Who Are You?
Explore the essence of identity through thought-provoking talks on consciousness, self-perception, and personal data, challenging you to understand yourself better.
Neuropsychopharmacology of Psychedelic Drugs - Grand Rounds
Explore the neuropsychopharmacology of psychedelic drugs with Dr. Frederick S. Barrett in this Johns Hopkins Psychiatry Grand Rounds presentation, offering insights into cutting-edge research.
The Nature of Death: What Matters in Survival and Defining Death - Part I
Explores the philosophical aspects of death, including the nature of survival, defining the moment of death, and the relationship between personality and bodily existence.
Personal Identity and What Matters in Survival - Lecture 13
Explores personal identity theories, focusing on personality and no-branching requirements. Examines metaphysical implications and shifts perspective to what truly matters in survival and identity.
Arguments for the Existence of the Soul - Free Will and Near-Death Experiences
Explore philosophical arguments for the soul's existence, focusing on free will, near-death experiences, and Cartesian dualism. Examine the compatibility of determinism and free will in this thought-provoking lecture.
The Nature of Death and Believing in One's Mortality - Lecture 15
Explores the concept of death, challenging beliefs about mortality through philosophical analysis and literary examples like Tolstoy's Ivan Ilych. Examines the definition of death and our psychological resistance to accepting it.
Arguments for the Existence of the Soul - Part I
Explore philosophical arguments for the soul's existence through inferences to best explanation, examining physicalist and dualist perspectives on the mind and potential evidence for the soul.
Introduction to Plato's Phaedo - Arguments for the Existence of the Soul, Part II
Explore arguments for the soul's existence, focusing on free will as a key defense. Delve into dualism vs. physicalism and examine consciousness, emotions, and creativity in machines.
Personal Identity: Body Theory and Personality Theory - Part II
Explores philosophical theories of personal identity: body view and personality view. Examines implications of equating identity with physical body or unique set of beliefs, memories, and goals.
Foundations of Psychology - This Is Your Brain
Explore the relationship between mind and body, examining dualism vs. materialism, and delve into basic neurophysiology and brain structure in this engaging psychology lecture.
The Neuronal Basis of Consciousness
Explore the neural foundations of consciousness, from basic neuroscience to complex cognitive processes, through lectures on perception, attention, memory, and brain architecture.
Turing Test for Free Will - Determinism and Unpredictability in Decision-Making
Explore the interplay of determinism, randomness, and free will in decision-making processes. Discover a proposed 'Turing test' for free will and its implications for human and artificial intelligence.
The Most Human Human - What Artificial Intelligence Teaches Us About Being Alive
Explore the intriguing intersection of AI and human nature, examining what our interactions with machines reveal about our own humanity and consciousness.
Is Free Will an Illusion? What Can Cognitive Science Tell Us?
Explore the philosophical debate on free will, determinism, and moral responsibility with Daniel Dennett. Examine cognitive science insights and their implications for our understanding of human agency and ethics.
Consciousness in Biological and Artificial Brains
Exploration of consciousness in biological and artificial brains, discussing Integrated Information Theory and why digital systems may never truly experience consciousness like humans do.
Touching a Nerve: The Self as Brain
Explore the biological basis of consciousness, identity, and decision-making with neurophilosopher Patricia Churchland as she examines how brain activity shapes our thoughts, feelings, and experiences.
Liquid and Solid Brains - Mapping the Cognition Space
Explore the fascinating comparison between liquid and solid brains, delving into cognitive processes and mapping the intricate landscape of cognition with Ricard Solé.
Hard Sci-Fi Worldbuilding - Robotics, Society, and Purpose
Explore the intersection of science fiction and complex systems science in this thought-provoking discussion on future societies, robotics, and human purpose with author Gary Bengier.
What Understanding Adds to Cambrian Intelligence - A Taxonomy
Explore the intersection of understanding and intelligence with John Krakauer, delving into a taxonomy that enhances our perspective on cognitive processes and artificial intelligence.
Do AI Systems Model Meaning and Understanding?
Explore the philosophical question of whether AI systems truly model meaning and understanding, delving into the nature of intelligence and consciousness in artificial systems.
Learning, Curiosity, and Consciousness in Human Cognition - Part 2
Exploring human uniqueness through neuroscience, comparing cognitive abilities with other animals, and examining curiosity in larger systems. Discusses learning, imagination, and consciousness in humans and beyond.