The only one that can ever experience your consciousness is you to know what it feels like to be you. There are a bunch of theories out there floating around, and we're actually engaged in a large scale study right now across labs,. But also, could the concept of consciousness itself be malformed in how you even posed the question? Well, yes. E wat a ha, ha ha.
What is the science behind meditation? Neil deGrasse Tyson and comic co-host Marcia Belsky discuss mental health, meditation, and the theory of consciousness with former news anchor, Dan Harris and neuroscientist Heather Berlin, PhD.
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