What is consciousness? Who experiences it? Why? How?
In this episode, I will first offer a definition of consciousness and consider the aspects that make it up. Then I’ll summarise some of the main questions we can ask about consciousness, drawing a distinction between the philosophical and neuroscientific sides to the problem. I will look over different scientific models of how the brain produces consciousness, as incomplete and flawed as they may be, before finishing with the practical consequences that understanding consciousness would have.
https://whatwedontknow.buzzsprout.com/
01/18/22 • 11 min
What We Don't Know - Consciousness
Transcript
Consciousnessness
Hello everyone, welcome to the ninth episode of ‘What We Don’t Know’, a podcast that explores the boundaries of human knowledge, investigating the unanswered questions and theories that unravel them at the frontiers of science. During this podcast I hope to get you interested in new areas of science, maths and technology, teaching you about existing concepts and igniting a curiosity for the things we have yet to know.
What is consciousness? Who experiences it?
Generate a badge
Get a badge for your website that links back to this episode
<a href="https://goodpods.com/podcasts/what-we-dont-know-329678/consciousness-48108354"> <img src="https://storage.googleapis.com/goodpods-images-bucket/badges/generic-badge-1.svg" alt="listen to consciousness on goodpods" style="width: 225px" /> </a>
Copy