Podcasts about fundamental mystery

Annaka Harris is an American writer. Her work touches on neuroscience, meditation, philosophy of mind and consciousness. She is the author of the New York Times bestseller Conscious: A Brief Guide to the Fundamental Mystery of the Mind. Get Annaka Harris' documentary Lights On here.

In this episode of the Commune Podcast, Jeff Krasno sits down with New York Times bestselling author Annaka Harris to explore one of the most profound and enduring questions in science and philosophy: What is consciousness?Annaka is the author of Conscious: A Brief Guide to the Fundamental Mystery of the Mind and the writer and producer of Lights On, a new audio documentary series that investigates the deepest mysteries of mind, matter, and awareness. Together, Jeff and Annaka examine the "hard problem" of consciousness—asking whether it's simply a byproduct of brain activity or a fundamental aspect of reality itself.This conversation is a mind-bending journey to the frontiers of neuroscience, philosophy, and the very nature of being human.This podcast is supported by:Bon Charge Get 15% off when you order at boncharge.com and use promo code COMMUNEPuoriGo to Puori.com/COMMUNE use promo code COMMUNE to save 20% on a one-time purchaseStemregenGet 20% off your first order at stemregen.co/commune with the code COMMUNEPODQualiaGo to qualialife.com/commune to try Qualia Senolytic backed by a 100 day money back guarantee, and use promo code Commune to get 15% off!BiohackingGo to biohackingconference.com and get a 30% discount on ticket with the discount code COMMUNE30.

Questions about consciousness range from the precise and empirical -- what neurons fire when I have some particular experience -- to the deeply profound -- does consciousness emerge from matter, or does matter emerge from consciousness? While it might be straightforward to think that consciousness arises from the collective behavior of atoms in the brain, Annaka Harris and others argue that consciousness could be the fundamental stuff from which matter arises. She talks with a variety of experts in her new audio series, Lights On: How Understanding Consciousness Helps Us Understand the Universe.Blog post with show notes and transcript: https://www.preposterousuniverse.com/podcast/2025/04/14/311-annaka-harris-on-whether-consciousness-is-fundamental/Support Mindscape on Patreon.Annaka Harris received a BFA from New York University. She is the author of Consciousness: A Brief Guide to the Fundamental Mystery of the Mind. She is a co-founder of Project Reason.Web siteWikipediaAmazon author pageSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

How to think about consciousness without breaking your brain. Annaka Harris is the New York Times bestselling author of CONSCIOUS: A Brief Guide to the Fundamental Mystery of the Mind and writer and producer of the audio documentary series, LIGHTS ON. Her work has appeared in The New York Times, Nautilus Magazine, the Journal of Consciousness Studies, and IAI Magazine, and she is also an editor and consultant for science writers, specializing in neuroscience and physics.    In this episode we talk about: What consciousness is—and why we should care about it The question of whether or not consciousness is a fundamental aspect of the universe (so literally—is consciousness embedded in the chair I'm sitting in?) Why thinking about this mystery can create a sense of awe (a reliable antidote to suffering) Meditation techniques for exploring consciousness The illusion of the self  The importance of challenging our intuitions And much more   Related Episodes:  The Fundamental Mystery of the Mind | Annaka Harris Susan Kaiser Greenland and Annaka Harris, Teaching Mindfulness to Kids #469. A Mystery That Matters | Anil Seth Pulitzer Prize-Winning Novelist Jennifer Egan On: Panic, Awe, Fetishizing Authenticity, and Our Possible AI Futures   Sign up for Dan's newsletter here Follow Dan on social: Instagram, TikTok Ten Percent Happier online bookstore Subscribe to our YouTube Channel Our favorite playlists on: Anxiety, Sleep, Relationships, Most Popular Episodes   Additional Resources:  wakingup.com/tenpercent LIGHTS ON The Candy House The Case Against Reality  On Having No Head: Zen and the Rediscovery of the Obvious  Ten Zen Questions: Susan Blackmore  

Annaka Harris dives deep into some of the most profound and perplexing questions about the nature of consciousness, perception, free will, AI, and the underlying meaning of love and existence. Annaka begins by defining consciousness and exploring the "hard problem". She discusses neuroscientific insights into how the brain processes conscious experiences, and how our intuitions about the nature of the self and decision-making can often mislead us. The conversation then ventures into the realms of plant consciousness, the criteria for discerning whether something is truly conscious and capable of suffering, and the idea that consciousness may be a fundamental feature of the universe. She shares her personal experience with using meditation to transcend the illusory nature of the self. Red light therapy: Go to https://BonCharge.com/KnowThyself and use code KNOWTHYSELF to save 15%  André's Book Recommendations: https://www.knowthyself.one/books ___________ Timecodes: 0:00 Intro  2:20 Defining Consciousness 6:25 Why the 'Hard Problem' is Hard 14:48 How the Brain Processes Conscious Experiences 19:30 You're Not Crazy, You're Waking Up  25:37 How Your Intuitions May Lead You Astray 29:12 Are Plants Conscious? 39:28 Discerning What Makes Something Conscious or Able to Suffer 47:51 Boncharge: Red Lights 15% Off 49:01 Pan-psychism & Consciousness as Fundamental 1:02:27 Consciousness at a Molecular Level 1:15:35 Illusory Nature of Self 1:21:57 Transcending the Self Through Meditation  1:32:31 Decision Making & The Readiness potential  1:43:10 Free Will vs Conscious Will 1:44:52 The Love Underneath it All 1:50:46 Experimental Science & the Language Barrier to Describing This 1:53:58 Annaka's Personal Path to Studying Consciousness  2:01:40 Life's Inherent Intelligence & Meaning 2:08:51 Artificial Intelligence 2:14:16 Do Aliens Exist? 2:18:40 Seeing the Bigger Picture 2:23:05 Conclusion  ___________ Annaka Harris is the New York Times bestselling author of CONSCIOUS: A Brief Guide to the Fundamental Mystery of the Mind. Her work has appeared in The New York Times, Nautilus Magazine, the Journal of Consciousness Studies, and IAI Magazine. She is also an editor and consultant for science writers, specializing in neuroscience and physics. Annaka is the author of the children's book I Wonder, coauthor of the Mindful Games Activity Cards, and a volunteer mindfulness teacher for the organization Inner Kids. Website: https://annakaharris.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/annakaharrisprojects/ ___________ Know Thyself Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/knowthyself/ Website: https://www.knowthyself.one Clips Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJ4wglCWTJeWQC0exBalgKg Listen to all episodes on Audio:  Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4FSiemtvZrWesGtO2MqTZ4?si=d389c8dee8fa4026 Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/know-thyself/id1633725927 André Duqum Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/andreduqum/

