Nervous Habits host Ricky Rosen and childhood friend & data scientist Angelo (AJ) Piazza have an intense, stimulating conversation spanning psychology, philosophy of mind, neuroscience, metaphysics, science & technology, and the very nature of existence. Ricky and AJ address a number of burning topics including:

--How exactly do you define consciousness...

--Is consciousness something that we are born with or do we develop it over time...

--Are there any animals that can be said to be truly conscious...

--How serious is the threat that artificial intelligence poses to human existence, and finally...

--How exactly can you make yourself 'lucid dream'?

 

Where to Go to Get More Information:

1. Scientific American Article on Consciousness in Infantry

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/when-does-consciousness-arise/

 

2. The depiction of consciousness on the HBO series, 'Westworld'

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0475784/

 

3. The Turing Test and the Foundation of Artificial Intelligence

https://www.turing.org.uk/scrapbook/test.html

 

4. "What makes us different from AI?", as addressed in the film, 'Ex Machina'

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0470752/

 

5. Lucid Dreaming - Gateway to the Inner Self by Robert Waggoner