing" and mere imagery1:02:26 The Problem of the Self: Why defining the self is philosophically problematic1:37:28 Future Directions in DES: AI, methodology, and a fidelity-based science of mind1:53:45 Malleability of Inner Experience: Case studies (Fran, Mel) and closing reflectionsEPISODE LINKS:- Russell's Website: https://hurlburt.faculty.unlv.edu//- Russell's DES interviews: https://hurlburt.faculty.unlv.edu/ieo/ieo.html- Russell's Books: https://hurlburt.faculty.unlv.edu//sampling.html#books - Exploring Inner Experience: https://hurlburt.faculty.unlv.edu//sampling.htmlCONNECT:- Website: https://tevinnaidu.com - Podcast: https://creators.spotify.com/pod/show/mindbodysolution- YouTube: https://youtube.com/mindbodysolution- Twitter: https://twitter.com/drtevinnaidu- Facebook: https://facebook.com/drtevinnaidu - Instagram: https://instagram.com/drtevinnaidu- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/drtevinnaidu=============================Disclaimer: The information provided on this channel is for educational purposes only. The content is shared in the spirit of open discourse and does not constitute, nor does it substitute, professional or medical advice. We do not accept any liability for any loss or damage incurred from you acting or not acting as a result of listening/watching any of our contents. You acknowledge that you use the information provided at your own risk. Listeners/viewers are advised to conduct their own research and consult with their own experts in the respective fields.
Can phenomenology, the study of lived experience, be rigorously formalized in mathematics without losing its essence?In this episode of Mind-Body Solution, I speak with Professor Robert Prentner, a philosopher and interdisciplinary scientist exploring the intersections of consciousness, AI, phenomenology, and mathematics. Prentner develops the Interface Consciousness Lab, where concepts from category theory, topology, and networks are used to model experience, while also testing these ideas through AI systems and artificial phenomenology. His work bridges philosophy and computation, reimagining how agents construct reality.TIMESTAMPS:(00:00) - Introduction: Robert Prentner on interfaces, phenomenology & consciousness (01:00) - From Hoffman to Prentner: extending the Interface Theory of Perception (03:14) - Why neuroscience alone can’t solve the mind-body problem (05:42) - Physicalism fails: why consciousness must be taken as fundamental (08:15) - What is an "interface"? Rethinking perception and reality (11:29) - Can phenomenology be mathematized? Category theory & topology explained (14:28) - Guarding against reductionism: mathematics without oversimplification (17:02) - Phenomenal spaces: the geometry and structure of qualia (20:44) - Interfaces as relational: self, world, and embodiment (23:12) - Artificial phenomenology: can machines host new forms of experience? (25:05) - Beyond behaviorism: why the Turing Test is not enough (27:10) - SLP tests: Subjective, Linguistic & Phenomenological benchmarks for AI (29:54) - Ethics of alien consciousness: what if machines develop their own phenomenologies? (32:44) - Freedom, agency, and interfaces: rethinking responsibility (36:20) - Category theory and process philosophy: toward a new metaphysics (39:42) - Computational humanities: simulating historical subjectivities (42:55) - Consciousness beyond neuroscience: integrating humanities and AI (47:15) - Big gaps in consciousness science: what remains unsolved (52:40) - Future directions: mathematized phenomenology and integrative science (59:29) - Advice for young researchers: interdisciplinary challenges & closing reflectionsEPISODE LINKS:- Robert's Website: https://robertprentner.github.io/- Robert's Publications: https://scholar.google.com/citations?hl=en&user=ZYcFVxoAAAAJ- Robert's X: https://x.com/Robert_Prentner- Robert's Work Site: https://ih.shanghaitech.edu.cn/ih_en/2024/1204/c10937a1104318/page.htm- Robert's PhilPeople Profile: https://philpeople.org/profiles/robert-prentner- Donald Hoffman Podcast 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M5Hz1giUUT8- Donald Hoffman Podcast 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Toq9YLl49KM- Donald Hoffman Podcast 3: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QRa8r5xOaAA- Donald Hoffman Lecture 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r_UFm8GbSvU- Donald Hoffman Lecture 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YBmzqNIlbcI- Chris Fields Podcast: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jW2C3ZNzijECONNECT:- Website: https://mindbodysolution.org/- Podcast: https://creators.spotify.com/pod/show/mindbodysolution- YouTube: https://youtube.com/mindbodysolution- Twitter: https://twitter.com/drtevinnaidu- Facebook: https://facebook.com/drtevinnaidu - Instagram: https://instagram.com/drtevinnaidu- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/drtevinnaidu
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In this episode of Mind-Body Solution, Dr Tevin Naidu speaks with Dr Ruth Kastner, physicist and philosopher, about her groundbreaking Possibilist Transactional Formulation (PTF) of quantum theory. Kastner argues that quantum mechanics reveals a deeper realm of ontic possibilities, beyond spacetime, where transactions between emitters and absorbers give rise to the physical world we observe.
This conversation bridges physics, philosophy, and metaphysics, offering a radical yet rigorous vision of reality as fundamentally processual, relational, and deeply mysterious. Dr Ruth Kastner earned her M.S. in Physics and Ph.D. in History and Philosophy of Science from the University of Maryland.TIMESTAMPS:(00:00) - Introduction & Ruth Kastner's journey into quantum foundations(00:24) - Why quantum paradoxes grabbed her: entanglement, EPR & the measurement problem(03:04) - History, philosophy & foundations: why historical context matters for physics(04:11 )- Discovering the Transactional Formulation: Kramer, Wheeler-Feynman & absorber theory roots(09:36) - The Transactional Formulation explained: emitters, absorbers, offers & confirmations(11:06) - Time-symmetric direct-action theory & the role of virtual photons(13:16) - Absorber response and the ‘handshake’: how transactions actualize energy transfer(17:47) - The Born Rule: why PTF gives a physical explanation for quantum probabilities(20:27) - Possibilist metaphysics: wavefunctions as ontic possibilities in Hilbert space(24:10) - Iceberg metaphor: spacetime as the measurable "tip" of quantum reality(26:24) - Objective reduction & von Neumann's "process 1" in the transactional picture(27:03) - Maudlin's critique & replies: causal loops, relativistic formulation & objections answered(31:19) - Retrocausality clarified: what retrocausation does and doesn’t mean in PTF(34:51) - Emergent spacetime from transactions: emission/absorption events & Einstein equations(43:54) - Consciousness & quantum theory: why mind is not a measurement "band-aid"(46:52) - The mind-body problem reframed: monism, receptivity & quantum possibilities(49:35) - Time symmetry, indeterminacy & free will: where physics leaves room for choice(52:15) - Yoga, receptivity & embodiment: contemplative practice informing Kastner’s thinking(58:14) - Cosmology & empirical prospects: dark matter, dark energy & testable predictions(1:03:51) - Further reading & resources: books, papers & the Possibilist Transactional Formulation EPISODE LINKS:- Ruth's Website: https://www.ruthekastner.org/- Ruth's Academic Blog: https://transactionalinterpretation.org/- Ruth's Publications: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=eCEoqOcAAAAJ&hl=en- Ruth's Books: https://www.amazon.com/stores/Ruth-E.-Kastner/author/B008HTAV4G?ref=ap_rdr&isDramIntegrated=true&shoppingPortalEnabled=trueCONNECT:- Website: https://tevinnaidu.com - Podcast: https://creators.spotify.com/pod/show/mindbodysolution- YouTube: https://youtube.com/mindbodysolution- Twitter: https://twitter.com/drtevinnaidu- Facebook: https://facebook.com/drtevinnaidu - Instagram: https://instagram.com/drtevinnaidu- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/drtevinnaidu=============================Disclaimer: The information provided on this channel is for educational purposes only. The content is shared in the spirit of open discourse and does not constitute, nor does it substitute, professional or medical advice. We do not accept any liability for any loss or damage incurred from you acting or not acting as a result of listening/watching any of our contents. You acknowledge that you use the information provided at your own risk. Listeners/viewers are advised to conduct their own research and consult with their own experts in the respective fields.
What if our memories weren’t fixed, but flexible? And what if the key to understanding fear, emotion, and consciousness lies in how the brain constantly reshapes experience?In this episode of Mind-Body Solution, Dr Tevin Naidu speaks with Prof Daniela Schiller, a world-renowned neuroscientist, and director of the Laboratory of Affective Neuroscience at Mount Sinai. Prof Schiller’s groundbreaking work explores how we form, change, and even reimagine emotional memories, from the neuroscience of fear to the dynamic nature of consciousness and identity. Together, we dive into:- How fear memories are formed in the brain- Why emotional responses are flexible, not hardwired- The ethics of modifying traumatic memories- Social navigation: how the brain maps human relationships- The Human Affectome: a bold framework linking emotion and consciousness- Can machines ever be conscious? Free will, probabilities, and neuroscience- Memory as liberation: how to live with multiple stories of the selfProf Schiller is not only a world-leading neuroscientist with work published in Nature, Neuron, Nature Neuroscience, and PNAS, she’s also a Fulbright Fellow, Kavli Frontiers of Science Fellow, two-time Moth StorySLAM winner, and drummer for the rock band "The Amygdaloids".TIMESTAMPS:(0:00) – Introduction: Daniela Schiller on the Science of Emotion & Memory(0:39) – From Animal Models to Human Fear Studies: Schiller’s Journey(2:00) – What Happens in the Brain When a Fear Memory is Formed?(3:15) – Flexibility of Emotional Responses: Why Fear Is Not Hardwired(4:51) – Computational Psychiatry & the Brain as an Algorithmic System(6:00) – From Circuits to Consciousness: Can Neuroscience Explain Subjective Experience?(7:11) – The Human Affectome: A Framework Linking Emotion and Consciousness(9:13) – What Is Consciousness? Felt Experience as the Core of Mind(11:04) – Social Navigation: Mapping Human Relationships in the Brain(14:02) – How Social Media Distorts Real Interaction and Social Space(18:15) – Ethics of Modifying Traumatic Memories: Liberation or Risk?(21:27) – Are Emotions Brain Events, Bodily Events, or Psychological Phenomena?(23:16) – The 4E Approach: Embedded, Embodied, Enactive, and Extended Cognition(24:00) – Bringing Philosophy Into Neuroscience: The Human Affectome Project(27:03) – Exciting Advances: Intracranial Recordings, VR, and Naturalistic Neuroscience(33:11) – Can Artificial Intelligence or Machines Ever Be Conscious?(36:26) – Free Will and Probabilities: Neuroscience Meets Philosophy(41:12) – Overcoming Fear as Liberation: Redefining Memory and Identity(46:09) – Living With Multiple Stories: Memory, Authenticity, and Self-Creation(1:02:24) – Future Directions: Reconsolidation, Social Space, and the Human AffectomeEPISODE LINKS:- Daniela' Website: https://profiles.mountsinai.org/daniela-schiller- Daniela's Lab: https://labs.neuroscience.mssm.edu/project/schiller-lab/- Daniela's Publications: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/myncbi/daniela.schiller.2/bibliography/public/CONNECT:- Website: https://tevinnaidu.com - Podcast: https://creators.spotify.com/pod/show/mindbodysolution- YouTube: https://youtube.com/mindbodysolution- Twitter: https://twitter.com/drtevinnaidu- Facebook: https://facebook.com/drtevinnaidu - Instagram: https://instagram.com/drtevinnaidu- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/drtevinnaidu=============================Disclaimer: The information provided on this channel is for educational purposes only. The content is shared in the spirit of open discourse and does not constitute, nor does it substitute, professional or medical advice. We do not accept any liability for any loss or damage incurred from you acting or not acting as a result of listening/watching any of our contents. You acknowledge that you use the information provided at your own risk. Listeners/viewers are advised to conduct their own research and consult with their own experts in the respective fields.
Professors Karl Friston & Mark Solms, pioneers in the fields of neuroscience, psychology, and theoretical biology, delve into the frontiers of consciousness: "Can We Engineer Artificial Consciousness?". From mimicry to qualia, this historic conversation tackles whether artificial consciousness is achievable - and how. Essential viewing/listening for anyone interested in the mind, AI ethics, and the future of sentience. Subscribe to the channel for more profound discussions!Professor Karl Friston is one of the most highly cited living neuroscientists in history. He is Professor of Neuroscience at University College London and holds Honorary Doctorates from the University of Zurich, University of York and Radboud University. He is the world expert on brain imaging, neuroscience, and theoretical neurobiology, and pioneers the Free-Energy Principle for action and perception, with well-over 300,000 citations.
Professor Mark Solms is director of Neuropsychology in the Neuroscience Institute of the University of Cape Town and Groote Schuur Hospital (Departments of Psychology and Neurology), an Honorary Lecturer in Neurosurgery at the Royal London Hospital School of Medicine, an Honorary Fellow of the American College of Psychiatrists, and the President of the South African Psychoanalytical Association. TIMESTAMPS:(0:00) - Introduction (0:45) - Defining Consciousness & Intelligence(8:20) - Minimizing Free Energy + Maximizing Affective States(9:07) - Knowing if Something is Conscious(13:40) - Mimicry & Zombies(17:13) - Homology in Consciousness Inference(21:27) - Functional Criteria for Consciousness(25:10) - Structure vs Function Debate(29:35) - Mortal Computation & Substrate(35:33) - Biological Naturalism vs Functionalism(42:42) - Functional Architectures & Independence(48:34) - Is Artificial Consciousness Possible?(55:12) - Reportability as Empirical Criterion(57:28) - Feeling as Empirical Consciousness(59:40) - Mechanistic Basis of Feeling(1:06:24) - Constraints that Shape Us(1:12:24) - Actively Building Artificial Consciousness (Mark's current project)(1:24:51) - Hedonic Place Preference Test & Ethics(1:30:51) - ConclusionEPISODE LINKS:- Karl's Round 1: https://youtu.be/Kb5X8xOWgpc- Karl's Round 2: https://youtu.be/mqzyKs2Qvug- Karl's Lecture 1: https://youtu.be/Gp9Sqvx4H7w- Karl's Lecture 2: https://youtu.be/Sfjw41TBnRM- Karl's Lecture 3: https://youtu.be/dM3YINvDZsY- Mark's Round 1: https://youtu.be/qqM76ZHIR-o- Mark's Round 2: https://youtu.be/rkbeaxjAZm4CONNECT:- Website: https://tevinnaidu.com - Podcast: https://creators.spotify.com/pod/show/mindbodysolution- YouTube: https://youtube.com/mindbodysolution- Twitter: https://twitter.com/drtevinnaidu- Facebook: https://facebook.com/drtevinnaidu - Instagram: https://instagram.com/drtevinnaidu- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/drtevinnaidu=============================Disclaimer: The information provided on this channel is for educational purposes only. The content is shared in the spirit of open discourse and does not constitute, nor does it substitute, professional or medical advice. We do not accept any liability for any loss or damage incurred from you acting or not acting as a result of listening/watching any of our contents. You acknowledge that you use the information provided at your own risk. Listeners/viewers are advised to conduct their own research and consult with their own experts in the respective fields.
Dr Azra Raza is a Professor of Medicine, Clinical Director of the Evans Foundation MDS Center, and Executive Director of The First Cell Coalition for Cancer Survivors at Columbia University in New York. She is the best-selling author of "The First Cell: And the human costs of pursuing cancer to the last". She started her research in Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS) in 1982 and moved to Rush University, Chicago, Illinois in 1992, where she was the Charles Arthur Weaver Professor in Oncology and Director, Division of Myeloid Diseases. The MDS Program, along with a Tissue Repository containing more than 50,000 samples from MDS and acute leukemia patients was successfully relocated to the University of Massachusetts in 2004 and to Columbia University in 2010. Before moving to New York, Dr Raza was the Chief of Hematology Oncology and the Gladys Smith Martin Professor of Oncology at the University of Massachusetts in Worcester. She has published the results of her laboratory research and clinical trials in prestigious, peer-reviewed journals such as The New England Journal of Medicine, Nature, Blood, Cancer, Cancer Research, the British Journal of Hematology, Leukemia, and Leukemia Research. Dr Raza serves on numerous national and international panels as a reviewer, consultant, and advisor and is the recipient of a number of awards.TIMESTAMPS:(0:00) - Introduction (0:50) - The First Cell: and the human costs of pursuing cancer to the last(4:10) - Defining Cancer(7:50) - A Cancer Paradigm Shift: Finding the First Cell(11:16) - "The Cure for Cancer"(19:05) - Azra's Journey, Development & Reception(24:40) - Hope, Honesty & Harm in a Clinical Setting(33:00) - Current Medical Politics vs Revolutionary Detections/Treatments(39:00) - Increasing Lifespan & Healthspan(43:01) - "Michael Levin Should Win The Nobel Prize!"(51:00) - A Good Life & a Good Death(56:00) - How Words distort our relationship with Disease(1:00:00) - How Disease & Death Shape Our Lives(1:05:40) - The First Cell Book(1:09:15) - A Better Healthcare System(1:12:27) - Conclusion EPISODE LINKS:- Azra's Website: https://azraraza.com- Azra's Books: https://azraraza.com/books- Azra's X: https://x.com/AzraRazaMD- Azra's YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/@AzraRazaMDCONNECT:- Website: https://tevinnaidu.com - Podcast: https://creators.spotify.com/pod/show/mindbodysolution- YouTube: https://youtube.com/mindbodysolution- Twitter: https://twitter.com/drtevinnaidu- Facebook: https://facebook.com/drtevinnaidu - Instagram: https://instagram.com/drtevinnaidu- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/drtevinnaidu=============================Disclaimer: The information provided on this channel is for educational purposes only. The content is shared in the spirit of open discourse and does not constitute, nor does it substitute, professional or medical advice. We do not accept any liability for any loss or damage incurred from you acting or not acting as a result of listening/watching any of our contents. You acknowledge that you use the information provided at your own risk. Listeners/viewers are advised to conduct their own research and consult with their own experts in the respective fields.
Aaron Sloman is Emeritus/Honorary Professor of Artificial Intelligence and Cognitive Science at University of Birmingham, UK. He is a Fellow of Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence, Society for the Study of Artificial Intelligence and the Simulation of Behaviour and European Coordinating Committee for Artificial Intelligence. In 2018, he became a Fellow of the Alan Turing Institute. Sussex University awarded him an honorary Doctorate of Science in July 2006. The Sloman Lounge in the School of Computer Science at the University of Birmingham is named in his honour. In 2020 the American Philosophical Association (APA) awarded him the K. Jon Barwise Prize "for significant and sustained contributions to areas relevant to philosophy and computing". He has published widely on philosophy of mathematics, epistemology, cognitive science, and artificial intelligence.TIMESTAMPS:(0:00) - Introduction (0:15) - Rethinking the term "Information"(8:50) - What is Life?(11:32) - Limits of Fundamental Physics (ft Anthony Leggett)(18:13) - Role of Philosophy in Science(21:50) - Aaron's diverse body of knowledge(25:40) - Information without Bits(28:20) - Cognition Before Language(32:52) - Intelligent Systems vs Consciousness(35:00) - Machines vs Biological Complexity(40:50) - Toward a Unified Theory of Life & Mind(44:25) - Exploring Science with a Novel Body of Knowledge(50:00) - The Mind-Body Problem(53:00) - Human Augmentation & Telos(56:44) - Aaron's Legacy(1:00:00) - What is Life by Erwin Schrödinger(1:02:15) - Building Upon the Shoulders of Giants(1:06:00) - Final Thoughts (1:08:14) - ConclusionEPISODE LINKS:- Aaron's Website 1: https://cogaffarchive.org/misc/whatlife.html- Aaron's Website 2: https://cogaffarchive.org/evol-devol.html- Aaron's Publications: https://tinyurl.com/43nb4xx2- Aaron's Books: https://tinyurl.com/45wynvrzCONNECT:- Website: https://tevinnaidu.com - Podcast: https://creators.spotify.com/pod/show/mindbodysolution- YouTube: https://youtube.com/mindbodysolution- Twitter: https://twitter.com/drtevinnaidu- Facebook: https://facebook.com/drtevinnaidu - Instagram: https://instagram.com/drtevinnaidu- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/drtevinnaidu=============================Disclaimer: The information provided on this channel is for educational purposes only. The content is shared in the spirit of open discourse and does not constitute, nor does it substitute, professional or medical advice. We do not accept any liability for any loss or damage incurred from you acting or not acting as a result of listening/watching any of our contents. You acknowledge that you use the information provided at your own risk. Listeners/viewers are advised to conduct their own research and consult with their own experts in the respective fields.
Josh Bongard is Professor of Computer Science at the University of Vermont and director of the Morphology, Evolution & Cognition Laboratory. His work involves automated design and manufacture of soft-, evolved-, and crowdsourced robots, as well as computer-designed organisms. In 2007, he was awarded a prestigious Microsoft Research New Faculty Fellowship and was named one of MIT Technology Review's top 35 young innovators under 35. In 2010 he was awarded a Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE) by Barack Obama at a White House ceremony. He has received funding from NSF, NASA, DARPA, ARO and the Sloan Foundation. He is the co-author of the book How The Body Shapes the Way we Think, the co-author of "Designing Intelligence: Why Brains Aren't Enough", the instructor of a reddit-based evolutionary robotics MOOC, and director of the robotics outreach program Twitch Plays Robotics. TIMESTAMPS:(0:00) - Introduction (1:22) - Life, Consciousness & Intelligence(5:14) - How The Body Shapes The Way We Think(9:18) - Evolutionary Robotics & Consciousness(17:00) - Biological Robots ("Xenobots")(24:00) - Implications of Self-Replicating Living Machines(32:00) - The Role of AI in Shaping Biology(39:00) - What is Conscious, Really?(42:00) - AI Robotics(46:00) - The Advantage of Interdisciplinary Collaborating(49:00) - Escaping Cartesian Dualism(53:00) - Meta-Materials (Groundbreaking Work!)(56:00) - Cause & Effect(1:04:48) - Expanding Morphospace in its Entirety(1:12:00) - Blurring the Lines Between Living & Non-Living (Meta-Materials Are The Future!)(1:17:14) - Non-Embodiment vs Embodiment AI(1:20:00) - Conclusion EPISODE LINKS:- Josh's Website: https://jbongard.github.io/- Josh's Lab: https://www.meclab.org/- Josh's Channel: https://youtube.com/@joshbongard3314- Josh's X: https://x.com/DoctorJosh- Josh's Publications: https://tinyurl.com/3pd4t8ff- Josh's Book: https://tinyurl.com/4wd7hw3s- Michael Levin 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v6gp-ORTBlU- Michael Levin 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kMxTS7eKkNM- Michael Levin 3: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1R-tdscgxu4- Michael Levin Lecture: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aQEX-twenkA- Michael Levin & Terrence Deacon: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HuWbHwPZd60- Keith Frankish: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QxDYG0K360E- Keith Frankish 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jTO-A1lw4JM- Keith Frankish Lecture: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IbjGRcqD96Q- Nicholas Humphrey: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SCTJb-uiQww- Nicholas Humphrey Lecture: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z3cWQLUbnKs- Mark Solms: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qqM76ZHIR-o- Mark Solms 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rkbeaxjAZm4CONNECT:- Website: https://tevinnaidu.com - Podcast: https://creators.spotify.com/pod/show/mindbodysolution- YouTube: https://youtube.com/mindbodysolution- Twitter: https://twitter.com/drtevinnaidu- Facebook: https://facebook.com/drtevinnaidu - Instagram: https://instagram.com/drtevinnaidu- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/drtevinnaidu=============================Disclaimer: The information provided on this channel is for educational purposes only. The content is shared in the spirit of open discourse and does not constitute, nor does it substitute, professional or medical advice. We do not accept any liability for any loss or damage incurred from you acting or not acting as a result of listening/watching any of our contents. You acknowledge that you use the information provided at your own risk. Listeners/viewers are advised to conduct their own research and consult with their own experts in the respective fields.