"A Brief Guide to the Fundamental Mystery of the Mind"

Erik Hoel is a research professor at Tufts University, theoretical neuroscientist, and an author known for his work on understanding consciousness and the complexity of the brain. Consciousness and free will are two of the most puzzling aspects of human existence. The question now is whether emerging scientific discoveries and technological advancements can unravel what's going on under the hood of our experience. Expect to learn what the newest cutting edge research on consciousness can teach us, the impact AI will have on our understanding of the Self, why it is so difficult to explain our inner thoughts out loud, whether science can prove that we have free will, how to overcome your deterministic fatalism and much more... Sponsors: Get an exclusive discount from Surfshark VPN at https://surfshark.deals/MODERNWISDOM (use code MODERNWISDOM) Get 15% discount on Mud/Wtr at http://mudwtr.com/mw (use code MODERNWISDOM) Get 20% discount on House Of Macadamias' nuts at https://houseofmacadamias.com/modernwisdom (use code MW20)  Extra Stuff: Get my free Reading List of 100 books to read before you die → https://chriswillx.com/books/ To support me on Patreon (thank you): https://www.patreon.com/modernwisdom - Get in touch. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chriswillx Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/chriswillx YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/modernwisdompodcast Email: https://chriswillx.com/contact/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This is an episode of the podcast where I use this clipped discussion by the podcast Lex Fridman and the author of Conscious: A Brief Guide to the Fundamental Mystery of the Mind by Annaka Harris (partner of Sam Harris) to open a discussion around the self, the idea of it being an illusion, and our sense of will. Anyway, I've always been hesitant in using the language of “illusion” around the sense of self, as I think it can have an unintended spiral effect that is not always helpful for the person coming into a certain “realization.” Why?The self is a default mode of being. The self is what we use to operate within the world. Our “self” is interacting with billions of other-selves…it might not always be best to call this an illusion, especially with our understanding of illusion in a modern context. I discuss more in the episode:) * The self becomes you that is created by the subjective experiences of an individual. * The self exists in some essence and interacts with the universe and the world around us, thus it is constantly moving and flowing and being influenced by our inner state and the external reality. The self flows with the tides of experience. “Our experience of consciousness is so intrinsic to who we are, we rarely notice that something mysterious is going on. Consciousness is experience itself, and it is therefore easy to miss the profound question staring us in the face in each moment: Why would any collection of matter in the universe be conscious?” — Annaka Harris The clip the audio is from: hereA Philosopher's Stone LetterStay curious, Brenden This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit brendenslabyrinth.substack.com/subscribe

For this conversation, I am joined by Scott Clifton aka Theoretical Bullshit. We talk over the usefulness of social media platforms like Twitter, as well as their harm. Along with this, we touch on fatalism, sin (specifically the Judeo-Christian concept of 'The Fall') and finally land on morality by taking an unexpected look at abortion. You can find/follow Scott: Twitter YouTube Email: theoreticalbullshit@me.com Resources mentioned in this conversation: Conscious: A Brief Guide to the Fundamental Mystery of the Mind by Annaka Harris The Righteous Mind: Why Good People Are Divided by Politics and Religion by Jonathan Haidt The Happiness Hypothesis by Jonathan Haidt We hope you enjoy our show. When Belief Dies aims to honestly reflect on faith, religion and life. Cheers, -Sam ________Giving________ Patreon (monthly giving) PayPal (one-time gift) Bitcoin (one-time gift) As always - a massive ‘Thank You' to all the supporters of When Belief Dies! Without you, this wouldn't be possible. ________Social________ Twitter Website Email: whenbeliefdies@gmail.com ________Gear________ Camera (Sony A6400) Lens (Sigma 16mm F1.4) HDMI Adapter (Cam Link 4K) Microphone (RØDE PodMic) Audio Interface (Focusrite Scarlett 4i4 3rd gen) Microphone Amplifier (Cloudlifter CL-1) Recording & Interview Software (Riverside FM) #morality #WhenBeliefDies #sin

Annaka Harris is the author of Conscious: A Brief Guide to the Fundamental Mystery of the Mind. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors: – Wealthfront: https://wealthfront.com/lex to get $50 sign-up bonus – BetterHelp: https://betterhelp.com/lex to get 10% off – Blinkist: https://blinkist.com/lex to get 25% off premium – Onnit: https://lexfridman.com/onnit to get up to 10% off – Indeed: https://indeed.com/lex to get $75 credit EPISODE LINKS: Annaka's Twitter: http://twitter.com/annakaharris Annaka's Website: http://annakaharris.com Annaka's Facebook: http://facebook.com/annakaharrisprojects Annaka's Books: 1. Conscious: https://amzn.to/3SFLLPE 2. I Wonder: https://amzn.to/3UPQTTm Annaka's Articles: 1. What Is Time?: http://nautil.us/what-is-time-238478 2. A Solution to the Combination Problem: http://annakaharris.com/the-future-of-panpsychism

