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266 - Annaka Harris: The Fundamentality of Consciousness

266 - Annaka Harris: The Fundamentality of Consciousness

Robinson's Podcast vor 8 Monaten

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Annaka Harris is the New York Times bestselling author
of CONSCIOUS: A Brief Guide to the Fundamental Mystery of
the Mind and writer and producer of the audio documentary series,
LIGHTS ON. Her work has appeared in The New York
Times, Nautilus Magazine, the Journal of Consciousness
Studies, and IAI Magazine. She is also an editor and consultant
for science writers, specializing in neuroscience and physics. In
this episode, Robinson and Annaka discuss panpsychism and the
case that consciousness is fundamental. More particularly, they
talk about complexity and emergence, the relationship between
consciousness and physics, and artificial intelligence.

Lights On: https://a.co/d/cy8YTpd

Conscious: https://a.co/d/3uFZ2Jq

Annaka’s Website: https://annakaharris.com

OUTLINE

00:00 Introduction

00:52 Annaka’s Obsession with Consciousness

06:09 How Should We Define Consciousness?

13:06 Why the Complexity Might Not Explain Consciousness

25:30 Is Consciousness Emergent or Fundamental?

29:45 Are Fundamentalia Conscious?

45:18 How Can Consciousness Solve Deep Problems of Physics?

52:14 Consciousness and Quantum Entanglement

01:00:11 Consciousness and the Many Worlds Theory of Quantum
Mechanics

01:10:50 What Does an Electron Feel?

01:13:41 AI and Consciousness

01:22:42 Science and the Fundamentality of Consciousness

Robinson’s Website: http://robinsonerhardt.com

Robinson Erhardt researches symbolic logic and the foundations of
mathematics at Stanford University, where he is also a JD
candidate in the Law School.