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In this episode, the host and guest discuss the hard problem of consciousness and the lack of progress towards understanding the physical basis of conscious experience.
2:23:01 - 2:24:09 (01:08)
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In this episode, the host and guest discuss the hard problem of consciousness and the lack of progress towards understanding the physical basis of conscious experience. They also explore the possibility of alternative approaches to studying consciousness beyond the focus on neurons and physical systems.
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PodcastLex Fridman Podcast
The complexity of the dynamics and the organization of a physical system, such as a brain, may create consciousness, but why stipulate both the physical and consciousness, when only the consciousness aspect can be applied?
2:24:09 - 2:28:13 (04:03)
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The complexity of the dynamics and the organization of a physical system, such as a brain, may create consciousness, but why stipulate both the physical and consciousness, when only the consciousness aspect can be applied?