Mind-Body Solution

Is Science Blind to Human Experience? Rethinking Life, Mind, the Universe and Meaning | Adam Frank

04 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Is science missing something fundamental?In this episode of Mind-Body Solution, I sit down with astrophysicist Adam Frank to explore one of the deepes...

Is The Brain an Analog Computer? Consciousness as Dynamic Brainwave Organization | Earl Miller

26 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

For decades, neuroscience treated the brain like a digital machine — storing information in synaptic connections and sustaining activity like a swit...

Is Your Whole Body Conscious? Biological Idealism: From Cells to Selves | Anna Ciaunica

18 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Is the brain really the source of mind — or is consciousness something more deeply biological?In this conversation, Anna Ciaunica challenges neuroce...

Does Consciousness Require a Subject? The Self, Agency & AI Limitations | Kevin Mitchell

12 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

What is consciousness — and how should biology explain it?In this second conversation with Professor Kevin Mitchell, we examine whether consciousnes...

What is Ultimately Real? Consciousness, Free Energy & Spacetime | Donald Hoffman & Karl Friston

04 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

In this landmark Mind-Body Solution Colloquia, cognitive scientist Donald Hoffman and neuroscientist Karl Friston engage in a deep, rigorous dialogue ...

Neuroscience Beyond Neurons in the Diverse Intelligence Era | Michael Levin & Robert Chis-Ciure

23 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

What if neurons aren’t the foundation of mind? In this Mind-Body Solution Colloquia, Michael Levin and Robert Chis-Ciure challenge one of neuroscien...

What is Consciousness? Nested Observer Windows, Meta-Awareness & Mind Wandering | Jonathan Schooler

15 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

What is Consciousness Really? Professor Jonathan Schooler joins Dr Tevin Naidu the Mind-Body Solution Podcast for a deep exploration of consciousness,...

Why Get Together? How Life, Mind & Machines Evolve via Integration | Josh Bongard & Richard Watson

07 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

In this Mind-Body Solution colloquium, Joshua Bongard and Richard Watson explore a single unifying question: Why get together?From cells forming multi...

What if the Brain Doesn’t Create Consciousness? Irreducible Mind & Beyond Physicalism | Edward Kelly

02 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

For over a century, neuroscience has assumed that consciousness is generated by the brain.But what if this assumption is wrong?In this episode of Mind...

What if the Brain Does NOT Create Consciousness?

02 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Could consciousness be more than an illusion? Could it be the very fabric of reality itself?The Mind-at-Large Project is a three-year conference serie...

Can Consciousness Access the Future? Precognition, Time, the Transcendent Mind | Julia Mossbridge

23 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Can human beings access information about events before they occur?And if so - what does that imply about time, consciousness, and the brain?In this e...

The Meaning Crisis, Process Philosophy, Psychedelics & Religion | Jared Morningstar & John Buchanan

18 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This Mind-Body Solution episode brings together Jared Morningstar and John Buchanan, part of The Mind-at-Large Project, for a deep, intimate explorati...

Does Consciousness Survive Death? The Science of Near-Death Experiences (NDE) | Pim van Lommel

10 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

What happens when the brain flatlines - yet consciousness continues?In this episode of Mind-Body Solution, Dr Tevin Naidu speaks with world-renowned c...

Can AI Ever Be Conscious? Machine Phenomenology, Ethics of AI & the Future of Mind | Susan Schneider

03 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Can AI ever be conscious?Philosopher and cognitive scientist Professor Susan Schneider joins Tevin to explore one of the most urgent questions in phil...

What Are Traces of Consciousness? A New Breakthrough Unifying Mind and Reality | Donald Hoffman

26 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

What is the true structure of reality? In his fourth appearance on Mind-Body Solution, cognitive scientist Donald Hoffman returns with the most signif...

Consciousness Beyond Materialism: A New Framework for Mind & Reality | Elly Vintiadis

20 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

What is consciousness, really - and why have centuries of science and philosophy still not resolved it? In this episode of Mind-Body Solution, Dr Tevi...

Why Does Consciousness Exist? Integrated World Modeling Theory & the Cybernetic Mind | Adam Safron

12 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

What is consciousness actually doing?In this episode of Mind-Body Solution, neuroscientist and theorist Dr Adam Safron joins Dr Tevin Naidu to explore...

