Can human beings access information about events before they occur?And if so - what does that imply about time, consciousness, and the brain?In this episode of Mind-Body Solution, neuroscientist and cognitive researcher Dr. Julia Mossbridge joins Dr. Tevin Naidu to explore decades of research on precognition, presentiment, and time perception - and why these findings remain controversial within mainstream science.We discuss: • What precognition actually is (and what it isn’t)• Presentiment experiments and physiological anticipation• Why anomalous data is often dismissed in science• Whether time may be non-linear• Consciousness beyond standard brain-based models• The role of intuition, creativity, and uncertainty• What intellectual humility looks like at the edges of scienceThis conversation is exploratory, agnostic, and evidence-driven - not an argument for belief, but an invitation to examine the data and the assumptions behind our models of mind and time.TIMESTAMPS:(00:00) — Introduction: Julia Mossbridge & the Question of Time and Mind(03:45) — Julia’s Path: From Neuroscience to Studying Psi & Time Perception(07:40) — What Is Precognition? Clearing Up Common Misconceptions(11:35) — Why Mainstream Science Resists Psi Research(15:20) — The Role of Statistics & Experimental Rigor in Psi Studies(19:10) — Presentiment Experiments: Measuring the Body Before Events(23:05) — Is the Brain Predicting the Future—or Accessing It?(27:00) — Time as Non-Linear: Psychological vs Physical Time(31:05) — Neuroscience Meets Consciousness Beyond the Brain(35:10) — Can Information Travel Backwards in Time?(39:15) — Psi, Entropy, and the Arrow of Time(43:25) — Why Anomalous Data Is Often Ignored or Explained Away(47:30) — Consciousness as Fundamental vs Emergent(51:40) — The Practical Implications of Precognition for Daily Life(55:45) — Intuition, Creativity, and Accessing Future Possibilities(59:55) — Psi Research, Skepticism, and Intellectual Humility(1:04:05) — Ethical Concerns Around Predicting the Future(1:08:15) — How Psi Research Could Reshape Science Itself(1:12:25) — Advice for Young Researchers Entering Controversial Fields(1:17:00) — Final Reflections: Time, Meaning, and the Nature of MindEPISODE LINKS:- Julia's Website: https://www.mossbridgeinstitute.com/- Julia's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/julia-mossbridge/- Julia's Publications: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=Zx0HoewAAAAJ&hl=en- Julia's Books: https://www.amazon.com/stores/author/B001K8KG8WCONNECT:- Website: https://mindbodysolution.org - YouTube: https://youtube.com/@MindBodySolution- Podcast: https://creators.spotify.com/pod/show/mindbodysolution- Twitter: https://twitter.com/drtevinnaidu- Facebook: https://facebook.com/drtevinnaidu - Instagram: https://instagram.com/drtevinnaidu- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/drtevinnaidu- Website: https://tevinnaidu.com=============================Disclaimer: The information provided on this channel is for educational purposes only. The content is shared in the spirit of open discourse and does not constitute, nor does it substitute, professional or medical advice. We do not accept any liability for any loss or damage incurred from you acting or not acting as a result of listening/watching any of our contents. You acknowledge that you use the information provided at your own risk. Listeners/viewers are advised to conduct their own research and consult with their own experts in the respective fields.
This Mind-Body Solution episode brings together Jared Morningstar and John Buchanan, part of The Mind-at-Large Project, for a deep, intimate exploration of meaning, spirituality, death, grief, psychedelics, religion, and the nature of mind and reality.💫 Check out the Mind-at-Large Project Playlist here: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLPacM28YkMQCHdQl2_3OvDmHPl6jJRJcz&si=MxhDoX6bJjkEzMXK🌌 Check out our friend, Dr Andrew M. Davis' (Director for the @ctr4process ) latest online course here: whiteheadsuniverse.com TIMESTAMPS:(00:00) – Intro & Welcome: Mind-at-Large Project overview(00:08) – What the Project is becoming: Jared & John’s first impressions(00:59) – Founding vision: expanding metas on mind, agency & individuality(03:29) – Conference goals: psychedelic, mystical & extraordinary experience focus(04:10) – Mind-as-universe: plenary theme for Conference II (mind in the cosmos)(05:07) – Process philosophy as a tool for mind-at-large thinking(06:08) – Jared: seeing mindedness beyond higher organisms (plasma intelligence, bioelectricity)(07:04) – What happens if science takes “mind” seriously? Paradigm implications(08:05) – Misconceptions about John’s and Jared’s work — quick clarifications(17:01) – Integrating Islamic thought & metamodern spirituality into process discourse(18:42) – Whitehead, pan-experientialism, and the “occasional crown” of consciousness(33:21) – Project design: mixing formal panels and informal cross-pollination(1:02:22) – Conference logistics & vision: humility, diversity, and scale of ambition(1:03:49) – Why the project matters: small steps toward big cultural shifts(1:04:41) – What each guest brings: Jared’s tech/islamic perspective, John’s transpersonal lens(1:05:12) – Psychedelic/transpersonal experiences as ontological data for metaphysics(1:06:29) – Youth, continuity, and why fresh voices matter for process thought(1:33:21) – Single-takeaway: live philosophical questions aren’t settled — keep investigating(1:34:06) – Jared’s closing insight: creative, synthetic options for reality & mind debates(1:36:35) – Final logistics & call to action: submit abstracts, sign up for Exeter 2026EPISODE LINKS:- Mind-at-Large Project Website: https://mindatlargeproject.com- Mind-at-Large Abstract Submission Guidelines: https://ctr4process.org/mind-at-large/submit/- Center for Process Studies: https://ctr4process.org- Jared's Website: https://jaredmorningstar.com/- John's Website: https://www.processingreality.com/- Peter & Matthew's Podcast : https://youtu.be/QjX6lauhsAo?si=qV-8x4Ffdx-dQD0T- Andrew's Podcast: https://youtu.be/NPC-6JmlGFk?si=LIYKx2Pd9os3fOIe- Elly's Podcast: https://youtu.be/GOtpcFr75E8?si=x3WN3Ar6m1CRc9zVCONNECT:- Website: https://mindbodysolution.org - YouTube: https://youtube.com/@MindBodySolution- Podcast: https://creators.spotify.com/pod/show/mindbodysolution- Twitter: https://twitter.com/drtevinnaidu- Facebook: https://facebook.com/drtevinnaidu - Instagram: https://instagram.com/drtevinnaidu- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/drtevinnaidu- Website: https://tevinnaidu.com=============================Disclaimer: The information provided on this channel is for educational purposes only. The content is shared in the spirit of open discourse and does not constitute, nor does it substitute, professional or medical advice. We do not accept any liability for any loss or damage incurred from you acting or not acting as a result of listening/watching any of our contents. You acknowledge that you use the information provided at your own risk. Listeners/viewers are advised to conduct their own research and consult with their own experts in the respective fields.
