The search for a workable theory for at least human consciousness, and the work that's going on in machine learning. I love te back and forth from my attention as i read your book being given to also trying to solve maybe the thing that didn't really happen. And you follow, what i think is now, in my second reading, a really brilliant way. You let the book unfold basically the days of the week. But i'm not going to say too much more about that. I want people to read it and follow along.
Erik Hoel is a neuroscientist and an author. Erik often writes about the intersection of humanities and science, and his debut novel "The Revelations" is a tale of science, murder, and consciousness. Our discussion with Erik includes topics like:
- Are humans really "conscious"?
- Different theories of consciousness
- Neural pruning in babies
- How emotions drives scientific progress
- Accepting the flaws in each of us
- And MUCH more!
Follow Erik on his Twitter at https://twitter.com/erikphoel and read more about his work at https://www.erikphoel.com/