Robert Lawrence Kuhn guest stars on this live Christmas episode of Philip Goff’s and Keith Frankish’s podcast, Mind Chat. They discuss Robert’s lifelong...

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The Landscape of Consciousness at Christmas

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Closer To Truth’s Robert Lawrence Kuhn presents “A Landscape of the Ontologies of Time” at a conference at the University of Latvia on “The Grammar of Time:...

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“A Landscape of the Ontologies of Time” by Robert Lawrence Kuhn

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Throughout his career, Penrose has challenged conventional wisdom in physics, mathematics, and the philosophy of science. He has tackled some of the most profound questions...

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Roger Penrose on Mind & Consciousness

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Closer To Truth journeys to Barcelona for the 31st annual conference of The Science of Consciousness. Topics include: quantum consciousness, AI and transhuman consciousness,...

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Full Interview: Uziel Awret on The Science of Consciousness

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What actually happens in the brain during a near-death experience? Neuroscientist Jimo Borjigin shares groundbreaking research that reveals dramatic surges in...

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Jimo Borjigin: Do Near-Death Experiences Prove an Afterlife?

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There is an idea that shakes the core of our scientific principles: That our consciousness participates in creating our physical reality. It’s an idea that runs counter to...

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Full Interview: Dean Radin on The Science of Magic: How the Mind Weaves the Fabric of Reality

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There is an idea that shakes the core of our scientific principles: That our consciousness participates in creating our physical reality. It’s an idea that runs counter to...

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Dean Radin on the Science of Magic

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Dean Radin on the State of the Psi Studies Field

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What is considered the best evidence for the reality of psi phenomena? What do the critics say? Is there merit to the criticism that after ~150 years of research, there has...

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Dean Radin on the Evidence and Critiques of Psi Phenomena

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Assuming psi is absolutely real, what could possible mechanisms be? Imagine dealing with clairvoyance at a distance or precognition, which seem to violate laws of the way the...

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Dean Radin on the Mechanism for Psi

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Dean Radin shares his own theory of consciousness, particularly as it has been informed by for decades or more in psi research.

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Dean Radin on The Nature of Consciousness: You are More than Your Brain

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Dean Radin: Short Answers on Big Questions

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It has come as a shock to some AI researchers that a large neural net that predicts next words seems to produce a system with general intelligence. Yet this is consistent...

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Full Interview: Blaise Agüera y Arcas on What Is Intelligence? AI About Evolution, Computing, and Minds

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What is intelligence, and how is AI emergence a natural consequence of evolution? In his book “What Is Intelligence?” and in this conversation, Google’s...

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Blaise Agüera y Arcas: What is Intelligence in an AI Future?

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What happens when artificial intelligence begins to evolve on its own? Blaise Agüera y Arcas, a leading researcher at Google DeepMind, explores the possibility of...

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Blaise Agüera y Arcas: What Happens When AI Starts Evolving?

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Can AI become conscious or will machines always just simulate awareness? Blaise Agüera y Arcas, VP at Google Research and a leading voice in artificial intelligence, joins...

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Blaise Agüera y Arcas: Can AI Become Conscious?

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Ghostly encounters, alien abduction, reincarnation, talking to the dead, UFO sightings, inexplicable coincidences, out-of-body and near-death experiences. Are these...

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Full Interview: Chris French on the Science of Weird Shit

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How does belief in the paranormal correlate with other religious, political, or intellectual beliefs? What are the psychological tools or categories that can help elucidate...

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Chris French on Belief in Paranormal Phenomena

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Why do we believe—or want to believe—the things we do? From psychics to ghostly encounters to alien abductions and UFO sightings, Chris French lays out the psychology...

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UFOs, Telepathy, and Alien Encounters: Chris French on the Paranormal

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Ghostly encounters, alien abductions, reincarnation, talking to the dead, UFO sightings, inexplicable coincidences, out-of-body and near-death experiences. Are these...

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Chris French on the Psychology of Paranormal Beliefs

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In this extended conversation with philosopher Clément Vidal, we explore the noosphere (the collective human consciousness that envelops the Earth), Fermi’s Paradox...