What happens when the brain flatlines - yet consciousness continues?In this episode of Mind-Body Solution, Dr Tevin Naidu speaks with world-renowned cardiologist and pioneering near-death experience (NDE) researcher Dr Pim van Lommel. His groundbreaking Lancet study remains one of the most rigorously documented clinical investigations into NDEs - and its implications challenge our deepest assumptions about the mind, the brain, and the nature of reality.We explore:• The medical evidence for consciousness during cardiac arrest• Why the brain cannot account for NDEs• The transceiver/filter model of consciousness• Out-of-body perceptions verified during resuscitation• Why materialism may be scientifically untenable• The long-term personality transformation following NDEs• Implications for neuroscience, medicine, ethics, and the mind-body problem• What dying actually feels like• Why Pim now views death as “a transition, not an end”This is one of the most comprehensive, medically grounded explorations of non-local consciousness available today. Whether you're a skeptic, scientist, philosopher, or simply curious, this conversation forces a radical re-examination of what consciousness is.TIMESTAMPS:(00:00) – Introduction(01:00) – Consciousness & Near Death Experiences (NDEs)(05:06) – Findings from the landmark 2001 Lancet study(09:10) – Out-of-body experiences (OBEs) & verified accounts(10:42) – Consciousness beyond the brain: receiver model(19:25) – Memory, identity & self without the body(20:25) – Universal NDE elements & what they imply(29:08) – Critics, skeptics & scientific resistance(31:23) – Why consciousness cannot be measured(32:46) – Monism? Dual-aspect? Idealism? Pim’s stance(35:56) – Implications for medical ethics & end-of-life care(37:56) – Deathbed phenomena & after-death communication(42:08) – Telepathy, remote viewing & “non-local” psychology(45:24) – Quantum physics: analogy not explanation(48:28) – The next generation of researchers(50:06) – What death really is and isn’t(51:27) – Is there purpose to the universe?(54:42) – Psychedelics vs NDEs: crucial differences(58:00) – Where does Pim believe he will go after death?(1:01:20) – Final reflectionsEPISODE LINKS:- Pim’s Website: https://pimvanlommel.nl/en/- 2001 Lancet Study: https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(01)07100-8/abstract- Consciousness Beyond Life: https://www.amazon.com/Consciousness-Beyond-Life-Near-Death-Experience/dp/0061777250CONNECT:- Website: https://mindbodysolution.org - YouTube: https://youtube.com/@MindBodySolution- Podcast: https://creators.spotify.com/pod/show/mindbodysolution- Twitter: https://twitter.com/drtevinnaidu- Facebook: https://facebook.com/drtevinnaidu - Instagram: https://instagram.com/drtevinnaidu- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/drtevinnaidu- Website: https://tevinnaidu.com=============================Disclaimer: The information provided on this channel is for educational purposes only. The content is shared in the spirit of open discourse and does not constitute, nor does it substitute, professional or medical advice. We do not accept any liability for any loss or damage incurred from you acting or not acting as a result of listening/watching any of our contents. You acknowledge that you use the information provided at your own risk. Listeners/viewers are advised to conduct their own research and consult with their own experts in the respective fields.
Can AI ever be conscious?Philosopher and cognitive scientist Professor Susan Schneider joins Tevin to explore one of the most urgent questions in philosophy of mind, AI ethics, neuroscience, and the future of intelligence.Schneider is the former NASA Chair of Astrobiology & AI, author of Artificial You, and creator of multiple proposed tests for machine consciousness - including ACT (the AI Consciousness Test), Spectral Phi, and The Chip Test.This conversation dives into:• What consciousness is• Whether large language models could ever have inner experience• Why simulated emotions may be misleading• Quantum Darwinism & the “decoherence dance”• Moral status for artificial minds• The future of AI ethics, agency & existential risk• Why consciousness might be a “dual-use technology”A must-watch episode for anyone interested in consciousness, AI safety, philosophy, neuroscience, or quantum theories of mind.TIMESTAMPS:(0:00) – Intro & opening(0:06) – Defining consciousness: felt quality of experience (1:47) – Science of consciousness: neuroscience, information processing, meditation (2:57) – AI consciousness: global workspace & early systems (3:10) – Could AI have “something it’s like to be”? (28:52) – Early machine phenomenology & simulated emotion (29:41) – Language as a non-biological intelligence substrate (31:01) – Dissociating self, consciousness, agency (39:25) – Organoid consciousness & macro-conscious systems (40:29) – Introducing ACT: The AI Consciousness Test (42:31) – Philosophical probing: Mary, Freaky Friday, altered states (45:39) – Can ACT work on biological intelligence or hybrid systems? (46:47) – The Chip Test: repairing consciousness with implants (49:00) – Spectral Phi explained: coherence, information flow, consciousness (50:06) – Penrose, retrocausality & quantum metaphysics (57:09) – Quantum Darwinism & the decoherence dance (59:07) – Why GPT is not conscious (quantum argument) (1:00:09) – Does the universe have purpose? Panpsychism vs physics (1:07:17) – Moral status for conscious machines? (1:27:26) – Consciousness as dual-use technology: existential risksEPISODE LINKS:- Susan's Website: https://schneiderwebsite.com/- Susan's Publications: https://philpeople.org/profiles/susan-schneider- Susan's X: https://twitter.com/DrSueSchneider- Susan's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/susan-schneider-29b972ab/- Center For The Future of AI, Mind & Society (AIMS): https://www.fau.edu/future-mind/CONNECT:- Website: https://mindbodysolution.org - YouTube: https://youtube.com/@MindBodySolution- Podcast: https://creators.spotify.com/pod/show/mindbodysolution- Twitter: https://twitter.com/drtevinnaidu- Facebook: https://facebook.com/drtevinnaidu - Instagram: https://instagram.com/drtevinnaidu- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/drtevinnaidu- Website: https://tevinnaidu.com=============================Disclaimer: The information provided on this channel is for educational purposes only. The content is shared in the spirit of open discourse and does not constitute, nor does it substitute, professional or medical advice. We do not accept any liability for any loss or damage incurred from you acting or not acting as a result of listening/watching any of our contents. You acknowledge that you use the information provided at your own risk. Listeners/viewers are advised to conduct their own research and consult with their own experts in the respective fields.
What is the true structure of reality? In his fourth appearance on Mind-Body Solution, cognitive scientist Donald Hoffman returns with the most significant update yet to Conscious Realism: trace logic, decorated permutations, the emergence of spacetime from networks of conscious agents, and the strongest mathematical progress so far toward deriving Minkowski space from consciousness itself. Across nearly three hours, we explore what has changed in Hoffman’s thinking since our last dialogue two years ago: breakthroughs in the trace-order formalism, new clarifications on evolution and perception, deeper implications for identity and suffering, and the surprising philosophical consequences of consciousness being fundamental. This is Hoffman at his most refined - technically rigorous, personally honest, and metaphysically bold.TIMESTAMPS:(00:00) — Intro(03:12) — What has changed in Hoffman’s thinking in the last two years? (07:45) — Why Spacetime Is Doomed: The 2026 Case(12:58) — Conscious Agents: What’s Changed in the New Theory(18:30) — Traces of Consciousness (2026): Don’s Biggest Breakthrough Yet(25:44) — Restricted Channels of Consciousness (RCCs)(32:02) — The Mathematics of Trace Order & Trace Logic(38:55) — Is Reality Built from Relations, Not Things?(45:40) — What the Spacetime Headset Really Is(52:18) — Scattering Amplitudes & the Illusion of Objects(59:50) — Why Evolution Hides the Truth (Updated Evidence)(1:07:14) — Perception as a User Interface, Not a Window on Reality(1:14:32) — Are Particles Just Icons? The Physics Implications(1:22:10) — Causality, Emergence, Time & the √n Structure of Trace Chains(1:29:48) — Can We Test Conscious Realism in the Lab?(1:37:05) — AI, Conscious Agents & Synthetic Phenomena(1:45:22) — Conscious Realism vs Idealism, Physicalism & Competing Frameworks(1:53:44) — The Meaning Question: Why Is There Something It’s Like?(2:02:58) — What This Theory Says About Death & Identity(2:10:00) – Identity, the Avatar, Death, Suffering & the “Infinite Self” (2:30:00) – Meditation & Waking Up from the Headset (2:40:00) – The New Paper Timeline & Call for Collaborators (2:48:00) – Closing reflectionsEPISODE LINKS:- Donald's Website: https://www.cogsci.uci.edu/~ddhoff/- Donald's Books: https://tinyurl.com/5x7bmzbd- Donald's Publications: https://tinyurl.com/bp7btw9a- Donald's Round 1: https://youtu.be/M5Hz1giUUT8- Donald's Round 2: https://youtu.be/Toq9YLl49KM- Donald's Round 3: https://youtu.be/QRa8r5xOaAA- Donald's Lecture 1: https://youtu.be/r_UFm8GbSvU- Donald's Lecture 2: https://youtu.be/YBmzqNIlbcICONNECT:- Website: https://mindbodysolution.org - YouTube: https://youtube.com/@MindBodySolution- Podcast: https://creators.spotify.com/pod/show/mindbodysolution- Twitter: https://twitter.com/drtevinnaidu- Facebook: https://facebook.com/drtevinnaidu - Instagram: https://instagram.com/drtevinnaidu- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/drtevinnaidu- Website: https://tevinnaidu.com=============================Disclaimer: The information provided on this channel is for educational purposes only. The content is shared in the spirit of open discourse and does not constitute, nor does it substitute, professional or medical advice. We do not accept any liability for any loss or damage incurred from you acting or not acting as a result of listening/watching any of our contents. You acknowledge that you use the information provided at your own risk. Listeners/viewers are advised to conduct their own research and consult with their own experts in the respective fields.
What is consciousness, really - and why have centuries of science and philosophy still not resolved it?