My guest today is Amanda Elo'Esh.Amanda is the founder and president of Living Wisdom Church, a dogma-free plant and energy medicine based community in the San Francisco Bay area.Amanda is a Spiritual Success Mentor who found and began using her spiritual gifts from an early age.  She has a masters in counseling psychology and expressive arts therapy.  She's an international speaker, teacher, an author, medicine woman, and more!I was introduced to Amanda through Dr. Matthew Gamble (Episode 23) and am so grateful to be connected!More about Amanda:Amanda Elo'Esh has been given spiritual gifts that have been a comfort and great support throughout her life. She has been able to access "Source" wisdom, which helped her to participate in programs for gifted children, and given her secrets for healing her own emotional and physical traumas, as well as providing guidance through obstacles and suffering.Amanda has been able to heal from physical birth defects, auto-immune deficiency, anxiety, obsessive-compulsive thoughts, body dysmorphic disorder, an eating disorder, and suicidal thoughts, as well as depression and PTSD by tapping into the infinite wisdom available to each of us.Amanda recognized early on that, despite her many challenges, she also had great resources to cope with her human journey. She has been passionate about discovering the secrets to helping others to access their own unique and sacred relationship with everything that is greater than us that wishes us well.She has applied her spiritual guidance as well as her academic experience in a lifelong commitment to bridging science and spirituality, and providing powerful, effective, and results-focused practices, healing ceremonies, and personal mentorship to help others tap into the unimaginable happiness that come from having a personal relationship with Source.Her commitment is to help everyone who is ready to access their inalienable sovereignty, liberate themselves from subconscious programs, and to bring loving kindness, compassion, connection, and limitless joy to humanity.She is committed to being an ally and dismantling the internalized racism and other harmful programs that are creating darkness and divisiveness into our world today.Amanda's WebsiteBook we referenced: Conscious: A Brief Guide to the Fundamental Mystery of the Mind  by Anneka Harriswww.makelifelessdifficult.com

If you enjoy this podcast, consider buying me a coffee: https://adamstoner.com/support His body blue, no blood pressure to speak of, and no pulse to find, artist Andy Warhol was declared dead on arrival at Columbus Hospital in New York City – 4:51pm on June 3rd 1968 – having just been shot by a former colleague at his workshop, The Factory. Bleeding on the gurney, a senior doctor took a fleeting look at the corpse, peeling back an eyelid and watched as its pupil contracted in the bright emergency room lights. Andy Warhol wasn't dead. More culturally relevant to modern day, materialistic Christmases than Jesus himself, disciples of the king of consumerism gathered outside the hospital that night, Andy's resurrection happening within. A cardiac arrest on the operating table and 12 pints of blood later, Warhol's scarified body walked from the hospital alive. I tell you this because I've just finished reading The Andy Warhol Diaries and am about to finish Year of Wonder: Classical Music for Every Day by ex-BBC Radio 3 presenter Clemency Burton-Hill. Clemency's got a sequel out this December, Another Year of Wonder, which I've pre-ordered. On the subject of music, Paul McCartney's new double-volume coffee-table book – The Lyrics – is an intimate self-portrait in 154 songs, a fascinating trawl through the handwritten notes of the UK's greatest songwriter. I got that at the start of the month when I saw his Q&A at the Southbank Centre in London. Spread over pages 48 and 49 of the most recent edition of Science and Nature magazine, I write about something that world leaders overwhelmingly failed to grasp at COP26: the fragility of planet Earth. Despite their failure, it was lovely to see my writing published and now exist in the hands and homes of people across the country. That edition is still on newsstands if you've not been able to pick up your copy yet. On Audible I've been listening to Conscious: A Brief Guide to the Fundamental Mystery of the Mind by Annaka Harris, Your Brain Is a Time Machine: The Neuroscience and Physics of Time by Dean Buonomano, and Transcend by Scott Barry Kaufman. I've also been listening to the tonnes of great music that's come out this month. HalfNoise's new album, Motif, is a blend of classical and jazz and a perfect easy evening listen. ABBA's new album shot straight to number one and it's no surprise why. Adele's new album is undoubtedly fantastic too. I was gifted a gorgeous Voyager Golden Record three-LP box-set from Ozma Records and also received a signed copy of Christopher Tin's Calling All Dawns on vinyl this month. For me, albums are a snapshot of the time in which they were recorded, something the Voyager record captures so poignantly and Adele clearly feels too; why else would you title each album your age? That's why I feel strongly about Taylor Swift's re-recording of her albums. Red (Taylor's Version) came out earlier in the month and although I sympathise with the reasons behind its re-release, there's something wholly inauthentic about a soon-to-be 32 year old re-releasing songs written by a 22 year old Swift. As she catches up with her present day work, I daresay I'll feel differently. That said, the album is just as fantastic as the first time around and like Paul McCartney's book, I love gems from the archive. I've had such a lovely month getting out-and-about too. Working on a big project I'll be able to tell you more about in the new year, I was at the Royal Observatory Greenwich in mid-November. I also visited We The Curious in Bristol yesterday for more of the same. Either my taste in films is terrible or critics are stuffy people whose self-importance impedes their judgement. The reviews for House of Gucci are terrible; I saw it in the cinema on Friday and thoroughly enjoyed it. I reckon it's the second of those two things. I was invited to hear the Cotswold Male Voice Choir perform in Cheltenham on Saturday and even took a walk around Westonbirt Arboretum a few days ago on a press preview of their Enchanted Christmas trail. I was also invited to the Tewkesbury Festival of Lights at the start of the month, a beautiful sound and light show telling the story of Tewkesbury through the lens of its 900 year old Abbey. That's sort of what I'm trying to do with these updates; place my story – what I've been doing, reading, watching, and listening to – within the much wider context in which we all live our otherwise individual lives. I think that's also what makes religion so fascinating, I'm not a religious person (though I did have tea with the Bishop of Tewkesbury in the Reverend's home) but I do love the theatrics of it; cathedrals and churches and choirs and the feeling of belonging to something bigger than yourself, a grander story. Today's the first day of December and the countdown to Christmas and the New Year is on. Assisting me are advent calendars from Yankee Candles and T2 Tea. It won't be long before we pop up our tree also; we've decorated ours in basically the same style for as long as I can remember, only ever replacing and adding ornaments here-and-there. I've also got a smaller tree from Bloom & Wild. It comes through your letterbox, is taking pride of place atop a locker I got from Mustard, and with its roots still intact, you can even plant it on afterwards! I did so last in 2019; it's still growing strong. In 1964, a few years prior to Andy's shooting, he had his photo taken in front of a bare Christmas tree, a blue spruce, stripped of all decoration. The image is anathema to everything we know about Warhol his colourful pop art so I emailed the The Andy Warhol Museum on a quest to find out more about it. Matt Gray, manager of the archives, replied. The photo is a design submission for an exhibit at the headquarters of Hallmark Cards. His decision to submit an empty tree wasn't a publicity stunt or a critical read on culture but was a very subversive and deliberate artistic decision. […] He was very aware that the other participants in the show were stuffy and traditional and this was a chance to emphasize his new and rebellious image. […] The fact that he was given the largest tree and a prominent location [in the show] confirms he was on to something. Warhol's tree was left out of the cheery full-colour spread that filled Ladies' Home Journal that year and became known as his ‘anti-Christmas tree', but neither Matt or I think that was his intention… Warhol's tree captures precisely what makes Christmas so special because whether you're a fan of the theatrics of religion or of commercialism, this time is a blank canvas to decorate as you see fit. There is no right or wrong way to celebrate the holidays. Whether you spend this time surrounded by family, binge-eating food or in quiet contemplation of the year just gone, I hope you enjoy it. Here's how Warhol spent his final Christmas in 1986: I went to the church of Heavenly Rest to pass out Interviews [his magazine] and feed the poor. Got a lot of calls to go to Christmas parties but I just decided to stay in and I loved it. Merry Christmas. You'll next hear from me on December 31st 2021.