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Full Interview: Clément Vidal on the Noosphere: A Collective Consciousness?

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Dr. Clement Vidal, philosopher of science and astrobiologist, discusses the idea of something rather than nothing, differing religious worldviews, fine tuning and...

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Clément Vidal on Science, Quantum Mechanics, and Life’s Biggest Questions

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Is Earth becoming a super-organism? Philosopher Clément Vidal shares his thoughts and discusses the noosphere, the idea that all human thought and knowledge together form a...

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Clément Vidal on The Noosphere: The Intelligent Global Brain

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As a psychologist who explores new ways of thinking, Jonathan Schooler shares his perspective on analyzing the AI-related themes of sentience, autonomy, and the future of...

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Jonathan Schooler on the Psychology of Artificial Intelligence

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Dr. Julia Mossbridge is an American cognitive neuroscientist, author, and educator who works on exceptional human performance including psi effects, notably on precognition...

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Julia Mossbridge: A Soul in the Machine?

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Professor Susan Schneider discusses her Chatbot epistemology. From brain machine interfaces to neural implants, present and future technological developments are not merely...

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Susan Schneider on Chatbot Epistemology

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Dr. Susan Schneider is a philosopher and artificial intelligence (AI) expert. She is the founding director of the Center for the Future Mind at Florida Atlantic University...

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Susan Schneider on Transhumanism

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Dr. Susan Schneider is a philosopher and artificial intelligence (AI) expert. She is the founding director of the Center for the Future Mind at Florida Atlantic University...

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Susan Schneider on AI Consciousness

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Professor Susan Schneider discusses the rise of AI chatbots like ChatGPT and others, transhumanism, and the future of artificial intelligence. Dr. Susan Schneider is a...

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Susan Schneider on AI, Chatbots, and Consciousness

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Why do many techno-optimists believe that your consciousness—the real ‘you’—can be uploaded to non-biological media and live on and on? Is their belief justified?...

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Susan Schneider on Virtual Immortality

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Dr. Susan Schneider is a philosopher and artificial intelligence (AI) expert. She is the founding director of the Center for the Future Mind at Florida Atlantic University...

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Susan Schneider: MindFest Retrospective

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Zoltan Istvan Gyurko, professionally known as Zoltan Istvan, is an American transhumanist, journalist, entrepreneur, political candidate, and futurist.

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Zoltan Istvan on Transhumanism

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Zoltan Istvan Gyurko, professionally known as Zoltan Istvan, is an American transhumanist, journalist, entrepreneur, political candidate, and futurist.

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Zoltan Istvan on the Impact of AI Deepfakes

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Zoltan Istvan Gyurko, professionally known as Zoltan Istvan, is an American transhumanist, journalist, entrepreneur, political candidate, and futurist. This Chat was made...

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Zoltan Istvan on Deepfakes and Transhumanism

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What role do new words—neologisms—play in shaping the future? Futurist and transhumanist Zoltan Istvan explores how neologisms reflect evolving technologies, radical...

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Zoltan Istvan on Neologisms

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Dr. Joseph A. Corabi is a Professor and Chair of the Department of Philosophy at Saint Joseph’s University in Philadelphia. He earned his Ph.D. from Rutgers University and...

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Joseph Corabi on a Collapsing Superintelligence

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Dr. Mark Bailey writes about the intersection between artificial intelligence, complexity, and national security. He is an associate professor at the National Intelligence...

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Mark Bailey on Unknowable Minds: Autonomous Weapons

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Can your first-person consciousness be uploaded to non-biological media, so that your mental awareness can continue after your physical death? What are the issues,...

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Joseph Corabi: Is Virtual Immortality Possible?

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James Hughes Ph.D. is the Executive Director of the Institute for Ethics and Emerging Technologies, and a bioethicist and sociologist who serves as the Associate Provost for...

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James Hughes on Transhumanism: Citizen Cyborg and Democratic Societies

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James Hughes Ph.D. is the Executive Director of the Institute for Ethics and Emerging Technologies, and a bioethicist and sociologist who serves as the Associate Provost for...

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James Hughes on Transhumanism and Personal Identity

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James Hughes Ph.D. is the Executive Director of the Institute for Ethics and Emerging Technologies, and a bioethicist and sociologist who serves as the Associate Provost for...

