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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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May 13, 2022
May 13, 2022
20 min
Key References:
Matthew Lieberman 'Boo! The Consciousness Problem in Emotion' 2018
May 6, 2022
Apr 29, 2022
Apr 29, 2022
21 min
Key References:
Thurston Lacalli 'Consciousness as a Product of Evolution: Contents, Selector Circuits, and Trajectories in Experience Space' 2021
Apr 22, 2022
Apr 22, 2022
18 min
Key References:
Tam Hunt, Marissa Ericson, and Jonathan Schooler 'Where's my Consciousness-Ometer: How to Test for the Presence and Complexity of Consciousness' 2022
Daniel Dennett 'From Bacteria to Bach and Back' 2017
Jordan Ellenberg 'How Not to Be Wrong' 2014
Apr 15, 2022
Apr 15, 2022
19 min
Key References:
Tam Hunt, Marissa Ericson, and Jonathan Schooler 'Where's my Consciousness-Ometer: How to Test for the Presence and Complexity of Consciousness' 2022
Apr 5, 2022
Apr 5, 2022
24 min
Key References:
Jean Piaget 'The Moral Judgement of the Child' 1932
Friedrich Nietzsche 'Beyond Good and Evil' 1886
Mar 25, 2022
Mar 25, 2022
29 min
Key References:
John Stuart Mill 'On Liberty' 1869
Richard Delgado and Jean Stefancic 'Critical Race Theory: An Introduction' 2001
Christian Fuchs 'Critical Theory' 2015
Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn 'The Gulag Archipelago' 1973
Mar 18, 2022
Mar 18, 2022
17 min
Key References:
Robert Friedel 'Borderline Personality Disorder Demystified' 2018
Micah Johnson 'How Responsible are Killers with Brain Damage' 2018
Mar 11, 2022
Mar 11, 2022
19 min
Key References:
Jessie Sun, Scott Barry Kaufman, and Luke Smillie 'Unique Associations Between Big Five Personality Aspects and Multiple Dimension of Well-Being' 2016
Mar 4, 2022