Dr Suzanne Gildert, Roboticist & Quantum Physicist, is the CEO-founder of Nirvanic Consciousness Technologies, a quantum-AI technology company innovating “Conscious AI” for improved AI decision-making. She holds a Ph.D. in experimental quantum physics from the University of Birmingham in the UK. Suzanne is a prolific technology inventor with dozens of US patents in quantum computing and AI robotics. She previously co-founded Sanctuary AI — building human-like intelligence in General Purpose Robots — and Kindred AI, developing industrial-AI robotics. The acquisition of Kindred AI by Ocado in 2020 for one third of a billion dollars ($339 million CAD) was the third-largest exit for a robotics company in Canadian history. Suzanne has deep expertise in quantum computing from her time at D-Wave where she ported AI algorithms to D-Wave’s quantum annealing hardware. She created quantum algorithms for D-Wave customers including NASA and Lockheed Martin, developed quantum machine learning algorithms for training neural networks and classifiers, and pioneered an online cloud service for quantum application developers.TIMESTAMPS:(0:00) - Introduction (1:26) - Consciousness & AI(7:34) - Defining Consciousness(9:32) - Quantum Consciousness (Faggin, Hameroff, Penrose etc.)(13:50) - Teleological Panprotopsychism(17:26) - Defining Free Will(23:40) - Misunderstanding Non-Materialist Theories(27:30) - From New Age Atheism to Scientific Spirituality/Free Thinking(33:20) - Quantum Computers, Robotics & AI(37:31) - How to Test Conscious AI?(41:42) - The Turing Test & the Edge of Knowledge (LLMs)(49:10) - Decoding or Encoding Consciousness?(53:05) - Agent Boundaries in Robotics (Substrate Independence)(57:10) - Scientific Testing of Quantum Consciousness(1:00:10) - Ethics of Quantum AI (Suffering)(1:03:57) - Techno-Spirituality & Mental Health(1:12:00) - Philosophy of Nirvanic Consciousness Technologies(1:15:10) - Idealism vs Panpsychism(1:22:00) - Quantum Consciousness & Occam's Razor(1:24:00) - Nirvanic Consciousness Technologies(1:31:10) - What to Expect (TSCC 2025)(1:34:25) - ConclusionEPISODE LINKS:- Suzanne's Website: https://www.suzannegildert.com- Suzanne's X: https://x.com/suzannegildert- Suzanne's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/suzannegildert- Nirvanic Consciousness Technologies: https://www.nirvanic.ai- Stuart Hameroff: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6iCzHwL2EY0- Federico Faggin: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MSn4t6fP_dc- Bernardo Kastrup 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XaSIs2fp7V8- Bernardo Kastrup 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=57Oguwg7omc- Johnjoe McFadden: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0kldDplYKac- Johnjoe McFadden Lecture 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C6FCgjOZdAM- Johnjoe McFadden Lecture 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HdNz2lHz3E0CONNECT:- Website: https://tevinnaidu.com - Podcast: https://creators.spotify.com/pod/show/mindbodysolution- YouTube: https://youtube.com/mindbodysolution- Twitter: https://twitter.com/drtevinnaidu- Facebook: https://facebook.com/drtevinnaidu - Instagram: https://instagram.com/drtevinnaidu- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/drtevinnaidu=============================Disclaimer: The information provided on this channel is for educational purposes only. The content is shared in the spirit of open discourse and does not constitute, nor does it substitute, professional or medical advice. We do not accept any liability for any loss or damage incurred from you acting or not acting as a result of listening/watching any of our contents. You acknowledge that you use the information provided at your own risk. Listeners/viewers are advised to conduct their own research and consult with their own experts in the respective fields.
Professor Terrence Deacon & Professor Michael Levin have both shaped the fields of developmental evolutionary biology, cognitive science, and so much more. In this episode of Mind-Body Solution, these distinguished giants come together in conversation for the very first time: "A Biology Revolution". Terrence Deacon is Professor and Chair of the Department of Anthropology and member of the Helen Wills Neuroscience Institute at the University of California, Berkeley.Michael Levin is Professor in the Biology department at Tufts University and associate faculty at the Wyss Institute for Bioinspired Engineering at Harvard University. TIMESTAMPS:(0:00) - Introduction(0:42) - Mike on Terry's work(1:32) - Terry on Mike's work (2:48) - Mike & Terry on Daniel Dennett's work(8:10) - Origin of Life & Purpose (Terry's perspective: complexity, thermodynamics, memory)(14:37) - Origin of Life & Purpose (Mike's perspective: models of scaling, polycomputing, spaces of reality)(20:08) - The Self, Beneficiaries & Causal Emergence(26:00) - Strange Loops & Semiotics (Metabolism precedes Neural activity)(29:00) - Causality: Constraints, Morphological Computing & Environmental Offloading (32:50) - Lazy Gene Hypothesis, Inverse Darwinism, Constraints & Energy(40:15) - Regeneration & Memory: Decompression Processes & Complexity(45:30) - Meta-Constraints: Problem Solving Agents & Bioengineering Surprises (beyond genes)(52:57) - Hypothesis Generation & Adaptive Nervous Systems (Competitions between Interpretations)(57:48) - Biologizing Cognition: Evolutionary & Developmental(1:02:40) - Terry's Critique of Mike's work (Preformationism)(1:06:00) - Mike's Response(1:15:22) - Mike's Critique of Terry's work (Teleonomy)(1:18:03) - Terry's Response(1:23:50) - Goal Directedness(1:26:22) - Final Thoughts(1:28:55) - Conclusion EPISODE LINKS:- Mike's Podcast 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v6gp-ORTBlU- Mike's Podcast 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kMxTS7eKkNM- Mike's Podcast 3: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1R-tdscgxu4- Mike's Lecture: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aQEX-twenkA- Terry's Podcast: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Kj2OgkxGa0- Terry's Lecture: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=refDeUzgdIg- Daniel Dennett Tribute: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z3cWQLUbnKsCONNECT:- Website: https://tevinnaidu.com - Podcast: https://creators.spotify.com/pod/show/mindbodysolution- YouTube: https://youtube.com/mindbodysolution- Twitter: https://twitter.com/drtevinnaidu- Facebook: https://facebook.com/drtevinnaidu - Instagram: https://instagram.com/drtevinnaidu- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/drtevinnaidu=============================Disclaimer: The information provided on this channel is for educational purposes only. The content is shared in the spirit of open discourse and does not constitute, nor does it substitute, professional or medical advice. We do not accept any liability for any loss or damage incurred from you acting or not acting as a result of listening/watching any of our contents. You acknowledge that you use the information provided at your own risk. Listeners/viewers are advised to conduct their own research and consult with their own experts in the respective fields.
Matthew David Segall, PhD, is an Associate Professor in the Philosophy, Cosmology, and Consciousness Department at California Institute of Integral Studies in San Francisco, and the Chair of the Science Advisory Committee for the Cobb Institute. He is a transdisciplinary researcher, writer, teacher, and philosopher applying process-relational thought across the natural and social sciences, as well as to the study of consciousness. He describes himself as a “process philosopher” and transdisciplinary researcher, reflecting his commitment to bridging multiple fields. Segall’s work builds on the metaphysical framework of Alfred North Whitehead, extending Whitehead’s philosophy of organism into new domains of science, religion, and ecology. In doing so, Segall reinterprets the Western philosophical lineage – from ancient ideas of a world-soul to German Idealism and beyond – to articulate a participatory, organismic vision of nature. His philosophy portrays a cosmos ensouled with meaning and experience, challenging mechanistic materialism and inviting a renewed dialogue between science and spirit. Segall integrates insights from Whitehead, Schelling, Goethe, and Steiner into a process worldview, develops an organic (panpsychist) cosmology, practices a bold transdisciplinary methodology, and engages public dialogues that embody a form of sacred activism on behalf of our living planet.TIMESTAMPS:(0:00) - Introduction (0:43) - History of Mind-Body Problem(7:40) - Critiquing Physicalism(12:55) - Quantum Theory Interpretations(16:14) - Addressing Illusionism & Scientism(22:00) - The Metaphysics of Prehension(28:14) - Panexperientialism in Physics(31:55) - Propositional Feelings(37:09) - What is Consciousness?(45:00) - Panexperientialism & Free Will(50:00) - Bridging Science & Philosophy(54:42) - Challenging the Cold/Dead Universe tale(1:00:39) - Misconceptions about Matt's work(1:04:20) - Telos(1:07:44) - Matt's Philosopher recommendations(1:13:00) - Mind At Large (Upcoming Events!)(1:17:40) - Conclusion EPISODE LINKS:- Matt's Website: https://footnotes2plato.com- @Footnotes2Plato : http://www.youtube.com/@Footnotes2Plato- Physics Within the Bounds of Feeling Alone: https://footnotes2plato.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/physics-within-the-bounds-of-feeling-alone.pdf- Matt's X: https://x.com/ThouArtThat- Matt's Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/matthew.david.segall- Matt's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/matthewdavidsegall- Matt's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/footnotes2platoCONNECT:- Website: https://tevinnaidu.com - Podcast: https://creators.spotify.com/pod/show/mindbodysolution- YouTube: https://youtube.com/mindbodysolution- Twitter: https://twitter.com/drtevinnaidu- Facebook: https://facebook.com/drtevinnaidu - Instagram: https://instagram.com/drtevinnaidu- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/drtevinnaidu=============================Disclaimer: The information provided on this channel is for educational purposes only. The content is shared in the spirit of open discourse and does not constitute, nor does it substitute, professional or medical advice. We do not accept any liability for any loss or damage incurred from you acting or not acting as a result of listening/watching any of our contents. You acknowledge that you use the information provided at your own risk. Listeners/viewers are advised to conduct their own research and consult with their own experts in the respective fields.
Susan Blackmore is a writer, lecturer, broadcaster, and Visiting Professor at the University of Plymouth, UK. She has a degree in psychology and physiology from Oxford University (1973) an MSc and a PhD in parapsychology from the University of Surrey (1980). Her research interests include memes, evolutionary theory, consciousness, and meditation. She is author of about 15 books, 60 academic articles, 80 book contributions and many book reviews. The Meme Machine (1999) has been translated into nearly twenty other languages. She is a TED lecturer and often appears on radio, television and podcasts. TIMESTAMPS:(0:00) - Introduction (0:30) - Sue's Consciousness "Revelation" (Models All The Way Down)(4:30) - Michael Graziano (Attention Schema Theory)(7:40) - How is Sue's "Model" Different?(11:00) - Is This View Panpsychist?(14:47) - From Illusionism to Panpsychism(22:15) - Daniel Dennett (Free Will)(32:55) - Keith Frankish(38:14) - Views on Consciousness after Altered States of Consciousness(48:59) - Stuart Hameroff (Quantum Theories & TCC)(57:19) - Sue's Upcoming Work (e.g. Meme Machine 2.0)(1:00:21) - ConclusionEPISODE LINKS:- Sue's Round 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u1VlYfgCHTA- Sue's Website: https://www.susanblackmore.uk/- Sue's Books: https://www.amazon.com/Books-Susan-Blackmore/s?rh=n%3A283155%2Cp_27%3ASusan+Blackmore- Sue's Publications: https://scholar.google.co.uk/citations?user=MdxHaLwAAAAJ&hl=en- Sue's Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Susan_BlackmoreCONNECT:- Website: https://tevinnaidu.com - Podcast: https://creators.spotify.com/pod/show/mindbodysolution- YouTube: https://youtube.com/mindbodysolution- Twitter: https://twitter.com/drtevinnaidu- Facebook: https://facebook.com/drtevinnaidu - Instagram: https://instagram.com/drtevinnaidu- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/drtevinnaidu=============================Disclaimer: The information provided on this channel is for educational purposes only. The content is shared in the spirit of open discourse and does not constitute, nor does it substitute, professional or medical advice. We do not accept any liability for any loss or damage incurred from you acting or not acting as a result of listening/watching any of our contents. You acknowledge that you use the information provided at your own risk. Listeners/viewers are advised to conduct their own research and consult with their own experts in the respective fields.
Dr Peter Sjöstedt-Hughes is a Philosopher of Mind and Metaphysics who specializes in the thought of Whitehead, Nietzsche, Bergson, and Spinoza—and in fields pertaining to panpsychism, pantheism, mental causation, and altered states of consciousness. He is a lecturer at The University of Exeter. Peter is the author of Noumenautics (2015), Modes of Sentience (2021), co-editor and contributor of Bloomsbury’s Philosophy and Psychedelics (2022), the TEDx Talker on ‘psychedelics and consciousness‘, and he is inspiration to the recreation of inhuman philosopher Marvel Superhero, Karnak. TIMESTAMPS:(0:00) - Introduction (1:00) - The Mind-Body Problem(4:00) - Idealism vs Panpsychism(6:45) - Defining Consciousness (15:30) - Spinozism & Whiteheadian Panpsychism(19:30) - Kastrup's Analytic Idealism(24:07) - Naïve Realism(29:30) - Huxley, James, Whitehead, Nietzsche, Spinoza, Schopenhauer, Bergson & Kant(35:15) - What is the Philosophy of Psychedelics?(41:38) - Evidence of Psychedelic Research(45:35) - Psychedelics & Consciousness(53:10) - Defining Psychedelics(59:50) - Metaphysical Shifts & Consensus Reality(1:04:30) - Peter's most Psychoactive Experience(1:09:40) - Psychedelic Research Criticism(1:13:14) - From Therapeutics to Metaphysics(1:16:18) - Mind At Large & Exogenous Mind Theory(1:23:08) - Free Will(1:27:40) - Panpsychisms(1:35:40) - Peter's Philosophical Heroes(1:40:02) - Final Thoughts(1:41:10) - Conclusion EPISODE LINKS:- Peter's Lecture: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f4yCrqS0dCY- Peter's Website: https://www.philosopher.eu/- Peter's X: https://twitter.com/PeterSjostedtH- Peter’s Instagram: https://instagram.com/petersjostedth- Peter’s LinkedIn: https://uk.linkedin.com/in/dr-peter-sjöstedt-hughes-2b7a2927- Peter’s BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/petersjostedth.bsky.social- Peter's YouTube: https://youtube.com/@Ontologistics- Peter's Analytic Idealism Critique: https://www.feedyourhead.blog/p/flights-in-the-mindscapeCONNECT:- Website: https://tevinnaidu.com - Podcast: https://creators.spotify.com/pod/show/mindbodysolution- YouTube: https://youtube.com/mindbodysolution- Twitter: https://twitter.com/drtevinnaidu- Facebook: https://facebook.com/drtevinnaidu - Instagram: https://instagram.com/drtevinnaidu- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/drtevinnaidu=============================Disclaimer: The information provided on this channel is for educational purposes only. The content is shared in the spirit of open discourse and does not constitute, nor does it substitute, professional or medical advice. We do not accept any liability for any loss or damage incurred from you acting or not acting as a result of listening/watching any of our contents. You acknowledge that you use the information provided at your own risk. Listeners/viewers are advised to conduct their own research and consult with their own experts in the respective fields.
Daniel McShea is Professor of Biology, and Associate Professor of Philosophy at Duke University. He is a scientist, philosopher and author. His work focuses on 2 main areas: 1) Evolution of Complexity: In a 2010 book with Robert Brandon, Biology's First Law, he argues that the complexity of organisms will tend to increase spontaneously in the absence of natural selection and other forces. In evolution, complexity is easy (and simplicity is hard.) A second book, The Missing Two Thirds of Evolutionary Theory (Brandon and McShea 2020), further develops the theory, offering a quantitative formulation.2) Teleology (purpose, goal directedness): A common physical structure underlies all goal-directed systems, from acorns turning into oak trees to homing torpedoes to human passions and purposes. All of these are hierarchically structured, consisting a small thing nested within a large thing, more precisely, a goal-directed entity moving within a larger directing field.TIMESTAMPS:(0:00) - Introduction (1:00) - What is Field Theory?(6:44) - Goal-Directedness(10:13) - Support for Field Theory(15:15) - Persistence & Plasticity(22:20) - Purposiveness & Teleology(31:10) - Free Will & Consciousness(41:15) - Internal Conflicts(44:30) - Future of Field Theory(53:40) - Intentionality(55:45) - External Influences vs Internal Fields(1:01:20) - Purpose in the Universe/Meaning of Life(1:05:20) - Final Thoughts(1:06:20) - ConclusionEPISODE LINKS:- Dan's Website: https://scholars.duke.edu/person/dmcshea- Dan's Work: http://www.biology.duke.edu/mcshealab/- Dan's Publications: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=IB5lqFwAAAAJ&hl=en- Dan's Books: https://www.amazon.com/Books-Daniel-W-McShea/s?rh=n%3A283155%2Cp_27%3ADaniel%2BW.%2BMcShea- Elusive But Everywhere: https://aeon.co/essays/a-new-field-theory-reveals-the-hidden-forces-that-guide-us- Levin, Solms, Babcock, McShea: https://youtu.be/VUszs0nALxM?feature=shared- Levin, Babcock, McShea: https://youtu.be/7ZahEQGwc1g?feature=sharedCONNECT:- Website: https://tevinnaidu.com - Podcast: https://creators.spotify.com/pod/show/mindbodysolution- YouTube: https://youtube.com/mindbodysolution- Twitter: https://twitter.com/drtevinnaidu- Facebook: https://facebook.com/drtevinnaidu - Instagram: https://instagram.com/drtevinnaidu- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/drtevinnaidu=============================Disclaimer: The information provided on this channel is for educational purposes only. The content is shared in the spirit of open discourse and does not constitute, nor does it substitute, professional or medical advice. We do not accept any liability for any loss or damage incurred from you acting or not acting as a result of listening/watching any of our contents. You acknowledge that you use the information provided at your own risk. Listeners/viewers are advised to conduct their own research and consult with their own experts in the respective fields.
Dr Gunnar Babcock is a lecturer in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences at Cornell University, Ithaca, New York. He was a Postdoctoral Associate in the Department of Biology at Duke University. He received his Doctorate in Philosophy from the University at Albany, SUNY. His research is primarily in the philosophy of science/biology. It focuses on topics like biological individuality, species, and both modern and historical accounts of teleology. Much of his work aims to develop a new approach to understanding goal directed systems called field theory. He is also involved in the project “Does Earth’s habitability for life exist due to or in spite of Darwinian evolution by natural selection?” His other research considers developments in synthetic biology, the scope of selective processes, and how biotechnologies sometimes help reveal the metaphysical underpinnings of concepts like reproduction, species, lineages, and life generally. His broader philosophical interests extend to ethics in life sciences, history and philosophy of science, and ancient philosophy. TIMESTAMPS:(0:00) - Introduction (1:11) - Defining Life & Reproduction (6:49) - Production vs Reproduction(9:17) - Griesemer's Influence on Biology(11:41) - Biological Fission(14:17) - Individuality vs Connectedness (18:20) - Philosophy of Biology (19:50) - Challenging Our Understanding of Reproduction(23:19) - Biological Fusion(30:38) - Working with Daniel McShea (upcoming MBS guest)(33:49) - Consciousness & the Mind-Body Problem(39:14) - Gunnar's Journey & Heroes(48:10) - AI, Robots, & Life(56:11) - Rethinking Life(58:38) - Are Viruses Alive?(1:00:43) - ConclusionEPISODE LINKS:- Gunnar's Website: https://gunnarbabcock.wordpress.com/- Gunnar's Work: https://cals.cornell.edu/gunnar-babcock- Gunnar's Publications: https://philpeople.org/profiles/gunnar-babcock- Gunnar's Aeon Paper: https://aeon.co/essays/we-need-to-stop-thinking-about-sex-when-it-comes-to-reproduction- Levin, Solms, Babcock, McShea: https://youtu.be/VUszs0nALxM?feature=shared- Levin, Babcock, McShea: https://youtu.be/7ZahEQGwc1g?feature=sharedCONNECT:- Website: https://tevinnaidu.com - Podcast: https://creators.spotify.com/pod/show/mindbodysolution- YouTube: https://youtube.com/mindbodysolution- Twitter: https://twitter.com/drtevinnaidu- Facebook: https://facebook.com/drtevinnaidu - Instagram: https://instagram.com/drtevinnaidu- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/drtevinnaidu=============================Disclaimer: The information provided on this channel is for educational purposes only. The content is shared in the spirit of open discourse and does not constitute, nor does it substitute, professional or medical advice. We do not accept any liability for any loss or damage incurred from you acting or not acting as a result of listening/watching any of our contents. You acknowledge that you use the information provided at your own risk. Listeners/viewers are advised to conduct their own research and consult with their own experts in the respective fields.
Dr James Cooke, PhD trained is a neuroscientist, speaker, and writer. He holds three degrees from Oxford University (a PhD and Masters in Neuroscience & a BA in Experimental Psychology). He has conducted scientific research for over a decade at institutions such as Oxford University, University of California, Berkeley, University College London, Trinity College Dublin, and Riken Brain Sciences Institute in Tokyo. James is the author of The Dawn of Mind: How Matter Became Conscious and Alive (2024), which synthesizes science and spiritual insight to offer a radical solution to the Hard Problem of Consciousness. He is the founder of the "Inner Space Institute" which aims to help more people access spiritual growth, without any of the unscientific beliefs that are common in spiritual circles. TIMESTAMPS:(0:00) - Introduction (1:25) - Defining Consciousness, The Self, & Life(5:37) - The Mind-Body Problem (9:00) - Biopsychism(13:16) - Human-exceptionalism(16:56) - Science & Spirituality(19:40) - Purpose/Meaning(24:24) - Living Mirrors Theory(29:50) - Thoughts on other theories of Consciousness(39:38) - Limits of Language (43:35) - Separation, Self & Substance(47:52) - Spirituality without Dogma(55:29) - The Dawn of Mind & Living Mirrors Theory(1:07:59) - James' Journey (from Living Mirrors to Inner Space Institute)(1:17:02) - Conclusion EPISODE LINKS:- James' Website: https://drjamescooke.com- James' YouTube: https://youtube.com/@DrJamesCooke- James' Substack: https://drjamescooke.substack.com- Inner Space Institute: https://www.innerspaceinstitute.orgCONNECT:- Website: https://tevinnaidu.com - Podcast: https://creators.spotify.com/pod/show/mindbodysolution- YouTube: https://youtube.com/mindbodysolution- X: https://twitter.com/drtevinnaidu- Facebook: https://facebook.com/drtevinnaidu - Instagram: https://instagram.com/drtevinnaidu- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/drtevinnaidu=============================Disclaimer: The information provided on this channel is for educational purposes only. The content is shared in the spirit of open discourse and does not constitute, nor does it substitute, professional or medical advice. We do not accept any liability for any loss or damage incurred from you acting or not acting as a result of listening/watching any of our contents. You acknowledge that you use the information provided at your own risk. Listeners/viewers are advised to conduct their own research and consult with their own experts in the respective fields.