In this episode of Mind-Body Solution, Dr Tevin Naidu is joined by Dr Elly Vintiadis, philosopher at the intersection of mind, cognitive science, psychiatry, and metaphysics. Together, we explore the foundations, limits, and future of theories of consciousness - and why our scientific worldview may need a major conceptual upgrade.This episode is part of a special series in collaboration with the Mind-at-Large Project: a three-year international initiative, spanning conferences, films, and media, investigating consciousness and its role in reality. It seeks to challenge the prevailing materialist paradigm and expand our understanding of mind across scales, from neurons to ecosystems, from individuals to the cosmos itself. A collaboration between philosophers, scientists, and scholars rethinking the nature of consciousness, reality, and beyond. Mind-at-Large Abstract Submission Guidelines: https://ctr4process.org/mind-at-large/submit/TIMESTAMPS:(00:00) — Intro & Welcome(00:30) — Mind-at-Large: A Call for Submissions(03:30) — How Materialism Became Our Default(06:13) — A Brief History of the Mind–Body Debate(11:14) — Why We Have 360 Theories of Consciousness(12:08) — Do We Need a Conceptual Revolution?(16:12) — Clinical Practice & The Limits of Reductionism(17:47) — Why Society Wants “Quick Fix” Psychiatry(18:05) — Is Consciousness Fundamental or Emergent?(20:59) — Beyond the Brain: Embodiment & Electromagnetic Fields(22:49) — Why Theories of Consciousness Actually Matter(23:03) — Mental Disorders: Biological, Social, or Normative?(26:19) — Why Biomarkers in Psychiatry Keep Failing(29:07) — How Substance Metaphysics Misleads Us(34:00) — Phenomenal Variation & Altered States(39:05) — Philosophy’s Job: Synthesizing the Ways of Knowing(41:14) — Introspection vs Experiment: Are Both Valid?(52:30) — Animal Minds, Moral Status & Personhood(1:07:42) — Cautious Pluralism & Open Questions(1:15:22) — ConclusionEPISODE LINKS:- Mind-at-Large Project Playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLPacM28YkMQCHdQl2_3OvDmHPl6jJRJcz&si=MxhDoX6bJjkEzMXK- Mind-at-Large Project: https://mindatlargeproject.com- Mind-at-Large Abstract Submission Guidelines: https://ctr4process.org/mind-at-large/submit/- Elly's Website: https://ellyvintiadis.com/- Elly's X: https://twitter.com/EllyVintiadis- Elly's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/elly-vintiadis-21a78817/- Elly's Publications: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=mV7LCQwAAAAJ&hl=enCONNECT:- Website: https://mindbodysolution.org - YouTube: https://youtube.com/@mindbodysolution- Podcast: https://creators.spotify.com/pod/show/mindbodysolution- Twitter: https://twitter.com/drtevinnaidu- Facebook: https://facebook.com/drtevinnaidu - Instagram: https://instagram.com/drtevinnaidu- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/drtevinnaidu- Website: https://tevinnaidu.com=============================Disclaimer: The information provided on this channel is for educational purposes only. The content is shared in the spirit of open discourse and does not constitute, nor does it substitute, professional or medical advice. We do not accept any liability for any loss or damage incurred from you acting or not acting as a result of listening/watching any of our contents. You acknowledge that you use the information provided at your own risk. Listeners/viewers are advised to conduct their own research and consult with their own experts in the respective fields.
What is consciousness actually doing?In this episode of Mind-Body Solution, neuroscientist and theorist Dr Adam Safron joins Dr Tevin Naidu to explore one of the most ambitious frameworks in contemporary consciousness science - Integrated World Modeling Theory (IWMT).IWMT unites leading theories like Integrated Information Theory (IIT), Global Workspace Theory (GWT), and the Free Energy Principle (FEP) into one powerful vision: that consciousness is the brain's model of its own embodied relationship to the world.Together, they examine:- How consciousness might function as a control system for adaptive intelligence- Why embodiment and emotion are essential to conscious experience- Whether consciousness is truly causal, and how this reframes free will- How psychedelics, meditation, and altered states reveal the structure of the self-model- And what IWMT tells us about AI, evolution, and the universe itself Bridging neuroscience, philosophy, and cybernetics, this conversation invites you to rethink what it means to be aware.TIMESTAMPS:(00:00) – Introduction (02:15) – Why Consciousness Matters in the Universe(05:24) – What Is Integrated World Modeling Theory (IWMT)?(09:03) – Modeling the Self, Modeling the World(12:12) – Consciousness as Embodied Simulation(16:38) – Is Consciousness Causal?(20:25) – Agency and the Active Inference Brain(24:30) – Free Energy & Free Will(29:17) – The Hierarchy of Minds(34:42) – From Computation to Experience(39:28) – Why Consciousness Defies Reduction(43:05) – The Psychedelic Brain and World Modeling(47:56) – The Role of Emotion in Consciousness(52:12) – Consciousness and Causation: The Recursive Loop(57:20) – Evolution, Embodiment & the Origins of Mind(1:02:00) – Artificial Minds & Synthetic Consciousness(1:07:25) – The Cybernetic Universe Hypothesis(1:12:38) – Psychedelics & AI(1:24:45) – Engineering Artificial Consciousness(1:27:10) – Toward an Integrated, Compassionate Understanding of Mind(1:44:00) – ConclusionEPISODE LINKS:- Adam's Website: https://www.adamsafron.com/- Adam's X: https://twitter.com/adamsafron- Adam's Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@AdamSafron/- Adam's Publications: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=dZOoilgAAAAJ&hl=enCONNECT:- Website: https://mindbodysolution.org - YouTube: https://youtube.com/@MindBodySolution- Podcast: https://creators.spotify.com/pod/show/mindbodysolution- Twitter: https://twitter.com/drtevinnaidu- Facebook: https://facebook.com/drtevinnaidu - Instagram: https://instagram.com/drtevinnaidu- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/drtevinnaidu- Website: https://tevinnaidu.com=============================Disclaimer: The information provided on this channel is for educational purposes only. The content is shared in the spirit of open discourse and does not constitute, nor does it substitute, professional or medical advice. We do not accept any liability for any loss or damage incurred from you acting or not acting as a result of listening/watching any of our contents. You acknowledge that you use the information provided at your own risk. Listeners/viewers are advised to conduct their own research and consult with their own experts in the respective fields.