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James Hughes on AI, Consciousness, and the Self

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James Hughes Ph.D. is the Executive Director of the Institute for Ethics and Emerging Technologies, and a bioethicist and sociologist who serves as the Associate Provost for...

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James Hughes on Buddhism and AI

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James Hughes Ph.D. is the Executive Director of the Institute for Ethics and Emerging Technologies, and a bioethicist and sociologist who serves as the Associate Provost for...

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James Hughes on AI Consciousness: Buddhism & Posthuman Futures

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Dr. Mark Bailey writes about the intersection between artificial intelligence, complexity, and national security. He is an associate professor at the National Intelligence...

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Mark Bailey on Morality in the Age of AI

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Dr. Mark Bailey writes about the intersection between artificial intelligence, complexity, and national security. He is an associate professor at the National Intelligence...

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Mark Bailey on Emergence & AI and Algorithmic Complexity

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Dr. Mark Bailey writes about the intersection between artificial intelligence, complexity, and national security. He is an associate professor at the National Intelligence...

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Mark Bailey: What Might Conscious AI Do?

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Robots may one day rule the world, but what is a robot-ruled Earth like? Dr. Robin Hanson explores the implications of a future world in which researchers have not created...

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Robin Hanson on AI and Large Language Models

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In this extended conversation with Professor Terry Sejnowski, find out his thoughts on the future of AI and large language models (LLMs) like ChatGPT. He also discusses the...

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Full Interview: Terrence Sejnowski on the Future of AI

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Terrence Sejnowski on ChatGPT and the Future of AI

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How does the brain give rise to the mind—and can machines do the same? Neuroscientist Terry Sejnowski joins Robert Lawrence Kuhn to explore the deep connections between...

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Terrence Sejnowski on Neurobiology and AI

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What happens when artificial intelligence begins to rival human intelligence—and maybe even consciousness? In this wide-ranging conversation, neuroscientist Terrence...

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Terrence Sejnowski on AI: Consciousness, Ethics, & Dangers

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What does it really take to be creative? Zorana Ivcevic Pringle joins Closer To Truth’s Robert Lawrence Kuhn to reveal the surprising science behind creativity. From...

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Full Interview: Zorana Pringle on the Creativity Choice

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What does it really take to be creative? Zorana Ivcevic Pringle joins Closer To Truth’s Robert Lawrence Kuhn to reveal the surprising science behind creativity. From...

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Zorana Pringle on the Surprising Science Behind Creativity

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What does it really take to be creative? Zorana Ivcevic Pringle joins Closer To Truth’s Robert Lawrence Kuhn to reveal the surprising science behind creativity. From...

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Zorana Pringle on Creativity, Emotion, and Intelligence

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Robert Lawrence Kuhn discusses his extensive new article, "A Landscape of Consciousness".

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Robert Lawrence Kuhn on “A Landscape of Consciousness”

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How do conscious states relate to the rest of reality? Do all animals deserve moral consideration? Can AI be conscious? Philosopher David Papineau discusses the nature of...

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David Papineau on Consciousness, Physics, & the Mind-Body Problem

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Distinguished Philosopher Ned Block discusses perception, cognition, consciousness, and more.

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Ned Block on Perception, Cognition, and Consciousness

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Professor Brian Swimme discusses cosmogenesis, our cultural evolution, human consciousness, the Noosphere, and more. Brian Thomas Swimme is a professor at the California...

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Brian Swimme on Consciousness, Cultural Evolution, and the Noosphere

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Is there any truth to the idea that creativity originates from the right side of the brain? What is the link between mental illness and creativity? What role can psychedelics...

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Anna Abraham on the Neuroscience of the Creative Brain

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Philosopher Nick Bostrom discusses his new book, Deep Utopia: Life and Meaning in a Solved World, where he asks: In the face of incredible technological advances, what is the...

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Nick Bostrom on Superintelligence and the Future of AI

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How do animals and smart machines measure up to human intelligence? Can fish feel pain and do dogs get jealous? Paul Thagard—a philosopher and cognitive...