Stuart Hameroff MD is Professor of Anesthesiology and Psychology, and Director of the Center for Consciousness Studies at the University of Arizona in Tucson. Hameroff became interested in intelligent behavior of microtubules, protein lattices which organize activities within living cells. Hameroff and colleagues developed theories of microtubules as self-organizing molecular computers. In the 1990s Hameroff teamed with Sir Roger Penrose on the controversial Penrose-Hameroff "Orch OR" model of consciousness based on quantum computing in brain neuronal microtubules, a notion bolstered by recent evidence. Hameroff also organizes the biennial interdisciplinary conferences, The Science of Consciousness Conference. The Science of Consciousness (‘TSC’) conference is the world’s longest running inter-disciplinary gathering on the study of consciousness, the nature of existence, and our place in the universe. In 2025 TSC will be in Barcelona, Spain, July 6-11 (Workshops, Plenaries, Concurrents, Exhibits, Demos, Social, Poetry Slam, Dancing - AC Marriott Forum Hotel), preceding and in conjunction with The Festival of Consciousness, July 11-13 (Music, Art, Experiential, Inspiration, Spirituality, Education, Business, Evolution). Speakers include: Sir Roger Penrose, Donald Hoffman, Robert Lawrence Kuhn, Rupert Sheldrake, Deepak Chopra, Federico Faggin, Anirban Bandyopadhyay, and many others. Links below for TSC tickets & more information. TIMESTAMPS:(0:00) - Introduction (1:04) - Defining Consciousness(4:15) - Microtubules & Anaesthesia(9:00) - Where it began with Sir Roger Penrose(15:13) - Patricia Churchland's hilarious critique on Hameroff & Penrose(25:45) - Objective Reduction Explained(37:27) - Quantum Biology(40:47) - Philosophical Implications (Hard Problem, NDEs, OBEs, Afterlife & Reincarnation)(46:00) - Time Crystals & Life(54:20) - Spectrum of Consciousness (plants to humans)(57:37) - "Cartoon Neurons"(1:00:31) - IIT vs GNWT vs Predictive Processing vs Higher-Order Thought vs Orch OR (Battle of Consciousness Theories!)(1:07:23) - Ethical/Practical Implications (Healthcare)(1:10:40) - Transcranial Ultrasound Explored(1:18:10) - How Does Anaesthesia Affect Consciousness?(1:22:10) - The Science of Consciousness Conference & Festival of Consciousness (1:28:00) - Astrobiology & Conformal Cyclic Cosmology(1:30:20) - The Microtubule Maestro's future (1:36:32) - ConclusionEPISODE LINKS:- Stuart's Website: https://hameroff.arizona.edu/- Stuart's X: https://twitter.com/stuarthameroff- TSC: https://consciousness.arizona.edu/- TSC 2025 Flyer: https://tinyurl.com/4y94zwhr- TSC Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@thescienceofconsciousness- Patricia Churchland: https://youtu.be/6IVBxmaaGNg?feature=shared- Christof Koch: https://youtu.be/GeO5zr1e5lc?feature=shared- Susan Blackmore: https://youtu.be/u1VlYfgCHTA?feature=shared- Donald Hoffman: https://youtu.be/QRa8r5xOaAA?feature=shared- Federico Faggin: https://youtu.be/MSn4t6fP_dc?feature=sharedCONNECT:- Website: https://tevinnaidu.com - Podcast: https://creators.spotify.com/pod/show/mindbodysolution- YouTube: https://youtube.com/mindbodysolution- X: https://twitter.com/drtevinnaidu- Facebook: https://facebook.com/drtevinnaidu - Instagram: https://instagram.com/drtevinnaidu- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/drtevinnaidu=============================Disclaimer: The information provided on this channel is for educational purposes only. The content is shared in the spirit of open discourse and does not constitute, nor does it substitute, professional or medical advice. We do not accept any liability for any loss or damage incurred from you acting or not acting as a result of listening/watching any of our contents. You acknowledge that you use the information provided at your own risk. Listeners/viewers are advised to conduct their own research and consult with their own experts in the respective fields.
Denis Noble is Emeritus Professor and co-Director of Computational Physiology who held the Burdon Sanderson Chair of Cardiovascular Physiology at the University of Oxford. He is one of the pioneers of systems biology and developed the first viable mathematical model of the working heart. He is also a philosopher of biology, and his books The Music of Life and Dance to the Tune of Life challenge the foundations of current biological sciences, question the central dogma, its unidirectional view of information flow, and its imposition of a bottom-up methodology for research in the life sciences.Raymond Noble is Honorary Associate Professor at the Institute for Women’s Health, University College London. He held a Rockefeller Senior Research Fellowship with a joint appointment in Physiology and Obstetrics and Gynaecology at University College London, where he became Deputy Dean of Life Sciences and Graduate Tutor in Women’s Health and where he also taught medical ethics in reproductive health. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Biology and a chartered biologist, writing extensively on biological theory and philosophy, working extensively on how organisms sense their environment and make choices.TIMESTAMPS:(0:00) - Introduction (2:45) - Consciousness & the Mind-Body Dichotomy (12:50) - Biology's Evolution & the Importance of Stochasticity(18:00) - The Gene Delusion(25:35) - Arguments Against Richard Dawkins' "Selfish Gene"(35:45) - Moral/Philosophical Implications of The Selfish Gene(39:19) - Purposive Explanations of Life & Understanding Living Systems(45:40) - Ecological Intelligence(56:05) - Consciousness & the Self(1:05:07) - Biological Evolution from a Physiological Perspective (1:21:18) - The Music of Life (Unselfish Gene)(1:29:00) - Free Will & Dogma(1:36:03) - The Story of Noble Brothers (Differences & Similarities)(1:42:24) - When Two Became One(1:50:45) - Teleology & The Purpose of Life (Final Thoughts)(1:56:40) - ConclusionEPISODE LINKS:- Denis: https://tinyurl.com/7uzjuxxm- Ray: https://tinyurl.com/25z9jnk5- Books: https://tinyurl.com/bdcpwetj- Denis' Publications: https://tinyurl.com/yr3es4ht- Ray's Publications: https://tinyurl.com/yunnfjc5CONNECT:- Website: https://tevinnaidu.com
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Dr Nir Lahav PhD, is a Physicist from Bar-Ilan University, now at Cambridge University. His field of study is in Neuroscience and Consciousness studies. He uses network theory, non linear dynamics and chaos. He developed The Relativistic Theory of Consciousness - a new physical theory in order to solve the hard problem of consciousness. He is also developing a model for chaotic neural networks in collaboration with Zachariah Neemeh, his 2022 paper ("A Relativistic Theory of Consciousness") was chosen as one of the most influential articles of the year by Neuroscience News. TIMESTAMPS:(0:00) - Introduction(1:18) - Definition of Consciousness(5:44) - A Relativistic Theory of Consciousness(15:48) - The Equivalence Principle & the Zombie Argument(21:42) - Physicalism vs Reductive Materialism(28:56) - Nir's Exploration of Relativity & Consciousness(37:20) - How to test the Relativistic Theory (future experiments & predictions)(42:08) - Emergentism, Functionalism, & Cognitive Frames of Reference(53:25) - Cognitive Maps & Consciousness(1:00:00) - Animal/AI Consciousness (minimal conditions)(1:03:30) - Free Will & Determinism(1:12:55) - Is the Universe be Conscious? (from a Relativistic Approach)(1:22:18) - From Absolutism to Relativism(1:31:20) - Future work(1:33:10) - ConclusionEPISODE LINKS:- Nir's Website: https://www.lahavnir.com/- Nir's Paper: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0079610723001128- Nir's "GoFundMe": https://gofund.me/b37c00d5CONNECT:- Website: https://tevinnaidu.com
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🚀 Journey through Consciousness & Out of the Body with Dr Tom Campbell 🌌In this episode of Mind-Body Solution, we go on a mind-expanding journey through altered states of consciousness as we sit down with Tom Campbell, a seasoned physicist who has ventured into the fascinating realm of an consciousness & virtual realty. With a career spanning over half a century, Tom has masterfully fused his scientific expertise with an insatiable quest for understanding the fundamental nature of reality.🎓📖 In this enlightening conversation, we'll delve deep into the logical consequences of consciousness as the bedrock of existence and explore thought-provoking topics such as out-of-body experiences, remote viewing, and the influence of conscious intent on the physical world.🌟 🕒 What to Expect:(00:00) Introduction(00:31) Summary of Tom's Theory of Everything (TOE)(14:00) Logical Consequences of Consciousness as Fundamental(22:29) Reincarnation(44:09) Reaching Your Highest Evolutionary State (Lowest Entropic State)(53:40) Near Death Experiences (NDEs)(1:03:50) Accessing Information in the Data Base of Reality(1:24:55) Psychic Mediums & Telepathy ("Paranormal")(1:47:15) Déjà vu Explained(1:53:21) Out of Body Experiences (OBEs) & Remote Viewing(2:02:54) Testing OBEs with The Monroe Institute(2:29:25) Tom's next book ("Primal Man, Primal Woman")(2:35:35) From Materialism to Idealism via Transcendental Meditation(2:45:59) Developing Binaural Beats with Bob Monroe & Dennis Mennerich(2:52:52) Binaural Beats & Base Frequencies(3:00:00) Recap and Plans for Round 3(3:14:40) Conclusion🔗 Episode Links:👉Round 1: https://youtu.be/FkRLKPNscDI👉Tom's Website: http://www.tomcampbell.info/ 👉My Big Toe: https://www.my-big-toe.com/ 👉Tom's YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@twcjr44 =============================🤝Stay Connected With Us:👉Website: https://tevinnaidu.com/ 👉Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/drtevinnaidu 👉Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drtevinnaidu/ 👉Twitter: https://twitter.com/drtevinnaidu/ 👉LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/drtevinnaidu/ 📧For Business Inquiries: info@tevinnaidu.com =============================ABOUT MIND-BODY SOLUTION:Mind-Body Solution explores the nature of consciousness, reality, free will, morality, mental health, and more. This podcast presents enlightening discourse with the world’s leading experts in philosophy, physics, neuroscience, psychology, linguistics, AI, and beyond. It will change the way you think about the mind-body dichotomy by showing just how difficult — intellectually and practically — the mind-body problem is. Join Dr. Tevin Naidu on a quest to conquer the mind-body problem and take one step closer to the mind-body solution.Dr Tevin Naidu is a medical doctor, philosopher & ethicist. He attained his Bachelor of Medicine & Bachelor of Surgery degree from Stellenbosch University, & his Master of Philosophy degree Cum Laude from the University of Pretoria. His academic work focuses on theories of consciousness, computational psychiatry, phenomenological psychopathology, values-based practice, moral luck, addiction, & the philosophy & ethics of science, mind & mental health.=====================Disclaimer: We do not accept any liability for any loss or damage incurred from you acting or not acting as a result of watching any of our publications. You acknowledge that you use the information provided at your own risk. Do your research. Copyright Notice: This video and audio channel contain dialog, music, and images that are the property of Mind-Body Solution. You are authorised to share the link and channel, and embed this link in your website or others as long as a link back to this channel is provided.© Mind-Body Solution
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Terrence Deacon is Professor and Chair of the Department of Anthropology and member of the Helen Wills Neuroscience Institute at the University of California, Berkeley. His research combines developmental evolutionary biology and comparative neuroanatomy to investigate the evolution of human cognition, and is particularly focused on the explanation of emergent processes in biology and cognition. Terrence is a Harvard Lehman Fellow, a Harvard Medical School Psychiatric Neuroscience Fellow, a Western Washington University Centenary Alumni Fellow, and the 69^th James Arthur Lecturer for the American Museum of Natural History. He has published over 100 research papers in collected volumes and scholarly journals, and his acclaimed book, "The Symbolic Species: The Co-evolution of Language and the Brain" (1997) was awarded the I. J. Staley Prize for the most influential book in Anthropology in 2005 by the School of American Research. His other books include "Incomplete Nature: How Mind Emerged from Matter" (2011) and "Homo Sapiens: Evolutionary Biology and the Human Sciences" (2012).TIMESTAMPS:(0:00) - Introduction (1:29) - The Mind-Body Problem(10:50) - Universal Grammar(18:10) - Linguistic Prosthesis & Shared Cognition(27:49) - Teleology vs Teleonomy(35:29) - Absential Causal Powers(39:58) - Thermodynamics, Morphodynamics & Teleodynamics(44:20) - The Role of Constraints & Causal Emergence(1:00:55) - Self-Organization, Self-Assembly & Self-Repair(1:24:17) - The Origin of Life on Earth & Proto-Life in the Cosmos(1:33:50) - Pre-LUCA (Last Universal Common Ancestor) Evolution Problem(1:46:45) - "Falling Up: How Inverse Darwinism Catalyzes Evolution" (Terrence's Next Book)(2:06:50) - Incomplete Nature & Mind's Emergence(2:20:06) - Mind-Body Solution & Landscape of Consciousness(2:28:06) - Implications of Terrence's Work(2:37:10) - Artificial Intelligence (2:44:30) - Terrence's Major Influences (Peirce etc.)(3:01:30) - Importance of Development in Evolution ("EvoDevo")(3:06:40) - Conclusion EPISODE LINKS:- Terrence's Website: https://tinyurl.com/2zchenan- Terrence's Publications: https://tinyurl.com/4tctx9ve- Terrence's Books: https://tinyurl.com/yrxt72dh- Keith Frankish: https://youtu.be/jTO-A1lw4JM- Michael Levin: https://youtu.be/1R-tdscgxu4- Mark Solms: https://youtu.be/rkbeaxjAZm4CONNECT:- Website: https://tevinnaidu.com - Podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/drtevinnaidu- Twitter: https://twitter.com/drtevinnaidu- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/drtevinnaidu - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drtevinnaidu- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/drtevinnaidu=============================Disclaimer: The information provided on this channel is for educational purposes only. The content is shared in the spirit of open discourse and does not constitute, nor does it substitute, professional or medical advice. We do not accept any liability for any loss or damage incurred from you acting or not acting as a result of listening/watching any of our contents. You acknowledge that you use the information provided at your own risk. Listeners/viewers are advised to conduct their own research and consult with their own experts in the respective fields.
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Michael Levin is a Distinguished Professor in the Biology department at Tufts University and associate faculty at the Wyss Institute for Bioinspired Engineering at Harvard University. Prof Levin holds the Vannevar Bush endowed Chair and serves as director of the Allen Discovery Center at Tufts and the Tufts Center for Regenerative and Developmental Biology. Prior to college, Michael Levin worked as a software engineer and independent contractor in the field of scientific computing. He attended Tufts University, interested in artificial intelligence and unconventional computation. To explore the algorithms by which the biological world implemented complex adaptive behavior, he got dual B.S. degrees, in CS and in Biology and then received a PhD from Harvard University. He did post-doctoral training at Harvard Medical School, where he began to uncover a new bioelectric language by which cells coordinate their activity during embryogenesis. His independent laboratory develops new molecular-genetic and conceptual tools to probe large-scale information processing in regeneration, embryogenesis, and cancer suppression.Lecture Title: "Where Minds Come From: The Scaling of Collective Intelligence. What it means for AI and You."EPISODE LINKS:- Mike's Round 1: https://youtu.be/v6gp-ORTBlU- Mike's Round 2: https://youtu.be/kMxTS7eKkNM- Mike's Round 3: https://youtu.be/1R-tdscgxu4- Mike's Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@drmichaellevin- Mike's Website: https://drmichaellevin.org/CONNECT:- Website: https://tevinnaidu.com - Podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/drtevinnaidu- Twitter: https://twitter.com/drtevinnaidu- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/drtevinnaidu - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drtevinnaidu- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/drtevinnaidu=============================Disclaimer: The information provided on this channel is for educational purposes only. The content is shared in the spirit of open discourse and does not constitute, nor does it substitute, professional or medical advice. We do not accept any liability for any loss or damage incurred from you acting or not acting as a result of listening/watching any of our contents. You acknowledge that you use the information provided at your own risk. Listeners/viewers are advised to conduct their own research and consult with their own experts in the respective fields.
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Professor David Papineau is a British academic philosopher. He works as Professor of Philosophy of Science at King's College London and the City University of New York Graduate Center, and previously taught for several years at Cambridge University, where he was a fellow of Robinson College. He did a BSc in Mathematics at the University of Natal, followed by a BA and PhD in philosophy at Cambridge. After academic posts at Reading, Macquarie, Birkbeck, and Cambridge, he joined King's College London in 1990. From 2015-21 he spent half of each year at the Graduate Center of CUNY in New York. he was President of the Mind Association in 2009 and the Aristotelian Society in 2014. He has written widely on epistemology, metaphysics and the philosophy of science and mind. My books include: For Science in the Social Sciences (1979), Theory and Meaning (1990), Reality and Representation (1987), Philosophical Naturalism (1992), Thinking about Consciousness (2002), Philosophical Devices (2012), Knowing the Score (2017), and The Metaphysics of Sensory Experience (2021).TIMESTAMPS:(0:00) - Introduction (0:23) - History of the Mind-Body Problem(5:14) - Robert Lawrence Kuhn's Landscape of Consciousness and Physicalism(9:43) - Illusionism(14:32) - Emergentism (16:46) - David's current thoughts about Consciousness(22:33) - Intelligence vs Consciousness (25:30) - Panpsychism(34:40) - Consciousness & Moral Standing(41:12) - Hard Problem or Easy Problems?(45:32) - Mary Thought Experiment Explained(58:59) - David's definition of Consciousness (1:05:37) - Will we ever solve the mind-body problem?(1:10:15) - David on Free Will & Daniel Dennett(1:15:25) - David's upcoming book: "Causes" (About causation, probabilities etc.)1:18:50) - Conclusion EPISODE LINKS:- David's Website: https://www.davidpapineau.co.uk/- David's Books: https://tinyurl.com/4e55a6k9- David's Publications: https://tinyurl.com/47sdussx- David's X: https://twitter.com/davidpapineauCONNECT:- Website: https://tevinnaidu.com - Podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/drtevinnaidu- Twitter: https://twitter.com/drtevinnaidu- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/drtevinnaidu - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drtevinnaidu- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/drtevinnaidu=============================Disclaimer: The information provided on this channel is for educational purposes only. The content is shared in the spirit of open discourse and does not constitute, nor does it substitute, professional or medical advice. We do not accept any liability for any loss or damage incurred from you acting or not acting as a result of listening/watching any of our contents. You acknowledge that you use the information provided at your own risk. Listeners/viewers are advised to conduct their own research and consult with their own experts in the respective fields.
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Professor Karl Friston is one of the most highly cited living neuroscientists in history. He is Professor of Neuroscience at King's College London and holds Honorary Doctorates from the University of Zurich, University of York and Radboud University. He is the world expert on brain imaging, neuroscience, and theoretical neurobiology, and pioneers the Free-Energy Principle for action and perception, with well-over 300,000 citations. Friston was elected a Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences (1999). In 2000 he was President of the international Organization of Human Brain Mapping. He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 2006. He became a Fellow of the Royal Society of Biology in 2012 and was elected as a member of EMBO (excellence in the life sciences) in 2014 and the Academia Europaea in (2015).Lecture Title: "Certainties and surprises in our daily lives: the brain as a prediction machine."EPISODE LINKS:- Karl's Round 1: https://youtu.be/Kb5X8xOWgpc- Karl's Round 2: https://youtu.be/mqzyKs2Qvug- Karl's Website: https://www.fil.ion.ucl.ac.uk/~karl/- Karl's Books: https://tinyurl.com/2s4e9rsk- Karl's Publications: https://tinyurl.com/y3jw534u- Karl's Wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karl_J._FristonCONNECT:- Website: https://tevinnaidu.com/ - Podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/drtevinnaidu- Twitter: https://twitter.com/drtevinnaidu/- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/drtevinnaidu - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drtevinnaidu/ - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/drtevinnaidu/=============================Disclaimer: The information provided on this channel is for educational purposes only. The content is shared in the spirit of open discourse and does not constitute, nor does it substitute, professional or medical advice. We do not accept any liability for any loss or damage incurred from you acting or not acting as a result of listening/watching any of our contents. You acknowledge that you use the information provided at your own risk. Listeners/viewers are advised to conduct their own research and consult with their own experts in the respective fields.
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Keith Frankish is a Honorary Reader in Philosophy at the University of Sheffield, a Visiting Research Fellow at The Open University, & an Adjunct Professor with the Brain & Mind Programme in Neurosciences at the University of Crete. He is the author of "Mind and Supermind" & "Consciousness", as well as numerous journal articles & book chapters. He is the editor of "Illusionism as a Theory of Consciousness" & the co-editor of "In Two Minds: Dual Processes and Beyond", "New Waves in Philosophy of Action", "The Cambridge Handbook of Cognitive Science", & "The Cambridge Handbook of Artificial Intelligence". Keith’s research interests lie mainly in philosophy of mind, and he is known for defending an illusionist theory of phenomenal consciousness, an action-based account of conscious thought, and a two-level view of the human mind.Lecture title: "The Reactivity Schema Theory of Consciousness"EPISODE LINKS:- Keith's Round 1: https://youtu.be/QxDYG0K360E- Keith's Round 2: https://youtu.be/jTO-A1lw4JM- Keith's Website: https://www.keithfrankish.com/- Mind Chat Podcast: https://youtube.com/@MindChat- Keith's Twitter: https://twitter.com/keithfrankish?s=20- Keith's Illusionism Lectures: https://tinyurl.com/bddbcyyuCONNECT:- Website: https://tevinnaidu.com - Podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/drtevinnaidu- X: https://twitter.com/drtevinnaidu- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/drtevinnaidu - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drtevinnaidu- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/drtevinnaidu=============================Disclaimer: The information provided on this channel is for educational purposes only. The content is shared in the spirit of open discourse and does not constitute, nor does it substitute, professional or medical advice. We do not accept any liability for any loss or damage incurred from you acting or not acting as a result of listening/watching any of our contents. You acknowledge that you use the information provided at your own risk. Listeners/viewers are advised to conduct their own research and consult with their own experts in the respective fields.
Federico Faggin is an Italian-American physicist, engineer, inventor and entrepreneur. He is best known for designing the first commercial microprocessor, the Intel 4004. A new groundbreaking theory of consciousness proposes that qualia reside in quantum fields. Federico Faggin is one of the greatest luminaries of high technology alive today. A physicist by education, he is the inventor of the microprocessor and the MOS silicon gate technology, both of which underlie the modern world’s entire information technology. With the knowledge and experience of a lifetime in cutting-edge fields, Federico now turns his attention to consciousness and the nature of reality, sharing with us his profound insights on the classical and quantum worlds, artificial intelligence, life and the human mind. In this discussion, he elaborates on an idealist model of reality, produced after years of careful thought and direct experience, according to which nature’s most fundamental level is that of consciousness as a quantum phenomenon, while the classical physical world consists merely of evocative symbols of a deeper reality.TIMESTAMPS:(0:00) - Introduction (1:51) - Defection of Consciousness, Classical & Quantum Reality(4:00) - Live Information(8:00) - Quantum bits vs Classical bits (12-40) - Free Will Actions(14:53)- Live Information & Qualia(22:23) - AI & Robot Consciousness(28:00) - Computational consciousness & "One-ness"(44:49) - Teleology & and Philosophical outcomes(56:56) - Explanatory power of Federico's theory of Consciousness(1:14:50) - Federico's Perspectival shift (1:17:29) - How to experience the "ONE"?(1:21:02) - Effects of meditation on experience(1:31:40) - Falsifiability of Irreducible (1:33:36) - Federico's theory's falsifiability(1:36:52) - What does "one-ness" truly feel like?(1:41:19) - How Irreducible can create a "worldview"(1:43:12) - Final wordsEPISODE LINKS:- Federico's Website 1: https://www.federicofaggin.com- Federico's Website 2: http://www.fagginfoundation.org- Federico's X: https://twitter.com/fedefaggin- Bernardo's Round 2: https://youtu.be/57Oguwg7omc- Bernardo's Round 1: https://youtu.be/XaSIs2fp7V8- Donald's Round 3: https://youtu.be/QRa8r5xOaAA- Donald's Round 2: https://youtu.be/Toq9YLl49KM- Donald's Round 1: https://youtu.be/M5Hz1giUUT8CONNECT:- Website: https://tevinnaidu.com - Podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/drtevinnaidu- Twitter: https://twitter.com/drtevinnaidu- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/drtevinnaidu - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drtevinnaidu- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/drtevinnaidu=============================Disclaimer: The information provided on this channel is for educational purposes only. The content is shared in the spirit of open discourse and does not constitute, nor does it substitute, professional or medical advice. We do not accept any liability for any loss or damage incurred from you acting or not acting as a result of listening/watching any of our contents. You acknowledge that you use the information provided at your own risk. Listeners/viewers are advised to conduct their own research and consult with their own experts in the respective fields.
