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#264 - Consciousness and Self (Rebroadcast)

Oct 21, 2021
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1
Introduction
00:00 • 2min
2
Anil Seth on the Diverse Background of Consciousness
01:55 • 4min
3
The Legacy of Edelman
05:28 • 3min
4
The Importance of Consciousness
08:03 • 2min
5
The Circularity of Consciousness
10:08 • 5min
6
The Hard Problem and the Easy Problem in Neuroscience
15:06 • 5min
7
The Hard Problem With Consciousness
20:12 • 2min
8
The Hard Problem Residue
22:38 • 6min
9
The Problem With Theory of Consciousness
28:25 • 4min
10
The Pernicious Anthropology of Consciousness
32:44 • 6min
11
The Relationship Between Consciousness and Wakefulness
38:29 • 3min
12
The Different Types of General Anesthesia
41:52 • 2min
13
The Problem With Anesthesia Awareness
43:26 • 2min
14
The Hard Problem With Memory
45:18 • 3min
15
The Contents of Conscious Perception
47:53 • 6min
16
The Role of Top-Down Prediction in Perception
53:46 • 3min
17
The Importance of Dreams in Perception
56:56 • 3min
18
The Conflict Between Expectations and the Bayesian Brain
59:54 • 2min
19
Interreception and Perception of the Internal State of the Body
01:02:22 • 2min
20
The Perception of Visual Experiences
01:04:07 • 5min
21
The Effects of Predictive Perception on Consciousness
01:09:10 • 2min
22
The Connection Between Perception and Action
01:11:36 • 4min
23
The Relationship Between Cognitive Interpretation and Perception of Physiological Change
01:15:40 • 4min
24
The Allostatic Relevance of Emotions
01:19:38 • 4min
25
The Presence of Pure Consciousness
01:23:37 • 2min
26
The Importance of the Experience
01:25:21 • 5min
27
The Importance of Information in Consciousness Research
01:30:16 • 3min
28
The Unchanging Qualitative Character of Consciousness
01:33:38 • 3min
29
The Importance of Informational Content in Meditation
01:36:42 • 3min
30
The Identity Relationship Between Information and Consciousness
01:39:37 • 3min
31
The Problem With Integrating Information
01:42:34 • 2min
32
IIT Predicts That Your Conscious Experience Has Changed Because of That
01:44:53 • 5min
33
The Panpsychist Interpretation of Consciousness
01:49:37 • 2min
34
The Cerebellum and Consciousness
01:51:15 • 2min
35
The Importance of Consciousness in IIT
01:53:40 • 3min
36
Differentiating the Level of Consciousness and Contents
01:56:59 • 3min
37
The Importance of Being a Self
02:00:29 • 6min
38
The Subpersonal Dimensions of Selfhood
02:06:14 • 5min
39
The Consistency of Cotard Syndrome Claims
02:11:10 • 4min
40
The Relationship Between Volition, Agency, and Will
02:15:14 • 3min
41
The Importance of Conformity in Volitional Actions
02:17:49 • 4min
42
The Different Properties of the Social Self
02:22:03 • 4min
43
The Consequences of Self Continuity
02:26:25 • 2min
44
The Power of Perception
02:28:21 • 3min
45
AI and Consciousness
02:31:12 • 2min
46
General AI and Consciousness
02:32:44 • 4min
47
The Scariest Possibility Is That We Will Build Superhuman AI That Is Not Conscious
02:36:19 • 2min
48
The Sorieties Paradox of Consciousness
02:38:14 • 2min
49
The Importance of Life
02:40:38 • 3min
50
The Importance of Functional Integration in the Environment
02:43:59 • 2min
51
The Importance of Substrate Independence in Conscious Experiences
02:45:41 • 5min
52
The Pros and Cons of Building Artificial Intelligence
02:50:20 • 5min
53
The Impossibility of Being a Psychopath in Westworld
02:55:44 • 2min
54
The Evolution of Human Suffering
02:58:11 • 3min
55
The Importance of Perception and Emotional Content
03:01:35 • 4min