Podcast appearances and mentions of Patricia Churchland

Stuart Hameroff MD is Professor of Anesthesiology and Psychology, and Director of the Center for Consciousness Studies at the University of Arizona in Tucson. Hameroff became interested in intelligent behavior of microtubules, protein lattices which organize activities within living cells. Hameroff and colleagues developed theories of microtubules as self-organizing molecular computers. In the 1990s Hameroff teamed with Sir Roger Penrose on the controversial Penrose-Hameroff "Orch OR" model of consciousness based on quantum computing in brain neuronal microtubules, a notion bolstered by recent evidence. Hameroff also organizes the biennial interdisciplinary conferences, The Science of Consciousness Conference. The Science of Consciousness (‘TSC') conference is the world's longest running inter-disciplinary gathering on the study of consciousness, the nature of existence, and our place in the universe. In 2025 TSC will be in Barcelona, Spain, July 6-11 (Workshops, Plenaries, Concurrents, Exhibits, Demos, Social, Poetry Slam, Dancing - AC Marriott Forum Hotel), preceding and in conjunction with The Festival of Consciousness, July 11-13 (Music, Art, Experiential, Inspiration, Spirituality, Education, Business, Evolution). Speakers include: Sir Roger Penrose, Donald Hoffman, Robert Lawrence Kuhn, Rupert Sheldrake, Deepak Chopra, Federico Faggin, Anirban Bandyopadhyay, and many others. Links below for TSC tickets & more information. TIMESTAMPS: (0:00) - Introduction (1:04) - Defining Consciousness (4:15) - Microtubules & Anaesthesia (9:00) - Where it began with Sir Roger Penrose (15:13) - Patricia Churchland's hilarious critique on Hameroff & Penrose (25:45) - Objective Reduction Explained (37:27) - Quantum Biology (40:47) - Philosophical Implications (Hard Problem, NDEs, OBEs, Afterlife & Reincarnation) (46:00) - Time Crystals & Life (54:20) - Spectrum of Consciousness (plants to humans) (57:37) - "Cartoon Neurons" (1:00:31) - IIT vs GNWT vs Predictive Processing vs Higher-Order Thought vs Orch OR (Battle of Consciousness Theories!) (1:07:23) - Ethical/Practical Implications (Healthcare) (1:10:40) - Transcranial Ultrasound Explored (1:18:10) - How Does Anaesthesia Affect Consciousness? (1:22:10) - The Science of Consciousness Conference & Festival of Consciousness (1:28:00) - Astrobiology & Conformal Cyclic Cosmology (1:30:20) - The Microtubule Maestro's future (1:36:32) - Conclusion EPISODE LINKS: - Stuart's Website: https://hameroff.arizona.edu/ - Stuart's X: https://twitter.com/stuarthameroff - TSC: https://consciousness.arizona.edu/ - TSC 2025 Flyer: https://tinyurl.com/4y94zwhr - TSC Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@thescienceofconsciousness - Patricia Churchland: https://youtu.be/6IVBxmaaGNg?feature=shared - Christof Koch: https://youtu.be/GeO5zr1e5lc?feature=shared - Susan Blackmore: https://youtu.be/u1VlYfgCHTA?feature=shared - Donald Hoffman: https://youtu.be/QRa8r5xOaAA?feature=shared - Federico Faggin: https://youtu.be/MSn4t6fP_dc?feature=shared CONNECT: - Website: https://tevinnaidu.com - Podcast: https://creators.spotify.com/pod/show/mindbodysolution - YouTube: https://youtube.com/mindbodysolution - X: 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.

