

Mind-Body Solution
Mind-Body Solution
Mind-Body Solution explores the fundamental nature of consciousness, reality, and existence.
Mind • Matter • Meaning Ψ🧠Φ
This podcast bridges the gap between popular media and academia. Through rigorous yet accessible conversations, we unite the world's leading thinkers from science, philosophy, and beyond to push the boundaries of what mind and matter could mean.
Subscribe now, and join Dr Tevin Naidu on a quest to illuminate the Mind-Body Problem and take one step closer to the Mind-Body Solution.
Mind • Matter • Meaning Ψ🧠Φ
This podcast bridges the gap between popular media and academia. Through rigorous yet accessible conversations, we unite the world's leading thinkers from science, philosophy, and beyond to push the boundaries of what mind and matter could mean.
Subscribe now, and join Dr Tevin Naidu on a quest to illuminate the Mind-Body Problem and take one step closer to the Mind-Body Solution.
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Oct 25, 2023 • 1h 12min
Manil Suri: Can We Build The Universe Using Only Math? The Big Bang Of Numbers
Manil Suri is a Distinguished Professor of Mathematics at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County. He is the author of The Big Bang of Numbers: How to Build the Universe Using Only Math, as well as three internationally acclaimed novels, The Death of Vishnu, The Age of Shiva, and The City of Devi. His fiction has been translated into twenty-seven languages, longlisted for the Booker Prize, shortlisted for the PEN/Faulkner Award, LA Times Book Award, PEN/Hemingway Award and the W. H. Smith Literary Award, and has won the McKittrick Prize and the Barnes & Noble Discover Award, among others. He is a former contributing opinion writer at the New York Times, for which he has written several widely read pieces on mathematics, India, and LGBTQ+ issues.
EPISODE LINKS:
- Manil's Website: https://www.manilsuri.com/
- Manil's Books: https://tinyurl.com/5fyr9z9c
- Manil's Publications: https://tinyurl.com/248xach6
- Manil's RI Lecture: https://tinyurl.com/4frnrcfr
TIMESTAMPS:
(0:00) - Introduction
(0:26) - The Unreasonable Effectiveness of Mathematics
(4:29) - Mathematics vs Literature
(12:53) - Creatio Ex Nihilo
(16:44) - Why does the Universe have patterns of regularity?
(19:34) - How to Construct a Universe with Mathematics
(24:37) - Nothingness = Empty Sets
(26:21) - Mathematical "Nature"
(29:36) - The Big Bang of Numbers in a nutshell
(32:58) - Complexity from Simplicity (Fractals)
(36:42) - Life & Consciousness
(47:49) - Practicality & Teleology of a Mathematical Cosmos
(53:11) - Manil's Current work
(59:37) - AI & Machine Learning
(1:06:53) - Final thoughts on The Big Bang of Numbers
(1:11:45) - Conclusion
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ABOUT MIND-BODY SOLUTION:
Mind-Body Solution explores the nature of consciousness, reality, free will, morality, mental health, and more.
This podcast presents enlightening discourse with the world’s leading experts in philosophy, physics, neuroscience, psychology, linguistics, AI, and beyond. It will change the way you think about the mind-body dichotomy by showing just how difficult — intellectually and practically — the mind-body problem is.
Join Dr. Tevin Naidu on a quest to conquer the mind-body problem and take one step closer to the mind-body solution.
Dr Tevin Naidu is a medical doctor, philosopher & ethicist. He attained his Bachelor of Medicine & Bachelor of Surgery degree from Stellenbosch University, & his Master of Philosophy degree Cum Laude from the University of Pretoria. His academic work focuses on theories of consciousness, computational psychiatry, phenomenological psychopathology, values-based practice, moral luck, addiction, & the philosophy & ethics of science, mind & mental health.