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Keith Frankish is a Honorary Reader in Philosophy at the University of Sheffield, a Visiting Research Fellow at The Open University, & an Adjunct Professor with the Brain & Mind Programme in Neurosciences at the University of Crete. He is the author of "Mind and Supermind" & "Consciousness", as well as numerous journal articles & book chapters. He is the editor of "Illusionism as a Theory of Consciousness" & the co-editor of "In Two Minds: Dual Processes and Beyond", "New Waves in Philosophy of Action", "The Cambridge Handbook of Cognitive Science", & "The Cambridge Handbook of Artificial Intelligence". Keith’s research interests lie mainly in philosophy of mind, and he is known for defending an illusionist theory of phenomenal consciousness, an action-based account of conscious thought, and a two-level view of the human mind.TIMESTAMPS:(0:00) - Introduction (0:50) - Philosophy of Philosophers & Ethics of Ethicists(7:48) - Daniel C. Dennett (a tribute)(19:24) - The Four Horsemen (New Atheism)(25:12) - Consciousness & Illusionism Explained(33:06) - Illusionism vs Surrealism (Redder than Red)(43:13) - Descartes' Prison(47:54) - Ethical Implications of Illusionism(51:20) - François Kammerer's work on Illusionism(1:09:32) - Robert Lawrence Kuhn's "Landscape of Consciousness"(1:12:00) - Reactivity Schema Theory (answer to the "Illusion Problem")(1:32:36) - Questions for Keith from X(2:09:25) - Idealism(2:11:31) - Is IIT pseudoscience?(2:21:15) - Illusionism is an Intuition Pump for Consciousness(2:27:40) - Tricks of the Mind(2:35:15) - Free Will Compatibilism(2:43:08) - Keith's final thoughtsEPISODE LINKS:- Keith's Website: https://www.keithfrankish.com/- Keith's Round 1: https://youtu.be/QxDYG0K360E- Mind Chat Podcast: https://youtube.com/@mindchat- Keith's Twitter: https://twitter.com/keithfrankish?s=20- Keith's Illusionism Lectures: https://tinyurl.com/bddbcyyuCONNECT:- Website: https://tevinnaidu.com - Podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/drtevinnaidu- X: https://twitter.com/drtevinnaidu- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/drtevinnaidu - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drtevinnaidu- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/drtevinnaidu=============================Disclaimer: The information provided on this channel is for educational purposes only. The content is shared in the spirit of open discourse and does not constitute, nor does it substitute, professional or medical advice. We do not accept any liability for any loss or damage incurred from you acting or not acting as a result of listening/watching any of our contents. You acknowledge that you use the information provided at your own risk. Listeners/viewers are advised to conduct their own research and consult with their own experts in the respective fields.
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Tony Nader is a Medical Doctor trained at Harvard University and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (PhD in Neuroscience), and a globally recognised Vedic Scholar. @DrTonyNader is an author and fellow podcaster, with his book titled: "One Unbounded Ocean of Consciousness" and his podcast titled: "Consciousness Is All There Is", which also happens to be the name of his NEW book (link below). As Maharishi Mahesh Yogi’s successor, Dr Nader is head of the international Transcendental Meditation® organisations in over 100 countries. From the Americas to Asia, from Europe to Africa, Dr Nader guides the Transcendental Meditation program and its advanced practices, and the practical applications of this technology in all areas of national life – education, health, business, defense, agriculture, and more.TIMESTAMPS:(0:00) - Introduction (2:01) - Consciousness vs consciousness (big "C" vs small "c")(4:38) - How does Monistic Idealism explain concepts like Space, Time, & Matter? (10:25) - The Hard Problem of Physicality(16:18) - The Canvas of Manifestation(20:29) - Other theories of consciousness (25:05) - David Lynch's (filmmaker and best-selling author) interest in Tony's Work(29:03) - The Consciousness Paradigm (Simplest Idea with the Highest Explanatory Power)(33:44) - Higher States of Consciousness(40:00) - Altered States of Consciousness(47:15) - Pragmatic & Ethical Implications of Monistic Idealism(52:45) - What is the Nature of Consciousness? (57:48) - Freedom & Choice(1:02:20) - Human Flourishing(1:08:37) - Join Tony's Transcendental Experience(1:13:37) - Final thoughts(1:16:13) - ConclusionEPISODE LINKS:- Tony's Website: https://www.drtonynader.com/- Pre-order Tony's New Book: https://www.drtonynader.com/preorder/- Tony's Podcast: https://www.youtube.com/@DrTonyNader- Tony's Round 1: https://youtu.be/PFHiMYKubrU- Tony's Interview: https://youtu.be/hHBBpsF-K3U- Consciousness Is All There Is: https://youtu.be/T2_GAcVb8yE?feature=sharedCONNECT:- Website: https://tevinnaidu.com - Podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/drtevinnaidu- Twitter: https://twitter.com/drtevinnaidu- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/drtevinnaidu - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drtevinnaidu- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/drtevinnaidu=============================Disclaimer: The information provided on this channel is for educational purposes only. The content is shared in the spirit of open discourse and does not constitute, nor does it substitute, professional or medical advice. We do not accept any liability for any loss or damage incurred from you acting or not acting as a result of listening/watching any of our contents. You acknowledge that you use the information provided at your own risk. Listeners/viewers are advised to conduct their own research and consult with their own experts in the respective fields.
Dr Hyman Schipper is a Professor of Neurology and Medicine (Geriatrics) at McGill University in Montreal, Canada, a clinical neurologist at Montreal’s Jewish General Hospital and the director of a neuroscience laboratory in the hospital’s affiliated Lady Davis Institute for biomedical research. His research focuses on degenerative diseases affecting the brain and mind, and he is the author of over 200 peer-reviewed papers on these and related topics. Prof. Schipper has long been interested in the interface between contemporary science and the Jewish mystical tradition (Kabbalah). His work in this area was initially published in Yeshiva University’s Torah u-Madda Journal (2012-13) and more recently in Unified Field Mechanics II (RL Amoroso et al. eds., World Scientific 2018) and Bar-Ilan University’s DAAT: Journal of Jewish Philosophy & Kabbalah (2019). Dr. Schipper is also a member of the Essentia Foundation Academic Advisory Board.TIMESTAMPS:(0:00) - Introduction (Kabbalah and The Mind-Body Problem)(0:33) - The Enigma of Consciousness(6:00) - What is the Kabbalah?(11:24) - Ten Sefirot Explained(37:17) - Subjective vs Objective(41:50) - Interinclusion (Indra's Net, Fractals Geometry, Holographism)(52:00) - Interinclusion (Quntum Entangelment)(59:00) - Governance(1:02:19) - Wisdom vs Understanding(1:14:50) - The Unknowable Head(1:07:26) - Summary: Kabbalistic Panpsychism is Panentheist, Hierarchical, Holographic & Relativistic(1:27:11) - Post-lecture Discussion(1:27:47) - What drew Hyman to the link between Kabbalah and Consciousness(1:34:13) - Universal Mind (Dual-aspect Monism)(1:40:01) - The "Mesianic Millennium" (a Teleology)(1:43:25) - AI & its implications(1:48:12) - Mysticism & Scientism(2:01:14) - Alternative methods gaining knowledge & Wisdom(2:04:50) - Hyman's final thoughts(2:09:50) - Conclusion EPISODE LINKS:- Hyman's Website: https://www.mcgill.ca/neurology-neurosurgery/hyman-m-schipper-md-phd-frcpc- Hyman's Publications: https://scholar.google.ca/citations?user=ce4AGfUAAAAJ&hl=en- Hyman's Books: https://www.amazon.com/stores/author/B09BBHFFM7- Michael Levin: https://youtu.be/v6gp-ORTBlU?feature=shared- Iain McGilchrist: https://youtu.be/2UEXDs4mouU?feature=shared- Bernardo Kastrup: https://youtu.be/57Oguwg7omc?feature=shared- Hyman on Essentia Foundation: https://youtu.be/oFa5Y3KsTnU?feature=shared- Hyman on Channel McGilchrist: https://youtu.be/rQ2uKbLhzKY?feature=sharedCONNECT:- Website: https://tevinnaidu.com - Podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/drtevinnaidu- Twitter: https://twitter.com/drtevinnaidu- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/drtevinnaidu - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drtevinnaidu- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/drtevinnaidu=============================Disclaimer: The information provided on this channel is for educational purposes only. The content is shared in the spirit of open discourse and does not constitute, nor does it substitute, professional or medical advice. We do not accept any liability for any loss or damage incurred from you acting or not acting as a result of listening/watching any of our contents. You acknowledge that you use the information provided at your own risk. Listeners/viewers are advised to conduct their own research and consult with their own experts in the respective fields.
John Vervaeke, Ph.D. is an award-winning Professor at the University of Toronto in the departments of Psychology, Cognitive Science, and Buddhist Psychology. He currently teaches courses in the Psychology department. He is the director of the Cognitive Science program, and the director of the Consciousness and the Wisdom Studies Laboratory. He has won and been nominated for several teaching awards, including the 2001 Students’ Administrative Council and Association of Part-time Undergraduate Students Teaching Award for the Humanities, and the 2012 Ranjini Ghosh Excellence in Teaching Award. He has published articles on relevance realization, general intelligence, mindfulness, flow, metaphor, and wisdom. He is the first author of the book Zombies in Western Culture: A 21st Century crisis, which integrates Psychology and Cognitive Science to address the meaning crisis in Western society. He is the author and presenter of the YouTube series, Awakening from the Meaning Crisis.
TIMESTAMPS:(0:00) - Introduction(0:45) - Nature, Function & Meta Problem of Consciousness(2:55) - Key aspects of the Mind-Body Problem(7:04) - Consciousness as a higher order recursive relevance realization(11:47) - Ontonormativity & higher states of consciousness (15:54) - Moral philosophy of mind (19:36) - Psychedelics & altered states of consciousness(25:37) - Introspection in relation to insight & inference(28:48) - Phenomenology & 4E CogSci (& John's 2 more "E"s)(35:13) - The Salience & Significance Landscape(42:30) - Higher states of consciousness & its impact on individual's lived experiences(49:40) - John's upcoming book with Gregg Henriques (Untangling The World-Knot of Consciousness)(53:40) - Addressing Absurdity with Zen Neoplatonic Contemplation (Albert Camus & Thomas Nagel)(1:02:00) - John's relationship with Zen Neoplatonism(1:05:24) - Transcendental experiences & ontological grounding(1:09:38) - John's views on the "isms": Dualism, Idealism, Illusionism, Panpsychism, etc.(1:22:00) - The global collaborative approach to consciousness research occuring(1:27:45) - The future of consciousness research(1:31:03) - Moral and ethical implications of altering states of consciousness (1:35:09) - John's recommended reading(1:39:19) - John's personal story, transcended practices, & search for wisdom(1:46:30) - Awakening from the Meaning Crisis & key takeaways(1:54:21) - Final thoughts(2:00:09) - ConclusionEPISODE LINKS:- John's Website: https://johnvervaeke.com- John's Twitter: https://twitter.com/vervaeke_john- John's Channel: https://youtube.com/@johnvervaeke- Awakening from the Meaning Crisis: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLND1JCRq8Vuh3f0P5qjrSdb5eC1ZfZwWJ&feature=shared- After Socrates: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLND1JCRq8Vuj6q5NP_fXjBzUT1p_qYSCC&feature=shared- Voices with Vervaeke: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLND1JCRq8Vuh8TPRarb1FpwP7FSaUILC9&feature=shared- Untangling the World-Knot: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLTJe1xFfoxrAIyl5r1dB4La6zzMfUZVyd&feature=shared- Michael Levin: https://youtu.be/1R-tdscgxu4?feature=shared- Mark Solms: https://youtu.be/rkbeaxjAZm4?feature=shared- Stephen Grossberg: https://youtu.be/gpa0beB18vk?feature=sharedCONNECT:- Website: https://tevinnaidu.com - Podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/drtevinnaidu- Twitter: https://twitter.com/drtevinnaidu- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/drtevinnaidu - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drtevinnaidu- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/drtevinnaidu=============================Disclaimer: The information provided on this channel is for educational purposes only. The content is shared in the spirit of open discourse and does not constitute, nor does it substitute, professional or medical advice. We do not accept any liability for any loss or damage incurred from you acting or not acting as a result of listening/watching any of our contents. You acknowledge that you use the information provided at your own risk. Listeners/viewers are advised to conduct their own research and consult with their own experts in the respective fields.
Michael Levin is a Distinguished Professor in the Biology department at Tufts University and associate faculty at the Wyss Institute for Bioinspired Engineering at Harvard University. He holds the Vannevar Bush endowed Chair and serves as director of the Allen Discovery Center at Tufts and the Tufts Center for Regenerative and Developmental Biology. Prior to college, Michael Levin worked as a software engineer and independent contractor in the field of scientific computing. He attended Tufts University, interested in artificial intelligence and unconventional computation. To explore the algorithms by which the biological world implemented complex adaptive behavior, he got dual B.S. degrees, in CS and in Biology and then received a PhD from Harvard University. He did post-doctoral training at Harvard Medical School, where he began to uncover a new bioelectric language by which cells coordinate their activity during embryogenesis. His independent laboratory develops new molecular-genetic and conceptual tools to probe large-scale information processing in regeneration, embryogenesis, and cancer suppression.TIMESTAMPS:(0:00) - Introduction (1:41) - Creating High-level General Intelligences(7:00) - Ethical implications of Diverse Intelligence beyond AI & LLMs(10:30) - Solving the Fundamental Paradox that faces all Species(15:00) - Evolution creates Problem Solving Agents & the Self is a Dynamical Construct(23:00) - Mike on Stephen Grossberg(26:20) - A Formal Definition of Diverse Intelligence (DI)(30:50) - Intimate relationships with AI? Importance of Cognitive Light Cones(38:00) - Cyborgs, hybrids, chimeras, & a new concept called "Synthbiosis"(45:51) - Importance of the symbiotic relationship between Science & Philosophy(53:00) - The Space of Possible Minds(58:30) - Is Mike Playing God?(1:02:45) - A path forward: through the ethics filter for civilization(1:09:00) - Mike on Daniel Dennett (RIP)(1:14:02) - An Ethical Synthbiosis that goes beyond "are you real or faking it"(1:25:47) - Conclusion EPISODE LINKS:- Mike's Round 1: https://youtu.be/v6gp-ORTBlU- Mike's Round 2: https://youtu.be/kMxTS7eKkNM- Mike's Website: https://drmichaellevin.org/- Blog Website: https://thoughtforms.life- Mike's Publications: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=luouyakAAAAJ&hl=en- Mike's NOEMA piece: https://www.noemamag.com/ai-could-be-a-bridge-toward-diverse-intelligence/- Stephen Grossberg: https://youtu.be/bcV1eSgByzg- Mark Solms: https://youtu.be/rkbeaxjAZm4- VPRO Roundtable: https://youtu.be/RVrnn7QW6Jg?feature=sharedCONNECT:- Website: https://tevinnaidu.com - Podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/drtevinnaidu- Twitter: https://twitter.com/drtevinnaidu- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/drtevinnaidu - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drtevinnaidu- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/drtevinnaidu=============================Disclaimer: The information provided on this channel is for educational purposes only. The content is shared in the spirit of open discourse and does not constitute, nor does it substitute, professional or medical advice. We do not accept any liability for any loss or damage incurred from you acting or not acting as a result of listening/watching any of our contents. You acknowledge that you use the information provided at your own risk. Listeners/viewers are advised to conduct their own research and consult with their own experts in the respective fields.
Professor Roy F. Baumeister is one of the world’s most prolific and influential Psychologists. He has published over 700 scientific works, including over 40 books, and is one of the most highly cited scientists alive today. In 2013, he received the highest award given by the Association for Psychological Science, the William James Fellow award, in recognition of his lifetime achievements. As of 2024, He holds affiliations with Harvard University, Constructor University Bremen, Florida State University, BetterUp, Inc., and the University of Bamberg. Additionally, Baumeister serves as the president-elect of the International Positive Psychology Association. He is a Fellow of both the Society for Personality and Social Psychology and the Association for Psychological Science. His 2011 book "Willpower: Rediscovering the Greatest Human Strength" (with John Tierney) was a New York Times bestseller. Some of his other works include: "The Self Explained: Why and How We Become Who We Are" (2022), and his upcoming book "The Science Of Free Will: Bridging Theory & Positive Psychology" (2024).TIMESTAMPS:(0:00) - Introduction (0:13) - The Self Explained: Why And How We Become Who We Are(6:45) - Addressing Free Will Skeptics(11:38) - The Science Of Free Will: 1) The Moral Agent; 2) The Economic Agent; 3) The Information Agent(17:26) - Free Will Books: Robert Sapolsky (Determined), Kevin Mitchell (Free Agents), Daniel Dennett & Gregg Caruso (Just Desserts)(21:49) - Morality & Determinism(30:05) - Ego Depletion Theory(42:31) - Positive Psychology & Negativity Bias(52:43) - Willpower(59:11) - Language, Meaning, & Uncertainty(1:08:00) - Roy's Willpower!(1:15:10) - Roy's Recommendations: Immanual Kant, Sigmund Freud, David Buss, Michael Tomasello, Francis Fukuyama(1:19:55) - Conclusion EPISODE LINKS:- Roy's Website: https://roybaumeister.com- Roy's Publications: https://tinyurl.com/k94wzzwd- Roy's Books: https://tinyurl.com/2evz225h- The Science of Free Will: https://tinyurl.com/t9sjykzs- Roy Baumeister v Robert Sapolsky Debate: https://youtu.be/xeb98U9d1hg?feature=shared- Noam Chomsky: https://youtu.be/ZYiv790TfzI?feature=shared- Kevin Mitchell: https://youtu.be/UdlkYGbuD7Q?feature=shared- Gregg Caruso: https://youtu.be/YztCgd-CqtA?feature=shared- Randolph Nesse: https://youtu.be/wOuX0JYtxhc?feature=sharedCONNECT:- Website: https://tevinnaidu.com - Podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/drtevinnaidu- Twitter: https://twitter.com/drtevinnaidu- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/drtevinnaidu - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drtevinnaidu- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/drtevinnaidu=============================Disclaimer: The information provided on this channel is for educational purposes only. The content is shared in the spirit of open discourse and does not constitute, nor does it substitute, professional or medical advice. We do not accept any liability for any loss or damage incurred from you acting or not acting as a result of listening/watching any of our contents. You acknowledge that you use the information provided at your own risk. Listeners/viewers are advised to conduct their own research and consult with their own experts in the respective fields.
Johnjoe McFadden is Professor of Molecular Genetics at the University of Surrey, United Kingdom. He obtained his BSc in Biochemistry at the University of London, and his PhD at Imperial College London. He is an accomplished scientist and author. He has written several books, including "Quantum Evolution: Life in the Multiverse" (2000), "Life on the Edge: The Coming of Age of Quantum Biology" (2014), and his latest book "Life Is Simple: How Occam's Razor Set Science Free and Shapes the Universe" (2021). His research interests include systems biology, mycobacterial genetics, pathogenicity of tuberculosis, neisserial genetics, pathogenicity of meningococcal meningitis. However, along with Prof Jim Al-Khalili, he has become best-known for his contributions to the field of Quantum Biology. Prof McFadden also endorses a theory of consciousness wherein consciousness is an electromagnetic information field (known as CEMI Field Theory).TIMESTAMPS:(0:00) - Introduction (0:49) - What is Consciousness? (Quantum Biology)(6:37) - Consciousness as a an Electromagnetic Information Field(15:25) - Synchronization of neuronal activity(Constructive interference & awareness)(18:25) - What is CEMI Field Theory?(21:26) - Not all electromagnetic field theories of consciousness are "mystical" (physicalism vs materialism)(27:10) - NCCs vs Electromagnetic correlates of consciousness (31:30) - Michael Levin's work(35:49) - Consciousness EM Fields & Death(Conservation of Information)(40:25) - When do metaphysical claims break away from science? (Telepathy etc.)(47:05) - Synchronicity (conscious) vs asynchronicity (unconscious)(53:50) - Conscious AI(59:44) - When did our brain's EM Fields evolve "consciousness" and do other animals have it too?(1:04:50) - What does CEMI Field Theory say about Free Will?(1:08:23) - At what "age" (from embryo to adulthood) do our EM Fields synchronize?(1:11:50) - How can CEMI Field Theory make progress?(1:16:20) - Final thoughts1:18:09 - Conclusion EPISODE LINKS:- Johnjoe's Website: https://johnjoemcfadden.co.uk- Work Website: https://www.surrey.ac.uk/people/johnjoe-mcfadden- Johnjoe's Publications: https://tinyurl.com/2s48mdnd- Johnjoe's Books: https://tinyurl.com/49kp3snfCONNECT:- Website: https://tevinnaidu.com - Podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/drtevinnaidu- Twitter: https://twitter.com/drtevinnaidu- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/drtevinnaidu - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drtevinnaidu- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/drtevinnaidu=============================Disclaimer: The information provided on this channel is for educational purposes only. The content is shared in the spirit of open discourse and does not constitute, nor does it substitute, professional or medical advice. We do not accept any liability for any loss or damage incurred from you acting or not acting as a result of listening/watching any of our contents. You acknowledge that you use the information provided at your own risk. Listeners/viewers are advised to conduct their own research and consult with their own experts in the respective fields.
This interview with me was hosted by Dr Tony Nader on his wonderful podcast "Consciousness Is All There Is" where we discussed the various pros and cons of different theories of consciousness. If you enjoy MBS, you will love the content on Dr Nader's channel, so please check it out, like his content, and subscribe! Let's grow the Consciousness Community! Special thanks to Dr Nader for allowing me to repost this wonderful discussion. It was recorded a year ago, and many of my views have changed (slightly) since then, however I believe it is still worth the watch/listen. Enjoy! TIMESTAMPS:(0:00) - Introduction (1:39) - Physicalist Theories of Consciousness (Multiple Drafts Theory, Cortical Conductor Theory, Global Workspace Theory, Integrated Information Theory etc.)(9:59) - Illusionism vs Emergentism(22:55) - States of Consciousness(27:52) - Limitations of Physicalism(34:32) - Panpsychism & Idealism(48:34) - AI Consciousness(55:21) - Limitations of Idealism & Panpsychism(58:39) - Practical/Ethical Implications of Theories of Consciousness (1:03:55) - Passionate Curiosity with Reasonable Skepticism (avoiding Dogma)(1:06:56) - ConclusionEPISODE LINKS:- Tony's Website: https://www.drtonynader.com- Tony's Podcast: https://www.youtube.com/user/DrTonyNader- Tony's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drtonynader- Tony's Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DrTonyNaderCONNECT:- Website: https://tevinnaidu.com - Podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/drtevinnaidu- Twitter: https://twitter.com/drtevinnaidu- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/drtevinnaidu - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drtevinnaidu- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/drtevinnaidu=============================Disclaimer: The information provided on this channel is for educational purposes only. The content is shared in the spirit of open discourse and does not constitute, nor does it substitute, professional or medical advice. We do not accept any liability for any loss or damage incurred from you acting or not acting as a result of listening/watching any of our contents. You acknowledge that you use the information provided at your own risk. Listeners/viewers are advised to conduct their own research and consult with their own experts in the respective fields.
Brian Keating is the Chancellor’s Distinguished Professor of physics at the Center for Astrophysics & Space Sciences (CASS) in the Department of Physics at the University of California, San Diego. He is a public speaker, inventor, and an expert in the study of the universe’s oldest light, the cosmic microwave background (CMB), using it to learn about the origin and evolution of the universe. Keating is a writer and the best-selling author of one of Amazon Editors’ "Best Non-fiction Books of All Time", "Losing the Nobel Prize". He is also a successful podcaster. If you enjoy Mind-Body Solution, you'll love Brian's podcast: "Into The Impossible"! Check it out, and please don't forget to subscribe to his channel! I highly recommend it.TIMESTAMPS:(0:00) - Introduction (0:31) - What is Space, Time, & Matter?(7:56) - How Brian, as an Experimental Physicist, approaches Theoretical Physics(13:08) - How has "Into The Impossible" changed/affected Brian's perspective(16:20) - How do we demystify science via podcasting?(19:17) - How to "push back" against incorrect/inaccurate viewpoints ("BS") with respectful, open discourse(23:50) - How to approach podcasting in this niche(28:35) - Origin of the word podcast and inspiration for "Into The Impossible" ("Open The Pod Bay Doors!" - Arthur C. Clarke)(34:06) - Historic moments captured by humans (Hubble Ultra Deep Field & Cosmic Microwave Background)(41:04) - Fundamental nature of reality(45:10) - Debunking Terrence Howard's JRE comments (The importance of credible scientific sources and authorities)(56:43) - Religion & Atheism (Sam Harris & Lawrence Krauss)(1:03:56) - Brian's thoughts on the success of "Into The Impossible"(1:06:45) - Avoiding audience capture (thoughts on trusting NASA, evidence for Alien Life & Extraterrestrial Technology)(1:12:30) - The Final Frontier(1:13:42) - ConclusionEPISODE LINKS:- Brian's Website: https://briankeating.com/- Brian's Channel: https://youtube.com/@DrBrianKeating- Brian's X: https://twitter.com/DrBrianKeating- Brian's Insta: https://instagram.com/drbriankeating- Brian's Books: https://tinyurl.com/4wht9dut- Brian's Publications: https://tinyurl.com/2myany8y- Brian's Interview with Daniel Dennett: https://youtu.be/5r8vMk0Zgds?feature=shared- The Jordan Peterson Show with Brian Keating: https://youtu.be/o392_NrdflY?feature=shared- The Origins Podcast with Lawrence Krauss: https://youtu.be/-vM2KM5joxc?feature=shared- Theories of Everything with Curt Jaimungal - Theolocution with Brian Keating & Lee Cronin: https://youtu.be/BI7-5YnXSqk?feature=shared- TOE with Curt Jaimungal & Lee Cronin (Terrence Howard on JRE): https://youtu.be/8xAYf7tYrNk?feature=shared CONNECT:- Website: https://tevinnaidu.com - Podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/drtevinnaidu- Twitter: https://twitter.com/drtevinnaidu- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/drtevinnaidu - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drtevinnaidu- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/drtevinnaidu=============================Disclaimer: The information provided on this channel is for educational purposes only. The content is shared in the spirit of open discourse and does not constitute, nor does it substitute, professional or medical advice. We do not accept any liability for any loss or damage incurred from you acting or not acting as a result of listening/watching any of our contents. You acknowledge that you use the information provided at your own risk. Listeners/viewers are advised to conduct their own research and consult with their own experts in the respective fields.