What if tomorrow's AI stares back with hidden inner life - and we're blind to it? Philosopher Eric Schwitzgebel shares his new thesis from AI and Consciousness (2026): an unbreakable "fog" of uncertainty means we'll build legions of disputably conscious machines before we ever know. Join Dr Eric Schwitzgebel and Dr Tevin Naidu as they unpack why consciousness detection is doomed, how mimicry fools us, and what humble action looks like in the void.Send detailed comments on the manuscript by Dec 15 to receive a signed hard-copy of AI and Consciousness + your name in print! Your voice matters. Email all comments to " eschwitz " at domain: " ucr.edu" for a copy of this paper or click this link: https://faculty.ucr.edu/~eschwitz/SchwitzAbs/AIConsciousness.htmMind. Matter. Meaning. Subscribe for philosophy that hits home. Is AI conscious yet? Debate below! 🧠🤖TIMESTAMPS:(00:00) – AI Consciousness Book Tease & Listener Comment Call(01:52) – The Epistemic Fog: Why We Won't Know AI Sentience in Time(05:30) – Defining Consciousness: What-It’s-Like-Ness & Vague Boundaries(10:45) – AI Definitions: Too Rigid for Strange Minds?(15:20) – Borderline Consciousness: Neither Yes Nor No(20:15) – Essential Features: Luminosity, Unity & 10 Possibilities(25:40) – Introspective Limits: Why Self-Report Fails Us(30:55) – Conceptual Barriers: Narrow Evidence from Human Minds(36:10) – Mimicry Argument: Behavioral Tests Fool Experts(41:25) – Turing & Chinese Room: Low-Bar vs. High-Bar Traps(46:50) – Global Workspace Theory: Ignition or Illusion?(52:30) – Higher-Order Theories: Meta-Representation Myths(58:10) – Integrated Information Theory: Φ's Unintuitive Upshots(1:03:45) – Recurrent & Learning Models: Unlimited Associative Edges(1:09:20) – Copernican Liberalism: Beyond Biological Chauvinism(1:14:55) – Strange Intelligence: Parallelism & Distributed Clouds(1:20:30) – Leapfrog Hypothesis: Social Consensus Decides Sentience(1:26:05) – Ethical Risks: Over- vs. Under-Attributing AI Consciousness(1:31:40) – Social Semi-Solution: Pragmatic Humility in the Fog(1:37:15) – Philosophical Praxis: Living the AI Consciousness QuestionEPISODE LINKS:- Eric's Website: https://faculty.ucr.edu/~eschwitz/- Eric's Blog: https://schwitzsplinters.blogspot.com/- Eric's X: https://twitter.com/eschwitz- Eric's Round 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kKJyo2_s5P8- AI and Consciousness: https://faculty.ucr.edu/~eschwitz/SchwitzAbs/AIConsciousness.htm- The Copernican Argument for Alien Consciousness; The Mimicry Argument Against Robot Consciousness: https://arxiv.org/abs/2412.00008- The Emotional Alignment Design Policy: https://arxiv.org/abs/2507.06263CONNECT:- Website: https://mindbodysolution.org - YouTube: https://youtube.com/@mindbodysolution- Podcast: https://creators.spotify.com/pod/show/mindbodysolution- Twitter: https://twitter.com/drtevinnaidu- Facebook: https://facebook.com/drtevinnaidu - Instagram: https://instagram.com/drtevinnaidu- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/drtevinnaidu- Website: https://tevinnaidu.com=============================Disclaimer: The information provided on this channel is for educational purposes only. The content is shared in the spirit of open discourse and does not constitute, nor does it substitute, professional or medical advice. We do not accept any liability for any loss or damage incurred from you acting or not acting as a result of listening/watching any of our contents. You acknowledge that you use the information provided at your own risk. Listeners/viewers are advised to conduct their own research and consult with their own experts in the respective fields.#EricSchwitzgebel #AI #Consciousness #PhilosophyofMind
What is the Mind-Body Problem?For thousands of years, philosophers and scientists have asked how an inner world of experience could emerge from an outer world of matter.From Plato and Descartes to modern neuroscience and AI, the Mind-Body Problem remains philosophy's oldest puzzle and science’s hardest challenge.This opening episode of Mind-Body Solution's special series, "The Mind-Body Problem Explained - An Ultimate Guide", introduces the mystery of consciousness and the major ways thinkers have tried to solve it - from dualism and idealism, to panpsychism and illusionism.Whether you're new to the topic or a seasoned philosopher of mind, this short film offers a clear, cinematic introduction to one of humanity's greatest questions:How does mind arise from matter - or does it? And what does this mean for reality itself?Mind • Matter • MeaningSubscribe to explore the series: The Mind-Body Problem Explained – An Ultimate Guide | A Mind-Body Solution Series.TIMESTAMPS:(00:00) – The Question | What is the Mind-Body Problem?(00:22) – Ancient Origins | Plato, Aristotle, and the Soul-Body Debate(00:53) – Descartes’ Revolution | “I think, therefore I am.”(01:18) – Modern Split | Mind and Matter in Science(01:40) – Philosophical Paths | Dualism, Physicalism, Idealism, Panpsychism(02:24) – The Hard Problem | Nagel, Chalmers, and Qualia(02:56) – The Explanatory Gap | Feeling vs Function(03:20) – Consciousness Today | Neuroscience, AI, and the Mystery of Mind(03:57) – Why It Matters | Free Will, Ethics, and Meaning(04:25) – Mind, Matter, Meaning | Toward a Mind-Body SolutionCONNECT:- Website: https://mindbodysolution.org - YouTube: https://youtube.com/@MindBodySolution- Podcast: https://creators.spotify.com/pod/show/mindbodysolution- Twitter: https://twitter.com/drtevinnaidu- Facebook: https://facebook.com/drtevinnaidu - Instagram: https://instagram.com/drtevinnaidu- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/drtevinnaidu- Website: https://tevinnaidu.com =============================Disclaimer: The information provided on this channel is for educational purposes only. The content is shared in the spirit of open discourse and does not constitute, nor does it substitute, professional or medical advice. We do not accept any liability for any loss or damage incurred from you acting or not acting as a result of listening/watching any of our contents. You acknowledge that you use the information provided at your own risk. Listeners/viewers are advised to conduct their own research and consult with their own experts in the respective fields.
In this conversation, Dr Andrew M. Davis joins Dr Tevin Naidu for a deep exploration of meaning, process philosophy, and the evolving story of consciousness. They discuss the modern meaning crisis, Alfred North Whitehead’s process cosmology, philosophical praxis, and how value, agency, and mind might be fundamental features of an unfolding universe. From metaphysics to existential risk, and from science to spirituality - this conversation explores how philosophy can help us re-enchant our understanding of reality itself.Andrew M. Davis, PhD. is an American process philosopher, theologian, and scholar of the cosmos. He is research and academic director for the Center for Process Studies where he researches, writes, teaches, and organizes conferences on various aspects of process-relational thought. He is author, editor, and co-editor of nearly a dozen books including Mind, Value, and Cosmos: On the Relational Nature of Ultimacy (2020); Process Cosmology: New Integrations in Science and Philosophy (2022); Metaphysics of Exo-Life: Toward a Constructive Whiteheadian Cosmotheology (2023); and Whitehead's Universe: A Prismatic Introduction (forthcoming, 2026).TIMESTAMPS:(00:00) – Introduction | Meaning, Mind, and the Future of Philosophy(03:12) – What Is Philosophical Praxis? Reconnecting Thought and Action(07:30) – The Meaning Crisis and Modern Disconnection(11:24) – Process Philosophy and the Need for a Living Metaphysics(15:10) – Whitehead’s Vision: The Universe as Becoming, Not Being(19:18) – Panpsychism, Panentheism, and the Mind at Large Framework(24:02) – Existential Risk and the Evolution of Consciousness(28:37) – How Reductionism Distorts Reality and Meaning(33:25) – Reclaiming Teleology: Value, Purpose, and Cosmic Direction(37:44) – Science, Spirituality, and the Death of Materialism(42:20) – Psychedelic States and the Expansion of Experience(46:48) – Axiology and the Centrality of Value in the Cosmos(51:36) – Philosophical Therapy: Healing the Worldview Divide(56:42) – The Crisis of Meaning as a Crisis of Perception(1:02:15) – Whitehead, Deleuze, and Creative Becoming(1:08:10) – Is the Universe Conscious? The Panexperiential Turn(1:14:00) – Towards a Cosmology of Value and Participation(1:19:28) – The Role of the Philosopher Today: From Critic to Creator(1:25:36) – Mind-Body, Mind-at-Large: Bridging Consciousness (and Cosmos(1:32:02) – Hope, Purpose, and the Next Evolution of Thought(1:38:27) – Closing Reflections | Re-Enchanting the World EPISODE LINKS:- Mind-at-Large Project Playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLPacM28YkMQCHdQl2_3OvDmHPl6jJRJcz&si=MxhDoX6bJjkEzMXK- Mind-at-Large Project: https://mindatlargeproject.com- Andrew's Website: https://andrewmdavis.info- Whitehead's Universe: www.whiteheadsuniverse.com- Andrew's YT Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@Andrew-M-Davis- Center for Process Studies: https://ctr4process.orgCONNECT:- Website: https://mindbodysolution.org - YouTube: https://youtube.com/@MindBodySolution- Podcast: https://creators.spotify.com/pod/show/mindbodysolution- Twitter: https://twitter.com/drtevinnaidu- Facebook: https://facebook.com/drtevinnaidu - Instagram: https://instagram.com/drtevinnaidu- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/drtevinnaidu- Website: https://tevinnaidu.com=============================Disclaimer: The information provided on this channel is for educational purposes only. The content is shared in the spirit of open discourse and does not constitute, nor does it substitute, professional or medical advice. We do not accept any liability for any loss or damage incurred from you acting or not acting as a result of listening/watching any of our contents. You acknowledge that you use the information provided at your own risk. Listeners/viewers are advised to conduct their own research and consult with their own experts in the respective fields.