Will We Know When AI Becomes Conscious? The Epistemic Fog of Artificial Minds | Eric Schwitzgebel

05 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

What if tomorrow's AI stares back with hidden inner life - and we're blind to it? Philosopher Eric Schwitzgebel shares his new thesis from AI ...

What is the Mind-Body Problem?

02 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

What is the Mind-Body Problem?For thousands of years, philosophers and scientists have asked how an inner world of experience could emerge from an out...

The Meaning Crisis, Process Cosmology & Whitehead's Universe | Mind-at-Large Project

29 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this conversation, Dr Andrew M. Davis joins Dr Tevin Naidu for a deep exploration of meaning, process philosophy, and the evolving story of conscio...

Why Science and Philosophy Need Each Other | Lauren Ross & Megan Peters

22 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Why do science and philosophy so often stand apart - and what happens when they come back together?In this thought-provoking conversation, Dr Tevin Na...

What is the Mind's Eye? The Science of Imagination, Aphantasia & Consciousness | Adam Zeman

15 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

What does it really mean to see with the mind’s eye?In this conversation, neurologist and consciousness researcher Professor Adam Zeman (Cognitive &...

Introducing the Mind-at-Large Project: A New Paradigm in Consciousness Research | Mind-Body Solution

10 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The Mind-at-Large Project is a three-year, multidisciplinary initiative exploring consciousness and its role in reality. Mind-at-Large seeks to expand...

Is Inner Speech Universal? Descriptive Experience Sampling & Myths of the Mind | Russell Hurlburt

03 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

What really goes on in our inner lives? Do we all think in words, narrating our experience with a constant "inner voice"? Or is that just a myth of th...

Is Consciousness Fundamental? Interfaces of Reality & Mathematizing Phenomenology | Robert Prentner

26 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Can phenomenology, the study of lived experience, be rigorously formalized in mathematics without losing its essence?In this episode of Mind-Body Solu...

What is Quantum Reality? Consciousness, Beyond Spacetime & Into Possibility | Ruth Kastner

17 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of Mind-Body Solution, Dr Tevin Naidu speaks with Dr Ruth Kastner, physicist and philosopher, about her groundbreaking Possibilist Tra...

What is Fear? Memory, Emotion & the Malleability of the Mind | Daniela Schiller

14 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

What if our memories weren’t fixed, but flexible? And what if the key to understanding fear, emotion, and consciousness lies in how the brain consta...

Is it Possible to Engineer Artificial Consciousness? | Karl Friston & Mark Solms

02 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Professors Karl Friston & Mark Solms, pioneers in the fields of neuroscience, psychology, and theoretical biology, delve into the frontiers of con...

Azra Raza: Can We Cure Cancer? How We (Mis)Treat Cancer, How We Can Do Better, and Why We Must

26 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Dr Azra Raza is a Professor of Medicine, Clinical Director of the Evans Foundation MDS Center, and Executive Director of The First Cell Coalition for ...

Aaron Sloman: What is Life? Information, Intelligence, and the Ineffable within Science

03 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Aaron Sloman is Emeritus/Honorary Professor of Artificial Intelligence and Cognitive Science at University of Birmingham, UK. He is a Fellow of Associ...

Josh Bongard: What are Biological Robots? How AI is Reshaping Life, Consciousness & Matter!

06 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Josh Bongard is Professor of Computer Science at the University of Vermont and director of the Morphology, Evolution & Cognition Laboratory. His w...

Suzanne Gildert: Can We Engineer Consciousness? Quantum Physics, Robotics & Conscious AI Technology

06 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Dr Suzanne Gildert, Roboticist & Quantum Physicist, is the CEO-founder of Nirvanic Consciousness Technologies, a quantum-AI technology company inn...

Terrence Deacon & Michael Levin: What is Life? Complexity, Cognition & the Origin of Purpose

09 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Professor Terrence Deacon & Professor Michael Levin have both shaped the fields of developmental evolutionary biology, cognitive science, and so m...

Matthew Segall: Is the Universe Ensouled with Experience? Consciousness, Cosmology, and Meaning

01 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Matthew David Segall, PhD, is an Associate Professor in the Philosophy, Cosmology, and Consciousness Department at California Institute of Integral St...