Today it's great to have Annaka Harris on the podcast. Annaka is an author whose work touches on neuroscience, meditation, philosophy of mind, and consciousness. She is author of two books: Conscious: A Brief Guide to the Fundamental Mystery of the Mind and the children's book I Wonder. Annaka is also a volunteer for InnerKids, teaching mindfulness meditation to children in schools. Topics · The hard problem of consciousness · Why Annaka wrote Conscious · Annaka discusses "panpsychism" · How to think more creatively about consciousness · The function of consciousness · The experience of agnosia · What consciousness has to do with free will · Consciousness from an evolutionary perspective · Annaka's thoughts on the free will debate · Annaka's goals in writing I Wonder --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/the-psychology-podcast/support

Watch the full video interview on YouTube here: http://bit.ly/annakaharris412 Annaka Harris (IG: @annakaharrisprojects) is the New York Times bestselling author of CONSCIOUS: A Brief Guide to the Fundamental Mystery of the Mind. She is an editor and consultant for science writers, specializing in neuroscience and physics, and her work has appeared in The New York Times. Annaka is the author of the children’s book I Wonder, a collaborator on the Mindful Games Activity Cards, and a volunteer mindfulness teacher for the Inner Kids organization. In this episode, we discuss: As a kid, Annaka had a deeper sense of reality How Annaka got involved teaching meditation to children Integrating mindfulness into the school system Children learn to meditate easier than adults Practice meditating in the midst of everyday life Annaka’s early influence into meditation Why people have a hard time sticking to a meditation practice The emotions Annaka experienced on her first 5-day silent meditation retreat A radical shift is timeless Consciousness... the fundamental mystery of the mind Moving beyond panpsychism Consciousness as a felt experience The Integrated Information Theory The combination problem What is binding? Our conscious experience is lagging behind Free will vs. conscious will Brain processing is another part of nature When you see conscious will as an illusion How COVID is physically affecting the brain Your brain is always processing The location of consciousness Show sponsor: Organifi

Welcome to this special bonus episode of When Belief Dies. This is a cross over episode with The Graceful Atheist Podcast. Daniel and Sam interview David on his podcast this week, and we all thought it would be really good to allow Daniel and David to interview Sam on When Belief Dies. The video version of this conversation can be found here. You can find/follow Daniel here: Twitter You can find/follow David here: Twitter Website/Links Daniel and Sam interviewing David on his podcast can be found here Resources mentioned in this episode: Conscious: A Brief Guide to the Fundamental Mystery of the Mind How Physics Makes Us Free Galileo's Error: Foundations for a New Science of Consciousness Philip Goff and Phillip Pullman on Panpsychism __ I am currently fundraising for a new PC due to a major technical failure with my current iMac that will see it get decommissioned in the near future. If you can help, please donate here. __ We hope you enjoy our show. When Belief Dies aims to honestly reflect on faith, religion and life. Your support via Patreon enables us to cover the costs of running this show and look to the future to make things even better as we build upon what we already have in the works. Please take a look and consider giving. Alternatively, you can support the show with a one-off gift via PayPal. Use this link to navigate to the website, to find us on social media and anywhere else we might be present online. #Podcast #Deconstruction #God #Agnostic #Christian #Atheism #Apologetics #Audio #Question #Exvangelical #Deconversion #SecularGrace #Exchristian