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Paul Thagard on AI, Animal Consciousness, and Human Intelligence

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Philosopher and cognitive scientist Daniel Dennett discusses his new memoir, I’ve Been Thinking, about the dominant themes of twentieth-century philosophy and cognitive...

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Daniel Dennett on the Mysteries of the Mind

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Neurologist Sara Manning Peskin discusses her book, A Molecule Away From Madness: Tales of the Hijacked Brain.

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Sara Manning Peskin on the Deepest Mysteries of our Brains

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Neuropsychologist Nicholas Humphrey talks about his book, Sentience: The Invention of Consciousness. He tackles the hard problem of consciousness, Phenomenal Consciousness...

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Nicholas Humphrey on the Invention of Consciousness

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Closer To Truth is proud to present this four-part miniseries with distinguished theoretical linguist, analytic philosopher, and cognitive scientist Noam Chomsky. In Part 1,...

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Noam Chomsky’s Reflections on Philosophy and Linguistics (Part 1)

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Closer To Truth is proud to present this four-part miniseries with distinguished theoretical linguist, analytic philosopher, and cognitive scientist Noam Chomsky. In Part 2,...

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Noam Chomsky on Theories of Linguistics (Part 2)

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Noam Chomsky on Linguistic Theories and the Evolution of Language (Part 3)

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Closer To Truth is proud to present this four-part miniseries with distinguished theoretical linguist, analytic philosopher, and cognitive scientist Noam Chomsky. In our...

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Noam Chomsky on the Big Questions (Part 4)

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David Chalmers, Professor of Philosophy at New York University where he is co-director of the Center for Mind, Brain, and Consciousness, discusses his important new book,...

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David Chalmers on Virtual Worlds and the Problems of Philosophy

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Anil Seth, professor of Cognitive and Computational Neuroscience at the University of Sussex, discusses his new theory about how we experience the world and the self. He...

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Anil Seth on a New Science of Consciousness

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Daniel Dennett discusses the nature of consciousness, if consciousness is an illusion, artificial intelligence and virtual immortality, and how he covers all of this in his...

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Daniel Dennett on Consciousness and Virtual Immortality

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Gregg Caruso discusses the philosophy of free will, if free will is an illusion, free will and moral responsibility, consciousness, libertarian free will versus...

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Gregg Caruso on Free Will

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Roger Walsh, Professor of Psychiatry and Philosophy at UC Irvine talks consciousness, the search for wisdom, the science of meditation, the mystery of the universe and...

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Roger Walsh on Consciousness and Wisdom

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Is free will an illusion? If not, how does this impact moral responsibility? Philosopher Daniel Dennett discusses his new book, Just Deserts: Debating Free Will, co-authored...

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Daniel Dennett on Free Will

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Why do we dream? What is the purpose of sleep? Neuroscientist Robert Stickgold discusses his new book, When Brains Dream: Exploring the Science and Mystery of Sleep.

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Robert Stickgold on the Mystery of Dreams

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Donald Hoffman discusses the nature of reality, what is real, his theory of consciousness, and how this theory affects everything from artificial intelligence to alien life...

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Donald Hoffman on the Nature of Reality

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Charles Tart reflects on the last six decades of parapsychology, the study of alleged psychic phenomena. He also talks altered states, ESP, telepathy, consciousness, and the...

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Charles Tart on ESP and Parapyschology

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Robert Lawrence Kuhn answers viewer questions like how to deal with the overwhelming amount of information, data and theories on the Internet; Schoppenhauer’s understanding...

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Ask Me Anything with Robert Lawrence Kuhn (Part I)

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Robert Kawrence Kuhn answers fan questions on theories of consciousness, cognitive computation, theism, determinism, and more.

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Ask Me Anything with Robert Lawrence Kuhn (Part II)

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What is pure consciousness? Michael James explores Advaita and Sri Ramana Maharshi's teachings on awareness, being, and what we truly are.

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What Is Pure Consciousness? | Michael James

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What is pure consciousness? Michael James explores Advaita and Sri Ramana Maharshi's teachings on awareness, being, and what we truly are.

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What Is Pure Consciousness?

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What are Persons or Selves? | Michael James

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