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A New Theory that Explains the Mysteries of Life with Dr. Neil Theise

Smart People Podcast

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The Hard Problem of Consciousness

The subtitle of the book is "Consciousness and Complexity" How does consciousness intertwine with complexity theory? There's something called the hard problem of consciousness. The brain can give you all the steps, mechanical, chemical, biological, quantum level, even, that lead to the transmission of signals. But what gives you the feeling of experiencing red? I see red. That's unexplainable. So nothing from this brain makes mind materialist view explains that.

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