Curt Jaimungal is a Torontonian filmmaker and podcast host, with a Degree in Mathematical Physics from the University of Toronto. His channel "Theories of Everything" (TOE) analyses various "Theories of Everything" by exploring theoretical physics, consciousness, Ai, and God in a technically rigorous manner. Similar to Mind-Body Solution, a separating factor of TOE from other podcasts is its focus on depth even at the risk of limiting the audience due to how much detail we delve into subjects. Paralleling the intensity found in academic discourse, Curt is increasingly embracing a spectrum of unconventional ideas to conduct research during this podcast, rather than merely conveying existing information. If you enjoy Mind-Body Solution, you'll love Theories of Everything - check out his channel, like, and subscribe!TIMESTAMPS:(0:00) - Introduction (0:13) - What is a "Theory of Everything" (TOE) and the Theories of Everything channel? (20:19) - Curt's go to "TOE" prior to starting the channel(28:15) - Daniel Dennett (RIP) & Illusionism(34:30) - Do we already have all the pieces to complete the puzzle of the Universe?(42:40) - Having a community interested in these topics (reality, consciousness, free will etc.)(47:30) - Curt on Leonardo Da Vinci(55:30) - Mindfest(1:01:00) - Cal Newport & Finding your (paying) Passion(1:16:38) - MBS & TOE Podcast "rules"(1:22:09) - Curt's favourite conversations on TOE(1:35:37) - What is Wisdom?(1:41:29) - Differences between Eastern & Western TOEs(1:51:28) - "Curt Rules For Life"(2:12:27) - Are humans capable of coming up with an ultimate TOE?(2:19:37) - Consciousness & Free Will(2:33:03) - ConclusionEPISODE LINKS:- Curt's Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@TheoriesofEverything- Curt's X: https://twitter.com/TOEwithCurt- Curt's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/curt-jaimungal- Curt's Reddit: https://reddit.com/r/TheoriesOfEverythingCONNECT:- Website: https://tevinnaidu.com - Podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/drtevinnaidu- Twitter: https://twitter.com/drtevinnaidu- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/drtevinnaidu - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drtevinnaidu- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/drtevinnaidu=============================Disclaimer: The information provided on this channel is for educational purposes only. The content is shared in the spirit of open discourse and does not constitute, nor does it substitute, professional or medical advice. We do not accept any liability for any loss or damage incurred from you acting or not acting as a result of listening/watching any of our contents. You acknowledge that you use the information provided at your own risk. Listeners/viewers are advised to conduct their own research and consult with their own experts in the respective fields.
Stephen Law is a Philosopher and Author. Currently director of Philosophy and Course Director of the Certificate of Higher Education at the Department of Continuing Education at Oxford University, he was formerly Reader in Philosophy at Heythrop College, University of London. He attained his BSc in Philosophy at City University in London, a BPhil at Trinity College, Oxford, and was for three years Junior Research Fellow at The Queen’s College, Oxford, where he obtained his PhD. He researches primarily in the fields of philosophy of religion, philosophy of mind, Ludwig Wittgenstein, and essentialism. His popular books include The Philosophy Gym (2003), The Complete Philosophy Files (2000), and Believing Bullshit (2011). He is also editor of Think, the Royal Institute of Philosophy journal.TIMESTAMPS:(0:00) - Introduction (0:22) - The Mind-Body Problem & Consciousness(6:13) - Free Will(10:34) - Belief in the Supernatural(15:56) - Arguments for and against God's existence(22:57) - The Evil God Challenge explained(32:14) - Skeptical Theism(42:49) - The use of Analogies to counter Cognitive Dissonances(52:00) - What made Stephen question God?(56:10) - Stephen's book recommendations for those questioning God(1:01:11) - Philosophy of Science & Armchair Philosophy (1:07:13) - What is currently on Stephen's mind? (Wittgenstein & Illusionism)(1:18:04) - ConclusionEPISODE LINKS:- Stephen's Work: https://tinyurl.com/4ukc9xut- Stephen's Blog: https://tinyurl.com/4zvw852b- Stephen's Twitter: https://x.com/stephenlaw60- Stephen's Books: https://tinyurl.com/yc7xy7vw- Stephen's Publications: https://tinyurl.com/y73cf5amCONNECT:- Website: https://tevinnaidu.com/ - Podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/drtevinnaidu- Twitter: https://twitter.com/drtevinnaidu/- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/drtevinnaidu - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drtevinnaidu/ - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/drtevinnaidu/=============================Disclaimer: The information provided on this channel is for educational purposes only. The content is shared in the spirit of open discourse and does not constitute, nor does it substitute, professional or medical advice. We do not accept any liability for any loss or damage incurred from you acting or not acting as a result of listening/watching any of our contents. You acknowledge that you use the information provided at your own risk. Listeners/viewers are advised to conduct their own research and consult with their own experts in the respective fields.
Ogi Ogas is a Mathematical Neuroscientist and Author. He attained his PhD in Computational Neuroscience at Boston University. He was a United States Department of Homeland Security Fellow during his graduate studies, and is the director of the Dark Horse Project in the Laboratory for the Science of Individuality at the Harvard Graduate School of Education. His the author of several books including “A Billion Wicked Thoughts” (2011), “This is What It Sounds Like: What the Music You Love Says About You” (2022), “Journey of the Mind: How Thinking Emerged from Chaos” (2022), and "Consciousness: How It's Made: A Super-Simple Explanation for Everyone" (2024), among several others. His work focuses on a unified account of the mind that explains how consciousness, language, the Self, and civilization emerged incrementally out of chaos. A Grand Unified Theory of Consciousness.TIMESTAMPS:(0:00 - Introduction
(0:43) - "The Hard Problem"10:50 - Subjectivity vs Objectivity
(17:00) - IIT & Panpsychism
(21:13) - Stephen Grossberg's Adaptive Resonance Theory
(28:55) - Ogi's take on Autism
(50:55) - Different States of Consciousness
(1:08:05) - UAPs/UFOs
(1:13:43) - Intex
(1:28:40) - Steve Grossberg's Incredible Work
(1:36:35) - Final thoughts on Reality & the Universe
(1:42:20) - What's on Ogi's mind right now?1:48:40 - ConclusionEPISODE LINKS:- Ogi's Round 1: https://youtu.be/TmNqg1vssoo- Ogi's Website: https://www.ogiogas.com/- Ogi's Books: https://tinyurl.com/5csz8y2m- Journey of the Mind: https://thejourneyofthemind.com/CONNECT:- Website: https://tevinnaidu.com/ - Podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/drtevinnaidu- Twitter: https://twitter.com/drtevinnaidu/- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/drtevinnaidu - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drtevinnaidu/ - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/drtevinnaidu/=============================Disclaimer: The information provided on this channel is for educational purposes only. The content is shared in the spirit of open discourse and does not constitute, nor does it substitute, professional or medical advice. We do not accept any liability for any loss or damage incurred from you acting or not acting as a result of listening/watching any of our contents. You acknowledge that you use the information provided at your own risk. Listeners/viewers are advised to conduct their own research and consult with their own experts in the respective fields.
Donald Hoffman is Professor Emeritus of Cognitive Sciences at the University of California, Irvine with joint appointments in the Department of Philosophy, the Department of Logic and Philosophy of Science, and the School of Computer Science. He received his Ph.D. from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). He is an author of over 120 scientific papers and three books, including the bestseller “The Case Against Reality: Why Evolution Hid the Truth from Our Eyes.” TIMESTAMPS(0:00) Introduction (2:00 New Discovery (Observer)(21:32) Theories of Consciousness (Graziano, Tononi, Hammerhof, Frankish etc.)(39:49) Theoretical Limits in Science(46:19) Finding "The One" (aka "God") Mathematically (57:32) Scientific Spirituality(1:00:16 Thomas Campbell's Idealism (1:08:00) Beyond the Virtual Reality/Matrix/Simulation/Spacetime/Quantum/Headset(1:17:22) Living vs Non-living(1:24:00) Bernardo Kastrup's Analytic Idealism(1:33:55) Conceptualizimg The Big Bang Under This Framework(1:39:00) Michael Levin's Work(1:43:43) Federico Faggin helped influence "The One". Are there possible "Others" (Multiverses)(1:52:00) Idealism's Implications on Humanity(2:12:18) Diversity of Experience & Purpose of "The One"(2:20:15) Avoiding Cult-like Behaviour(2:26:31) ConclusionEPISODE LINKS:- Donald's Round 1: https://youtu.be/M5Hz1giUUT8- Donald's Round 2: https://youtu.be/Toq9YLl49KM- Donald's Website: https://www.cogsci.uci.edu/~ddhoff/- Donald's Books: https://tinyurl.com/5x7bmzbd- Donald's Publications: https://tinyurl.com/bp7btw9aCONNECT:- Website: https://tevinnaidu.com/- Podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/drtevinnaidu- - Twitter: https://twitter.com/drtevinnaidu/- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/drtevinnaidu - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drtevinnaidu/ - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/drtevinnaidu/=============================Disclaimer: The information provided on this channel is for educational purposes only. The content is shared in the spirit of open discourse and does not constitute, nor does it substitute, professional or medical advice. We do not accept any liability for any loss or damage incurred from you acting or not acting as a result of listening/watching any of our contents. You acknowledge that you use the information provided at your own risk. Listeners/viewers are advised to conduct their own research and consult with their own experts in the respective fields.
Professor Karl Friston is one of the most highly cited living neuroscientists in history. He is Professor of Neuroscience at King's College London and holds Honorary Doctorates from the University of Zurich, University of York and Radboud University. He is the world expert on brain imaging, neuroscience, and theoretical neurobiology, and pioneers the Free-Energy Principle for action and perception, with well-over 300,000 citations. Friston was elected a Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences (1999). In 2000 he was President of the international Organization of Human Brain Mapping. He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 2006. He became a Fellow of the Royal Society of Biology in 2012 and was elected as a member of EMBO (excellence in the life sciences) in 2014 and the Academia Europaea in (2015). TIMESTAMPS:(0:00) - Introduction(5:19) - The Meaning of Life(9:18) - How Does Death Shape Life? Mortal Computation(23:22) - Real World Examples of Mortal Computers (Micro to Cosmic)(36:28) - Stephen Grossberg (Adaptive Resonance Theory)(52:01) - Synaptopathy, Bayesian Brains, & Mental Health(1:12:48) - Psychiatric Implications(1:25:01) - Andy Clark (5E Theory)(1:30:43) - Mark Solms (Felt Uncertainty Theory)(1:39:10) - Michael Levin & Chris Fields & Richard Watson (Diverse Intelligence Field)(1:44:08) - Gerald Edelman(1:47:03) - Anil Seth (Awesome Story)(1:50:14) - Book & Author Recommendations(1:54:55) - ConclusionEPISODE LINKS:- Karl's Round 1: https://youtu.be/Kb5X8xOWgpc- Karl's Website: https://www.fil.ion.ucl.ac.uk/~karl/- Karl's Books: https://tinyurl.com/2s4e9rsk- Karl's Publications: https://tinyurl.com/y3jw534u- Karl's Wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karl_J._FristonCONNECT:- Website: https://tevinnaidu.com/ - Podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/drtevinnaidu- Twitter: https://twitter.com/drtevinnaidu/- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/drtevinnaidu - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drtevinnaidu/ - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/drtevinnaidu/=============================Disclaimer: The information provided on this channel is for educational purposes only. The content is shared in the spirit of open discourse and does not constitute, nor does it substitute, professional or medical advice. We do not accept any liability for any loss or damage incurred from you acting or not acting as a result of listening/watching any of our contents. You acknowledge that you use the information provided at your own risk. Listeners/viewers are advised to conduct their own research and consult with their own experts in the respective fields.#KarlFriston #Life #Death #FreeEnergyPrinciple
Stephen Grossberg is Professor Emeritus of Mathematics & Statistics, Psychological & Brain Sciences, and Biomedical Engineering at Boston University. He is Wang Professor of Cognitive and Neural Systems & Director of the Center for Adaptive Systems. He is a Cognitive Scientist, Theoretical and Computational Psychologist, Neuroscientist, Mathematician, Biomedical Engineer, and Neuromorphic Technologist. He has published 18 books or journal special issues, over 560 research articles, 7 patents and 100 000+ citations. He has been recognised for the past 50 years as the most important pioneer and current research leader who explains how our brains make our minds. Grossberg is often called the Einstein of the Mind.TIMESTAMPS:(0:00) - Introduction(0:09) - Towards Solving The Hard Problem of Consciousness(7:27) - Entering Neurons & Riding Electrons(16:22) - Science of Brain vs Philosophy of Mind(21:14) - Informational Theories(27:30) - Panpsychist & Quantum Theories of Consciousness(41:50) - Morphogensis & Bioelectric Communication's link to Adaptive Resonance(50:00) - Consciousness vs Cognition (Defining terms)(1:00:17) - Qualia, Intentionality & "Aboutness" of experience(1:06:28) - Eliminative Materialism(1:19:07) - When exaclty does brain become mind?(1:32:30) - How Does Adaptive Resonance Theory (ART) explain Qualia?(1:38:09) - Conscious Mind, Resonant Brain (Steve's Magnum Opus)(1:45:47) - Gale Carpenter's Pioneering Work (With & Without Steve)(1:52:22) - ConclusionEPISODE LINKS:- Steve's Website: https://sites.bu.edu/steveg/- Steve's Books: https://tinyurl.com/2jjvvbcs- Steve's Publications: https://tinyurl.com/4mcr4pbk- Paper Discussed: https://tinyurl.com/42ywzw8nCONNECT:- Website: https://tevinnaidu.com/ - Podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/drtevinnaidu- Twitter: https://twitter.com/drtevinnaidu/- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/drtevinnaidu - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drtevinnaidu/ - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/drtevinnaidu/=============================Disclaimer: The information provided on this channel is for educational purposes only. The content is shared in the spirit of open discourse and does not constitute, nor does it substitute, professional or medical advice. We do not accept any liability for any loss or damage incurred from you acting or not acting as a result of listening/watching any of our contents. You acknowledge that you use the information provided at your own risk. Listeners/viewers are advised to conduct their own research and consult with their own experts in the respective fields.#StephenGrossberg #AdaptiveResonanceTheory #Consciousness #MindBodyProblem
Michael Muthukrishna is Associate Professor of Economic Psychology at the London School of Economics. He has degrees in Engineering and psychology, with graduate training in economics, biology, and statistics. At 32, Michael was one of the youngest tenured Professors at LSE. Michael uses the "Theory of Human Behavior" to tackle a variety of related topics, including innovation, corruption, the rise of large-scale cooperation, and the navigation of cross-cultural differences. TIMESTAMPS:(0:00) - Introduction(0:22) - What is A Theory of Everyone?(11:39) - The Multidisciplinary Approach(20:00) - The Story of Us(27:00) - Cross-Cultural & Species Differences(39:52) - Software of Minds(46:38) - Human Behavior & Artificial Intelligence(56:01) - Scales of Co-operation(1:02:34) - Societal Conflict & Corruption(1:11:00) - How Far We've Come(1:16:38) - Where Are We Going?(1:27:27) - Practical Implications(1:35:50) - Diverse Intelligence(1:39:30) - ConclusionEPISODE LINKS:- Michael's Website: https://michael.muthukrishna.com/- Michael's Book: https://atheoryofeveryone.com/- Michael's Publications: https://tinyurl.com/prxcd9se- Michael's Twitter: https://twitter.com/mmuthukrishnaCONNECT:- Website: https://tevinnaidu.com/ - Podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/drtevinnaidu- Twitter: https://twitter.com/drtevinnaidu/- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/drtevinnaidu/ - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drtevinnaidu/ - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/drtevinnaidu/=============================Disclaimer: The information provided on this channel is for educational purposes only. The content is shared in the spirit of open discourse and does not constitute, nor does it substitute, professional or medical advice. We do not accept any liability for any loss or damage incurred from you acting or not acting as a result of listening/watching any of our contents. You acknowledge that you use the information provided at your own risk. Listeners/viewers are advised to conduct their own research and consult with their own experts in the respective fields.#MichaelMuthukrishna #TheoryOfEveryone #Economics #Psychology
Stephen Grossberg is Professor Emeritus of Mathematics & Statistics, Psychological & Brain Sciences, and Biomedical Engineering at Boston University. He is Wang Professor of Cognitive and Neural Systems & Director of the Center for Adaptive Systems. He is a Cognitive Scientist, Theoretical and Computational Psychologist, Neuroscientist, Mathematician, Biomedical Engineer, and Neuromorphic Technologist. He has published 18 books or journal special issues, over 560 research articles, 7 patents and 100 000+ citations. He has been recognised for the past 50 years as the most important pioneer and current research leader who explains how our brains make our minds. Grossberg is often called the Newton and Einstein of the Mind.
EPISODE LINKS:Steve's Website: https://sites.bu.edu/steveg/Steve's Magnum Opus: https://tinyurl.com/mr4dmzb4Steve's Books: https://tinyurl.com/2jjvvbcsSteve's Publications: https://tinyurl.com/4mcr4pbkTIMESTAMPS:(0:00) - Introduction (0:32) - Steve's groundbreaking work on the Stability-Plasticity Dilemma & Adaptive Resonance Theory (ART)(10:58) - Steve is "The Newton of the Brain" or "The Einstein of the Mind"(13:53) - Competitive Learning & Catastrophic Forgetting (Learned Expectations)(21:31) - ART explains CLEARS! (Consciousness, Learning, Expectation, Attention, Resonance & Synchrony)(30:17) - ART's Explanatory Power & Predictive Success(37:57) - ART is now a pioneering field in science & mathematics(41:51) - Cognitive Emotional-Motor (CogEM) Model & Adaptive Resonances(45:57) - Explaining & Predicting Mental Disorder with ART (ADHD, Schizophrenia, Alzheimer's, Autism)(54:38) - Surface-Shroud Resonance (Difference between Conscious Seeing & Action)(1:07:18) - Autonomous Adaptive Intelligence(1:15:36) - "Conscious Mind, Resonant Brain: How Each Brain Makes A Mind" Steve's Magnum Opus (1:33:17) - ART on Creativity & Religion(1:44:26) - Recent developments in ART(1:49:41) - Steve's message to future scientists(1:57:58) - Steve's Impressive Legacy(2:15:10) - Conclusion
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Michael Shermer is the Founding Publisher of Skeptic magazine, the host of the podcast The Michael Shermer Show, and a Presidential Fellow at Chapman University where he teaches Skepticism 101. He is the author of New York Times bestsellers Why People Believe Weird Things and The Believing Brain, Why Darwin Matters, The Science of Good and Evil, The Moral Arc, Heavens on Earth, Giving the Devil His Due: Reflections of a Scientific Humanist, Conspiracy: Why the Rational Believe the Irrational, and was a monthly columnist for Scientific American for 18 years. He received his B.A. in psychology from Pepperdine University, M.A. in experimental psychology from California State University, Fullerton, and his Ph.D. in the history of science from Claremont Graduate University. He has been a college professor since 1979, also teaching at Occidental College, Glendale College, and Claremont Graduate University, where he taught a transdisciplinary course for Ph.D. students on Evolution, Economics, and the Brain.EPISODE LINKS:- Michael's Website: https://michaelshermer.com/- Michael's Channel: https://youtube.com/@skepticmagazine/- Michael's Books: https://tinyurl.com/5t4ef2zr- Skeptic: https://www.skeptic.com/TIMESTAMPS:(0:00) - Introduction(0:42) - The Null Hypothesis(5:00) - Popperian Falsification & Bayesian Reasoning(13:41) - Ontology vs Epistemology(18:39) - Anthropomorphising God & The Fermi Paradox(25:08) - Non-Human Biologics & Teleology(35:32) - The Lamarckian Fallacy(40:15) - Skepticism 101 (Biases & Fallacies)(55:45) - Hard Problem of Consciousness & Mind-Body Skepticism(1:02:15) - Navigating Beyond Materialism(1:08:43) - Free Will (Self-Determined) & Moral Responsibility(1:30:36) - Idealogies & Conspiracies(1:37:38) - Sentience & Metacognition(1:46:27) - Extraterrestrials & Artificial Intelligence(1:53:27) - Protopia(1:59:48) - Signal Detection Problems & Truth(2:04:15) - Magic & Illusions(2:08:46) - Conclusion CONNECT:- Website: https://tevinnaidu.com/ - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/drtevinnaidu - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drtevinnaidu/ - Twitter: https://twitter.com/drtevinnaidu/ - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/drtevinnaidu/For Business Inquiries: info@tevinnaidu.com =============================ABOUT MIND-BODY SOLUTION:Mind-Body Solution explores the nature of consciousness, reality, free will, morality, mental health, and more. This podcast presents enlightening discourse with the world’s leading experts in philosophy, physics, neuroscience, psychology, linguistics, AI, and beyond. It will change the way you think about the mind-body dichotomy by showing just how difficult — intellectually and practically — the mind-body problem is. Join Dr. Tevin Naidu on a quest to conquer the mind-body problem and take one step closer to the mind-body solution.Dr Tevin Naidu is a medical doctor, philosopher & ethicist. He attained his Bachelor of Medicine & Bachelor of Surgery degree from Stellenbosch University, & his Master of Philosophy degree Cum Laude from the University of Pretoria. His academic work focuses on theories of consciousness, computational psychiatry, phenomenological psychopathology, values-based practice, moral luck, addiction, & the philosophy & ethics of science, mind & mental health.=====================Disclaimer: We do not accept any liability for any loss or damage incurred from you acting or not acting as a result of watching any of our publications. You acknowledge that you use the information provided at your own risk. Do your research. Copyright Notice: This video and audio channel contain dialog, music, and images that are the property of Mind-Body Solution. You are authorised to share the link and channel, and embed this link in your website or others as long as a link back to this channel is provided.© Mind-Body Solution
Thomas Campbell is a Nuclear Physicist, Lecturer, and Author of the "My Big T.O.E." (Theory of Everything) trilogy. He worked as a physicist in technology development and complex-system risk analysis for both government and industry. In addition, he championed for more than 50 years the scientific, drug-free research into altered states of consciousness. This unique combination enabled him to develop My Big TOE, a scientific model of reality based on the insight that consciousness – not matter – is fundamental to all existence. After obtaining degrees in mathematics and physics, he attained his PhD at the University of Virginia. His work includes 12 years in technical intelligence, 15 years at Missile Defense Agency, and 10 years as a consultant in the general area of large-systems risk and vulnerability analysis for various high-tech companies, including two years with NASA.