Susan Blackmore: A New Approach to Consciousness from the Perspective of a Panpsychism of Models

03 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Susan Blackmore is a writer, lecturer, broadcaster, and Visiting Professor at the University of Plymouth, UK. She has a degree in psychology and physi...

Peter Sjöstedt-Hughes: What is Exogenous Mind Theory? Metaphysics, Psychedelics, & Mind At Large

06 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Dr Peter Sjöstedt-Hughes is a Philosopher of Mind and Metaphysics who specializes in the thought of Whitehead, Nietzsche, Bergson, and Spinoza—and ...

Daniel McShea: What is Field Theory? Unseen Fields Guide All Goal-Directed Things in the Universe

06 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Daniel McShea is Professor of Biology, and Associate Professor of Philosophy at Duke University. He is a scientist, philosopher and author. His work f...

Gunnar Babcock: What is The Split-Body Problem? Rethinking Our Understanding of How Life Reproduces

06 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Dr Gunnar Babcock is a lecturer in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences at Cornell University, Ithaca, New York. He was a Postdoctoral Associa...

James Cooke: How Did Matter Become Conscious & Alive? Living Mirrors Theory & The Dawn of Mind

30 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Dr James Cooke, PhD trained is a neuroscientist, speaker, and writer. He holds three degrees from Oxford University (a PhD and Masters in Neuroscience...

Stuart Hameroff: Is Consciousness a Quantum Orchestra? Microtubules, Objective Reduction, & Orch OR

25 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Stuart Hameroff MD is Professor of Anesthesiology and Psychology, and Director of the Center for Consciousness Studies at the University of Arizona in...

Denis Noble & Raymond Noble: Is Life Purposeful? A Paradigm Shift in Understanding Living Systems

25 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Denis Noble is Emeritus Professor and co-Director of Computational Physiology who held the Burdon Sanderson Chair of Cardiovascular Physiology at the...

Nir Lahav: Can Physics Explain Consciousness? A Relativistic Theory & the Equivalence Principle

25 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Dr Nir Lahav PhD, is a Physicist from Bar-Ilan University, now at Cambridge University. His field of study is in Neuroscience and Consciousness studie...

Tom Campbell: How Do We Leave The Simulation? Consciousness Beyond The Virtual Reality

21 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

🚀 Journey through Consciousness & Out of the Body with Dr Tom Campbell 🌌 In this episode of Mind-Body Solution, we go on a mind-expanding j...

Tom Campbell: Are We Living In A Simulation? Consciousness & A Theory Of Everything

21 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Thomas Campbell is a Nuclear Physicist, Lecturer, and Author of the "My Big T.O.E." (Theory of Everything) trilogy. He worked as a physicist in techno...

Robert Lawrence Kuhn: A Landscape of Consciousness? Toward a Taxonomy of Explanations & Implications

24 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Robert Lawrence Kuhn, PhD., is the creator, executive producer, writer, and host of Closer To Truth, the PBS/public television series on Cosmos, Life,...

Chris Fields: What is a Theory of Consciousness for? Quantum Mechanics, Minds & Minimal Physicalism

17 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

WATCH: https://youtu.be/jW2C3ZNzijE Chris Fields, PhD., is an independent scientist interested in both the physics and the cognitive neuroscience und...

Murray Shanahan: What are Conscious Exotica? Consciousness, AI & the Space of Possible Minds

10 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

WATCH: https://youtu.be/MrV9IwZd3qE Murray Shanahan is Professor of Cognitive Robotics at Imperial College London and a principal research scientist ...

Terrence Deacon: Did Mind Emerge From Matter? Origin of Life, Causal Emergence, & Descartes' Shadow

03 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

WATCH: https://youtu.be/_Kj2OgkxGa0 Terrence Deacon is Professor and Chair of the Department of Anthropology and member of the Helen Wills Neuroscien...

David Papineau: Is the Mind Just the Brain? Materialism & the Problem with Phenomenal Consciousness

27 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Professor David Papineau is a British academic philosopher. He works as Professor of Philosophy of Science at King's College London and the City Unive...

Federico Faggin: What is the One Consciousness? Bridging the Gap between Quantum & Classical Reality

08 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Federico Faggin is an Italian-American physicist, engineer, inventor and entrepreneur. He is best known for designing the first commercial microproces...