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Oct 7, 2023 • 1h 53min
Avi Loeb: Where is Everybody? Fermi's Paradox & the Scientific Search For Extraterrestrial Life
Abraham (Avi) Loeb is the Frank B. Baird, Jr., Professor of Science at Harvard University. He is a Theoretical Astrophysicist and Bestselling Author. Avi has written 8 books and has over 800 academic publications on black holes, the first stars, the search for extraterrestrial life and the future of the Universe. He is the founder of the Galileo Project for the Systematic Scientific Search for Evidence of Extraterrestrial Technological Artifacts, the longest serving Chair of Harvard's Department of Astronomy, Founding Director of Harvard's Black Hole Initiative and Director of the Institute for Theory and Computation within the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics. He is an elected fellow of the American Academy of Arts & Sciences, the American Physical Society, and the International Academy of Astronautics. He is a former member of the President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology at the White House & also chairs the Advisory Committee for the Breakthrough Starshot Initiative and serves as the Science Theory Director for all Initiatives of the Breakthrough Prize Foundation.
EPISODE LINKS:
- Avi's Website: https://tinyurl.com/bde2mzt4
- Avi's Books: https://tinyurl.com/449arwxb
- Avi's Publications: https://tinyurl.com/4y2wy9yx
- Avi's Medium: https://avi-loeb.medium.com/
TIMESTAMPS:
(0:00) - Introduction
(0:30) - Where is Everyone? (Fermi Paradox)
(6:17) - A True Scientific Search for ET
(16:58) - Avi's repsonse to Lawrence Krauss
(25:21) - Maintaining an Open Mind
(32:13) - Journalists & Click Bait (Misleading the Public)
(40:18) - "Oumuamua" vs "2020SO"
(45:01) - Evidence for ET & UAPs
(48:51) - UFO Whistleblowers (Ross Coulthart, David Grusch etc)
(54:15) - The Galileo Project in a Nutshell
(1:03:54) - Nature of Reality, Consciousness & Free Will
(1:15:31) - AI & LLMs
(1:21:17) - Voyage Beyond Earth
(1:29:36) - Alien Anthropomorphism
(1:34:18) - Interstellar, The Martian, Arrival, Her
(1:44:24) - Avi's Book Recommendations
(1:47:51) - Future Projects
(1:51:16) - Conclusion
CONNECT:
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For Business Inquiries: info@tevinnaidu.com
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ABOUT MIND-BODY SOLUTION:
Mind-Body Solution explores the nature of consciousness, reality, free will, morality, mental health, and more.
This podcast presents enlightening discourse with the world’s leading experts in philosophy, physics, neuroscience, psychology, linguistics, AI, and beyond. It will change the way you think about the mind-body dichotomy by showing just how difficult — intellectually and practically — the mind-body problem is.
Join Dr. Tevin Naidu on a quest to conquer the mind-body problem and take one step closer to the mind-body solution.
Dr Tevin Naidu is a medical doctor, philosopher & ethicist. He attained his Bachelor of Medicine & Bachelor of Surgery degree from Stellenbosch University, & his Master of Philosophy degree Cum Laude from the University of Pretoria. His academic work focuses on theories of consciousness, computational psychiatry, phenomenological psychopathology, values-based practice, moral luck, addiction, & the philosophy & ethics of science, mind & mental health.
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Oct 7, 2023 • 1h 1min
Lawrence Krauss: Does Science Need Philosophy? The Unbelievers, Known Unknowns & Edge Of Knowledge
Lawrence Krauss is a world-renowned theoretical physicist, commentator, bestselling author, President of The Origins Project Foundation and host of the Origins Podcast. He is one of the few prominent scientists today to have actively crossed the chasm between science and popular culture. He is the author of over 500 publications, as well as numerous popular articles on physics and astronomy. He received undergraduate degrees in both Mathematics and Physics at Carleton University. He received his PhD in Physics from MIT, then joined the Harvard Society of Fellows. He was Assistant Professor & Associate Professor at the faculty of the departments of Physics and Astronomy at Yale University. He was Ambrose Swasey Professor of Physics, Professor of Astronomy at Case Western Reserve University, Foundation Professor in the School of Earth and Space Exploration and Physics Department, and Inaugural Director of the Origins Project at Arizona State University. During his career, he has held or holds professorships or distinguished visiting appointments at institutions including University of Chicago, Cambridge University, Boston University, University of Zurich, University of California at Santa Barbara, Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory, CERN, Australian National University, and New College of Humanities.