EPISODE LINKS: - Tom's Website: http://www.tomcampbell.info/ - My Big Toe: https://www.my-big-toe.com/ - Tom's YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@twcjr44
TIMESTAMPS: (0:00) – Introduction (0:30) – Matter is Information, Consciousness is Awareness (8:35) – Materialism & Dogmatism (26:17) – Consciousness is Fundamental, Reality is Simulated (33:00) – Tom’s Theory of Everything (TOE) explained via Paradoxes (50:19) – This Virtual Reality only exists in the Minds of the Players (1:05:15) – Realism vs Idealism (1:06:52) – Why is the Universe? (1:11:25) – Evolution of Complexity & Meaning (1:18:10) – Cooperation is the driving force (1:31:55) – Why do people use Tom’s work as proof for God when Tom is an Atheist? (1:42:00) – What do other scientists think of Tom’s work? (1:46:20) – Tom on Bernardo Kastrup & Donald Hoffman (2:01:43) – Is this virtual reality also expanding? (2:13:35) – Healthy mind, healthy body (2:28:51) – What happens after death? (2:38:00) – How does Tom access metaphysical information? (2:51:04) – Metavirtual reality, artificial intelligence & conscious computers (3:03:50) – Solution to The Fermi Paradox (3:18:41) – Tom’s tools (3:24:23) – Conclusion
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ABOUT MIND-BODY SOLUTION:
Mind-Body Solution explores the nature of consciousness, reality, free will, morality, mental health, and more.
This podcast presents enlightening discourse with the world’s leading experts in philosophy, physics, neuroscience, psychology, linguistics, AI, and beyond. It will change the way you think about the mind-body dichotomy by showing just how difficult — intellectually and practically — the mind-body problem is.
Join Dr. Tevin Naidu on a quest to conquer the mind-body problem and take one step closer to the mind-body solution.
Dr Tevin Naidu is a medical doctor, philosopher & ethicist. He attained his Bachelor of Medicine & Bachelor of Surgery degree from Stellenbosch University, & his Master of Philosophy degree Cum Laude from the University of Pretoria. His academic work focuses on theories of consciousness, computational psychiatry, phenomenological psychopathology, values-based practice, moral luck, addiction, & the philosophy & ethics of science, mind & mental health.
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Michael Levin is a Distinguished Professor in the Biology department at Tufts University. He holds the Vannevar Bush endowed Chair and serves as director of the Allen Discovery Center at Tufts and the Tufts Center for Regenerative and Developmental Biology. To explore the algorithms by which the biological world implemented complex adaptive behavior, he got dual B.S. degrees, in CS and in Biology and then received a PhD from Harvard University. He did post-doctoral training at Harvard Medical School, where he began to uncover a new bioelectric language by which cells coordinate their activity during embryogenesis. The Levin Lab works at the intersection of developmental biology, artificial life, bioengineering, synthetic morphology, and cognitive science.
EPISODE LINKS: - Round 1: https://youtu.be/v6gp-ORTBlU - Mike's Website: https://drmichaellevin.org/ - New Website: https://thoughtforms.life - Mike's Twitter: https://twitter.com/drmichaellevin - Mike's YouTube: https://youtube.com/@drmichaellevin - Mike's Publications: https://tinyurl.com/yc388vvk - The Well: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0a3xg4M9Oa8 - Aeon Essays: https://aeon.co/users/michael-levin
TIMESTAMPS: (0:00) – Introduction (1:27) – The Prisoner’s Dilemma (Game Theory applied to Life) (7:55) – Computational Boundary of the Self (10:17) – “Goal States” & “Cognitive Light Cones” (13:55) – To Naturalise Cognition (19:00) – The Hard Problem of Consciousness (23:10) – Defining Consciousness (27:14) – The Field of Diverse Intelligence (43:25) – Who inspired Mike (46:52) – Is Mike a Panpsychist? (52:09) – Thoughts on Illusionis (55:44) – Links to IIT (57:56) – Technological Approach to Mind Everywhere (TAME 2.0) (1:02:14) – Proof of Humanity Certification (1:10:00) – Phase Transitions in Mathematics (1:15:26) – Bioelectric Medicine (1:21:06) – Can Cells Think? What is the Self? Is Man a Machine? (1:28:55) – Metacognition & Cloning Cognition (1:35:49) – Teleology, Teleonomy & Teleophobia (1:50:08) – All Intelligence is Collective Intelligence (1:54:33) - Conclusion
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This podcast presents enlightening discourse with the world’s leading experts in philosophy, physics, neuroscience, psychology, linguistics, AI, and beyond. It will change the way you think about the mind-body dichotomy by showing just how difficult — intellectually and practically — the mind-body problem is.
Join Dr. Tevin Naidu on a quest to conquer the mind-body problem and take one step closer to the mind-body solution.
Dr Tevin Naidu is a medical doctor, philosopher & ethicist. He attained his Bachelor of Medicine & Bachelor of Surgery degree from Stellenbosch University, & his Master of Philosophy degree Cum Laude from the University of Pretoria. His academic work focuses on theories of consciousness, computational psychiatry, phenomenological psychopathology, values-based practice, moral luck, addiction, & the philosophy & ethics of science, mind & mental health.
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What is the Mind-Body Problem? Are we minds with bodies? Are we bodies with minds? What is the mind-body connection? Does consciousness render the mind-body problem intractable? Mind-Body Solution takes an in-depth philosophical probe into philosophy of mind's most infamous problem: "The Mind-Body Problem".
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Mind-Body Solution explores the nature of consciousness, reality, free will, morality, mental health, and more.
This podcast presents enlightening discourse with the world’s leading experts in philosophy, physics, neuroscience, psychology, linguistics, AI, and beyond. It will change the way you think about the mind-body dichotomy by showing just how difficult — intellectually and practically — the mind-body problem is.
Join Dr. Tevin Naidu on a quest to conquer the mind-body problem and take one step closer to the mind-body solution.
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Kevin Mitchell is Associate Professor of Genetics and Neuroscience at Trinity College Dublin. He is a graduate of the Genetics Department, Trinity College Dublin (B.A., Mod. 1991) and received his Ph.D. from the University of California at Berkeley (1997), where he studied nervous system development with Prof. Corey Goodman. He did postdoctoral research at Stanford University, using molecular genetics to study neural development in the mouse. He was an EMBO Young Investigator and was elected to Fellowship of Trinity College in 2009. He served as Associate Director of Undergraduate Science Education at Trinity College Dublin from 2016-18 and led a re-imagining of the TCD science courses. Since 2018, he has been Senior Lecturer/Dean of Undergraduate Studies and has been leading efforts to create a systematic Common Architecture with the Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences under the Trinity Education Project.
EPISODE LINKS: - Kevin's Website: https://www.kjmitchell.com/ - Kevin's Blog: http://www.wiringthebrain.com - Kevin's Books: https://tinyurl.com/2p9yjzxr - Kevin's Publications: https://tinyurl.com/mskdpvce - Kevin's Twitter: https://twitter.com/wiringthebrain
TIMESTAMPS: (0:00) - Introduction (0:47) - Origin of life (4:25) - Life is a collection of processes (13:23) - I move, therefore I am (16:07) - Proto Free Will to Free Will (27:44) - Is Free Will worth the fitness payoff? (48:08) - Explanatory power of Kevin's Free Will framework (57:58) - Free Will Illusionism (1:08:06) - Libet & other Free Will experiments (1:14:45) - Oliver Sacks, Michael Gazzaniga & other Neurological perspectives (1:19:45) - Problem with Dennett's Compatibilism & Libertarianism (1:21:55) - "Cognitive Realism" vs Causal Reductivism (1:29:59) - Cognitive Realism's implication on Moral Responsibility (1:40:09) - Thomas Nagel & Moral Luck (1:46:32) - Deriving meaning from this view (1:50:37) - Artificial Agents (1:58:30) - Conclusion
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Mind-Body Solution explores the nature of consciousness, reality, free will, morality, mental health, and more.
This podcast presents enlightening discourse with the world’s leading experts in philosophy, physics, neuroscience, psychology, linguistics, AI, and beyond. It will change the way you think about the mind-body dichotomy by showing just how difficult — intellectually and practically — the mind-body problem is.
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Dr Tevin Naidu is a medical doctor, philosopher & ethicist. He attained his Bachelor of Medicine & Bachelor of Surgery degree from Stellenbosch University, & his Master of Philosophy degree Cum Laude from the University of Pretoria. His academic work focuses on theories of consciousness, computational psychiatry, phenomenological psychopathology, values-based practice, moral luck, addiction, & the philosophy & ethics of science, mind & mental health.
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Explore the nature of reality from quantum physics to space-time. Tim Maudlin delves into the philosophy of physics, probing into the quantum realm, Bell's inequality, special relativity, the mind-body problem, free will, politics, applied ethics and much more.
Please Visit this Link to get more information: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/mindbodysolution Tim Maudlin is an American philosopher of science who has done influential work on the metaphysical foundations of physics and logic. He studied physics and philosophy at Yale University, and history and philosophy of science at the University of Pittsburgh, where he received his PhD. He taught for more than two decades at Rutgers University before joining the Department of Philosophy at New York University in 2010. Maudlin has also been a visiting professor at Harvard University and Carnegie Mellon University. He is a member of the "Foundational Questions Institute" of the Académie Internationale de Philosophie des Sciences and has received a Guggenheim Fellowship. In 2015 he was elected a fellow of the American Academy of Arts & Sciences. He is the founder of the John Bell Institute for the Foundations of Physics in Sveta Nedilja, Hvar, Croatia. Maudlin is also Visiting Professor at the University of Italian Switzerland
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✅TIMESTAMPS: (0:00) - Introduction (0:27) - Does Science need Philosophy? (6:00) - "Shut up and calculate" (7:59) - Physics & Fundamentality (11:19) - What is Matter? (20:53) - Limits of perception & unknown unknowns (25:25) - Consciousness renders the mind-body problem intractable (29:40) - The observer-effect (43:35) - Quantum consciousness & computation (51:28) - Conscious AI (56:43) - Unifying quantum theory with general relativity (theory of everything) (1:02:15) - Bell's Theorem & Non-locality (1:11:57) - Tension between special relativity & Bell's theorem (1:24:29) - Oppenheimer, Interstellar, The Prestige - logical coherence in film (1:34:54) - Time Travel & Many-worlds hypothesis (1:36:19) - Free Will Compatibilism & moral responsibility (1:47:27) - Moral absolutism (1:51:35) - The John Bell Institute (GoFundMe) (1:52:41) - Conclusion
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Mind-Body Solution explores the nature of consciousness, reality, free will, morality, mental health, and more.
This podcast presents enlightening discourse with the world’s leading experts in philosophy, physics, neuroscience, psychology, linguistics, AI, and beyond. It will change the way you think about the mind-body dichotomy by showing just how difficult — intellectually and practically — the mind-body problem is.
Join Dr. Tevin Naidu on a quest to conquer the mind-body problem and take one step closer to the mind-body solution.
Ogi Ogas is a Mathematical Neuroscientist and Author. He attained his PhD in Computational Neuroscience at Boston University. He was a United States Department of Homeland Security Fellow during his graduate studies, and is the director of the Dark Horse Project in the Laboratory for the Science of Individuality at the Harvard Graduate School of Education. His the author of several books including "A Billion Wicked Thoughts" (2011), "This is What It Sounds Like: What the Music You Love Says About You" (2022), "Journey of the Mind: How Thinking Emerged from Chaos" (2022) among several others. His work focuses on a unified account of the mind that explains how consciousness, language, the Self, and civilization emerged incrementally out of chaos. A Grand Unified Theory of Consciousness.
EPISODE LINKS: - Ogi's Website: https://www.ogiogas.com/ - Ogi's Books: https://www.amazon.com/Books-Ogi-Ogas/s?rh=n%3A283155%2Cp_27%3AOgi+Ogas - Journey of the Mind: https://thejourneyofthemind.com/
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TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 - Introduction 0:38 - The Dynamic Mind ("Mistaking Things for Activity") 4:36 - Stephen Grossberg's Mathematical Model of the Mind ("The Greatest Living Scientist") 10:58 - How to know when a Theory is on the right track (Integrations & Unifying) 14:03 - An Unexpected Twist (Communicating with Intelligent Extraterrestrials?!) 16:04 - "Cosmic Cycle"/"Ladder of Purpose" (Mathematics shared with Ogi by "Intex") 19:57 - The Attention Dilemma & Resonance Theory 24:22 - "Super Minds" 27:15 - "Hyper Minds" & "Axiomized Minds" 30:11 - There is a Cosmic Purpose: Love 33:37 - Ogi's first ET experience & how it guided him towards a Mathematical Theory of Consciousness 38:16 - Skepticism vs Curiosity 41:46 - Predictions the Dynamic/Resonance Theory can make 46:20 - The "Failsafe Supreme" & Ogi's description of his ET experiences 56:48 - Why Ogi is opening up about this now 1:00:36 - Similarities with Srinivasa Ramanujan ("The Man Who Knew Infinity") 1:03:22 - How Ogi now perceives Psychosis (Suggestible States of Consciousness) from an Autistic perspective 1:12:18 - Countries are Conscious (Why America is Conscious & Russia is not) 1:19:20 - Consciousness is not the pinnacle (evolutionary arch) 1:23:32 - Why we should fear Analog Artificial Intelligence 1:30:43 - Ogi's view on Philosophy of Mind & Different Theories of Consciousness 1:40:32 - Against Essentialism and for Holism 1:46:47 - Evolutionary Psychology is a dead-end 1:53:41 - Facilitating Hyper Minds with respect & diversity 1:57:00 - Where are these "Intex"/"Axiomized Minds"? 2:01:57 - Important takeaways: The Universe is Designed by Minds, for Love 2:14:27 - Ogi's Forthcoming Book: "Large Gods for Small Children" 2:16:38 - Conclusion
WATCH: https://youtu.be/lmcYvayadIE
Thomas Metzinger is Professor of Theoretical Philosophy at the Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz. He is the author of The Ego Tunnel and Being No One (MIT Press), the coeditor of Open MIND, and the editor of Neural Correlates of Consciousness (both MIT Press). His research focus lies in analytical philosophy of mind and cognitive science, as well as in connections between ethics, philosophy of mind and anthropology. He is the recipient of several awards and Fellowships, including a Fellowship by the Gutenberg Research College and a Research Professorship from the German Ministry of Science, Education and Culture. He was the Director of the Neuroethics Research Unit in Mainz and Director of the MIND Group at the FIAS. He is past president of the German Cognitive Science Society and of the Association for the Scientific Study of Consciousness. He was a key member of the EU’s High-level Expert Group on artificial intelligence. A life-long meditator himself, Metzinger contributes widely to the scientific and philosophical understanding of contemplative practices. He is the founder and director of the MPE-project, a network of more serious researchers investigating the experience of pure awareness in meditation.
EPISODE LINKS: - Thomas' Website: https://www.grc.uni-mainz.de/prof-thomas-metzinger/ - Thomas' Books: https://www.amazon.com/Books-Thomas-Metzinger/s?rh=n%3A283155%2Cp_27%3AThomas+Metzinger - Thomas' Publications: https://scholar.google.co.za/citations?user=x_CsYPMAAAAJ&hl=en - Thomas' Forthcoming Book "The Elephant and the Blind": https://mitpress.mit.edu/9780262547109/the-elephant-and-the-blind/
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TIMESTAMPS: (0:00) - Introduction (0:33) - What is Consciousness? (6:30) - What is the Self? (10:12) - The Mind-Body Problem (24:56) - Christof Koch & David Chalmers - "the infamous bet" (27:34) - New Approaches to Consciousness (Karl Friston, Computational Modeling etc.) (34:11) - Philosophy of Psychiatry & Philosophy's Implications on Mental Health (44:48) - Daniel Dennett & Illusionism (49:17) - Epistemic Agent Model, Introspection & Mind Wandering (1:04:36) - More on Illusionism (1:14:13) - Panpsychism & Existence Bias (1:24:52) - Bewusstseinskultur, Negative Egalitarianism & Practical Ethics (1:41:39) - "The Elephant and the Blind" (forthcoming book) (1:50:04) - Differences & Similarities to Mark Solms' "The Hidden Spring" (1:55:58) - Thomas' Philosophers/Scientists recommendations (2:00:06) - A better Culture of Consciousness (2:05:07) - Applied Ethics (2:11:50) - Religious World-views & the Naturalist Turn (2:14:35) - Conclusion
WATCH: https://youtu.be/DU0M8D2bnSI
Special thanks to Carlos Farias for allowing me to re-post this wonderful interview on Mind-Body Solution. Formerly named "The Truth", "Sigma Series" seeks to better understand the fundamental nature of reality through philosophy, science, & art. His channel uncovers concepts from psychology, mythology, spirituality, literature, media, and more. If you like Mind-Body Solution, you'll love this educational channel. Please check it out and don't forget to subscribe!
Tevin Naidu is a medical doctor, philosopher and ethicist. He attained his Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MB,ChB) degree from Stellenbosch University and his Master of Philosophy (MPhil) degree Cum Laude from the University of Pretoria. His academic work focuses on theories of consciousness, computational psychiatry, phenomenological psychopathology, values-based practice, moral luck, addiction, and the philosophy and ethics of science, mind and mental health. He is the former host of South Africa’s most popular Asian lifestyle television shows – Eastern Mosaic and Mela. He is also well-known as a two-time castaway on the hit reality television show – Survivor South Africa, and as the host of Mind-Body Solution.
EPISODE LINKS: - Carlos's Sigma Series: https://www.youtube.com/@SigmaCarlos - Original Interview: https://youtu.be/kMVrO-OpNFQ - @DrTonyNader 's Interview: https://youtu.be/T2_GAcVb8yE - Curt Jaimungal's @TheoriesofEverything recommendation of @MindBodySolution : https://youtu.be/eouxDJMlPuM
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TIMESTAMPS: (0:00) - Highlights (1:18) - Tevin's background (2:38) - Tevin's spiritual separation at age 9 (8:51) - Carlos's agency realization at age 9 (9:58) - The "pure ecstasy" of freedom (12:03) - Why did Tevin decide to become a doctor? (13:30) - Tevin describes the trials of medical school (16:40) - Crossing the threshold into television hosting (18:11) - Living a "double life" (20:00) - How did Tevin ultimately choose between medicine and TV media? (21:30) - The importance of context in media (24:44) - Tevin's castaway experiences on Survivor: South Africa (29:55) - What surprised Tevin most while playing Survivor? (32:18) - The pre-filming isolation chamber they don't tell you about (34:42) - Carlos's near brush with Survivor & 20 lbs gained (38:30) - Human sacrifices & forgiveness (second heaven) (42:10) - Turning down a job to play Survivor (44:32) - Seed of idea for Tevin's podcast (46:25) - What even is the truth? (47:08) - Tevin is ontologically agnostic, but knows certain things are not true (48:35) - Consider the optical window of earth (50:12) - Illusionism became interesting to Tevin (52:30) - 'Closer to Truth' already taken (54:54) - Carlos's rebrand idea to 'True Enough' (55:48) - Seekers of truth beware of existential nihilism (1:01:48) - Noam Chomsky not that interested in consciousness (1:04:52) - Why are we humans so obsessed with the mind-body problem? (1:07:50) - Perceptions and Bayesian processing (1:09:32) - Donald Hoffman and spacetime as doomed (1:20:54) - Neuroscientist Lisa Feldman Barrett and hierarchical Bayesian brains (1:24:17) - Tevin's thoughts on panpsychism (1:25:35) - "It's a weird world we live in..." (1:28:09) - Tevin's most surprising guest so far? (1:31:14) - Tevin's upcoming plans for his podcast? (1:36:16) - What's one piece of advice you'd given yourself while starting out? (1:37:13) - The time Tevin temporarily quit his podcast (1:44:03) - Creators usually fail (1:45:48) - Summary of Tevin's hero's journey
This episodes provides an in-depth crash course on Analytic Idealism with Bernardo Kastrup. @bernardokastrup is the executive director of Essentia Foundation. His work has been leading the modern renaissance of metaphysical idealism, the notion that reality is essentially mental. He has a Ph.D. in Philosophy (ontology, philosophy of mind) and another Ph.D. in Computer Engineering (reconfigurable computing, artificial intelligence). As a scientist, Bernardo has worked for the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) and the Philips Research Laboratories (where the 'Casimir Effect' of Quantum Field Theory was discovered).
EPISODE LINKS: - Bernardo's Website: https://www.bernardokastrup.com/ - Bernardo's YouTube: https://youtube.com/@bernardokastrup - Full Course on Analytic Idealism: https://www.essentiafoundation.org/analytic-idealism-course/
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TIMESTAMPS: (0:00) - Introduction (2:25) - Chapter I - We investigate whether our ordinary intuitions about the nature of reality and the world at large can be true at all. Is the world really what it looks like on the screen of perception? (18:11) - Chapter II - We discuss why mainstream physicalism fails on all key post-enlightenment values, such as coherence, internal consistency, parsimony, explanatory power and empirical adequacy. (39:57) - Chapter III - We investigate the insoluble problems of constitutive panpsychism, a fashionable metaphysics that postulates consciousness to be a fundamental property of matter. (1:26:22) - Chapter IV - We go in depth into Analytic Idealism itself, discussing how it makes sense of reality without requiring anything other than nature’s sole given: experience. (1:38:00) - Chapter V - We review empirical evidence from the fields of foundations of physics and neuroscience of consciousness, which seems to directly contradict mainstream physicalism and suggest the validity of analytic idealism (1:57:55) - Chapter VI - We discuss the important distinction between phenomenal consciousness and meta-consciousness, arguing that the so-called ‘unconscious’ reflects merely a lack of the latter, not the former. (2:08:20) - Chapter VII - We respond to the main objections raised against Analytic Idealism. This is the closing part of the course, so Bernardo leaves you with some personal reflections about Idealism and life. (2:26:42) - Conclusion
WATCH: https://youtu.be/CaZV-GU2xYM
Dr Jude Currivan is a cosmologist, planetary healer, futurist, author, previously one of the most senior business women in the UK and co-founder of WholeWorld-View. She holds a PhD in Archaeology from the University of Reading in the UK researching ancient cosmologies and a Masters Degree in Physics from Oxford University specialising in cosmology and quantum physics. She is the author of seven books currently available in over 16 languages. Jude integrates leading edge science, research into consciousness and universal wisdom teachings into a wholistic world-view. This underpins her work aimed at enabling transformational and emergent resolutions to our collective planetary issues, raising awareness and empowering fundamental change and sustainable solutions to global problems.
EPISODE LINKS: - Jude's Website: https://www.judecurrivan.com/ - Jude's Books: https://www.amazon.com/Jude-Currivan/e/B0034NQDFG - Whole World View Website: https://www.wholeworld-view.org/
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TIMESTAMPS: (0:00) - Introduction (2:37) - The Holographic Principle (11:00) - Entropy vs Intropy (Thermodynamics vs Infodynamics) (22:05) - Non-Locality & Quantum Entanglement (28:40) - Consciousness (32:00) - Conscious Realism (Donald Hoffman) (34:41) - Quantum Consciousness (Roger Penrose & Stuart Hamerhoff) (39:00) - Observer Effect (42:20) - Applications of Infodynamics (49:43) - Is the Universe Finite? (53:20) - The Science Status Quo & Shifting Perspectives (56:59) - Addressing Misinterpretations (1:04:08) - Unity & a Whole World View (Practical Implications) (1:12:43) - Conclusion
WATCH: https://youtu.be/u1VlYfgCHTA
Susan Blackmore is a freelance writer, lecturer, broadcaster, and Visiting Professor at the University of Plymouth, UK. She has a degree in psychology and physiology from Oxford University (1973) an MSc and a PhD in parapsychology from the University of Surrey (1980). Her research interests include memes, evolutionary theory, consciousness, and meditation. She is author of about 15 books, 60 academic articles, 80 book contributions and many book reviews. The Meme Machine (1999) has been translated into nearly twenty other languages. She is a TED lecturer and often appears on radio, television and podcasts.
EPISODE LINKS: - Sue's Website: https://www.susanblackmore.uk/ - Sue's Books: https://www.amazon.com/Books-Susan-Blackmore/s?rh=n%3A283155%2Cp_27%3ASusan+Blackmore - Sue's Publications: https://scholar.google.co.uk/citations?user=MdxHaLwAAAAJ&hl=en - Sue's Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Susan_Blackmore
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TIMESTAMPS: (0:00) – Introduction (0:21) – Sue’s Zen retreat (2:56) – Sue’s interpretation of the Mind-Body Problem (7:06) – Frankish’s Book: Illusionism as a Theory of Consciousness ft. Blackmore, Graziano, Dennett etc. (10:57) – Sue’s version of Illusionism (16:52) – IIT, Panpsychism & Hierarchical Bayesian Brains (22:22) – “Am I conscious now?” (28:55) – Delusionism vs Illusionism (ft. Friston’s Free Energy Principle) (34:04) – Aspects of Philosophy of Mind most intriguing to Sue currently (37:30) – “God’s Memes & How Religion’s Evolved to Exploit Us (upcoming book) (39:54) – Atheism (42:46) – Sue’s debate with Jordan Peterson (46:31) – Sue’s research for the new book (Hitchens, Dawkins etc.) (49:59) – Sue’s ideal greatest influences (Charles Darwin & William James) (56:14) – Conclusion
WATCH: https://youtu.be/Toq9YLl49KM
This conversation is based on an upcoming paper titled "Conscious Agents and the Subatomic World" by Donald Hoffman, Chetan Prakash & Swapan Chattopandhyay. The paper will be published on 24 June, 2023 so this is technically a "sneak peek" of what to expect. Enjoy!
