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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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Sep 30, 2020
Sep 30, 2020
17 min
Key References:
Dean Buonomano 'Your Brain is a Time Machine' 2017
Benjamin Libet 'Mind Time' 2004
Stanislas Dehaene 'Consciousness and the Brain' 2014
Christof Koch 'The Quest for Consciousness' 2004
Sep 23, 2020
Sep 23, 2020
17 min
Key References:
Eric Kandel, James Schwartz, and Thomas Jessell 'Principles of Neural Science' 2000
Dean Buonomano 'Your Brain is a Time Machine' 2017
Sep 17, 2020
Sep 17, 2020
17 min
Key References:
Eric Kandel, James Schwartz, and Thomas Jessell 'Principles of Neural Science' 4th Edition, 2000
Patricia Churchland 'Neurophilosophy' 1986
C.L. Hardin 'Color for Philosophers' 1988
Sigmund Freud 'A General Introduction to Psychoanalysis' 1924
Sep 11, 2020
Sep 11, 2020
16 min
Key References:
Sean Carroll 'From Eternity to Here' 2010
Dean Buonomano 'Your Brain is a Time Machine' 2017
Stephen Hawking 'The Universe in a Nutshell' 2001
Sep 3, 2020
Sep 3, 2020
20 min
Key References:
William James 'The Principles of Psychology' 1890
Dean Buonomano 'Your Brain is a Time Machine' 2017
Aug 28, 2020
Aug 28, 2020
19 min
Key References:
Ned Block 'Two neural correlates of consciousness' 2005
Christof Koch 'The Quest for Consciousness' 2004
Lionel Naccache 'Why and how access consciousness can account for phenomenal consciousness' 2018
Stanislas Dehaene 'Consciousness and the Brain' 2014
Aug 20, 2020
Aug 20, 2020
18 min
Key References:
Eric Kandel, James Schwartz, and Thomas Jessell 'The Principles of Neural Science' 4th Edition, 2000
Aug 13, 2020
Aug 13, 2020
17 min
Roger Penrose 'The Emperor's New Mind' 1989
John Searle 'The Mystery of Consciousness' 1997
Christof Koch 'The Quest for Consciousness' 2004
Aug 7, 2020
Aug 7, 2020
23 min
Eric Kandel, James Schwartz, and Thomas Jessell 'Principles of Neural Science' 4th Ed., 2000
Andrew FingelKurts et al. 'Brain-mind operational architectonics: At the boundary between quantum physics and Eastern metaphysics' 2019
Andrew FingelKurts et al. 'Toward operational architectonics of consciousness: basic evidence from patients with severe cerebral injuries' 2012
Benjamin Libet 'Mind Time' 2004
Jul 29, 2020
Jul 29, 2020
20 min
Key References:
A.C. Grayling 'The History of Philosophy' 2019
Rene Descartes 'A Discourse on Method' 1637
John Searle 'The Mystery of Consciousness' 1997
Gerald Edelman 'The Remembered Present' 1989