How have you adapted mentally, spiritually and career-wise in the era of COVID-19?Allison Pelot returns to discuss the creative process behind her new book and how rethinking and restructuring your business can help you thrive in this Living 4D conversation.Learn more about Allison and her work with clients at her Pure Energy Wellness website. Find her on social media  Facebook, Instagram and YouTube. Check out her Integrate Yourself podcast on Apple Podcasts and blubrry.Show NotesOnce upon a time, Allison was a recovering perfectionist. (9:17)Allison describes the creative process for writing her first book after her father died. (16:36)How many lifetimes have you lived? (27:22)Dreaming about dogs indicates something is going on in your life. (34:43)People outgrow their old, established beliefs and values. (41:17)Paul describes his upcoming book. (46:30)How do we stop putting conditions on others and ourselves that make it impossible to experience unconditional love? (1:14:48)Luciferianism vs. Satanism. (1:22:02)A chapter in Allison’s book was inspired by Dan Millman’s work on the Peaceful Warrior. (1:32:18)Virtue doesn’t know it’s a virtue… (1:44:28)The need to know has to be greater than what we already know. (2:02:50)Walking the path of the labyrinth. (2:20:06)ResourcesGardner’s Theory of Multiple IntelligencesSongs of KabirConscious: A Brief Guide to the Fundamental Mystery of the Mind by Annaka HarrisMore resources for this episode are available on our website.Learn how to become an independent, holistic thinker and a better steward of nature by signing up for our Thrive 2021 schedule of events throughout April at this link.Thanks to our awesome sponsors: Organifi (save 20 percent on your purchase by using the code CHEK20 at checkout), Paleovalley (save 15 percent on your purchase by using the code chek15 at checkout), BiOptimizers (save 10 percent on your purchase by using the code paul10 at checkout), Cymbiotika (save 15 percent on your purchase by using the code CHEK15 at checkout), One Farm CBD Oils (save 15 percent on your purchase by using the code CHEK at checkout) and Essential Oil Wizardry (save 10 percent on your purchase by using the code living4d at checkout).As an Amazon Associate, we earn commissions from qualifying purchases.

The week Dawn and Alex talk about the importance of being truthful, and how we're taught not to lie when we're children, but how much do lies weave into our lives without us noticing. It's hard to admit when we're lying, but they break down how best to break this sneaky little habit and where it crops up most. Books/resources discussed: The Chimp Paradox by Prof Steven Peters Lying by Sam Harris The Sam Harris podcast; Making senseConscious: A Brief Guide to the Fundamental Mystery of the Mind by Annaka Harris See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This week Sam is joined by Barrett Evans who is known online as The Contemplative Skeptic. There is no video version of this conversation. Sam and Barrett have been in conversation for a while and this episode is a distilling of many themes close to both of their hearts. You can find/follow Barrett here: Twitter Resources mentioned in this episode: The Contemplative Skeptic American None (Finding Value in Doubt, Uncertainty, & Mystery) Conscious: A Brief Guide to the Fundamental Mystery of the Mind We hope you enjoy our show. When Belief Dies aims to honestly reflect on faith, religion and life. We blog and podcast. Your support on Patreon enables us to cover the costs of running this show and look to the future to make things even better as we build upon what we already have in the works. Please take a look and consider giving. Alternatively, you can support the show with a one-off gift via PayPal. Use this link to navigate to the website, to find us on social media and anywhere else we might be present online. #Podcast #Deconstruction #God #Agnostic #Christian #Atheism #Apologetics #Audio #Question #Exvangelical #Deconversion #SecularGrace #Exchristian

Annaka Harris is a New York Times Bestselling author of Conscious: Brief Guide to the Fundamental Mystery of the Mind. Her work touches on topics like neuroscience, meditation, philosophy of mind, free will, and the hard problems around consciousness. Links mentioned: Daniel Chamovitz: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/13166639-what-a-plant-knows Suzanne Simard: https://www.ted.com/talks/suzanne_simard_how_trees_talk_to_each_other?language=en Christof Koch, Giulio Tononi, and Integrated Information Theory (IIT): https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/44512535-the-feeling-of-life-itself, https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/13532099-phi NYT article about Covid-Induced psychosis: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/28/health/covid-psychosis-mental.html Michael Gazzaniga: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/423834.The_Mind_s_Past, https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/22291128-tales-from-both-sides-of-the-brain, Philip Goff: https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/43069288-galileo-s-error More of Annaka: Website: https://www.annakaharris.com Conscious (Book): https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07G13W75M/ref=dp-kindle-redirect?_encoding=UTF8&btkr=1 Twitter: https://twitter.com/annakaharris Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/annakaharrisprojects/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/annakaharrisprojects/

What is consciousness? How does it arise? And why does it exist? We take our experience of being in the world for granted. But the very existence of consciousness raises profound questions: Why would any collection of matter in the universe be conscious? How are we able to think about this? And why should we? A Brief Guide to the Fundamental Mystery of the Mind "Conscious" by Annaka Harris - Book Review Book of the Week - BOTW - Season 3 Book 17 Buy the book on Amazon https://amzn.to/3b1B57V GET IT. READ :) #conscious FIND OUT which HUMAN NEED is driving all of your behavior http://6-human-needs.sfwalker.com/ Human Needs Psychology + Emotional Intelligence + Universal Laws of Nature = MASTER OF LIFE AWARENESS https://www.sfwalker.com/master-life-awareness --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/sfwalker/message