Why do science and philosophy so often stand apart - and what happens when they come back together?In this thought-provoking conversation, Dr Tevin Naidu brings together Prof Lauren Ross (philosopher of science, UC Irvine) and Prof Megan Peters (computational neuroscientist, UC Irvine) to explore why modern science still depends on philosophical insight - and why philosophy needs to engage with empirical rigor.TIMESTAMPS:(00:00) - Introduction: Why science and philosophy need each other(01:45) - Science vs. Philosophy: debunking the "anything goes" myth(06:22) - What scientists misunderstand about philosophy(09:38) - Philosophy and science as synergistic collaborators(34:40) - Brains as model-builders: uncertainty, inference, and subjective experience(37:47) - How noise & variability reveal links between brain models and experience(39:39) - What counts as an explanation? Descriptions vs. why-questions in science(41:19) - Defining the explanatory target in consciousness research (contrast & clarity)(44:27) - Types of explanation: causal, mechanistic, computational, and mathematical(47:28) - Levels of analysis: Marr, models, and matching methods to questions(57:23) - The microprocessor/Mario example: what "perfect access" still fails to explain(58:50) - Groundbreaking work: metacognition, psychophysics & linking model knobs to experience(59:59) - Processing "under the hood": what the brain does without subjective access(01:00:01) - Vision science & the limits of introspection: implications for consciousness studies(01:26:39) - Is consciousness an epiphenomenon? Debate and conceptual framing(01:28:24) - Precision of questions: why asking the right question matters for explanation(01:29:54) - Plurality of explanatory targets: accepting piecemeal explanations for complex systems(01:42:22) - Community & interdisciplinarity: building networks that bridge science and philosophy(01:44:32) - Future horizons for consciousness research: what philosophy must confront next(02:06:36) - Final reflections: how a philosophically informed neuroscience could reshape the field(02:08:05) - ConclusionEPISODE LINKS:- Megan's Website: https://www.meganakpeters.org/- Megan's Lab: https://www.cnclab.io/- Neuromatch: https://neuromatch.io/- Megan's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/megan-peters-58a86133/- Megan's X: https://twitter.com/meganakpeters- Could a Neuroscientist Understand a Microprocessor: https://journals.plos.org/ploscompbiol/article?id=10.1371/journal.pcbi.1005268- Neuromatch’s Consciousness Day in the neuroAI course: https://neuroai.neuromatch.io/tutorials/W2D5_Mysteries/chapter_title.html- Lauren's Website: https://sites.socsci.uci.edu/~rossl/- Lauren's X: https://twitter.com/proflaurenross- Lauren's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lauren-ross-48522843/- Explanation in Biology: https://www.cambridge.org/core/elements/explanation-in-biology/743A8C5A6E709B1E348FCD4D005C67B3CONNECT:- Website: https://mindbodysolution.org - YouTube: https://youtube.com/@MindBodySolution- Podcast: https://creators.spotify.com/pod/show/mindbodysolution- Twitter: https://twitter.com/drtevinnaidu- Facebook: https://facebook.com/drtevinnaidu - Instagram: https://instagram.com/drtevinnaidu- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/drtevinnaidu- Website: https://tevinnaidu.com=============================Disclaimer: The information provided on this channel is for educational purposes only. The content is shared in the spirit of open discourse and does not constitute, nor does it substitute, professional or medical advice. We do not accept any liability for any loss or damage incurred from you acting or not acting as a result of listening/watching any of our contents. You acknowledge that you use the information provided at your own risk. Listeners/viewers are advised to conduct their own research and consult with their own experts in the respective fields.
What does it really mean to see with the mind’s eye?In this conversation, neurologist and consciousness researcher Professor Adam Zeman (Cognitive & Behavioural Neurologist, University of Exeter) joins Dr Tevin Naidu on Mind-Body Solution to explore the mysterious link between imagination, memory, and perception - and what happens when the mind’s eye goes dark.Zeman coined the term aphantasia, the inability to form mental images, and has spent decades studying how imagination shapes our sense of self and consciousness. Together, we discuss:- The neuroscience of mental imagery and its vividness- What aphantasia and hyperphantasia reveal about the brain-mind interface- Imagination’s evolutionary and social roles- How disorders of imagery illuminate the nature of consciousness- Why defining "inner experience" remains one of science's deepest puzzlesTIMESTAMPS:(00:00) - Introduction: Why imagination matters and the four big ideas(02:14) - What do we mean by “imagination”? Everyday vs scientific senses(05:46) - How imagination is implemented in the brain: top-down vs bottom-up processes(09:08) - The phenomenology of imagery: vividness, aphantasia, hyperphantasia(12:58) - Aphantasia explained: discovery, definition, and how common it is(16:50) - Measuring imagery: questionnaires, behavioral tasks, and limitations(20:30) - Dreams vs wakeful imagery: why people without imagery often still dream(24:12) - Aphantasia and memory: effects on autobiographical recall and learning(27:54) - Hyperphantasia and creativity: strengths, tradeoffs, and examples(31:28) - Clinical cases & the TIME project: epilepsy, transient amnesia, and memory links(34:50) - Accelerated long-term forgetting: what it reveals about memory consolidation(38:12) - Disorders of visual imagery: aphantasia, prosopagnosia, and related syndromes(41:55) - Therapeutic and performance uses of imagery: sports, music, psychotherapy(45:20) - Objective neural markers: fMRI, activation of visual cortices and network differences(48:56) - Assessing imagery in the clinic: best practices and pitfalls(52:30) - Imagination and consciousness: philosophical implications for “life in the mind”(55:50) - Language, sharing imagination, and why we evolved communicative imagination(59:38) - Dementia, PRESIDE and clinical relevance: early markers and research directions(01:03:50) - Future directions: AI, computational models, and bridging phenomenology + neuroscience(01:07:30) - Closing reflections: practical takeaways for researchers, clinicians, and curious minds EPISODE LINKS:- Adam's Website:- Adam's X: https://twitter.com/zemanlab- Adam's Publications: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=7BSh2mQAAAAJ&hl=en- Adam's Books: https://www.amazon.com/stores/Adam-Zeman/author/B001H6UT84?ref=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_1&qid=1760539071&sr=8-1&isDramIntegrated=true&shoppingPortalEnabled=true- Science of Imagination: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lkYwKjkCJgECONNECT:- Website: https://mindbodysolution.org - YouTube: https://youtube.com/@MindBodySolution- Podcast: https://creators.spotify.com/pod/show/mindbodysolution- Twitter: https://twitter.com/drtevinnaidu- Facebook: https://facebook.com/drtevinnaidu - Instagram: https://instagram.com/drtevinnaidu- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/drtevinnaidu- Website: https://tevinnaidu.com=============================Disclaimer: The information provided on this channel is for educational purposes only. The content is shared in the spirit of open discourse and does not constitute, nor does it substitute, professional or medical advice. We do not accept any liability for any loss or damage incurred from you acting or not acting as a result of listening/watching any of our contents. You acknowledge that you use the information provided at your own risk. Listeners/viewers are advised to conduct their own research and consult with their own experts in the respective fields.