EPISODE LINKS:
- Lawrence's Website:
- Origins Podcast: https://www.youtube.com/@TheOriginsPodcast/
- Origins Foundation: https://originsproject.org/
- Lawrence's Books: https://tinyurl.com/yr3h5rnu
TIMESTAMPS:
(0:00) - Introduction
(0:31) - Is there a Mind-Body Problem? What is Consciousness?
(4:11) - Reality & Free Will
(9:02) - New Atheism
(13:03) - The Unbelievers
(18:07) - The Known Unknowns | The Edge of Knowledge
(22:00) - Science writing
(26:18) - UAPs & Secrecy Skepticism
(30:01) - Science over Philosophy
(38:18) - AI
(43:31) - Story of the Universe
(45:40) - Origins Podcast
(51:57) - Relationship with Richard Dawkins
(54:19) - Question for Avi Loeb?
(58:38) - When was the last time Lawrence changed his mind?
(1:00:02) - Conclusion
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ABOUT MIND-BODY SOLUTION:
Mind-Body Solution explores the nature of consciousness, reality, free will, morality, mental health, and more.
This podcast presents enlightening discourse with the world’s leading experts in philosophy, physics, neuroscience, psychology, linguistics, AI, and beyond. It will change the way you think about the mind-body dichotomy by showing just how difficult — intellectually and practically — the mind-body problem is.
Join Dr. Tevin Naidu on a quest to conquer the mind-body problem and take one step closer to the mind-body solution.
Dr Tevin Naidu is a medical doctor, philosopher & ethicist. He attained his Bachelor of Medicine & Bachelor of Surgery degree from Stellenbosch University, & his Master of Philosophy degree Cum Laude from the University of Pretoria. His academic work focuses on theories of consciousness, computational psychiatry, phenomenological psychopathology, values-based practice, moral luck, addiction, & the philosophy & ethics of science, mind & mental health.
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Oct 2, 2023 • 1h 49min
François Kammerer: Is Consciousness Real? Illusionism As A Theory Of Consciousness
François Kammerer is a French Philosopher of Mind. He received training in philosophy at the Ecole Normale Supérieure de Lyon (MA) and at the Université Paris-Sorbonne (PhD). After his PhD, he held positions as a lecturer in Paris (Ecole Normale Supérieure/Institut Jean Nicod) and as a postdoctoral research fellow in Belgium (Université catholique de Louvain/FNRS), Germany (Ruhr-Universität Bochum/Humboldt Foundation) and the United States (New York University) and currently a postdoc at the Institute for Philosophy of the Ruhr-Universität Bochum. His research mostly focuses on phenomenal consciousness. He defends an illusionist conception of phenomenal consciousness: it introspectively seems to us that we are phenomenally conscious, but we are not. Such a conception raises all kinds of difficult and fascinating issues, from a metaphysical, psychological, epistemological and moral perspective – which he explores in his work.
EPISODE LINKS:
- François' Website: https://www.francoiskammerer.com/
- François' Publications: https://tinyurl.com/3mnj8vwr
- François' Books: https://tinyurl.com/3mnj8vwr
TIMESTAMPS:
(0:00 - Introduction
(0:50) - Definitions: Consciousness & Illusionism
(4:30) - Recent IIT Controversy (Science or Pseudoscience?)
(8:57) - Panpsychism & Idealism
(13:50) - Is Consciousness the modern day Elan Vital?
