What does consciousness mean to you? It’s something that’s fundamental to who we are as humans. And yet it’s a concept that many of us would struggle to define – scientists and philosophers included. But today’s guest is someone who has spent many years and countless hours studying it, and is keen to share what he has learned.
Anil Seth is Professor of Cog ... Show More
Nov 21
BITESIZE | The Surprising Secret to Making New Habits Stick & Effortlessly Achieving Your Goals | Shane Parrish #597
Are you constantly trying to create better habits and quit those that don’t serve you? We can all make short-term changes, but so many of us struggle to make our new desired behaviours last.
Feel Better Live More Bitesize is my weekly podcast for your mind, body, and heart. E ... Show More
24m 40s
Nov 19
How to Find Happiness, Peace & Purpose Even When Life Feels Hard with Mo Gawdat #596
We all want to be happy. Yet the harder we chase it, the more elusive happiness it can seem. This week’s returning guest podcast believes the answer does not lie in changing our circumstances, but in changing how we see them.
Mo Gawdat is the former Chief Business Officer of Goo ... Show More
1h 13m
Jun 2022
A Mystery That Matters | Anil Seth
<p><em>New episodes come out every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday for free, with 1-week early access for Wondery+ subscribers.</em></p> <p><em>---</em></p> <p><br /></p> <p>How, on this planet, did we go from molten lava and shifting tectonic plates to sentient beings? How are you ... Show More
1h 16m
Sep 2020
James Kingsland on the Neuroscience of Behind Our Reality
James Kingsland is a science and medical journalist with 25 years of experience working for publications such as New Scientist, Nature, and, most recently, The Guardian. On his own blog, Plastic Brain, he writes about neuroscience and Buddhist psychology.
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49m 45s
Oct 2021
#264 — Consciousness and Self (Rebroadcast)
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Sam Harris speaks with Anil Seth about the scientific study of consciousness, where consciousness emerges in nature, levels of consciousness, perception as a "controlled hallucination," emotion, the experience of "pure consciousness," consciousn ... Show More
48m 21s
May 2021
Dr. Chris Niebauer on Neuropsychology and the Thinking Mind
Dr. Chris Niebauer holds a Ph.D. in cognitive neuropsychology, specializing in the differences between the left and the right sides of the human brain. He is currently a professor at Slippery Rock University in Pennsylvania, where he teaches courses on consciousness, mindfulness, ... Show More
49m 47s
Jun 2023
#322 — Predicting Reality
<p dir="ltr">Sam Harris speaks with Andy Clark about the predictive brain, embodied cognition, and the extended mind. They discuss the structure of perception, novelty, precision, pain, psychedelics, emotion, ways to hack our predictions, hypnosis, meditation, artificial intellig ... Show More
54m 4s