Donald Hoffman is Professor Emeritus of Cognitive Sciences at the University of California, Irvine. He received his Ph.D. from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). He is an author of over 120 scientific papers and three books, including “The Case Against Reality: Why Evolution Hid the Truth from Our Eyes.” (2019). He has a TED Talk titled “Do We See Reality as It Is?". He received a Distinguished Scientific Award of the American Psychological Association for early career research, the Rustum Roy Award of the Chopra Foundation, and the Troland Research Award of the U.S. National Academy of Sciences. His writing has appeared in Scientific American, New Scientist, LA Review of Books, and Edge, and his work has been featured in Wired, Quanta, The Atlantic, Ars Technica, National Public Radio, Discover Magazine, and “Through the Wormhole” with Morgan Freeman.
EPISODE LINKS: - Donald's Round 1: https://youtu.be/M5Hz1giUUT8 - Donald's Website: https://www.cogsci.uci.edu/~ddhoff/ - Donald's Books: https://www.amazon.com/Donald-D.-Hoffman/e/B001HPIWAW%3Fref=dbs_a_mng_rwt_scns_share - Donald's Publications: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=G99fnUgAAAAJ&hl=en - Donald's TED Talk: https://youtu.be/oYp5XuGYqqY
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TIMESTAMPS: (0:00) - Introduction (0:44) - Working with Prakash & Chattophadhyay (2:49) - Conscious Agents and the Subatomic World (8:03) - Markovian Dynamical entities beyond Space-Time (10:25) - Donald's new paper (Coming out on 24 June 2023 - link to follow) (11:39) - "CANets" (Conscious Agent Nets - Similar to the Twitterverse) (14:51) - Scientific Community's response to Don's work (19:29) - Don's view of Physicalism & other theories of consciousness (28:00) - Don's on Bernardo Kastrup's work (31:24) - Conscious agents - Decorated Permutations - Particles in Spacetime (35:55) - Erwin Schrödinger's "Mind & Matter" (40:27) - Mathematical Realism (43:11) - A step-by-step run through of each Precise Hypothesis from Don's latest paper. These include 6 very detailed explanations of each hypothesis. (44:28) - Hypothesis 1 (48:59) - Hypothesis 2 (1:17:21) - Hypothesis 3 & 4 (1:28:38) - Hypothesis 5 & 6 (1:37:47) - Future experiments & the wonder of scientific enquiry (1:52:49) - The difference between Don's Idealism (Conscious Realism) & Panpsychism (1:58:42) - Addressing Counter Arguments & Final Thoughts in General (2:10:00) - Conclusion
WATCH: https://youtu.be/Kb5X8xOWgpc
Professor Karl Friston is one of the greatest neuroscientists in history. He is Professor of Neuroscience at King's College London and holds Honorary Doctorates from the University of Zurich, University of York and Radboud University. He is the world expert on brain imaging, neuroscience, and theoretical neurobiology, and pioneers the Free-Energy Principle for action and perception, with well-over 300,000 citations. Friston received the first Young Investigators Award in Human Brain Mapping (1996) and was elected a Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences (1999). In 2000 he was President of the international Organization of Human Brain Mapping. In 2003 he was awarded the Minerva Golden Brain Award and was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 2006. He became of Fellow of the Royal Society of Biology in 2012, received the Weldon Memorial prize and Medal in 2013 for contributions to mathematical biology and was elected as a member of EMBO (excellence in the life sciences) in 2014 and the Academia Europaea in (2015). He was the 2016 recipient of the Charles Branch Award for unparalleled breakthroughs in Brain Research and the Glass Brain Award - a lifetime achievement award in the field of human brain mapping.
EPISODE LINKS: - Karl's Website: https://www.fil.ion.ucl.ac.uk/~karl/ - Karl's Books: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Books-Karl-J-Friston/s?rh=n%3A266239%2Cp_27%3AKarl+J.+Friston - Karl's Publications: https://scholar.google.co.uk/citations?user=q_4u0aoAAAAJ&hl=en - Karl's Wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karl_J._Friston
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TIMESTAMPS: (0:00) - Introduction (0:47) - I am, Therefore I Think (212) - Free Energy Principle (FEP), Bayesian Brain & Active Inference (6:19) - FEP Formalism & Being a Polymath (12:10) - Computational Psychiatry & Psychopathology (18:01) - Psychosis & Illusions (Priors vs Posteriors) (24:33) - Does FEP defend Illusionism? (31:49) - What is Consciousness? (44:55) - Working with Chris Frith & Mark Solms (51:38) - Markov Blankets (57:22) - Using Markov Blankets to understand Neural Networks (1:07:08) - Work of Chris Fields, Michael Levin and others (1:10:58) - Bridging the Gap (Multidisciplinary Approaches) (1:14:26) - Potential hindrances to identifying Markov blankets (1:2027) - Future of FEP (3 Directions of Travel) (1:30:22) - Markov Blankets, The Self & Free Will (1:35:41) - Meaning of Life (1:42:44) - Who Inspires Karl Friston? (Helmholtz & Feynman) (1:53:52) - Will Karl ever write an "easy read"? (1:56:52) - Karl's recommended reading (2:01:09) - Conclusion
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Angela Mendelovici' is Associate Professor of Philosophy, University of Western Ontario. Previously, she was a Postdoctoral Fellow at the School of Philosophy at The Australian National University, a graduate student at the Department of Philosophy at Princeton University, and an undergrad at McGill University. She is the author of "The Phenomenal Basis of Intentionality" (2018) as well as dozens of philosophical publications. Her research is in the philosophy of mind, specifically on Phenonal Intentionality Theory (PIT), and the relationship between consciousness and reality.
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TIMESTAMPS: (0:00) - Introduction (0:37) - What is Intentionality? (4:28) - The role of Qualia (8:38) - Phenomenal Intentionality (13:01) - Mismatch Cases & the problem with Tracking Theories (15:03) - Phenomenal Intentionality Theory (PIT) and Thought (22:22) - Consciousness & The Explanatory Gap (26:00) - Can PIT find the Mind-Body Solution? (33:00) - PIT and "Other Minds" (AI to Aliens) (35:10) - Free Will & Morality (39:03) - Angela's inspirations in the field (47:45) - Connecting Consciousness to Reality (49:42) - Unconscious states (53:10) - Future of PIT and Avoiding PITfalls (57:57) - Conclusion
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Professor Christof Koch is the Chief Scientist of the MindScope Program. He received his baccalaureate from the Lycée Descartes in Rabat, Morocco, his B.S. and M.S. in physics from the University of Tübingen in Germany and his Ph.D. from the Max-Planck Institute for biological Cybernetics in 1982. Subsequently, he spent four years as a postdoctoral fellow in the Artificial Intelligence Laboratory and the Brain and Cognitive Sciences Department at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. From 1987 until 2013, Koch was a professor at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) in Pasadena, from his initial appointment as Assistant Professor, Division of Biology and Division of Engineering and Applied Sciences in 1986, to his final position as Lois and Victor Troendle Professor of Cognitive & Behavioral Biology. Christof joined the Allen Institute for Brain Science as Chief Scientific Officer in 2011 and became President in 2015.
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- Christof's Publications: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=JYt9T_sAAAAJ&hl=en
- Christof's Work: https://alleninstitute.org/person/christof-koch/
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TIMESTAMPS:
(0:00) - Introduction
(1:29) - Romantic Reductionism & Consciousness
(2:49) - Integrated Information Theory (IIT) & Philosophy
(7:10) - Explaining "Phi"
(14:13) - IIT & Falsifiability
(16:46) - What is considered fundamental in a theory consciousness
(19:26) - IIT's relation to other theories of consciousness
(24:15) - Multidisciplinary approach to consciousness
(28:47) - Can AI be truly conscious?
(33:53) - From Illusionism to Phenomenology
(38:06) - Descartes' Pineal Gland vs Christof's Claustrum
(40:29) - IIT & Neuropsychiatry
(44:22) - Free Will & Neural Correlates
(50:20) - Religion, Spirituality, Purpose & Meaning
(53:33) - Mortality (loss of consciousness)
(59:35) - Conclusion Website · YouTube
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Noam Chomsky is one of the most cited scholars in modern history. He is a linguist, philosopher, cognitive scientist, historical essayist, social critic, and political activist. Known as "the father of modern linguistics", Chomsky is also a major figure in analytic philosophy and one of the founders of the field of cognitive science. He is a Laureate Professor of Linguistics at the University of Arizona and an Institute Professor Emeritus at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), and is the author of more than 150 books and well over 400 articles in major publications.
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TIMESTAMPS:
(0:00) - Introduction
(0:52) - Theories of Free Will
(5:59) - Free Will & Moral Responsibility
(14:56) - Linguistics & Historical Perspectives
(28:31) - Language & Mental Health/Illness
(42:00) - Medicalisation of the Human Experience
(50:45) - Manufacturing consent (effects on Free Will)
(1:01:13) - Mechanical Philosophy, Newton, Einstein, Leibniz
(1:09:23) - Teleology, Purpose & Meaning of Life
(1:10:44) - Noam's Mount Rushmore of Philosophy/Science
(1:15:22) - Solving the Mind-Body Problem
(1:19:20) - Why is Philosophy important
(1;20:50) - Conclusion Website · YouTube
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Dr Tony Nader, MD, PhD, MARR, is a Medical Doctor trained at Harvard University and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (PhD. in Neuroscience), and a globally recognised Vedic Scholar. Dr Nader is an author and fellow podcaster, with his book titled: "One Unbounded Ocean of Consciousness" and his podcast titled: "Consciousness Is All There Is". As Maharishi Mahesh Yogi’s successor, Dr Nader is head of the international Transcendental Meditation® organisations in over 100 countries. From the Americas to Asia, from Europe to Africa, Dr Nader guides the Transcendental Meditation program and its advanced practices, and the practical applications of this technology in all areas of national life – education, health, business, defense, agriculture, and more. Dr Nader’s vision is to bring happiness, health, and peace to the minds and hearts of the whole world family. His experiences as a teacher, father, leader, scientist, and doctor have inspired his dedication to all global citizens – and his commitment to opening their awareness to the important things in life, from a truly profound perspective. To help remove conflicts in society, so that higher values and beautiful goals become the guiding light of everyone, is his total focus.
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TIMESTAMPS:
(0:00) - Introduction
(0:27) - What is consciousness?
(4:10) - Scientific vs philosophical understanding of the mind
(10:56) - Eastern approach to the mind
(12:52) - Tony's shift from Physicalism to Idealism
(18:20) - Objective Idealism vs Panpsychism
(22:29) - Basic units of consciousness
(30:50) - Conscious quarks vs conscious humans (range of consciousness)
(36:59) - From altered states of consciousness to quantum mechanics
(47:16) - Consciousness is all there is (a journey)
(1:01:39) - Practicality of extreme idealism
(1:11:06) - Donald Hoffman's Idealism (Conscious Realism)
(1:15:17) - Linguistics & semantics
(1:17:38) - Transcendental meditation & religious/spiritual beliefs
(1:29:41) - Psychiatric/neurological conditions & other states of mind
(1:32:51) - Free Will & Determinism
(1:35:47) - Tony's Philosopher Mount Rushmore
(1:37:52) - Tony's final thoughts & reflections
(1:39:51) - Love, connection & unification
(1:41:36) - Conclusion Website · YouTube
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Rebecca Newberger Goldstein is a novelist, public intellectual and Professor of Philosophy. She has written ten books, both fiction and non-fiction. She graduated summa cum laude from Barnard College, receiving the Montague Prize for Excellence in Philosophy, and immediately went on to graduate work at Princeton University, receiving her Ph.D. in philosophy. She has taught at Columbia and Rutgers. She has been a visiting scholar at Brandeis University, a visiting professor in the Department of Philosophy at Trinity College in Hartford, Connecticut, a Visiting Professor of Philosophy and English at NYU, as well as Visiting Professor of Philosophy at the New College of the Humanities, London, England. She has been the recipient of many awards, including the 2014 National Humanities Medal given by President Barack Obama, the 2011 Humanist of the Year from the American Humanist Association, the Koret Jewish Book Award in Jewish Thought for her book Betraying Spinoza, the National Jewish Book Award for Strange Attractors, and the National Jewish Book Award and the Edward Lewis Wallant Award for Mazel. Goldstein has been named a Fellow of the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study at Harvard University, a Guggenheim Fellow, a MacArthur Fellow, and a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. She has also been awarded Whiting Foundation Fellowship.
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TIMESTAMPS:
(0:00) - Introduction
(0:45) - The Mind-Body Problem & the Matter with Matter
(9:54) - Consciousness
(13:45) - Descartes & Spinoza
(18:37) - Materialism
(21:56) - Minds & behaviour in other species
(29:24) - NCCs, Artificial Intelligence & Teleology
(34:25) - The awe inspiring story of what makes us human
(39:23) - Theories of consciousness
(46:03) - Free Will & Agency
(50:42) - Morality
(54:48) - Spirituality, Religion & Longing to Matter
(1:00:48) - Secular Humanism
(1:05:07) - Rebecca & Steven Pinker's amazing story together
(1:07:10) - Conclusion Website · YouTube
Bernardo Kastrup is the executive director of Essentia Foundation. His work has been leading the modern renaissance of metaphysical idealism, the notion that reality is essentially mental. He has a Ph.D. in Philosophy (ontology, philosophy of mind) and another Ph.D. in Computer Engineering (reconfigurable computing, artificial intelligence). As a scientist, Bernardo has worked for the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) and the Philips Research Laboratories (where the 'Casimir Effect' of Quantum Field Theory was discovered). Formulated in detail in many academic papers and books, his ideas have been featured on 'Scientific American,' the 'Institute of Art and Ideas,' the 'Blog of the American Philosophical Association' and 'Big Think,' among others.
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TIMESTAMPS:
(0:00) - Introduction
(0:10) - Subjective (qualitative) vs objective (quantitative) experience
(3:34) - The false mind-matter dichotomy
(10:26) - Scientism & Religion
(16:32) - Analytic Idealism
(21:41) - Objective Idealism vs [Goff's] Panpsychism & other forms of Idealism (e.g. quasi-Berkleyan Idealism etc.)
(29:39) - [Karl Popper's] Falsifiability theory (science vs pseudoscience) & its implications for Objective Idealism's explanatory power
(41:07) - Idealism vs Illusionism [Seth, Frankish, Graziano, Dennett]
(52:41) - Bernardo's Philosophical history of the Mind-Body Problem [Berkeley, Kant, Nietzsche, Schopenhauer, Jung]
(1:00:29) - Decoding Carl Jung & Arther Schopenhauer's metaphysics
(1:12:03) - Applying Idealism practically in a clinical setting
(1:22:58) - Idealism's impact on ethics, morality, spirituality & life after death
(1:35:30) - Best counter arguments to Idealism
(1:44:00) - How can we take one step closer to the Mind-Body Solution
(1:51:42) - Conclusion Website · YouTube
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Philip Goff is Associate Professor in Philosophy at Durham University, UK. His main research interest is consciousness, although he also has a sideline in political philosophy (taxation, globalisation, social justice). He blogs at Conscience and Consciousness, and his work has been published in The Guardian and Philosophy Now, among others. He is the author of Consciousness and Fundamental Reality (Oxford University Press, 2017) and Galileo’s Error: Foundations for a New Science of Consciousness (Vintage, 2019), and the co-editor of Is Consciousness Everywhere? Essays on Panpsychism (forthcoming, 2022). He is now working on a book exploring the middle ground between God and atheism, and is the co-host of the 'Mind Chat' podcast.
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TIMESTAMPS:
(0:00) - Introduction
(1:00) - The Mind-Body Problem
(3:35) - Influential philosophers of mind
(8:49) - Panpsychism & Non-Duality
(17:34) - Physicalism
(21:08) - Panpsychism & spirituality/secularism
(25:50) - Anil Seth's consciousness as a controlled hallucination
(31:09) - Limitations of Scientism
(38:05) - Heterophenomenology & quasi-phenomenal experiences
(45:57) - Idealism vs Panpsychism
(51:25) - Differences in culture & its implications on values, morals & ethics
(55:20) - Practical implications of Panpsychism (e.g. abortion, veganism etc.)
(1:01:19) - Best arguments against Panpsychism
(1:05:28) - Integrated Information Theory
(1:10:20) - Roger Penrose, Rupert Sheldrake & other theories of consciousness
(1:16:00) - Mysterianism
(1:19:05) - Panpsychist reading recommendations
(1:22:26) - Philip's new book & the links between religion & atheism
(1:26:04) - Cosmic teleology
(1:35:38) - Taking one step closer to the Mind-Body Solution
(1:38:39) - Conclusion Website · YouTube
Helen Yetter-Chappell is an Assistant Professor of Philosophy at the University of Miami. She received her PhD from Princeton University, and has since been a Bersoff Fellow at NYU and a lecturer at the University of York. She is currently writing a book, titled "The View From Everywhere: Realist Idealism Without God." The book develops a novel quasi-Berkeleyan realist idealism, which does not rely upon God to do the metaphysical heavy lifting. This non-theistic idealism offers a fresh approach to the persistence and stability of the physical world. The resulting theory has implications for the nature of perception and the relationship between our minds and our bodies, and affords a uniquely optimistic account of our place within, and our ability to comprehend, reality. Her other research focuses on consciousness (its nature, contents, and how limited agents like us conceptualize it).
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- Helen's Publications: https://philpeople.org/profiles/helen-yetter-chappell
- Helen's Work site: https://people.miami.edu/profile/hxc655@miami.edu
TIMESTAMPS:
(0:00) - Introduction
(0:57) - Consciousness & the Mind-Body Problem
(7:20 - Physicalism & Dualism
(10:12) - Idealism
(14:54) - Panpsychism
(18:49) - Berkeleyian Idealism
(25:01) - Types of Idealism
(30:11) - Idealism without God
(37:10) - Implications of Idealism on morality & death
(43:15) - Idealism vs Solipsism
(49:33) - Tapestry of sensory experiences
(54:46) - Naïve Idealism
(1:00:39) - Epiphenomenalist Dualism & the paradox of phenomenal judgement
(1:06:23) - Challenges facing Idealism
(1:09:44) - Defending Idealism
(1:18:24) - Idealist misconceptions
(1:23:40) - Helen's Philosopher Mt Rushmore
(1:26:46) - Conclusion Website · YouTube
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Chris Frith is Emeritus Professor of Neuropsychology at the Wellcome Trust Centre for Neuroimaging at University College London (UCL), Visiting Professor at the Interacting Minds Centre at Aarhus University, Research Fellow at the Institute of Philosophy and Quondam Fellow of All Souls College, Oxford. A Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences from 1999, Chris was elected a Fellow of the British Academy in 2008 and an Honorary Fellow of the British Science Association in 2010. He has won numerous medals and awards for his significant contributions to neuroscience, including the 2009 European Latsis Prize alongside his wife, the developmental psychologist Uta Frith — also a Fellow of the Royal Society.
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TIMESTAMPS:
(0:00) - Introduction
(0:36) - Consciousness definition (level vs content)
(3:57) - Function of consciousness (evolution)
(6:52) - Consciousness & AI
(11:31) - Effects of consciousness on interacting with others
(18:13) - Self vs consciousness, delusion vs belief, perception vs hallucination
(29:59) - Evolutionary psychiatry
(33:27) - The source of consciousness
(40:20) - Theories of consciousness
(50:08) - Interacting minds & future minds
(59:01) - Religious/Spiritual views
(1:01:27) - Altered states of consciousness
(1:09:35) - Quantum consciousness & other minds
(1:17:12) - Virtual realities, brains in vats, augmented bodies & sensory substitution
(1:22:47) - Free will
(1:26:44) - Chris' book recommendations
(1:32:03) - Conclusion Website · YouTube
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Helen Steward is Professor of Philosophy of Mind and Action at the University of Leeds. Her interests include the metaphysics and ontology of mind and agency; the free will problem; the relation between humans and animals; and the philosophy of causation and explanation. She joined the University of Leeds in 2007, having previously been a Tutorial Fellow at Balliol College, Oxford for 14 years. She obtained a D.Phil. from Oxford University in 1992, a B.Phil. in 1988 and a BA in philosophy, politics and economics in 1986. In February 2015 she was awarded a Research Leadership Fellowship by the Arts and Humanities Research Council. Helen argues that determinism is incompatible with agency itself - not only the special human variety of agency, but also powers which can be accorded to animal agents. She offers a distinctive, non-dualistic version of libertarianism, rooted in a conception of what biological forms of organisation might make possible in the way of freedom.
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TIMESTAMPS:
(0:00) - Introduction
(1:22) - Choices, actions & agency
(6:30) - Evolutionary advantage of biological agency
(9:33) - Problem with Determinism
(14:48) - Compatibilism (Daniel Dennett)
(18:05) - Hard Incompatibilism & Luck (Derk Pereboom, Gregg Caruso)
(22:44) - Secular libertarianism vs non-secular (Robert Kane)
(28:19) - Consciousness (Thomas Nagel, Daniel Dennett)
(37:16) - Role of language in free will
(39:38) - Libertarianism arguments & counter-arguments
(49:40) - Implications of neuroscience (Uri Maoz, Benjamin Libet etc.)
(52:03) - Helen's philosopher/scientist recommendations
(55:55) - Conclusion Website · YouTube
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Professor Mark Solms has spent his entire career investigating the mysteries of consciousness. Best known for identifying the brain mechanisms of dreaming and for bringing psychoanalytic insights into modern neuroscience, he is director of Neuropsychology in the Neuroscience Institute of the University of Cape Town and Groote Schuur Hospital (Departments of Psychology and Neurology), an Honorary Lecturer in Neurosurgery at the Royal London Hospital School of Medicine, an Honorary Fellow of the American College of Psychiatrists, and the President of the South African Psychoanalytical Association.
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TIMESTAMPS:
(0:00) - Introduction
(0:20) - Why is it "something it is like" to be me?
(10:07) - Mark's theory of consciousness (Affect & Feelings)
(16:19) - The Hard Problem
(26:30) - The difference between consciousness & intelligence
(30:35) - Why the "ancient brain" is a better place to start regarding understanding consciousness (brainstem vs cortex)
(42:14) - The brainstem is the source of consciousness
(46:44) - More evidence for non-cortical consciousness theories
(54:11) - The "level of consciousness" vs "contents of consciousness" dichotomy
(1:02:39) - How Mark's work on homeostasis links with Karl Friston's minimising free energy principle to help formulate a theory of consciousness
(1:11:21) - Mark's views on other theories of consciousness (e.g. Pansychism, Idealism etc.)
(1:30:16) - What do we do with the limited information we have about matter and reality?
(1:37:40) - Why do we keep searching for "Truth" in a Universe that may never provide us with an answer?
(1:43:11) - Mark's religious/spiritual beliefs and how he approaches the "deeper questions"
(1:49:57) - Conclusion Website · YouTube
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Noam Chomsky is one of the most cited scholars in modern history. He is a linguist, philosopher, cognitive scientist, historical essayist, social critic, and political activist. Known as "the father of modern linguistics", Chomsky is also a major figure in analytic philosophy and one of the founders of the field of cognitive science. He is a Laureate Professor of Linguistics at the University of Arizona and an Institute Professor Emeritus at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), and is the author of more than 150 books and well over 400 articles in major publications.