(18:56) - From Property Dualism to Illusionism
(25:02) - "Illusionism" as a name
(30:40) - Michael Graziano (Caricature vs Illusion)
(43:55) - Daniel Dennett's impact
(49:12) - Susan Blackmore's Delusionism
(54:43) - Weak vs Strong Illusionism
(58:07) - Moorean Argument against Illusionism
(1:04:26) - Ethics Without Sentience
(1:16:40) - Coherence of other Metaphysical positions (Ft Friston, Levin, Clarke)
(1:27:02) - Maintaining an open mind within consciousness discourse
(1:30:20) - Nicolas Humphrey's Phenomenal Surrealism
(1:34:01) - Perks of Illusionism
(1:37:37) - Infamous Illusionism Symposium
(1:40:41) - Influencial Philosophers
(1:45:38) - Other philosophical topics of interest
(1:48:24) - Conclusion
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ABOUT MIND-BODY SOLUTION:
Mind-Body Solution explores the nature of consciousness, reality, free will, morality, mental health, and more.
This podcast presents enlightening discourse with the world’s leading experts in philosophy, physics, neuroscience, psychology, linguistics, AI, and beyond. It will change the way you think about the mind-body dichotomy by showing just how difficult — intellectually and practically — the mind-body problem is.
Join Dr. Tevin Naidu on a quest to conquer the mind-body problem and take one step closer to the mind-body solution.
Dr Tevin Naidu is a medical doctor, philosopher & ethicist. He attained his Bachelor of Medicine & Bachelor of Surgery degree from Stellenbosch University, & his Master of Philosophy degree Cum Laude from the University of Pretoria. His academic work focuses on theories of consciousness, computational psychiatry, phenomenological psychopathology, values-based practice, moral luck, addiction, & the philosophy & ethics of science, mind & mental health.
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Disclaimer: We do not accept any liability for any loss or damage incurred from you acting or not acting as a result of watching any of our publications. You acknowledge that you use the information provided at your own risk. Do your research.
Copyright Notice: This video and audio channel contain dialog, music, and images that are the property of Mind-Body Solution. You are authorised to share the link and channel, and embed this link in your website or others as long as a link back to this channel is provided.
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Oct 2, 2023 • 1h 36min
Mark Solms: How Do Dreams Relate To Consciousness? Why We Dream & The Felt Uncertainty Theory
Professor Mark Solms has spent his entire career investigating the mysteries of consciousness. Best known for identifying the brain mechanisms of dreaming and for bringing psychoanalytic insights into modern neuroscience, he is director of Neuropsychology in the Neuroscience Institute of the University of Cape Town and Groote Schuur Hospital (Departments of Psychology and Neurology), an Honorary Lecturer in Neurosurgery at the Royal London Hospital School of Medicine, an Honorary Fellow of the American College of Psychiatrists, and the President of the South African Psychoanalytical Association. He is also Research Chair of the International Psychoanalytical Association (since 2013). He founded the International Neuropsychoanalysis Society in 2000 and he was a Founding Editor (with Ed Nersessian) of the journal Neuropsychoanalysis. He is Director of the Arnold Pfeffer Center for Neuropsychoanalysis at the New York Psychoanalytic Institute. He is also Director of the Neuropsychoanalysis Foundation in New York, a Trustee of the Neuropsychoanalysis Fund in London, and Director of the Neuropsychoanalysis Trust in Cape Town.
EPISODE LINKS:
- Round 1: https://youtu.be/qqM76ZHIR-o
- Mark's Website: https://tinyurl.com/2p97frkd
- Mark's Books: https://tinyurl.com/3d5ttxt6
- Mark's Publications: https://tinyurl.com/4kpn3za8
TIMESTAMPS:
(0:00) - Introduction
(2:01) - Michael Levin's question to Mark: "What is the meaning of life?"
(10:40) - Levin's Lab & Work
(14:55) - The Golden Age of Consciousness Studies (Friston, Fields, Levin, Solms, Watson etc)
(24:44) - Dreaming vs REM Sleep
(27:37) - New Study on Why We Dream
(35:15) - Homeostasis & Uncertainty
(44:18) - Dreams & The Hard Problem of Consciousness
(58:58) - What did Sigmund Freud do right?
(1:04:15) - Defining features of Affect: Valence, Qualia & Action
(1:10:35) - The Knowledge Argument
(1:16:22) - Thomas Nagel believes Mark is on to something!
