Consciousness
Discover key takeaways from 4 podcast episodes about this topic.
Witnesses of: Black Eyed Kids, Phone Calls from the Dead, The Cursed Heart
Explore three unsettling, unsolved mysteries: phone calls from the deceased, encounters with black-eyed children, and a heart transplant that transferred a donor's personality and tragic fate.
Evidence of a Soul, NASA’s $1,000,000,000 Study & Awareness at Death | Stuart Hameroff
An anesthesiologist and consciousness researcher details a quantum theory of consciousness involving microtubules, its implications for life, death, AI, and a low-cost ultrasound treatment for Alzheimer's.
Mindscape 339 | Ned Block on Whether Consciousness Requires Biology
Philosopher Ned Block challenges computational functionalism, arguing that consciousness may depend on specific biological or sub-computational mechanisms rather than just the 'what' of computation, with profound implications for AI.
Confronting Neil with Our Burning Questions… Yet Again!
Neil deGrasse Tyson tackles fundamental physics questions, from the true nature of gravity to the emergent property of free will and the practical implications of cosmic rays on modern technology.
