What does it mean to ask about the ‘end’ of the universe? Can the universe even have an end? What would end? In the far, far future, what happens to stars,...
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Life after death is a haunting and deeply personal longing. Can we explore life after death in relation to theories of consciousness, ranging from strict materialism to...
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Panpsychism is the theory that consciousness is irreducible and exists fundamentally at the foundations of reality. Are particles or fields in some sense conscious? Could the...
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Explore diverse theories of consciousness, like materialism, dualism, panpsychism, idealism, and diverse ways of thinking about consciousness, like neuroscience, philosophy,...
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Hear the latest ideas, including: mechanisms of quantum consciousness; the meaning of AI and transhuman consciousness; how psi, altered states, and near-death experiences...
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How does consciousness weave its magical web of inner awareness—appreciating music, enjoying art, feeling love? Even when all mental functions may be explained, the great...
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Explore diverse theories of consciousness including materialism, dualism, panpsychism, idealism and diverse ways of thinking about consciousness from the perspectives of...
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Most scientists assume that the universe must be populated with innumerable alien intelligences and civilizations—after all, there are billions of galaxies each with...
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Can the arts go beyond entertainment and aesthetic appreciation and convey knowledge and understanding that cannot be attained with language and words? What is the nature of...
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What happens to consciousness in transhumanism? Would transhuman creatives have different conscious experiences? Would melding with machines change our inner sense of felt...
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AI consciousness, its possibility or probability, has burst into public debate, eliciting all kinds of issues from AI ethics and rights to AI going rogue and harming...
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