(1:23:52) - The Felt Uncertainty Theory
(1:29:09) - New work on Artificial Consciousness
(1:34:55) - Conclusion
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For Business Inquiries: info@tevinnaidu.com
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ABOUT MIND-BODY SOLUTION:
Mind-Body Solution explores the nature of consciousness, reality, free will, morality, mental health, and more.
This podcast presents enlightening discourse with the world’s leading experts in philosophy, physics, neuroscience, psychology, linguistics, AI, and beyond. It will change the way you think about the mind-body dichotomy by showing just how difficult — intellectually and practically — the mind-body problem is.
Join Dr. Tevin Naidu on a quest to conquer the mind-body problem and take one step closer to the mind-body solution.
Dr Tevin Naidu is a medical doctor, philosopher & ethicist. He attained his Bachelor of Medicine & Bachelor of Surgery degree from Stellenbosch University, & his Master of Philosophy degree Cum Laude from the University of Pretoria. His academic work focuses on theories of consciousness, computational psychiatry, phenomenological psychopathology, values-based practice, moral luck, addiction, & the philosophy & ethics of science, mind & mental health.
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Disclaimer: We do not accept any liability for any loss or damage incurred from you acting or not acting as a result of watching any of our publications. You acknowledge that you use the information provided at your own risk. Do your research.
Copyright Notice: This video and audio channel contain dialog, music, and images that are the property of Mind-Body Solution. You are authorised to share the link and channel, and embed this link in your website or others as long as a link back to this channel is provided.
© Mind-Body Solution

Sep 17, 2023 • 1h 50min
Randolph Nesse: Are There Good Reasons For Bad Feelings? The Evolution of Mental Disorder
Randolph Nesse is the Founder of Evolutionary Medicine & Psychiatry. He is Professor Emeritus of the Departments of Psychiatry and Psychology, and Institute for Social Research, The University of Michigan; Research Professor of Life Sciences, and Founding Director of The Center for Evolution and Medicine, Arizona State University; Founding President of The International Society for Evolution, Medicine, and Public Health. He is a Fellow of the Association for Psychological Science, a Distinguished Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association, and an elected Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.
EPISODE LINKS:
Randy's Website: http://randolphnesse.com/
Randy's Books: https://tinyurl.com/2s3esmf2
Randy's Publications: https://tinyurl.com/fvebpdkt
TIMESTAMPS:
(0:00) - Introduction
(0:30) - Free Will
(10:56) - Belief in Free Will
(13:57) - Evolution of Morality
(19:40) - Kin Selection & Selfish Genes (Dawkins was right)
(24:25) - Stigma behind Evolutionary Science
(27:22) - Evolution & Religion
(30:52) - Freud & the Unconscious
(36:44) - Why does biology affect psychology?
(45:10) - Limits of the DSM & Understanding the Mind
(54:33) - Metacognition & Intuition
(59:19) - Evolutionary Psychiatry (Natural Selection & Mental Disorder)
(1:04:21) - Did Mental Illness Evolve? Good Reasons For Bad Feelings
(1:08:40) - The Smoke Detector Principle (Signal Detection Theory)
(1:13:23) - Hypophobia (not enough anxiety) & Mania
(1:26:53) - Psychosis & Paranoia
(1:30:10) - Adapting to Our Environment
(1:35:29) - Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
(1:39:33) - Addressing the Medicalization Human Experience
(1:45:35) - Psychiatry's Defense
(1:49:16) - Conclusion
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For Business Inquiries: info@tevinnaidu.com
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ABOUT MIND-BODY SOLUTION:
Mind-Body Solution explores the nature of consciousness, reality, free will, morality, mental health, and more.
This podcast presents enlightening discourse with the world’s leading experts in philosophy, physics, neuroscience, psychology, linguistics, AI, and beyond. It will change the way you think about the mind-body dichotomy by showing just how difficult — intellectually and practically — the mind-body problem is.
Join Dr. Tevin Naidu on a quest to conquer the mind-body problem and take one step closer to the mind-body solution.