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- Noam's Books: https://www.amazon.com/Noam-Chomsky/e/B000AP81EC
- Noam's Publications: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=rbgNVw0AAAAJ&hl=en
- Noam's Wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Noam_Chomsky
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TIMESTAMPS:
(0:00) - Introduction
(0:10) - A philosophical history of the Mind-Body Problem
(4:09) - Distinction between physical explanations & mathematical models
(8:22) - Change of Science's course over time
(10:54) - "The Hard Problem"
(13:09) - The problem with materialism
(18:39) - Can we explain consciousness & why are we trying so hard?
(23:35) - What is inaccessible to consciousness?
(28:45) - Differences in language & its implications on the transmission of information
(31:33) - Why do many conclude consciousness is an ethereal entity or part of a spiritual realm?
(34:20) - How to find inspiration in this complex Universe?
(36:23) - Free Will
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Iain McGilchrist is a Consultant Emeritus of the Bethlem and Maudsley Hospital, London, a former research Fellow in Neuroimaging at Johns Hopkins University Medical School, Baltimore, a former Fellow of All Souls College, Oxford, an Associate Fellow of Green Templeton College, Oxford, a Fellow of the Royal College of Psychiatrists, a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts, and a former Fellow of the Institute of Advanced Studies in Stellenbosch. Some of his many books include "The Master and his Emissary: The Divided Brain and the Making of the Western World" (2009), The Divided Brain and the Search for Meaning; Why Are We So Unhappy? (2012), and "The Matter with Things: Our Brains, Our Delusions and the Unmaking of the World" (2021).
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TIMESTAMPS: (0:00) - Introduction (0:30) - Consciousness (8:06) - The Hard Problem (11:40) - The divided brain (27:47) - Theories of consciousness (30:45) - Relationships as fundamental (36:27) - Embodied & embedded cognition (40:02) - Phenomenology & psychopathology (57:54) - V.S. Ramachandran's "Devil's Advocate" & Daniel Kahneman's "System 1 & 2" (1:05:10) - Ethical, political, moral implications (1:21:13) - Limits of language (1:35:10) - Iain's response to objections to his views (1:41:44) - Religion, spirituality, meaning & purpose (1:51:32) - Iain's author recommendations (1:57:26) - Conclusion Website · YouTube
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Donald Hoffman is Professor Emeritus of Cognitive Sciences at the University of California, Irvine. He received his Ph.D. from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). He is an author of over 120 scientific papers and three books, including “The Case Against Reality: Why Evolution Hid the Truth from Our Eyes.” (2019). He has a TED Talk titled “Do We See Reality as It Is?".
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TIMESTAMPS: (0:00) - Introduction (0:35) - Psychophysics (05:56) - Evolution & veridical reality (10:21) - Fitness payoff functions & homomorphisms (20:27) - Space-Time does not exist (32:24) - Take it (Space-Time) seriously, not literally (42:20) - Interface theory of perception (ITP) (49:08) - Conscious realism & Conscious Agents (CA) theory (58:00) - Morals and meaning-making (1:07:06) - Markovian dynamics, entropy & time (1:10:53) - Karl Friston's minimizing free energy principle (1:14:34) - Universal Darwinism & Markovian kernal universality (1:19:19) - Gödel's incompleteness theorems (1:26:21) - The notion of life, the self & neuroscience (1:36:03) - Donald's author/philosopher recommendations (1:42:50) - Response to other counter-arguments & misconceptions (1:54:13) - Donald's views on religion/spirituality & its relationship with science/mathematics (2:02:39) - Conclusion Website · YouTube
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Michael Levin is a Distinguished Professor in the Biology department at Tufts University. He holds the Vannevar Bush endowed Chair and serves as director of the Allen Discovery Center at Tufts and the Tufts Center for Regenerative and Developmental Biology. He attended Tufts University, interested in artificial intelligence and unconventional computation. To explore the algorithms by which the biological world implemented complex adaptive behavior, he got dual B.S. degrees, in CS and in Biology and then received a PhD from Harvard University. He did post-doctoral training at Harvard, where he began to uncover a new bioelectric language by which cells coordinate their activity during embryogenesis.
EPISODE LINKS: - Mike's Website: https://wyss.harvard.edu/team/associate-faculty/michael-levin-ph-d/ - Mike's Twitter: https://twitter.com/drmichaellevin - Mike's Publications: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=luouyakAAAAJ&hl=en - Mike's Lab: https://ase.tufts.edu/biology/labs/levin/ - TED: https://youtu.be/XheAMrS8Q1c
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TIMESTAMPS: (0:00) - Introduction (0:37) - How Mike's work changed biology (2:59) - Electrical signals as information carriers (5:16) - Defining intelligence (12:30) - Evolution of AI (17:26) - "Artificial" vs "natural" intelligence (20:19) - Developmental psychology & AI (21:37) - Animals, cyborgs & hybrids of intelligence (26:49) - Morphogenetics, embryogenesis, cellular intelligence & basal cognition (33:05) - Benefits of bioelectric communication (42:04) - Histological communication differences (46:04) - DNA as hardware & electrical signals as software (57:09) - Practical implications (1:03:41) - Xenobots (proto-animals) (1:10:22) - Regenerative medicine (1:15:11) - Conclusion Website · YouTube
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Patricia Churchland is Professor Emerita of Philosophy at the University of California, San Diego and an Adjunct Professor at the Salk Institute. She holds degrees from Oxford University, the University of Pittsburg and the University of British Columbia. She has contributed to the fields of philosophy of neuroscience, philosophy of the mind and neuroethics. Her research has centered on the interface between neuroscience and philosophy with a current focus on the association of morality and the social brain. She has been awarded the MacArthur Prize, The Rossi Prize for Neuroscience and the Prose Prize for Science. She has authored multiple pioneering books has has served as President of the American Philosophical Association and the Society for Philosophy and Psychology.
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TIMESTAMPS: (0:00) - Introduction (1:28) - What is consciousness? (7:32) - Eliminative Materialism (14:55) - Neurophilosophy (17:57) - Atypical brains (21:44) - If mind is brain, psychiatry implications (28:58) - Evolution of awareness & sleep (34:23) - Origins of moral intuition & a conscience (41:31) - Why the transition to neuroethics? (50:58) - Neuroexistentialism & free will (59:10) - Pat's religious/spiritual views (1:06:41) - Immediate social altruism vs effective altruism (1:09:51) - Selfish gene (1:12:58) - Mental health (1:17:41) - New brain data (1:21:36) - AI (1:23:11) - Pat's book recommendations (1:26:56) - Conclusion Website · YouTube
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Gregg Caruso is Professor of Philosophy at SUNY Corning, Visiting Fellow at the New College of the Humanities, and Honorary Professor of Philosophy at Macquarie University. He is also Co-Director of the Justice Without Retribution Network housed at the University of Aberdeen School of Law. His research focuses on free will, moral responsibility, punishment, philosophy of law, jurisprudence, social and political philosophy, moral philosophy, philosophy of mind, moral psychology, and neurolaw. His books include Rejecting Retributivism: Free Will, Punishment, and Criminal Justice (2021), Just Deserts: Debating Free Will (2021) and many more.
EPISODE LINKS: - Gregg's Website: http://www.greggcaruso.com/ - Gregg's Twitter: https://twitter.com/greggdcaruso - Gregg's Books: https://www.amazon.com/Gregg-D.-Caruso/e/B0071QYHEQ%3Fref=dbs_a_mng_rwt_scns_share - Gregg's Publications: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=LWhSNGgAAAAJ&hl=en - Gregg's TED Talk: https://youtu.be/rfOMqehl-ZA
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TIMESTAMPS: (0:00) - Introduction (0:27) - Definition of free will (3:39) - Free will debate (8:55) - Libertarianism (19:34) - Compatibilism (24:46) - Hard Incompatibilism & moral responsibility (29:30) - Rejecting Retributivism (34:03) - Moral luck & its ethical implications (42:36) - Systemic injustice (49:46) - Punitiveness (55:12) - Daniel Dennett's argument (1:00:57) - What is consciousness? (1:14:38) - Neuroexistentialism (1:18:00) - Threats to self, autonomy, agency (1:23:25) - Solutions to the social dilemma? (1:32:55) - Criminal justice reform (1:39:23) - Beliefs and its impact on crime (1:43:29) - Sam Harris on free will (1:51:31) - Gregg's book recommendations (1:57:37) - Conclusion Website · YouTube
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Eric Schwitzgebel is Professor of Philosophy at University of California at Riverside. He received his B.A. in Philosophy from Stanford and his PhD in Philosophy from U.C. Berkeley. He blogs at The Splintered Mind and is the author of Perplexities of Consciousness (2011) and A Theory of Jerks and Other Philosophical Misadventures (2019). He has published dozens of articles on the issue of introspection, moral psychology, the nature of belief and other attitudes; the epistemology of philosophy; ancient Chinese philosophy; philosophical issues in moral, developmental, and perceptual psychology; the metaphysics of consciousness; and the relationship between philosophy and science fiction.
EPISODE LINKS: - Eric's Website: http://www.faculty.ucr.edu/~eschwitz/ - Eric's Blog: http://schwitzsplinters.blogspot.com/ - Eric's Books: https://www.amazon.com/Eric-Schwitzgebel/e/B004FR351K%3Fref=dbs_a_mng_rwt_scns_share - Eric's Publications: https://philpeople.org/profiles/eric-schwitzgebel
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TIMESTAMPS: (0:00) - Introduction (0:40) - Mind-Body Problem (9:00) - Universal craziness thesis (17:00) - Issues with theories of consciousness (29:00) - What is consciousness and the self? (36:25) - Issues of introspection and beliefs (52:11) - Other minds (1:00:08) - Philosophy of science fiction (1:06:47) - Ethics of ethicists (1:14:22) - Philosophy of philosophers (1:23:32) - Universal dubiety thesis (1:30:27) - Artificial intelligence (1:35:42) - Copernican principle of consciousness & alien species (1:41:40) - Belief in God, atheism, agnosticism (1:45:09) - Free will & compatibilism (1:48:40) - Eric's author recommendations (1:56:43) - Skepticism of philosophical expertise (2:00:29) - Conclusion Website · YouTube
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Ralph Lewis is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Toronto. He is a clinical psychiatrist at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre in Toronto, Canada and a psycho-oncology consultant at the Odette Cancer Centre in Toronto. Dr. Lewis writes a popular blog series, Finding Purpose, hosted and promoted by his hospital and publishes regularly on Psychology Today. He has published articles on a psychiatric understanding of belief and purpose in Skeptic magazine and the Human Prospect. He has also written a best selling book: "Finding Purpose in a Godless World: Why We Care Even If The Universe Doesn't".
EPISODE LINKS: - Ralph's Website: http://purposewithoutgod.com/ - Ralph's Blog: https://health.sunnybrook.ca/mental-health/finding-purpose/ - Ralph's Book: https://www.amazon.com/Finding-Purpose-Godless-World-Universe/dp/163388385X#byline_secondary_view_div_1645691160720 - Psychology Today: https://www.psychologytoday.com/za/contributors/ralph-lewis-md
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TIMESTAMPS: (0:00) - Introduction (1:15) - Evolution of purposiveness (5:09) - Religious/Cultural evolution (8:47) - Atheism, physicalism & reductionism (16:14) - Psychiatry, consciousness & disordered minds (30:00) - Religious beliefs vs delusional beliefs (41:30) - Evolution of belief systems & ideologies (54:03) - Medicalizing the human condition? (1:03:44) - Biologizing mental illness? (1:07:05) - Evolutionary basis of ADHD (1:19:12) - Ralph's history (1:37:00) - Michael Shermer, Daniel Dennett, Richard Dawkins, Sam Harris, Stuart Kauffman etc. (1:44:02) - Free will (1:49:59) - Existential angst & finding purpose in a godless world (1:59:45) - Questions from listeners (2:06:20) - Conclusion Website · YouTube
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Menachem Fisch is Joseph and Ceil Mazer Professor Emeritus of History and Philosophy of Science, and Director of the Center for Religious and Interreligious Studies at Tel Aviv University, and Senior Fellow of the Goethe University Frankfurt's Forschungskolleg Humanwisseschaften, Bad Homburg. He has published widely on the history of 19th century British science and mathematics, on confirmation theory and rationality, on the theology of the talmudic literature, and the philosophy of talmudic legal reasoning. His recent work explores the limits of normative self-criticism, the Talmud's dispute of religiosity, the possibilities of articulating a pluralist political philosophy from within the assumptions of halakhic Judaism, the history and philosophy of scientific framework transitions, and the theo-political roots of Israel's reaction against political Zionism.
EPISODE LINKS: - Menachem's Website: https://menachemfisch.academia.edu/ - Menachem's Books: https://www.amazon.com/Menachem-Fisch/e/B001H6QT1K%3Fref=dbs_a_mng_rwt_scns_share - Menachem's Publications: https://scholar.google.co.il/citations?user=1gSAA4YAAAAJ&hl=en
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TIMESTAMPS: (0:00) - Introduction (0:20) - Does science need philosophy? (& vice versa) (6:51) - Philosophical challenges of mind/brain research (14:03) - Neuroscience vs normativity (23:57) - Is it possible to predict feelings or qualia? (28:44) - Our perception of human complexity (35:32) - Karl Popper (science vs pseudoscience) (42:40) - Human consciousness and the self (47:30) - Psychiatric nosology (56:40) - Transcending normativity (1:02:07) - Teleology & religion (1:12:49) - Menachem's author recommendations (1:17:20) - Conclusion Website · YouTube
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Risto Miikkulainen is a Professor of Computer Science at the University of Texas at Austin and AVP of Evolutionary Intelligence at Cognizant AI Labs. He received an M.S. in Engineering from the Helsinki University of Technology (now Aalto University) in 1986, and a Ph.D. in Computer Science from UCLA in 1990. His current research focuses on methods and applications of neuroevolution, evolutionary computation, machine learning, cognitive science as well as neural network models of natural language processing and vision; he is an author of over 450 articles in these research areas. In 2016, he was named Fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) for contributions to techniques and applications for neural and evolutionary computation.
EPISODE LINKS: - Risto's Website https://www.cs.utexas.edu/users/risto/ - Risto's Publications: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=2SmbjHAAAAAJ&hl=en
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TIMESTAMPS: (0:00) - Introduction (1:13) - Evolution of Future Minds (4:37) - Sci-fi Influences (6:29) - Computational Models in Medicine (12:04) - AI & Human Minds (16:45) - Consciousness Models (20:53) - Similarities Between Biology & Computers (24:25) - Computing Human Behaviour (32:18) - Computer Algorithms vs Human Psychology (39:43) - Human Augmentation (Superhuman) (45:11) - Neuroevolution & Evolutionary Computation (1:00:15) - Cognizant AI Labs (1:03:18) - Ethical Dilemmas in AI (1:11:25) - Risto's AI Vision For The Future (1:15:41) - Conclusion Website · YouTube
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Raymond Tallis is Professor Emeritus of Geriatric Medicine at the University of Manchester. He is a philosopher, poet, novelist, cultural critic, and a retired physician and clinical neuroscientist, and has published over 200 original scientific articles, including papers in Nature, Medicine, Brain, Lancet, and published over 30 books. Some of his works include: Aping Mankind (2010), Of Time and Lamentation. Reflections on Transience (2017; 2019), An Essay on the Mystery of the Sense-Making Animal (2018), Sunburst (2019), Seeing Ourselves. Reclaiming Humanity from God and Science (2020) and Freedom: An Impossible Reality (2021).
EPISODE LINKS: - Raymond's Website: https://www.raymondtallis.co.uk/pages/home.html https://www.buckingham.ac.uk/directory/raymond-tallis/ - Raymond's Books: https://www.amazon.com/Raymond-Tallis/e/B001H6GAQ4%3Fref=dbs_a_mng_rwt_scns_share
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TIMESTAMPS: (0:00) - Introduction (0:40) - Ontological Agnosticism re: the Mind-Body Dichotomy (7:07) - Philosophers who have influenced Raymond (10:00) - Nature of Time (16:43) - Nature of Reality (22:15) - Scientism & Psychiatry (29:17) - Consciousness & Intentionality (39:47) - Determinism, Laplace's demon & Benjamin Libet (47:44) - Compatibilism & Free Will (58:09) - Animal Consciousness (1:04:25) - Artificial Intelligence (1:10:38) - Religion & Humanism (1:16:40) - Extraterrestrial Minds (1:19:07) - Advice for Young Naturalists (1:22:45) - Philosophy/Book Recommendations (1:26:38) - Raymond's Book "Freedom: An Impossible Reality" (1:31:51) - Quantum Consciousness, Panpsychism, Illusionism (1:37:55) - Conclusion Website · YouTube
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Nicholas Humphrey is Professor Emeritus of Psychology, London School of Economics, Visiting Professor of Philosophy, New College of the Humanities, & Senior Member, Darwin College, Cambridge. He is best known for his work on the evolution of human intelligence & consciousness. His books include "Consciousness Regained", "Leaps of Faith", "The Inner Eye", "Soul Searching", "Seeing Red", "Soul Dust" & many more. He has been the recipient of several honours, including the Martin Luther King Memorial Prize, the British Psychological Society’s book award, the Pufendorf Medal, the International Mind & Brain Prize, & is the only scientist ever to edit the literary journal Granta.
EPISODE LINKS: - Nick's Website: http://www.humphrey.org.uk/ - NIck's Books: https://www.amazon.com/Nicholas-Humphrey/e/B000AR7WF4%3Fref=dbs_a_mng_rwt_scns_share - Royal Institute: https://youtu.be/NHXCi6yZ-eA - Debate (ft. Philip Goff & Susan Blackmore): https://youtu.be/bAaB5a4kwSU
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TIMESTAMPS: (0:00) - Introduction (0:20) - The Self, Soul & Consciousness (5:40) - Illusionism (13:14) - Soul Niche (22:18) - Strange Loops & Attractor States (29:23) - Consciousness in Primates & "Blindsight" (39:57) - Sensation vs Perception (47:09) - Limits of Sentience (55:13) - Change of Perspective (1:00:25) - Phenomenal Surrealism (1:10:10) - Panpsychism (1:16:33) - Views on Religion (1:27:59) - AI, Robots & Space Exploration (1:44:00) - Human Augmentation (1:50:10) - Psychedelics & Spirituality (1:56:33) - Evolution of Suicide (2:01:09) - Altruistic Suicide, Euthanasia & Other Suicides (2:10:30) - Sentience to Suicide (2:18:51) - Learning From Our Past & Moving Forward (2:26:20) - Conclusion Website · YouTube
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Keith Frankish is a Honorary Reader in Philosophy at the University of Sheffield, a Visiting Research Fellow at The Open University, & an Adjunct Professor with the Brain & Mind Programme in Neurosciences at the University of Crete. He is the author of "Mind and Supermind" & "Consciousness", as well as numerous journal articles & book chapters. He is the editor of "Illusionism as a Theory of Consciousness" & the co-editor of "In Two Minds: Dual Processes and Beyond", "New Waves in Philosophy of Action", "The Cambridge Handbook of Cognitive Science", & "The Cambridge Handbook of Artificial Intelligence".
EPISODE LINKS: - Keith's Website: https://www.keithfrankish.com/ - Keith's Twitter: https://twitter.com/keithfrankish?s=20 - Keith's Aeon Essays: https://aeon.co/users/keith-frankish - Keith's Illusionism Lectures: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y2n-s6C1iYQ&list=PLiDYw1G3ZEaLizOlf6flLc876ZpsIzmEs
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TIMESTAMPS: (0:00) - Introduction (0:44) - Mind-Body Problem & Cartesian Dualism (13:19) - David Chalmers & The Hard Problem (20:25) - Illusionism (32:07) - Access vs phenomenal (consciousness) (43:42) - Daniel Dennett & the Cartesian Theater (56:39) - Weak & strong Illusionism (1:06:46) - Supporters of Illusionism (1:14:43) - Counter-arguments (1:30:28) - Knowledge argument (1:45:32) - Ethical implications of Illusionism (1:56:54) - Phenomenological psychopathology (2:04:08) - Derren Brown & "Tricks of the Mind" (2:14:52) - Nicholas Humphrey & "Soul Dust" (2:26:55) - Keith's next book: "Descartes's Prison" (2:31:16) - Paul Broks & "Into the Silent Land" (2:36:58) - Psychological Zombies & Philosophical Zombies (2:48:21) - Religion & expressions of humanity (2:55:16) - Conclusion Website · YouTube
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Lisa Feldman Barrett is a Distinguished Professor of Psychology at Northeastern University and is among the top one percent most cited scientists in the world for her revolutionary research in psychology and neuroscience. She also holds appointments at Harvard Medical School and Massachusetts General Hospital, where she is Chief Science Officer for the Center for Law, Brain & Behavior. In addition to the books "Seven and a Half Lessons About the Brain" and "How Emotions are Made", Dr. Barrett has published over 240 peer-reviewed, scientific papers appearing in Science, Nature Neuroscience, and other top journals in psychology and cognitive neuroscience, as well as six academic volumes published by Guilford Press. She has also given a popular TED talk with over 6 million views.
EPISODE LINKS: - Lisa's Website: https://lisafeldmanbarrett.com/ - Lisa's Books: https://lisafeldmanbarrett.com/books/ - TED: https://youtu.be/0gks6ceq4eQ - TEDx: https://youtu.be/ZYAEh3T5a80
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TIMESTAMPS: (0:00) - Introduction (0:36) - What is consciousness? (8:37) - Perception vs reality (15:18) - Helmholtz, unconscious inference & the Bayesian brain (19:40) - Psychiatry, mental health, & reductionism vs holism (25:34) - Animal consciousness & other minds (28:02) - Cortex vs mid-brain (30:49) - Essentialism, semantic memories & abstract concepts (33:15) - Imposing functions, value & meaning (40:14) - Anthropology (44:03) - Free speech, social dilemmas & conflict (46:05) - Identity & politics (54:27) - Cognitive dissonance & metabolic costs (56:36) - Why do we search for a deeper understanding of the mind and universe? (59:52) - Conclusion Website · YouTube
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Michael Graziano is a scientist and novelist who is currently a Professor of Psychology and Neuroscience at Princeton University. He's a best-selling author and has written several books including "Consciousness and the Social Brain", "Re-thinking Consciousness", "The Spaces Between Us", and much more. His scientific research focuses on the brain basis of awareness and he has proposed the "attention schema theory" (AST) - a scientific theory of subjective experience.
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TIMESTAMPS: (0:00) - Introduction (0:19) - What is consciousness? (2:39) - Attention vs awareness (5:50) - Subjectivity & phenomenal consciousness (9:20) - Evolution of consciousness (10:31) - Animal consciousness (18:01) - Alien minds (21:55) - Human consciousness (21:14) - Attention schema theory (AST) (28:10) - Panpsychism, theory of mind (32:27) - Extramission (41:17) - Autistic spectrum (43:27) - IIT, GWT, & AST (48:29) - Cartesian dualism (51:41) - Why consciousness? (57:15) - Illusionism (1:00:38) - Rubber-hand illusion (1:03:59) - Hemi-spatial neglect (1:06:05) - Split brains (1:12:28) - Uploading minds (1:16:42) - Virtual realities (1:19:28) - Philosophical zombies (1:21:49) - Psychological zombies (1:26:28) - Social media (1:27:29) - Graziano lab (1:28:29) - Creating AI (1:30:53) - Arguments against AST (1:32:32) - Conclusion Website · YouTube
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Welcome to Mind-Body Solution. In this episode, Dr Tevin Naidu introduces philosophy's most enigmatic problem — the mind-body problem — and outlines the approach of the podcast moving forward. Mind-Body Solution presents enlightening discourse with the world's leading experts in philosophy, neuroscience, psychology, anthropology, linguistics, AI, and beyond. It will change the way you think about the mind-body connection by taking an in-depth philosophical probe into the nature of reality, mortality, spirituality, consciousness, free will, and much more. Listen anywhere you get your podcasts, and join Dr Tevin Naidu on a quest to conquer the mind-body problem and take one step closer to the mind-body solution. Website · YouTube
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Mind-Body Solution presents enlightening discourse with the world's leading experts in philosophy, neuroscience, psychology, anthropology, linguistics, AI, and beyond. It will change the way you think about the mind-body connection by taking an in-depth philosophical probe into the nature of reality, mortality, spirituality, consciousness, free will, and much more. Listen anywhere you get your podcasts, and join Dr Tevin Naidu on a quest to conquer the mind-body problem and take one step closer to the mind-body solution. Website · YouTube