Keith Frankish: What is Descartes' Prison? Illusionism as Intuition Pumps for Consciousness Theories

02 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Keith Frankish is a Honorary Reader in Philosophy at the University of Sheffield, a Visiting Research Fellow at The Open University, & an Adjunct ...

Tony Nader: Is Consciousness All There Is? The Field of All Possibilities & The Ultimate Singularity

23 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Tony Nader is a Medical Doctor trained at Harvard University and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (PhD in Neuroscience), and a globally recognise...

John Vervaeke: Can Science Untangle the World-Knot of Consciousness? Relevance Realization & Meaning

04 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

John Vervaeke, Ph.D. is an award-winning Professor at the University of Toronto in the departments of Psychology, Cognitive Science, and Buddhist Psyc...

Michael Levin: What is Synthbiosis? Diverse Intelligence Beyond AI & The Space of Possible Minds

26 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Michael Levin is a Distinguished Professor in the Biology department at Tufts University and associate faculty at the Wyss Institute for Bioinspired E...

Roy Baumeister: Do Humans Have Free Will? The Self, Ego Depletion Theory, Self Control & Willpower

08 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Professor Roy F. Baumeister is one of the world’s most prolific and influential Psychologists. He has published over 700 scientific works, including...

Johnjoe McFadden: Is Consciousness An Electromagnetic Information Field? The CEMI Field Theory

01 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Johnjoe McFadden is Professor of Molecular Genetics at the University of Surrey, United Kingdom. He obtained his BSc in Biochemistry at the University...

Tevin Naidu: What is Consciousness? Theories of Consciousness & The Mind-Body Solution

01 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This interview with me was hosted by Dr Tony Nader on his wonderful podcast "Consciousness Is All There Is" where we discussed the various pros and c...

Brian Keating: What Is Space, Time, & Matter? The Origin & Evolution Of The Universe

24 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Brian Keating is the Chancellor’s Distinguished Professor of physics at the Center for Astrophysics & Space Sciences (CASS) in the Department of...

Curt Jaimungal: What Is A Theory Of Everything? Theories Of Everything /\ Mind-Body Solution

18 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Curt Jaimungal is a Torontonian filmmaker and podcast host, with a Degree in Mathematical Physics from the University of Toronto. His channel "Theorie...

Stephen Law: Could God be Evil? Belief in the Supernatural & The Evil God Challenge

18 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Stephen Law is a Philosopher and Author. Currently director of Philosophy and Course Director of the Certificate of Higher Education at the Department...

Ogi Ogas: Can this Unified Theory of Consciousness Explain all States of Mind? The Hard Problem

06 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Ogi Ogas is a Mathematical Neuroscientist and Author. He attained his PhD in Computational Neuroscience at Boston University. He was a United States D...

Donald Hoffman: What is an "Observer"? New Discovery in Search of "One" Consciousness Beyond Reality

21 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Donald Hoffman is Professor Emeritus of Cognitive Sciences at the University of California, Irvine with joint appointments in the Department of Philos...

Karl Friston: How does Death Shape Life? Mortal Computation & the Field of Diverse Intelligence

17 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Professor Karl Friston is one of the most highly cited living neuroscientists in history. He is Professor of Neuroscience at King's College London and...

Stephen Grossberg: A Unified Theory of Consciousness? Adaptive Resonance Theory & The Hard Problem

15 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Stephen Grossberg is Professor Emeritus of Mathematics & Statistics, Psychological & Brain Sciences, and Biomedical Engineering at Boston Univ...

Michael Muthukrishna: What is a Theory of Everyone? Who We Are, How We Got Here & Where We're Going

01 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Michael Muthukrishna is Associate Professor of Economic Psychology at the London School of Economics. He has degrees in Engineering and psychology, wi...

Michael Shermer: Why Do The Rational Believe The Irrational? Biases, Fallacies, & Skepticism 101

01 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Michael Shermer is the Founding Publisher of Skeptic magazine, the host of the podcast The Michael Shermer Show, and a Presidential Fellow at Chapman ...

Edouard Machery: When does Science go Wrong? Issues with Common Sense & Folk Ideology

01 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

🧠 Delve into the Frontiers of Experimental Philosophy with Prof Edouard Machery 📚 Welcome to our latest podcast episode, where we engage in a p...

