In this episode Curt Jaimungal explores Layer 3 of the Consciousness Iceberg, discussing Heidegger’s Dasein, the Attention Schema Theory, EM field topology, Joscha Bach’s Conductor Theory, and Donald Hoffman’s Conscious Realism. The conversation also examines Nir Lahav’s relativistic consciousness and connects these ideas to broader scientific debates.

- 0:00 - Intro
- 01:32 - Heidegger's Concept of Dasein
- 04:19 - Attention Schema Theory
- 7:06 - EM Field Topology and the Boundary Problem
- 11:07 - Joscha Bach's Conductor Theory
- 18:18 - Donald Hoffman's Conscious Realism
- 22:42 - Nir Lahav's Relativistic Consciousness
- 30:30 - Outro / Support TOE

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RESOURCES:

- Layer 1: https://youtu.be/GDjnEiys98o
- Layer 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TR4cpn8m9i0
- John Vervaeke's Relevance Realization (Layer 2): https://youtu.be/TR4cpn8m9i0?si=3oVj7BMf46Rn3HOx
- Rupert Spira: Non-Dualism, God, & Death: https://youtu.be/dWLd9y1MG4c?si=AOW_lueDcK-xB8HX
- Andres Gomex Emilsson (Qualia Research Institute): https://qri.org/team
- Fitness Beats Truth by Donald Hoffman: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33231784/
- Exposing the Matrix | Donald Hoffman Λ John Vervaeke: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EwTpdCVsttI
- Heidegger Portrait: https://www.newstatesman.com/the-weekend-essay/2023/04/philosopher-martin-heidegger-nazi-legacy-influence-right-wing-ideology
- Attention Scheme Theory Michael Graziano: https://youtu.be/Tp5yqBEknUI?si=T9uXSHMG8de70peu
- Joscha Bach Λ Karl Friston: Ai, Death, Self, God, Consciousness: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CcQMYNi9a2w
- The Biggest Insight From Joscha Bach and Michael Levin's Work: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WG_5AmPK2q4
- Michael Levin Λ Joscha Bach: Collective Intelligence: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kgMFnfB5E_A
- Donald Hoffman Λ Joscha Bach: Consciousness, Gödel, Reality: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bhSlYfVtgww
- Joscha Bach Λ Ben Goertzel: Conscious Ai, LLMs, AGI: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xw7omaQ8SgA
- A Relativistic Theory of Consciousness: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35801192/
- Roger Penrose | Gravity, Hawking Points and Twistor Theory: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Gl8pwY2kW8
- Lahav Nir About Me: https://www.lahavnir.com/about-me
- Do We See Icons or Reality? A Review of Donald Hoffman’s The Case Against Reality, Brian Martin: https://social-epistemology.com/2019/12/05/do-we-see-icons-or-reality-a-review-of-donald-hoffmans-the-case-against-reality-brian-martin/
- Escaping the Illusion: Bernardo Kastrup Exposes Reality: https://youtu.be/lAB21FAXCDE?si=qmrsi-yDxXwtxwhD

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