The Mind-at-Large Project is a three-year, multidisciplinary initiative exploring consciousness and its role in reality. Mind-at-Large seeks to expand this paradigm - investigating the mind’s presence across scales, from quantum systems and living organisms to ecosystems and the cosmos itself. This series examines ideas such as panpsychism, pantheism, idealism, 4E cognition, animism, perspectivism, and non-human intelligence, while also engaging with extraordinary phenomenologies found in psychedelic experiences, mystical states, and anomalous consciousness.TIMESTAMPS:(00:00) – Introduction: The Mind-at-Large Project – Consciousness Beyond the Brain(02:30) – Setting the Stage: Bridging Science, Philosophy & Mysticism(06:10) – What Does “Mind-at-Large” Mean? Context from Bergson, James & Whitehead(10:25) – Peter on Philosophy’s Role: Expanding Mind Beyond Materialism(14:02) – Matt on Process Philosophy: Cosmos as a Living Mind(18:35) – Psychedelics, Panpsychism & the Renewal of Consciousness Studies(23:15) – The Crisis of Materialism: Why Science Needs a Broader Ontology(28:20) – Reconciling Science & Spirituality Without Dogma(33:40) – Whitehead’s Influence: From Process to Participation(39:15) – Consciousness as Cosmos: The Participatory Universe(43:45) – Bergson’s "Élan Vital" and the Evolution of Experience(47:52) – Peter on Nietzsche, Bergson & Psychedelic Metaphysics(53:00) – Matt on Cosmotheology: The Universe as an Ongoing Creation(58:24) – Ethics of Expanding Consciousness: Individual & Cosmic Implications(1:03:12) – Philosophy’s Function Today: Meaning in an Age of Mechanism(1:07:40) – The Role of Psychedelics in Re-enchanting the World(1:13:02) – Toward an Integrative Science of Mind-at-Large(1:18:26) – Panpsychism vs. Idealism: Mapping the Metaphysical Terrain(1:23:58) – Matt on Whitehead’s Process Metaphysics & Ecology of Mind(1:29:47) – Peter on Nietzsche’s Eternal Return & Mind as Becoming(1:34:25) – The Future of Consciousness Studies: Interdisciplinary Frontiers(1:40:10) – Mind-at-Large Conferences: Mission, Vision & Collaboration(1:46:28) – Closing Reflections: Consciousness, Cosmos & Human MeaningEPISODE LINKS:- Mind-at-Large Project: https://mindatlargeproject.com- Peter's Website: https://www.philosopher.eu- Peter's YouTube: https://youtube.com/@Ontologistics- Peter's X: https://twitter.com/PeterSjostedtH- Peter’s LinkedIn: https://uk.linkedin.com/in/dr-peter-sjöstedt-hughes-2b7a2927- Peter's Podcast: https://youtu.be/t6FZ5AB5998?si=RUNsQLyRMJQR9HXW- Peter's Lecture: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f4yCrqS0dCY- Matt's Website: https://footnotes2plato.com- Matt's YouTube: https://youtube.com/@footnotes2plato- Matt's Podcast: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Vgskuk6Ef0- Matt's Lecture: https://youtu.be/XGulaiHDheY?si=bsZU-ohYTmhjTQJ6- Matt's X: https://x.com/ThouArtThat- Matt's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/matthewdavidsegallCONNECT:- Website: https://mindbodysolution.org- Podcast: https://creators.spotify.com/pod/show/mindbodysolution- YouTube: https://youtube.com/mindbodysolution- Twitter: https://twitter.com/drtevinnaidu- Facebook: https://facebook.com/drtevinnaidu - Instagram: https://instagram.com/drtevinnaidu- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/drtevinnaidu- Website: https://tevinnaidu.com=============================Disclaimer: The information provided on this channel is for educational purposes only. The content is shared in the spirit of open discourse and does not constitute, nor does it substitute, professional or medical advice. We do not accept any liability for any loss or damage incurred from you acting or not acting as a result of listening/watching any of our contents. You acknowledge that you use the information provided at your own risk. Listeners/viewers are advised to conduct their own research and consult with their own experts in the respective fields.
What really goes on in our inner lives? Do we all think in words, narrating our experience with a constant "inner voice"? Or is that just a myth of the mind?In this conversation, Dr Tevin Naidu speaks with Professor Russell Hurlburt, pioneer of the Descriptive Experience Sampling (DES) method, a groundbreaking approach to studying inner experience using random beepers and in-depth interviews. Hurlburt challenges our assumptions about consciousness, showing that what people think their minds are like often doesn’t match reality.About Russell Hurlburt:Professor of Psychology at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Originator of the Descriptive Experience Sampling method, and author of six books on inner experience. He has studied everyday and clinical populations alike, from adolescents to patients with schizophrenia, anxiety, and bulimia.
TIMESTAMPS:00:00 Intro & Inner Experience: Who is Russell Hurlburt and why inner experience matters03:02 Consciousness vs Mind: Why Russ avoids strict definitions and focuses on lived experience05:34 Inventing the Beeper (1973): Origins of Descriptive Experience Sampling (DES)07:41 From Questionnaires to DES: Why self-report methods failed and random sampling was needed10:03 Intellectual Roots of DES: Phenomenology, eyewitness memory, and psychology’s blind spots16:52 Skinner & Radical Behaviorism: Agreements, divergences, and the reality of private events18:20 How DES Works: Random beeps, sampling, and expositional interviews explained21:01 Inside the Method: What participants do during a DES study and how data is collected23:32 Iterative Interviewing: Correcting armchair reports and improving experiential fidelity30:18 Engineering Mind Meets Psychology: Why random sampling reveals hidden mental processes33:48 Biggest Surprises from DES: Counterintuitive discoveries about everyday inner experience36:16 Inner Speech is Rare: Why inner monologue is less common than most assume42:01 Phenomenology of Inner Speech: Full sentences, missing words, voices, and spatial location49:44 Clinical Relevance: How DES challenges psychiatric categories like DSM and ICD54:44 Schizophrenia & Splattered Perception: Figure/ground breakdowns in inner experience58:10 Inner Seeing vs. Mental Images: The difference between "seeing" and mere imagery1:02:26 The Problem of the Self: Why defining the self is philosophically problematic1:37:28 Future Directions in DES: AI, methodology, and a fidelity-based science of mind1:53:45 Malleability of Inner Experience: Case studies (Fran, Mel) and closing reflectionsEPISODE LINKS:- Russell's Website: https://hurlburt.faculty.unlv.edu//- Russell's DES interviews: https://hurlburt.faculty.unlv.edu/ieo/ieo.html- Russell's Books: https://hurlburt.faculty.unlv.edu//sampling.html#books - Exploring Inner Experience: https://hurlburt.faculty.unlv.edu//sampling.htmlCONNECT:- Website: https://tevinnaidu.com - Podcast: https://creators.spotify.com/pod/show/mindbodysolution- YouTube: https://youtube.com/mindbodysolution- Twitter: https://twitter.com/drtevinnaidu- Facebook: https://facebook.com/drtevinnaidu - Instagram: https://instagram.com/drtevinnaidu- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/drtevinnaidu=============================Disclaimer: The information provided on this channel is for educational purposes only. The content is shared in the spirit of open discourse and does not constitute, nor does it substitute, professional or medical advice. We do not accept any liability for any loss or damage incurred from you acting or not acting as a result of listening/watching any of our contents. You acknowledge that you use the information provided at your own risk. Listeners/viewers are advised to conduct their own research and consult with their own experts in the respective fields.
Can phenomenology, the study of lived experience, be rigorously formalized in mathematics without losing its essence?In this episode of Mind-Body Solution, I speak with Professor Robert Prentner, a philosopher and interdisciplinary scientist exploring the intersections of consciousness, AI, phenomenology, and mathematics. Prentner develops the Interface Consciousness Lab, where concepts from category theory, topology, and networks are used to model experience, while also testing these ideas through AI systems and artificial phenomenology. His work bridges philosophy and computation, reimagining how agents construct reality.TIMESTAMPS:(00:00) - Introduction: Robert Prentner on interfaces, phenomenology & consciousness (01:00) - From Hoffman to Prentner: extending the Interface Theory of Perception (03:14) - Why neuroscience alone can’t solve the mind-body problem (05:42) - Physicalism fails: why consciousness must be taken as fundamental (08:15) - What is an "interface"? Rethinking perception and reality (11:29) - Can phenomenology be mathematized? Category theory & topology explained (14:28) - Guarding against reductionism: mathematics without oversimplification (17:02) - Phenomenal spaces: the geometry and structure of qualia (20:44) - Interfaces as relational: self, world, and embodiment (23:12) - Artificial phenomenology: can machines host new forms of experience? (25:05) - Beyond behaviorism: why the Turing Test is not enough (27:10) - SLP tests: Subjective, Linguistic & Phenomenological benchmarks for AI (29:54) - Ethics of alien consciousness: what if machines develop their own phenomenologies? (32:44) - Freedom, agency, and interfaces: rethinking responsibility (36:20) - Category theory and process philosophy: toward a new metaphysics (39:42) - Computational humanities: simulating historical subjectivities (42:55) - Consciousness beyond neuroscience: integrating humanities and AI (47:15) - Big gaps in consciousness science: what remains unsolved (52:40) - Future directions: mathematized phenomenology and integrative science (59:29) - Advice for young researchers: interdisciplinary challenges & closing reflectionsEPISODE LINKS:- Robert's Website: https://robertprentner.github.io/- Robert's Publications: https://scholar.google.com/citations?hl=en&user=ZYcFVxoAAAAJ- Robert's X: https://x.com/Robert_Prentner- Robert's Work Site: https://ih.shanghaitech.edu.cn/ih_en/2024/1204/c10937a1104318/page.htm- Robert's PhilPeople Profile: https://philpeople.org/profiles/robert-prentner- Donald Hoffman Podcast 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M5Hz1giUUT8- Donald Hoffman Podcast 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Toq9YLl49KM- Donald Hoffman Podcast 3: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QRa8r5xOaAA- Donald Hoffman Lecture 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r_UFm8GbSvU- Donald Hoffman Lecture 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YBmzqNIlbcI- Chris Fields Podcast: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jW2C3ZNzijECONNECT:- Website: https://mindbodysolution.org/- Podcast: https://creators.spotify.com/pod/show/mindbodysolution- YouTube: https://youtube.com/mindbodysolution- Twitter: https://twitter.com/drtevinnaidu- Facebook: https://facebook.com/drtevinnaidu - Instagram: https://instagram.com/drtevinnaidu- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/drtevinnaidu
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In this episode of Mind-Body Solution, Dr Tevin Naidu speaks with Dr Ruth Kastner, physicist and philosopher, about her groundbreaking Possibilist Transactional Formulation (PTF) of quantum theory. Kastner argues that quantum mechanics reveals a deeper realm of ontic possibilities, beyond spacetime, where transactions between emitters and absorbers give rise to the physical world we observe.
