The Hard Problem by Jesse Winters

The Hard Problem by Jesse Winters

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The Hard Problem by Jesse Winters episodes

  • Reincarnation and Time

    Key References:

    Albert Einstein 'Relativity' 1916

    Dean Buonomano 'Your Brain is a Time Machine' 2017

    Carlo Rovelli 'The Order of Time' 2018

    17 min
  • Of Myth and Madness

    Key References:

    Julian Jaynes 'The Origin of Consciousness in the Breakdown of the Bicameral Mind' 1976

    Oliver Sacks 'Hallucinations' 2012

    21 min
  • Entropy and Pain

    Key References:

    Brett Kagan, Andy Kitchen, Nhi Tran, Forough Habibollahi, Moein Khajehnejad, Bradyn Parker, Anjali Bhat, Ben Rollo, Adeel Razi, and Karl Friston, 'In Vitro Neurons Learn and Exhibit Sentience When Embodied in a Simulated Game World', 2022

    Karl Friston 'The Free-Energy Principle: A Unified Brain Theory?' 2010

    21 min
  • Intelligence In Vitro

    Key References:

    Brett Kagan, Andy Kitchen, Nhi Tran, Forough Habibollahi, Moein Khajehnejad, Bradyn Parker, Anjali Bhat, Ben Rollo, Adeel Razi, and Karl Friston, 'In Vitro Neurons Learn and Exhibit Sentience When Embodied in a Simulated Game World', 2022

    Fabrizia Claudia Guarnieri, Antoine de Chevigny, Antonio Falace, and Carlos Cardoso 'Disorders of Neurogenesis and Cortical Development', 2018

     

    24 min
  • Science and Ideology

    Key References:

    'Great Dialogues of Plato' Translated by W. H. D. Rouse, 1956

    The Intercept 'Leaked Documents Outline DHS's Plans to Police Disinformation', 2022

    Jordan Moss and Peter J. O'Connor 'The Dark Triad Traits Predict Authoritarian Political Correctness and Alt-Right Attitudes' 2020

    28 min
  • Intuitions and Elephants

    Key References:

    Jonathan Haidt 'The Righteous Mind' 2012

    Oliver Sacks 'The Man Who Mistook his Wife for a Hat' 1970

    Kaushal Shah, Shailesh B. Jain, and Roopma Wadhwa 'Capgras Syndrome' 2022

    20 min
  • Awareness and Arousal

    Key References:

    Minji Lee et al. 'Quantifying Arousal and Awareness in Altered States of Consciousness Using Interpretable Deep Learning' 2022

    Christof Koch 'The Quest for Consciousness' 2004

    David Chalmers 'The Conscious Mind' 1996

    20 min
  • Death and Consciousness

    Key References:

    Michael Shermer 'The Believing Brain' 2011

    Oliver Sacks 'Hallucinations' 2012

    Chris Timmermann et al. 'DMT Models the Near-Death Experience' 2018

    Raul Vicente et al. 'Enhanced Interplay of Neuronal Coherence and Coupling in the Dying Human Brain' 2022

    Jimo Borjigin et al. 'Surge of Neurophysiological Coherence and Connectivity in the Dying Brain' 2013

    21 min

About The Hard Problem by Jesse Winters

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This podcast is a deep exploration of the problem of consciousness. Presented by Jesse Winters, The Hard Problem reviews critical evidence in the neuroscience literature, insights from the philosophy…