Dr Tevin Naidu is a medical doctor, philosopher & ethicist. He attained his Bachelor of Medicine & Bachelor of Surgery degree from Stellenbosch University, & his Master of Philosophy degree Cum Laude from the University of Pretoria. His academic work focuses on theories of consciousness, computational psychiatry, phenomenological psychopathology, values-based practice, moral luck, addiction, & the philosophy & ethics of science, mind & mental health.
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Disclaimer: We do not accept any liability for any loss or damage incurred from you acting or not acting as a result of watching any of our publications. You acknowledge that you use the information provided at your own risk. Do your research.
Copyright Notice: This video and audio channel contain dialog, music, and images that are the property of Mind-Body Solution. You are authorised to share the link and channel, and embed this link in your website or others as long as a link back to this channel is provided.
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Sep 11, 2023 • 2h 19min
Stephen Grossberg: How Does Each Brain Make A Mind? Adaptive Resonance Theory (ART) & Consciousness
Stephen Grossberg, Professor Emeritus of Mathematics & Statistics, Psychological & Brain Sciences, and Biomedical Engineering at Boston University, discusses his groundbreaking work on the Stability-Plasticity Dilemma, Competitive Learning & Catastrophic Forgetting, ART's Explanatory Power & Predictive Success, and the importance of cognitive emotional interaction and superstitious behaviors in the brain.

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Aug 19, 2023 • 1h 56min
Michael Levin: What Is The Field Of Diverse Intelligence (DI)? All Possible Intelligent Agents
Michael Levin, Distinguished Professor at Tufts University, discusses the computational boundary of the self, goal states and cognitive light cones, defining consciousness, and the field of diverse intelligence. The podcast explores the relationship between language and self-consciousness, excitement in biology and regenerative medicine, thinking cells and the concept of self, humans as machines, and the concepts of teleology and teleonomy.

Aug 12, 2023 • 2h 1min
Kevin Mitchell: How Did Evolution Give Us Free Will? Free Agents & Cognitive Realism
Kevin Mitchell is Associate Professor of Genetics and Neuroscience at Trinity College Dublin. He is a graduate of the Genetics Department, Trinity College Dublin (B.A., Mod. 1991) and received his Ph.D. from the University of California at Berkeley (1997), where he studied nervous system development with Prof. Corey Goodman. He did postdoctoral research at Stanford University, using molecular genetics to study neural development in the mouse. He was an EMBO Young Investigator and was elected to Fellowship of Trinity College in 2009. He served as Associate Director of Undergraduate Science Education at Trinity College Dublin from 2016-18 and led a re-imagining of the TCD science courses. Since 2018, he has been Senior Lecturer/Dean of Undergraduate Studies and has been leading efforts to create a systematic Common Architecture with the Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences under the Trinity Education Project.
EPISODE LINKS:
- Kevin's Website: https://www.kjmitchell.com/
- Kevin's Blog: http://www.wiringthebrain.com
- Kevin's Books: https://tinyurl.com/2p9yjzxr
- Kevin's Publications: https://tinyurl.com/mskdpvce
- Kevin's Twitter: https://twitter.com/wiringthebrain
TIMESTAMPS:
(0:00) - Introduction
(0:47) - Origin of life
(4:25) - Life is a collection of processes
(13:23) - I move, therefore I am
(16:07) - Proto Free Will to Free Will
(27:44) - Is Free Will worth the fitness payoff?
(48:08) - Explanatory power of Kevin's Free Will framework
(57:58) - Free Will Illusionism
(1:08:06) - Libet & other Free Will experiments
(1:14:45) - Oliver Sacks, Michael Gazzaniga & other Neurological perspectives
(1:19:45) - Problem with Dennett's Compatibilism & Libertarianism
(1:21:55) - "Cognitive Realism" vs Causal Reductivism
(1:29:59) - Cognitive Realism's implication on Moral Responsibility
(1:40:09) - Thomas Nagel & Moral Luck
(1:46:32) - Deriving meaning from this view
(1:50:37) - Artificial Agents
(1:58:30) - Conclusion
CONNECT:
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For Business Inquiries: info@tevinnaidu.com
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ABOUT MIND-BODY SOLUTION:
Mind-Body Solution explores the nature of consciousness, reality, free will, morality, mental health, and more.