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A Brief Guide to the Fundamental Mystery of the Mind. What is consciousness? Generally, you likely think of consciousness as what it means to be human. It is only human nature, however, to take the experience of being in the world for granted. After all, why would any collection of matter in the universe be conscious? How are we even able to think about consciousness? Even more so, why should we? Throughout Consciousness, author Annaka Harris will guide you through what consciousness is, where it came from, and whether or not being conscious is a key element in human behavior. As we continue to understand more about consciousness, the harder it becomes to define, and in the age of artificial intelligence, it becomes even harder to determine who or what might possess it. As you read, you’ll learn how plants and trees are more complex than we might think, what we can learn from LSD, and what split-brain patients can teach us about consciousness. *** Do you want more free audiobook summaries like this? Download our app for free at QuickRead.com/App and get access to hundreds of free book and audiobook summaries.

What if everything you think you know about yourself is wrong? Most people have the intuition that they have a self separate from their body and brain, and that they can control their experience with conscious will. But what if that isn’t true? Best-selling author Annaka Harris is devoted to challenging our deepest intuitions about the nature of consciousness and the self. On this episode of Impact Theory with Tom Bilyeu, she discusses experiments on the cutting edge of physics and neuroscience, and explains why those experiments matter. The result is a fascinating conversation that will leave you questioning some of your most cherished, comforting intuitions. This episode is brought to you by: Butcher Box: For a limited time, you can get 2 pounds of salmon and 2 filet mignons for free plus $20 off your first box when you sign up at butcherbox.com/IMPACT or enter promo code IMPACT at checkout. Vincero Watches: Go to https://vincerowatches.com and use discount code ImpactTheory at checkout for 15% off your entire order plus free shipping. Better Help: Get 10% off your first month at https://betterhelp.com/impacttheory SHOW NOTES:   Consciousness is exactly as mysterious as it seems to be [2:29] Annaka defines what consciousness is [4:54] Tom and Annaka discuss the story of Phineas Gage [6:31] Annaka talks about the difference between consciousness and high level thought [9:14] There is a basic level of consciousness that doesn’t involve awareness of consciousness [11:35] Challenging intuitions is a basic element of the scientific method [14:58] Is there outer evidence of conscious experience? Is consciousness doing anything? [18:46] Upending comfortable intuitions is eventually a freeing experience [20:57] Annaka explains how the brain binds disparate signals to make them seem congruent [22:23] Annaka and Tom discuss how much unconscious brain functioning we take for granted [27:09] Annaka describes the false sense of self and conscious will [29:53] We make decisions before we are aware of them [33:41] Annaka discusses the question of whether or to what extent plants are conscious [35:30] Trees take care of their own kin, and defend their kin [40:48] What if consciousness is a field like gravity? [43:39] Annaka describes the double slit light experiment [46:13] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uva6gBEpfDY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A9tKncAdlHQ https://drive.google.com/open?id=11YDGl3xTv1_yHcaFRf68M6zhbD7AxLpj Measuring an event can change the past [51:41] Annaka discusses problems with the views that consciousness emerges from life [54:25] Annaka shares the impact she wants to have on the world [1:03:06]   QUOTES:   “There’s something jarring about learning that the things that feel most true to you about reality are possibly not structured that way.” [21:29] “We feel that consciousness is behind our willed actions, when in fact, there is a lot of neuroscience to suggest that it’s actually the reverse. It’s at the end. That all this processing happens, a decision gets made, and we’re kind of the last to know.” [31:54] “We have no evidence that consciousness is due to complexity.” [1:00:24]   FOLLOW:   WEBSITE: annakaharris.com INSTAGRAM: https://bit.ly/392CIl1  FACEBOOK: https://bit.ly/2GTsk36  TWITTER: https://bit.ly/2RUoY63      BOOKS MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE:   “Conscious: A Brief Guide to the Fundamental Mystery of the Mind”, https://amzn.to/2u7OR9H [2:19]

In this episode of the Making Sense podcast Sam and Annaka Harris speak with Donald Hoffman about his book The Case Against Reality. They discuss how evolution has failed to select for true perceptions of the world, his “interface theory” of perception, the primacy of math and logic, how space and time cannot be fundamental, the threat of epistemological skepticism, causality as a useful fiction, the hard problem of consciousness, agency, free will, panpsychism, a mathematics of conscious agents, philosophical idealism, death, psychedelics, the relationship between consciousness and mathematics, and many other topics. Donald Hoffman is a professor of cognitive science at the University of California, Irvine. He is the author of more than 90 scientific papers and his writing has appeared in Scientific American, Edge.org, The Atlantic, WIRED, and Quanta. In 2015, he gave a mind-bending TED Talk titled, “Do we see reality as it is?” Twitter: @donalddhoffman Annaka Harris is the New York Times bestselling author of CONSCIOUS: A Brief Guide to the Fundamental Mystery of the Mind. She is an editor and consultant for science writers, specializing in neuroscience and physics, and her work has appeared in The New York Times. Annaka is the author of the children’s book I Wonder, a collaborator on the Mindful Games Activity Cards, by Susan Kaiser Greenland, and a volunteer mindfulness teacher for the Inner Kids organization. All of her guided meditations and lessons for children are available on the Waking Up app. Website: annakaharris.com Twitter: @annakaharris

