i think it's an incredible opportunity. We're not just communicating with each other, we're also communicating with future humans in a way that previous humans didn't. The invention of the printing press was the first thing that allowed humans to time bind their ideas and sent them forward in time. And i do also agree with you on your observation that we are the first gen ation that there will be a memory if you want it. But as we progress and can now time bind, and a thousand years from now, people might listen to this,. They probably won't, but they could, but they, a, a, they can, yes.
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
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