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How does the mind work? It’s not obvious. Where does the mind stop and the rest of the world begin? What is extended mind? What is embodied mind?

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What is Extended Mind?

Episode 11

Season 18

26:48

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Saleem Ali: Earthly Order

12.15.22

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How brain enhancements can correct disabilities are important questions. But not Closer To Truth questions. What happens to personal identity? Would "I" still be me? What...

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What Would Transhuman Brains Mean?

Episode 13

Season 21

26:47

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Great art is transcendent. Its impact reaches far beyond the art itself and the person who created it. Art can help us perceive reality in new ways and give new meaning to...

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What Makes Art Transcendent? (Part II)

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47:11

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Closer To Truth is highlighting remarkable women advancing philosophy and neuro/cognitive science.

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Women in Philosophy and Neuro/Cognitive Science

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1:48:35

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Peter Atkins
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Robert Park
Cover image for Michio Kaku on the God Equation

What if there is a single theory that can explain the physical universe? Theoretical physicist Michio Kaku discusses his new book, The God Equation: The Quest for a Theory of...

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Michio Kaku on the God Equation

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1:08:32

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Cover image for Eduard Shyfrin on Kabbalah Philosophy

What is Kabbalah? Can we explore the nature of God through an understanding of Kabbalah and its teachings? In Kabbalah, what kinds of arguments have been advanced for the...

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Eduard Shyfrin on Kabbalah Philosophy

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1:10:00

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Cover image for Or Graur on the Big Bang and the Physics of Galaxies

Astrophysicist Or Graur offers a brief and fascinating overview of the history, physics, and astrophysical uses of galaxies. Starting with the history of the last two...

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Or Graur on the Big Bang and the Physics of Galaxies

Authors Series, CTT Chat

1:03:42

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Sir Roger Penrose joins Closer To Truth to discuss consciousness and new physics. Can the known laws of physics explain consciousness? Can the mind be duplicated by a...

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Sir Roger Penrose on Consciousness and New Physics

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35:30

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Mario Livio: Galileo and the Science Deniers

04.14.20

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