John Horgan: Can Science Explain Everything? Scientism & Philosophy's Role In Science

19 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

🧠 Dive into the Depths of the Mind-Body Problem with John Horgan 📚 Welcome to our latest podcast episode, where we embark on an exploration of ...

Anand Vaidya: What Is Pure Consciousness? Non-Dualism & Indian Philosophy Of Mind

19 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

🧠 Dive into the Fascinating World of Indian Philosophy with Prof Anand Vaidya 📚 In this episode of Mind-Body Solution, we embark on an intellec...

David Wolpert: What Can We Really Know About That Which We Cannot Even Imagine? No Free Lunch

25 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

David Wolpert is a Professor at the Santa Fe Institute, external professor at the Complexity Science Hub in Vienna, adjunct professor at ASU, and rese...

Manil Suri: Can We Build The Universe Using Only Math? The Big Bang Of Numbers

25 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Manil Suri is a Distinguished Professor of Mathematics at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County. He is the author of The Big Bang of Numbers: H...

Avi Loeb: Where is Everybody? Fermi's Paradox & the Scientific Search For Extraterrestrial Life

07 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Abraham (Avi) Loeb is the Frank B. Baird, Jr., Professor of Science at Harvard University. He is a Theoretical Astrophysicist and Bestselling Author. ...

Lawrence Krauss: Does Science Need Philosophy? The Unbelievers, Known Unknowns & Edge Of Knowledge

07 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Lawrence Krauss is a world-renowned theoretical physicist, commentator, bestselling author, President of The Origins Project Foundation and host of th...

François Kammerer: Is Consciousness Real? Illusionism As A Theory Of Consciousness

02 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

François Kammerer is a French Philosopher of Mind. He received training in philosophy at the Ecole Normale Supérieure de Lyon (MA) and at the Univer...

Mark Solms: How Do Dreams Relate To Consciousness? Why We Dream & The Felt Uncertainty Theory

02 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Professor Mark Solms has spent his entire career investigating the mysteries of consciousness. Best known for identifying the brain mechanisms of drea...

Randolph Nesse: Are There Good Reasons For Bad Feelings? The Evolution of Mental Disorder

17 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Randolph Nesse is the Founder of Evolutionary Medicine & Psychiatry. He is Professor Emeritus of the Departments of Psychiatry and Psychology, and...

Stephen Grossberg: How Does Each Brain Make A Mind? Adaptive Resonance Theory (ART) & Consciousness

11 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Stephen Grossberg is Professor Emeritus of Mathematics & Statistics, Psychological & Brain Sciences, and Biomedical Engineering at Boston Univ...

Michael Levin: What Is The Field Of Diverse Intelligence (DI)? All Possible Intelligent Agents

19 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Michael Levin is a Distinguished Professor in the Biology department at Tufts University. He holds the Vannevar Bush endowed Chair and serves as direc...

Kevin Mitchell: How Did Evolution Give Us Free Will? Free Agents & Cognitive Realism

12 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Kevin Mitchell is Associate Professor of Genetics and Neuroscience at Trinity College Dublin. He is a graduate of the Genetics Department, Trinity Col...

Tim Maudlin: Was Einstein Wrong? Bell's Inequality & Universal Non-Locality

06 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Tim Maudlin is an American philosopher of science who has done influential work on the metaphysical foundations of physics and logic. He studied physi...

Ogi Ogas: How Did Thinking Emerge From Chaos? Journey Of The Mind, Supermind & Beyond

29 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Ogi Ogas is a Mathematical Neuroscientist and Author. He attained his PhD in Computational Neuroscience at Boston University. He was a United States D...

Thomas Metzinger: Is The Self An Illusion? Minimal Phenomenal Selfhood & Epistemic Agent Model

22 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Thomas Metzinger is Professor of Theoretical Philosophy at the Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz. He is the author of The Ego Tunnel and Being No ...

Tevin Naidu: What is Mind-Body Solution? A Quest to Conquer the Mind-Body Problem

16 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Special thanks to Sigma Series for allowing me to re-post this wonderful interview on Mind-Body Solution. Formerly named "The Truth", "Sigma Series" s...