This podcast presents enlightening discourse with the world’s leading experts in philosophy, physics, neuroscience, psychology, linguistics, AI, and beyond. It will change the way you think about the mind-body dichotomy by showing just how difficult — intellectually and practically — the mind-body problem is.
Join Dr. Tevin Naidu on a quest to conquer the mind-body problem and take one step closer to the mind-body solution.
Dr Tevin Naidu is a medical doctor, philosopher & ethicist. He attained his Bachelor of Medicine & Bachelor of Surgery degree from Stellenbosch University, & his Master of Philosophy degree Cum Laude from the University of Pretoria. His academic work focuses on theories of consciousness, computational psychiatry, phenomenological psychopathology, values-based practice, moral luck, addiction, & the philosophy & ethics of science, mind & mental health.
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Disclaimer: We do not accept any liability for any loss or damage incurred from you acting or not acting as a result of watching any of our publications. You acknowledge that you use the information provided at your own risk. Do your research.
Copyright Notice: This video and audio channel contain dialog, music, and images that are the property of Mind-Body Solution. You are authorised to share the link and channel, and embed this link in your website or others as long as a link back to this channel is provided.
© Mind-Body Solution

Aug 6, 2023 • 1h 53min
Tim Maudlin: Was Einstein Wrong? Bell's Inequality & Universal Non-Locality
Tim Maudlin is an American philosopher of science who has done influential work on the metaphysical foundations of physics and logic. He studied physics and philosophy at Yale University, and history and philosophy of science at the University of Pittsburgh, where he received his PhD. He taught for more than two decades at Rutgers University before joining the Department of Philosophy at New York University in 2010. Maudlin has also been a visiting professor at Harvard University and Carnegie Mellon University. He is a member of the "Foundational Questions Institute" of the Académie Internationale de Philosophie des Sciences and has received a Guggenheim Fellowship. In 2015 he was elected a fellow of the American Academy of Arts & Sciences. He is the founder of the John Bell Institute for the Foundations of Physics in Sveta Nedilja, Hvar, Croatia. Maudlin is also Visiting Professor at the University of Italian Switzerland.
EPISODE LINKS:
- Tim's Website: http://www.tim-maudlin.site/
- Tim's Publications: https://tinyurl.com/4cz9k2ny
- Tim's Books: https://tinyurl.com/3skjezhn
- John Bell Institute: https://www.johnbellinstitute.org/
- JBI "GoFundMe": https://tinyurl.com/26ks2ecf
TIMESTAMPS:
(0:00) - Introduction
(0:27) - Does Science need Philosophy?
(6:00) - "Shut up and calculate"
(7:59) - Physics & Fundamentality
(11:19) - What is Matter?
(20:53) - Limits of perception & unknown unknowns
(25:25) - Consciousness renders the mind-body problem intractable
(29:40) - The observer-effect
(43:35) - Quantum consciousness & computation
(51:28) - Conscious AI
(56:43) - Unifying quantum theory with general relativity (theory of everything)
(1:02:15) - Bell's Theorem & Non-locality
(1:11:57) - Tension between special relativity & Bell's theorem
(1:24:29) - Oppenheimer, Interstellar, The Prestige - logical coherence in film
(1:34:54) - Time Travel & Many-worlds hypothesis
(1:36:19) - Free Will Compatibilism & moral responsibility
(1:47:27) - Moral absolutism
(1:51:35) - The John Bell Institute (GoFundMe)
(1:52:41) - Conclusion
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Dr Tevin Naidu is a medical doctor, philosopher & ethicist. He attained his Bachelor of Medicine & Bachelor of Surgery degree from Stellenbosch University, & his Master of Philosophy degree Cum Laude from the University of Pretoria. His academic work focuses on theories of consciousness, computational psychiatry, phenomenological psychopathology, values-based practice, moral luck, addiction, & the philosophy & ethics of science, mind & mental health.
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