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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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Dec 8, 2020
Dec 8, 2020
21 min
Key References:
Christof Koch 'Consciousness: Confessions of a Romantic Reductionist' 2012
Giulio Tononi, Melanie Boly, Marcello Massimini, and Christof Koch 'Integrated information theory: from consciousness to its physical substrate' 2016
Sam Harris 'Waking Up' 2014
Jesse Winters 'The Temporally Integrated Causality Landscape: A Theoretical Framework for Consciousness and Meaning' 2020
Dec 1, 2020
Dec 1, 2020
18 min
Key References:
Kingson Man, Jonas Kaplan, Antonio Damasio, and Kaspar Meyer 'Sight and Sound Converge to Form Modality-Invariant Representations in Temperopariatel Cortex' 2012
Christof Koch 'The Quest for Consciousness' 2004
Christof Koch, Marcello Massamini, Melanie Boly, and Giulio Tononi 'Neural Correlates of Consciousness: Progress and Problems' 2016
Michael Alkire, Anthony Hudetz, and Giulio Tononi 'Consciousness and Anesthesia' 2008
Nov 25, 2020
Nov 25, 2020
18 min
Key References:
Christof Koch 'Consciousness: Confessions of a Romantic Reductionist' 2012
Tim Shallice 'From Neuropsychology to Mental Structure' 1988
Marcus Aurelius 'Meditations' 180 AD
Jordan Peterson '12 Rules for Life' 2018
Eric Kandel, James Schwartz, and Thomas Jessell 'Principles of Neural Science' 2000
Nov 19, 2020
Nov 19, 2020
19 min
Key References:
Daniel Wagner 'The Illusion of Conscious Will' 2002
Joseph LeDoux 'The Cognitive Neuroscience of Mind' 2010
Michael Gazzaniga 'Tales from Both Sides of the Brain' 2015
Bertrand Russell 'The Analysis of Mind' 1921
Gilbert Ryle 'The Concept of Mind' 1949
David Hume 'An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding' 1748
Nov 12, 2020
Nov 12, 2020
17 min
Key References:
Oliver Sacks 'The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat' 1970
Tim Shallice 'From Neuropsychology to Mental Structure' 1988
Christof Koch 'The Quest for Consciousness' 2004
Nov 4, 2020
Nov 4, 2020
20 min
Key References:
Tim Shallice 'From Neuropsychology to Mental Structure' 1988
Eric Kandel, James Schwartz, Thomas Jessell 'Principles of Neural Science' 2000
Christof Koch 'The Quest for Consciousness' 2004
Oct 29, 2020
Oct 29, 2020
18 min
Key References:
Rene Descartes 'A Discourse on Method' 1637
Christof Koch 'The Quest for Consciousness' 2004
Dean Buonomano 'Your Brain is a Time Machine' 2017
Oct 22, 2020
Oct 22, 2020
17 min
Key References:
C.L. Hardin 'Color for Philosophers' 1988
Patricia Churchland 'Neurophilosophy' 1986
Frank Jackson 'Epiphenomenal Qualia' 1982
Daniel Dennett 'Consciousness Explained' 1991
Oct 14, 2020
Oct 14, 2020
20 min
Key References:
Lawrence Weiskrantz 'Consciousness Lost and Found' 1997
Christof Koch 'The Quest for Consciousness' 2004
Daniel Dennett 'Consciousness Explained' 1991
Oct 7, 2020
Oct 7, 2020
17 min
Key References:
Christof Koch 'The Quest for Consciousness' 2004
Benjamin Libet 'Mind Time' 2004
Daniel Wegner 'The Illusion of Conscious Will' 2002