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    Demystifying Consciousness

    Demystifying Consciousness

    FromThe Psychosphere

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    Demystifying Consciousness

    FromThe Psychosphere

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    Length:
    39 minutes
    Released:
    Jun 13, 2023
    Format:
    Podcast episode

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    So where did all this intelligence and agency come from in the first place? How did consciousness emerge on our planet and is it only a human property? Melanie gets into these ideas with researcher Todd Feinberg. Is it possible that the we exist in a thinking universe?
    Released:
    Jun 13, 2023
    Format:
    Podcast episode

    Titles in the series (23)

    What is it like to be an octopus or an elephant? What kinds of minds and perceptions do they have and how can we understand these other worlds? Why do living beings behave so differently to the material world that surrounds them? And how did all this remarkable, intelligent life emerge in the first place? If you are interested in these questions, join writer and broadcaster, Melanie Challenger, in conversation with some of the world's foremost scientists and philosophers as they enter The Psychosphere...The world won't look the same again.