Ahead of his plenary talk at the Science of Consciousness Conference on June 10th 2017, scientist Dr. Bruce Damer returns to the show this week to explore some of the most fundametanl questions about consciousness: Is consciousness a property of the universe, or did it emerge from the living world through evolution Is a unified model of reality possible What is the future of conscious awareness and how can human beings begin to more deeply tap into the 'field' that surrounds us How would the existence of a multiverse affect our understandings of consciousnessDr. Damer will also discuss his new "Hot Spring Origin of Life" theory