This conversation bridges physics, philosophy, and metaphysics, offering a radical yet rigorous vision of reality as fundamentally processual, relational, and deeply mysterious. Dr Ruth Kastner earned her M.S. in Physics and Ph.D. in History and Philosophy of Science from the University of Maryland.TIMESTAMPS:(00:00) - Introduction & Ruth Kastner's journey into quantum foundations(00:24) - Why quantum paradoxes grabbed her: entanglement, EPR & the measurement problem(03:04) - History, philosophy & foundations: why historical context matters for physics(04:11 )- Discovering the Transactional Formulation: Kramer, Wheeler-Feynman & absorber theory roots(09:36) - The Transactional Formulation explained: emitters, absorbers, offers & confirmations(11:06) - Time-symmetric direct-action theory & the role of virtual photons(13:16) - Absorber response and the ‘handshake’: how transactions actualize energy transfer(17:47) - The Born Rule: why PTF gives a physical explanation for quantum probabilities(20:27) - Possibilist metaphysics: wavefunctions as ontic possibilities in Hilbert space(24:10) - Iceberg metaphor: spacetime as the measurable "tip" of quantum reality(26:24) - Objective reduction & von Neumann's "process 1" in the transactional picture(27:03) - Maudlin's critique & replies: causal loops, relativistic formulation & objections answered(31:19) - Retrocausality clarified: what retrocausation does and doesn’t mean in PTF(34:51) - Emergent spacetime from transactions: emission/absorption events & Einstein equations(43:54) - Consciousness & quantum theory: why mind is not a measurement "band-aid"(46:52) - The mind-body problem reframed: monism, receptivity & quantum possibilities(49:35) - Time symmetry, indeterminacy & free will: where physics leaves room for choice(52:15) - Yoga, receptivity & embodiment: contemplative practice informing Kastner’s thinking(58:14) - Cosmology & empirical prospects: dark matter, dark energy & testable predictions(1:03:51) - Further reading & resources: books, papers & the Possibilist Transactional Formulation EPISODE LINKS:- Ruth's Website: https://www.ruthekastner.org/- Ruth's Academic Blog: https://transactionalinterpretation.org/- Ruth's Publications: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=eCEoqOcAAAAJ&hl=en- Ruth's Books: https://www.amazon.com/stores/Ruth-E.-Kastner/author/B008HTAV4G?ref=ap_rdr&isDramIntegrated=true&shoppingPortalEnabled=trueCONNECT:- Website: https://tevinnaidu.com - Podcast: https://creators.spotify.com/pod/show/mindbodysolution- YouTube: https://youtube.com/mindbodysolution- Twitter: https://twitter.com/drtevinnaidu- Facebook: https://facebook.com/drtevinnaidu - Instagram: https://instagram.com/drtevinnaidu- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/drtevinnaidu=============================Disclaimer: The information provided on this channel is for educational purposes only. The content is shared in the spirit of open discourse and does not constitute, nor does it substitute, professional or medical advice. We do not accept any liability for any loss or damage incurred from you acting or not acting as a result of listening/watching any of our contents. You acknowledge that you use the information provided at your own risk. Listeners/viewers are advised to conduct their own research and consult with their own experts in the respective fields.
What if our memories weren’t fixed, but flexible? And what if the key to understanding fear, emotion, and consciousness lies in how the brain constantly reshapes experience?In this episode of Mind-Body Solution, Dr Tevin Naidu speaks with Prof Daniela Schiller, a world-renowned neuroscientist, and director of the Laboratory of Affective Neuroscience at Mount Sinai. Prof Schiller’s groundbreaking work explores how we form, change, and even reimagine emotional memories, from the neuroscience of fear to the dynamic nature of consciousness and identity. Together, we dive into:- How fear memories are formed in the brain- Why emotional responses are flexible, not hardwired- The ethics of modifying traumatic memories- Social navigation: how the brain maps human relationships- The Human Affectome: a bold framework linking emotion and consciousness- Can machines ever be conscious? Free will, probabilities, and neuroscience- Memory as liberation: how to live with multiple stories of the selfProf Schiller is not only a world-leading neuroscientist with work published in Nature, Neuron, Nature Neuroscience, and PNAS, she’s also a Fulbright Fellow, Kavli Frontiers of Science Fellow, two-time Moth StorySLAM winner, and drummer for the rock band "The Amygdaloids".TIMESTAMPS:(0:00) – Introduction: Daniela Schiller on the Science of Emotion & Memory(0:39) – From Animal Models to Human Fear Studies: Schiller’s Journey(2:00) – What Happens in the Brain When a Fear Memory is Formed?(3:15) – Flexibility of Emotional Responses: Why Fear Is Not Hardwired(4:51) – Computational Psychiatry & the Brain as an Algorithmic System(6:00) – From Circuits to Consciousness: Can Neuroscience Explain Subjective Experience?(7:11) – The Human Affectome: A Framework Linking Emotion and Consciousness(9:13) – What Is Consciousness? Felt Experience as the Core of Mind(11:04) – Social Navigation: Mapping Human Relationships in the Brain(14:02) – How Social Media Distorts Real Interaction and Social Space(18:15) – Ethics of Modifying Traumatic Memories: Liberation or Risk?(21:27) – Are Emotions Brain Events, Bodily Events, or Psychological Phenomena?(23:16) – The 4E Approach: Embedded, Embodied, Enactive, and Extended Cognition(24:00) – Bringing Philosophy Into Neuroscience: The Human Affectome Project(27:03) – Exciting Advances: Intracranial Recordings, VR, and Naturalistic Neuroscience(33:11) – Can Artificial Intelligence or Machines Ever Be Conscious?(36:26) – Free Will and Probabilities: Neuroscience Meets Philosophy(41:12) – Overcoming Fear as Liberation: Redefining Memory and Identity(46:09) – Living With Multiple Stories: Memory, Authenticity, and Self-Creation(1:02:24) – Future Directions: Reconsolidation, Social Space, and the Human AffectomeEPISODE LINKS:- Daniela' Website: https://profiles.mountsinai.org/daniela-schiller- Daniela's Lab: https://labs.neuroscience.mssm.edu/project/schiller-lab/- Daniela's Publications: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/myncbi/daniela.schiller.2/bibliography/public/CONNECT:- Website: https://tevinnaidu.com - Podcast: https://creators.spotify.com/pod/show/mindbodysolution- YouTube: https://youtube.com/mindbodysolution- Twitter: https://twitter.com/drtevinnaidu- Facebook: https://facebook.com/drtevinnaidu - Instagram: https://instagram.com/drtevinnaidu- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/drtevinnaidu=============================Disclaimer: The information provided on this channel is for educational purposes only. The content is shared in the spirit of open discourse and does not constitute, nor does it substitute, professional or medical advice. We do not accept any liability for any loss or damage incurred from you acting or not acting as a result of listening/watching any of our contents. You acknowledge that you use the information provided at your own risk. Listeners/viewers are advised to conduct their own research and consult with their own experts in the respective fields.
Professors Karl Friston & Mark Solms, pioneers in the fields of neuroscience, psychology, and theoretical biology, delve into the frontiers of consciousness: "Can We Engineer Artificial Consciousness?". From mimicry to qualia, this historic conversation tackles whether artificial consciousness is achievable - and how. Essential viewing/listening for anyone interested in the mind, AI ethics, and the future of sentience. Subscribe to the channel for more profound discussions!Professor Karl Friston is one of the most highly cited living neuroscientists in history. He is Professor of Neuroscience at University College London and holds Honorary Doctorates from the University of Zurich, University of York and Radboud University. He is the world expert on brain imaging, neuroscience, and theoretical neurobiology, and pioneers the Free-Energy Principle for action and perception, with well-over 300,000 citations.