In the epilogue of our series, I take one more stab at panpsychism, the view that the what-it-is-like-ness of conscious experience is fundamental and ubiquitous in the natural world. Transcripts of episodes available at emersongreenblog.wordpress.com Contact me at emersongreen@protonmail.com or facebook.com/counterapologeticspodcast Subscribe on YouTube to Walden Pod and Counter Apologetics (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqBy2TfJbYXjqBL3cQOFUig) If you would, please rate Walden Pod on iTunes (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/walden-pod/id1474408172) Become a supporter at patreon.com/waldenpod to unlock all episodes! Galen Strawson  The Wright Show (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ydqAhPNuyY&t=1096s) [YouTube] Philosophy Bites (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pi-TOxtczQQ&t=546s) [YouTube] The Panpsycast Interview (https://thepanpsycast.com/panpsycast2/strawson1) [Panpsycast] Things That Bother Me (https://www.amazon.com/Things-That-Bother-Me-Freedom/dp/1681372207/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=things+that+bother+me&qid=1567286902&s=books&sr=1-1) [Amazon] Thomas Nagel What is it like to be a bat? (https://warwick.ac.uk/fac/cross_fac/iatl/study/ugmodules/humananimalstudies/lectures/32/nagel_bat.pdf) [PDF] Panpsychism (http://www.philosopher.eu/nagel-panpsychism/) [PDF] Mind and Cosmos (https://www.amazon.com/Mind-Cosmos-Materialist-Neo-Darwinian-Conception/dp/0199919755) [Amazon] Very Bad Wizards - Thomas Nagel’s Philosophy of Mind (https://verybadwizards.fireside.fm/175) [Fireside] Hedda Hassel Mørch The Panpsycast Interview (https://thepanpsycast.com/panpsycast2/episode47-part1) [Panpsycast] Panpsychism and Causation: A New Argument and a Solution to the Combination Problem (https://www.newdualism.org/papers/H.Morch/Morch-dissertation-Oslo2014.pdf) [PDF] The Fusion View and IIT (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KilB03lOlYE&t=1439s) [YouTube] Is IIT Compatible with Russellian panpsychism? (http://mindsonline.philosophyofbrains.com/2016/2016-2/can-iit-solve-the-combination-problem-for-russellian-panpsychism/#comments) [MindsOnline] Philip Goff  On Panpsychism (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P88V_MbWEHM&t=679s) [Youtube]  A Post-Galilean Paradigm - Podcast and Transcript (https://www.edge.org/conversation/philip_goff-a-post-galilean-paradigm) [Edge] Galileo’s Error: Foundations for a New Science of Consciousness (https://www.amazon.com/Galileos-Error-Foundations-Science-Consciousness/dp/1524747963) [Amazon] Unbelievable - Does consciousness point to God? (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ef2vvT5GfoE) [YouTube] Sean Carroll and Philip Goff (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lfAhup-fDYs) [YouTube] Philip Goff on Galileo’s Error (https://thepanpsycast.com/panpsycast2/episode69-p1) [Panpsycast] Panpsychism - Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy (https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/panpsychism/) [SEP] Annaka Harris  Conscious - Making Sense Podcast (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xetBSdxdsFY) [YouTube] Conscious: A Brief Guide to the Fundamental Mystery of the Mind (https://www.amazon.com/Conscious-Brief-Guide-Fundamental-Mystery/dp/0062906712) [Amazon] William Seagar Panpsychism vs. Strong Emergence (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5YxuK7W_Pz0) [YouTube] Bertrand Russell  The Analysis of Matter (https://philpapers.org/rec/RUSTAO) [PhilPapers] Russellian Monism (https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/russellian-monism/) [SEP] Counter Apologetics CA13 Prayer Studies (http://counterapologetics.blubrry.net/2017/11/12/ca13-prayer-studies/) CA27 Argument from Consciousness (http://counterapologetics.blubrry.net/2018/05/10/ca27-argument-from-consciousness-pt-i/) CA29 Science vs. the Soul (http://counterapologetics.blubrry.net/2018/06/07/ca29-science-vs-the-soul/) CA58 NDEs pt. II (http://counterapologetics.blubrry.net/2019/08/19/ca58-ndes-pt-ii/) CA66 Atheism, Materialism, and Consciousness If you’ve never contemplated the philosophy of mind, here are several entry-level episodes that can help put all this into context: https://thepanpsycast.com/episodes-by-category (scroll to ‘Philosophy of Mind’ category)

Annaka Harris is the New York Times bestselling author of CONSCIOUS: A Brief Guide to the Fundamental Mystery of the Mind. She's also an editor and consultant for science writers, specializing in neuroscience and physics, and her work has appeared in The New York Times.  In this mind meld, we navigate the mystery of consciousness at large. We also chat free will, panpsychism, why the self is an illusion and much more.  Support us-- Join us and get rewards on Patreon Review and subscribe on Apple Podcasts Sign up for our mailing list at thirdeyedrops.com

