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Understanding Consciousness: The Hardest Question in Science?
2:02:04 - 2:06:22 (04:18)
In this episode, the host explores the question of understanding consciousness and whether science, with its current budget and incentive structure, can achieve this understanding. He discusses the mental features of consciousness and the challenges of studying it through the lens of science.
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In this podcast, Sam Harris discusses the workings of the brain and consciousness and how our brain informs us about our physical state through feelings of comfort and discomfort.
2:02:04 - 2:03:33 (01:29)
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In this podcast, Sam Harris discusses the workings of the brain and consciousness and how our brain informs us about our physical state through feelings of comfort and discomfort.
ChapterUnderstanding Consciousness: The Hardest Question in Science?
Episode#140 – Lisa Feldman Barrett: Love, Evolution, and the Human Brain
PodcastLex Fridman Podcast
The speaker highlights the challenge of understanding science with its current budget and incentive structure, comparing it to understanding other phenomena like the birth and nature of the universe.
2:03:33 - 2:06:22 (02:49)
Science
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The speaker highlights the challenge of understanding science with its current budget and incentive structure, comparing it to understanding other phenomena like the birth and nature of the universe.