Professor Mark Solms is director of Neuropsychology in the Neuroscience Institute of the University of Cape Town and Groote Schuur Hospital (Departments of Psychology and Neurology), an Honorary Lecturer in Neurosurgery at the Royal London Hospital School of Medicine, an Honorary Fellow of the American College of Psychiatrists, and the President of the South African Psychoanalytical Association. TIMESTAMPS:(0:00) - Introduction (0:45) - Defining Consciousness & Intelligence(8:20) - Minimizing Free Energy + Maximizing Affective States(9:07) - Knowing if Something is Conscious(13:40) - Mimicry & Zombies(17:13) - Homology in Consciousness Inference(21:27) - Functional Criteria for Consciousness(25:10) - Structure vs Function Debate(29:35) - Mortal Computation & Substrate(35:33) - Biological Naturalism vs Functionalism(42:42) - Functional Architectures & Independence(48:34) - Is Artificial Consciousness Possible?(55:12) - Reportability as Empirical Criterion(57:28) - Feeling as Empirical Consciousness(59:40) - Mechanistic Basis of Feeling(1:06:24) - Constraints that Shape Us(1:12:24) - Actively Building Artificial Consciousness (Mark's current project)(1:24:51) - Hedonic Place Preference Test & Ethics(1:30:51) - ConclusionEPISODE LINKS:- Karl's Round 1: https://youtu.be/Kb5X8xOWgpc- Karl's Round 2: https://youtu.be/mqzyKs2Qvug- Karl's Lecture 1: https://youtu.be/Gp9Sqvx4H7w- Karl's Lecture 2: https://youtu.be/Sfjw41TBnRM- Karl's Lecture 3: https://youtu.be/dM3YINvDZsY- Mark's Round 1: https://youtu.be/qqM76ZHIR-o- Mark's Round 2: https://youtu.be/rkbeaxjAZm4CONNECT:- Website: https://tevinnaidu.com - Podcast: https://creators.spotify.com/pod/show/mindbodysolution- YouTube: https://youtube.com/mindbodysolution- Twitter: https://twitter.com/drtevinnaidu- Facebook: https://facebook.com/drtevinnaidu - Instagram: https://instagram.com/drtevinnaidu- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/drtevinnaidu=============================Disclaimer: The information provided on this channel is for educational purposes only. The content is shared in the spirit of open discourse and does not constitute, nor does it substitute, professional or medical advice. We do not accept any liability for any loss or damage incurred from you acting or not acting as a result of listening/watching any of our contents. You acknowledge that you use the information provided at your own risk. Listeners/viewers are advised to conduct their own research and consult with their own experts in the respective fields.
Dr Azra Raza is a Professor of Medicine, Clinical Director of the Evans Foundation MDS Center, and Executive Director of The First Cell Coalition for Cancer Survivors at Columbia University in New York. She is the best-selling author of "The First Cell: And the human costs of pursuing cancer to the last". She started her research in Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS) in 1982 and moved to Rush University, Chicago, Illinois in 1992, where she was the Charles Arthur Weaver Professor in Oncology and Director, Division of Myeloid Diseases. The MDS Program, along with a Tissue Repository containing more than 50,000 samples from MDS and acute leukemia patients was successfully relocated to the University of Massachusetts in 2004 and to Columbia University in 2010. Before moving to New York, Dr Raza was the Chief of Hematology Oncology and the Gladys Smith Martin Professor of Oncology at the University of Massachusetts in Worcester. She has published the results of her laboratory research and clinical trials in prestigious, peer-reviewed journals such as The New England Journal of Medicine, Nature, Blood, Cancer, Cancer Research, the British Journal of Hematology, Leukemia, and Leukemia Research. Dr Raza serves on numerous national and international panels as a reviewer, consultant, and advisor and is the recipient of a number of awards.TIMESTAMPS:(0:00) - Introduction (0:50) - The First Cell: and the human costs of pursuing cancer to the last(4:10) - Defining Cancer(7:50) - A Cancer Paradigm Shift: Finding the First Cell(11:16) - "The Cure for Cancer"(19:05) - Azra's Journey, Development & Reception(24:40) - Hope, Honesty & Harm in a Clinical Setting(33:00) - Current Medical Politics vs Revolutionary Detections/Treatments(39:00) - Increasing Lifespan & Healthspan(43:01) - "Michael Levin Should Win The Nobel Prize!"(51:00) - A Good Life & a Good Death(56:00) - How Words distort our relationship with Disease(1:00:00) - How Disease & Death Shape Our Lives(1:05:40) - The First Cell Book(1:09:15) - A Better Healthcare System(1:12:27) - Conclusion EPISODE LINKS:- Azra's Website: https://azraraza.com- Azra's Books: https://azraraza.com/books- Azra's X: https://x.com/AzraRazaMD- Azra's YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/@AzraRazaMDCONNECT:- Website: https://tevinnaidu.com - Podcast: https://creators.spotify.com/pod/show/mindbodysolution- YouTube: https://youtube.com/mindbodysolution- Twitter: https://twitter.com/drtevinnaidu- Facebook: https://facebook.com/drtevinnaidu - Instagram: https://instagram.com/drtevinnaidu- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/drtevinnaidu=============================Disclaimer: The information provided on this channel is for educational purposes only. The content is shared in the spirit of open discourse and does not constitute, nor does it substitute, professional or medical advice. We do not accept any liability for any loss or damage incurred from you acting or not acting as a result of listening/watching any of our contents. You acknowledge that you use the information provided at your own risk. Listeners/viewers are advised to conduct their own research and consult with their own experts in the respective fields.
Aaron Sloman is Emeritus/Honorary Professor of Artificial Intelligence and Cognitive Science at University of Birmingham, UK. He is a Fellow of Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence, Society for the Study of Artificial Intelligence and the Simulation of Behaviour and European Coordinating Committee for Artificial Intelligence. In 2018, he became a Fellow of the Alan Turing Institute. Sussex University awarded him an honorary Doctorate of Science in July 2006. The Sloman Lounge in the School of Computer Science at the University of Birmingham is named in his honour. In 2020 the American Philosophical Association (APA) awarded him the K. Jon Barwise Prize "for significant and sustained contributions to areas relevant to philosophy and computing". He has published widely on philosophy of mathematics, epistemology, cognitive science, and artificial intelligence.TIMESTAMPS:(0:00) - Introduction (0:15) - Rethinking the term "Information"(8:50) - What is Life?(11:32) - Limits of Fundamental Physics (ft Anthony Leggett)(18:13) - Role of Philosophy in Science(21:50) - Aaron's diverse body of knowledge(25:40) - Information without Bits(28:20) - Cognition Before Language(32:52) - Intelligent Systems vs Consciousness(35:00) - Machines vs Biological Complexity(40:50) - Toward a Unified Theory of Life & Mind(44:25) - Exploring Science with a Novel Body of Knowledge(50:00) - The Mind-Body Problem(53:00) - Human Augmentation & Telos(56:44) - Aaron's Legacy(1:00:00) - What is Life by Erwin Schrödinger(1:02:15) - Building Upon the Shoulders of Giants(1:06:00) - Final Thoughts (1:08:14) - ConclusionEPISODE LINKS:- Aaron's Website 1: https://cogaffarchive.org/misc/whatlife.html- Aaron's Website 2: https://cogaffarchive.org/evol-devol.html- Aaron's Publications: https://tinyurl.com/43nb4xx2- Aaron's Books: https://tinyurl.com/45wynvrzCONNECT:- Website: https://tevinnaidu.com - Podcast: https://creators.spotify.com/pod/show/mindbodysolution- YouTube: https://youtube.com/mindbodysolution- Twitter: https://twitter.com/drtevinnaidu- Facebook: https://facebook.com/drtevinnaidu - Instagram: https://instagram.com/drtevinnaidu- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/drtevinnaidu=============================Disclaimer: The information provided on this channel is for educational purposes only. The content is shared in the spirit of open discourse and does not constitute, nor does it substitute, professional or medical advice. We do not accept any liability for any loss or damage incurred from you acting or not acting as a result of listening/watching any of our contents. You acknowledge that you use the information provided at your own risk. Listeners/viewers are advised to conduct their own research and consult with their own experts in the respective fields.