All in the Mind started with Zombies back in 2002…not of the Day of the Living Dead kind, but the philosophical variety! Celebrate All in the Mind’s 10th birthday with us. This week, Natasha revisits the great conundrum of human consciousness with leading thinkers - it’s a problem that continues to stump the brightest minds.
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Download the MP3 of ‘Science Weekly podcast: Can science ever explain consciousness?’
Huffduffed from http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/audio/2012/feb/27/science-weekly-podcast-consciousness
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Antonio Damasio: The quest to understand consciousness | TED.com
Every morning we wake up and regain consciousness — that is a marvelous fact — but what exactly is it that we regain? Neuroscientist Antonio Damasio uses this simple question to give us a glimpse into how our brains create our sense of self.
Antonio Damasio’s research in neuroscience has shown that emotions play a central role in social cognition and decision-making. His work has had a major influence on current understanding of the neural systems, which underlie memory, language, consciousness.
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Big Picture Science
The Big Picture — How did life begin? What’s the universe made of, and what’s the nature of consciousness? These are truly some of the biggest puzzlers in science, but answers are in the offing. We consider the modern-day hunt for life beyond Earth, as well as a new theory of consciousness: could it be merely an illusion to entertain us and make our lives more worthwhile? Also, after thousands of years of examining the heavens, are we finally learning the true nature of the cosmos?