One Hand Clapping

Unraveling the Mystery of the Human Mind

Book • 2025

The book delves into the question of how a human mind can exist in a world of atoms and molecules, exploring the feeling of meaningfulness in being oneself.

It examines the specialness traced from the origin of life through cells, animals, and humans.

The author seeks to understand what it means to be human from the perspective of the universe and life on Earth.

It discusses the common thread of feeling special compared to others and aims to understand consciousness.

The book analyzes the differences between human experience and the scientific understanding of life.

Mentioned by

Peter Kelly

Nikolay Kukushkin

Mentioned in 2 episodes

Mentioned by

Peter Kelly

as a thought-provoking work filled with big ideas about consciousness, memory, and identity.

Dr. Niko Kukushkin - One Hand Clapping: Rethinking the Human Mind

Mentioned by

Nikolay Kukushkin

as his upcoming book about resolving the tension between everything being the same and the specialness of individual experience.

Our Body Keeps the Score, Our Cells ‘Remember’ with Dr. Nikolay Kukushkin

Mentioned by

Nikolay Kukushkin

as his upcoming book that explores the tension between being human and being made of atoms and molecules.

Our Body Keeps the Score, Our Cells ‘Remember’ with Dr. Nikolay Kukushkin

Authored by

Nikolay Kukushkin

, it explores the question of how the human mind exists in a world of atoms and molecules.

#104: Intelligence Beyond the Brain - Nikolay Kukushkin, PhD

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