Bernardo Kastrup: Are We Dissociated Alters Of A Universal Mind? Understanding Analytic Idealism

10 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Bernardo Kastrup is the executive director of Essentia Foundation. His work has been leading the modern renaissance of metaphysical idealism, the noti...

Jude Currivan: Is The Universe A Cosmic Hologram? The Holographic Principle & Infodynamics

03 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Dr Jude Currivan is a cosmologist, planetary healer, futurist, author, previously one of the most senior business women in the UK and co-founder of Wh...

Susan Blackmore: Did Religions Evolve To Exploit Us? God's Memes & Consciousness Delusionism

26 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Susan Blackmore is a freelance writer, lecturer, broadcaster, and Visiting Professor at the University of Plymouth, UK. She has a degree in psychology...

Donald Hoffman: Can Consciousness Create Reality? New Experiment to Test CA Theory's Implications

19 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Donald Hoffman is Professor Emeritus of Cognitive Sciences at the University of California, Irvine. He received his Ph.D. from the Massachusetts Insti...

Karl Friston: Is The Brain A Statistical Organ? The Free Energy Principle & Active Inference

09 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Professor Karl Friston is one of the greatest neuroscientists in history. He is Professor of Neuroscience at King's College London and holds Honorary ...

Angela Mendelovici: What Is The Role Of Qualia? Phenomenal Intentionality Theory & Consciousness

02 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Angela Mendelovici' is Associate Professor of Philosophy, University of Western Ontario. Previously, she was a Postdoctoral Fellow at the School of Ph...

Christof Koch: Can Consciousness Be Quantified? Integrated Information Theory & Neural Correlates

21 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Professor Christof Koch is the Chief Scientist of the MindScope Program. He received his baccalaureate from the Lycée Descartes in Rabat, Morocco, hi...

Noam Chomsky: Do We Have Free Will? Moral Responsibility & The Meaning Of Life

31 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Noam Chomsky is one of the most cited scholars in modern history. He is a linguist, philosopher, cognitive scientist, historical essayist, social crit...

Tony Nader: Is Everything Consciousness? One Unbounded Ocean Of Consciousness

25 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Dr Tony Nader is a Medical Doctor trained at Harvard University and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (PhD. in Neuroscience), and a globally recog...

Rebecca Goldstein: What's The Matter with Matter & Why Does It Matter? The Mind-Body Problem

14 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Rebecca Newberger Goldstein is a novelist, public intellectual and Professor of Philosophy. She has written ten books, both fiction and non-fiction. S...

Bernardo Kastrup: Is Consciousness The Fundamental Reality? Analytic Idealism & The Cosmic Mind

29 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Bernardo Kastrup is the executive director of Essentia Foundation. His work has been leading the modern renaissance of metaphysical idealism, the noti...

Philip Goff: Is Everything Conscious? Panpsychism & The Purpose Of The Universe

11 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Philip Goff is Associate Professor in Philosophy at Durham University, UK. His main research interest is consciousness, although he also has a sidelin...

Helen Yetter-Chappell: Is Consciousness Everything? Quasi-Berkeleyan Idealism Without God

24 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Helen Yetter-Chappell is an Assistant Professor of Philosophy at the University of Miami. She received her PhD from Princeton University, and has sinc...

Chris Frith: What Is The Function of Consciousness? The Evolutionary Purpose Of Conscious Minds

06 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Chris Frith is Emeritus Professor of Neuropsychology at the Wellcome Trust Centre for Neuroimaging at University College London (UCL), Visiting Profes...

Helen Steward: Why Do We Have Free Will? Libertarianism & The Advantage Of Agency

29 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Helen Steward is Professor of Philosophy of Mind and Action at the University of Leeds. Her interests include the metaphysics and ontology of mind and...

Mark Solms: Where Is The Source Of Consciousness? The Hidden Spring & The Cortical Fallacy

24 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Professor Mark Solms has spent his entire career investigating the mysteries of consciousness. Best known for identifying the brain mechanisms of drea...

Noam Chomsky: What Is The Mind-Body Problem? The Hard Problem Of Consciousness & Materialism

16 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Noam Chomsky is one of the most cited scholars in modern history. He is a linguist, philosopher, cognitive scientist, historical essayist, social crit...