“Sometimes, we have to completely let go of intuitions that are actually giving us false information about reality.” Annaka HarrisWhat is consciousness? How does it arise? And why does it exist?We take ‘experience' for granted. But the very existence of consciousness raises profound questions: Why would any collection of matter in the universe be conscious? How are we able to think about this? And why should we?Our guide for today's philosophic and scientific exploration of these mysteries is Annaka Harris.An editor and consultant for science writers specializing in neuroscience and physics, Annaka is the author of the children's book I Wonder, a collaborator on the Mindful Games Activity Cards, by Susan Kaiser Greenland, and a volunteer mindfulness teacher for the Inner Kids organization.Annaka's work has appeared in The New York Times and all of her guided meditations and lessons for children are available on the Waking Up app, the digital meditation platform created by her husband Sam Harris — the renown author, public intellectual, blogger, and podcast host.Annaka’s latest book — which recently hit the New York Times bestseller list and provides the focus for today’s conversation — is entitled, Conscious: A Brief Guide to the Fundamental Mystery of the Mind. A must-read for any and all curious about one of the Universe's great mysteries, it's a brief yet mind-bending read that challenges our assumptions about the nature, origin and purpose of consciousness.Equal parts nerdy and fun, this is a deeply profound conversation that tackles the very nature of consciousness itself — and what it means to be a living being having ‘an experience'.We discuss how Annaka became interested in this field and the path undertaken to writing this book.Parsing instinct from scientific fact, we deconstruct our assumptions about consciousness and grapple with its essential nature — what is consciousness exactly? And where does it physically reside?We discuss meditation and artificial intelligence. We dive into plant consciousness. We explore panpsychism (a theory I quite fancy). And we muse about the role of spirituality in scientific inquiry.All told, this tackles the current limits of science and human understanding and leaves us wondering, is it possible to truly understand everything?The visually inclined can watch our entire conversation on YouTube here: bit.ly/annakaharris460 (please subscribe!) and the podcast is of course available on Apple Podcasts and Spotify.An intellectual delight from start to finish, I thoroughly enjoyed talking to Annaka and I sincerely hope you enjoy the listen. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In this episode of Talk Nerdy, Cara is joined by Annaka Harris, science editor, consultant, and author of the new book, “Conscious: A Brief Guide to the Fundamental Mystery of the Mind.” They talk about her work in the world of science writing as well as mindfulness meditation. Then the conversation turns to the topic of consciousness, a fascinating deep dive into the mysterious construct that has baffled and intrigued scientists and philosophers for centuries. Follow Annaka: @AnnakaHarris.

We talk to author Annaka Harris about her new book Conscious: A Brief Guide to the Fundamental Mystery of the Mind.

In this episode of Talk Nerdy, Cara is joined by Annaka Harris, science editor, consultant, and author of the new book, “Conscious: A Brief Guide to the Fundamental Mystery of the Mind.” They talk about her work in the world of science writing as well as mindfulness meditation. Then the conversation turns to the topic of consciousness, a fascinating deep dive into the mysterious construct that has baffled and intrigued scientists and philosophers for centuries. Follow Annaka: @AnnakaHarris.

In this episode we cover topics inspired from my reading of Annaka Harris' "Conscious: A Brief Guide to the Fundamental Mystery of the Mind". We cover the topics of consciousness, its potential origins, and the implications of other ideas such as free will in a voluntary society. Hope you enjoy. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

The Feedback Loop - Episode 6 This week we talk to author, editor, and consultant to science writers, Annaka Harris, whose brand new book, Conscious: A Brief Guide to the Fundamental Mystery of the Mind, just became a New York Time's Bestseller. In this episode, we explore some of the fundamental questions Annaka explores in her book, such as: what is consciousness? How did it evolve? Does free will exist? What are some of the common intuitions that we have wrong about our own minds? And panpsychism--the idea that consciousness is a fundamental property of matter. We also take a few detours to explore altered states such as meditation, as well as the role technology and artificial intelligence are playing in our relationship with consciousness.

Annaka Harris is an author, editor, meditation teacher and consultant for science writers, specializing in neuroscience and physics. Her new book CONSCIOUS: A Brief Guide to the Fundamental Mystery of the Mind is a wonderful, accessible guide to the mystery of consciousness. How does consciousness arise? Why does it exist? In this podcast, we go deep into questions of consciousness, discussing panpsychism, binding, selfhood, and “the hard problem.” This episode is sponsored by Four Sigmatic! Save 15% when you use the code ASTRAL at check out! BINAURAL BEATS FOR DEEP WORK are here! New GUIDED MEDITATIONS are available now! Use the code ASTRAL for 15% off! Join me on Patreon for exclusive podcasts, monthly guided meditations, Q&As, binaural beats, and handwritten secret knowledge! Connect with Cory: Home: http://www.cory-allen.com IG: https://www.instagram.com/heycoryallen Twitter: https://twitter.com/HeyCoryAllen Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/HeyCoryAllen © CORY ALLEN 2019

Sam Harris speaks with his wife, Annaka Harris, about her new book, CONSCIOUS: A Brief Guide to the Fundamental Mystery of the Mind. Annaka Harris is an author, editor, and consultant for science writers, specializing in neuroscience and physics. Annaka is also the author of the children’s book I Wonder, a collaborator on the Mindful Games Activity Cards, by Susan Kaiser Greenland, and a volunteer mindfulness teacher for the Inner Kids organization. All of her guided meditations and lessons for children are available on the Waking Up app. Website: annakaharris.com Twitter: @annakaharris Episodes that have been re-released as part of the Best of Making Sense series may have been edited for relevance since their original airing.

As a child Annaka Harris suffered from migraines. Searching for ways to cope with that pain, she became curious - wondering "what is this pain" and "where is it coming from?" The line of questioning shifted her perspective and propelled her into a quest of understanding the mystery of consciousness. Harris takes us with her on this quest in our interview and in her book Conscious, which looks at the many definitions of consciousness and challenges long-held assumptions about this complicated concept. The Plug Zone Website: https://annakaharris.com/about/ Conscious: A Brief Guide to the Fundamental Mystery of the Mind: https://annakaharris.com/conscious/ I Wonder: https://annakaharris.com/i-wonder/ Twitter: @annakaharris Meditation From Joseph Goldstein on Ten Percent Happier "Turbo-Charge Your Meditation" aka, Busy Life Meditation: https://10percenthappier.app.link/o431sZ4XWW ***VOICEMAILS*** Have a question for Dan? Leave us a voicemail: 646-883-8326

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