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This podcast is a deep exploration of the problem of consciousness. Presented by Jesse Winters, The Hard Problem reviews critical evidence in the neuroscience literature, insights from the philosophy of mind, and the author’s novel ideas in pursuit of a robust theory of consciousness.
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Oct 21, 2023
Oct 21, 2023
16 min
Key References:
Fleming et al. 'The Integrated Information Theory of Consciousness as Pseudoscience' 2023
Sep 21, 2023
Aug 9, 2023
Aug 9, 2023
18 min
Key References:
Khenpo Tsultrim Gyamtso Rimpoche 'Progressive Stages of Meditation on Emptiness' 1986
Arthur Schopenhauer from 'The Essential Schopenhauer' 2010
Jul 10, 2023
Jul 10, 2023
21 min
Key References:
Elizabeth Finkel ‘Adversarial Search for Neural Basis of Consciousness Yields First Results’, 2023
Lucia Melloni et al. (preprint) ‘An Adversarial Collaboration to Critically Evaluate Theories of Consciousness’, 2023
Jun 16, 2023
Jun 4, 2023
Jun 4, 2023
19 min
Key References:
Omri Raccah, Ned Block, and Kieran Fox 'Does the Prefrontal Cortex Play an Essential Role in Consciousness? Insights from Intracranial Electrical Stimulation of the Human Brain?' 2021
May 21, 2023
May 21, 2023
20 min
Key References:
Zoran Josipovic 'Implicit–explicit gradient of nondual awareness or consciousness as such' 2021
Apr 23, 2023
Apr 23, 2023
20 min
Key References:
Christoph Durt, Tom Froese, and Thomas Fuchs 'Against AI Understanding and Sentience: Large Language Models, Meaning, and the Patterns of Human Language Use' 2023
Apr 2, 2023
Apr 2, 2023
18 min
Key References:
Antonio Zadra and Robert Stickgold 'When Brains Dream' 2021
Obada Al Zoubi et al. 'Taking the body off the mind: Decreased functional connectivity between somatomotor and default‐mode networks following Floatation‐REST' 2021
Mar 26, 2023
Mar 26, 2023
16 min
Key References:
Antonio Zadra and Robert Stickgold 'When Brains Dream' 2021
Hanna Hayat et al. 'Locus coeruleus norepinephrine activity mediates sensory-evoked awakenings from sleep' 2020