As the longtime collaborator of the 2024 Nobel laureates John Hopfield and Geoffrey Hinton, Terrence Sejnowski is one of America's most distinguished AI scientists. In his new book, ChatGPT and the Future of AI: The Deep Language Revolution, Sejnowski addresses some of the central technical and philosophical issues of today's large language model AI revolution. And in this wide-ranging conversation, we talked about everything from the origins of human language to the existential question of whether our brains and smart machines are converging. Unlike other AI researchers, Terry Sejnowski is able to make the deep language revolution accessible to a mainstream audience. Strongly recommended. Terrence J. Sejnowski is Francis Crick Chair at The Salk Institute for Biological Studies and Distinguished Professor at the University of California at San Diego. He has published over 500 scientific papers and 12 books, including The Computational Brain with Patricia Churchland. He was instrumental in shaping the BRAIN Initiative that was announced by the White House in 2013, and he received the prestigious Gruber Prize in Neuroscience in 2022.Named as one of the "100 most connected men" by GQ magazine, Andrew Keen is amongst the world's best known broadcasters and commentators. In addition to presenting KEEN ON, he is the host of the long-running How To Fix Democracy show. He is also the author of four prescient books about digital technology: CULT OF THE AMATEUR, DIGITAL VERTIGO, THE INTERNET IS NOT THE ANSWER and HOW TO FIX THE FUTURE. Andrew lives in San Francisco, is married to Cassandra Knight, Google's VP of Litigation & Discovery, and has two grown children.Keen On is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit keenon.substack.com/subscribe

On retrouve à nouveau Fred dans cet épisode. Iel revient sur son parcours d'animateurice avec les enfants, et la façon dont les enfants intériorisent rapidement les normes autour du genre. Iel nous explique le cheminement autour de sa décision de réaliser une hystérectomie et notamment sa découverte du livre de Martin Winckler « Le choeur des femmes ». On évoque les réactions négatives autour de la stérilisation et plus particulièrement de l'hystérectomie, et du fait qu'on mette systématiquement de côté le bien-être physique ou psychologique d'une personne au profit de sa fonction biologique. On revient sur l'implication des normes sociétales sur la dysphorie de genre et sur le difficulté des personnes trans. On évoque enfin le besoin de trouver des mots pour « normaliser » les différences. J'espère que cet épisode vous intéressera et surtout qu'il vous permettra d'en apprendre plus sur la transidentité et la non-binarité. Après l'enregistrement de l'épisode, Fred m'a partagé plusieurs sources documentaires sur ce sujet. Je vous invite à lire la description de l'épisode pour les découvrir. Je remercie encore Fred de s'être livré.e à mon micro. Grâce à luiel j'ai pu apprendre beaucoup de choses et j'espère que ces 2 épisodes vous aurons plus. Je vous laisse maintenant découvrir la suite de notre échange. Les ressources partagées par Fred : https://youtu.be/_AjgWaWz7dU La vidéo de Et Tout Le Monde S'en Fout sur « Le genre ». Format très court, percutant et bien sourcé (assez pour que je puisse retirer des tirets à la liste). https://www.arte.tv/fr/videos/RC-020918/naked/ Série de 6 documentaires bien fournis (50min chacun) signés Arte et entièrement dédiés au questionnement de la binarité (homme/femme, hétéro/homo…). Ils viennent juste de paraître. J'aurais bien quelques réserves sur la façon dont les « réflexions » sont menées en faisant intervenir les différents « spécialistes » interviewés. En bref, même constat que pour leur documentaire Sexe et identité : au-delà de la binarité (qui a d'ailleurs été retiré de la diffusion en ligne); ils ne se sont pas trop mouillés pour un sujet considéré comme disruptif. Cela dit ils soulèvent beaucoup de points essentiels, offrent une représentation à un échantillon de personnes littéralement hors-normes, en plus de donner la parole à des chercheur.se.s et expert.e.s des études de genre tellement décriés. Genre Queer, Une autobiographie non-binaire, Maia Kobabe, 2019. BD autobiographique donc, bonne représentation en terme de non-binarité et d'assexualité. Traite de nombreux sujets dans son parcours, dont la dysphorie, la transphobie mais aussi les violences gynéco. Touching a Nerve: The Self as Brain, Patricia Churchland, 2013. L'auteure est philosophe analytique et neuroscientifique. Elle tente de lier biologie cognitive et compréhension de l'esprit. Ce livre est mentionné dans la BD précédente. Il ne parle pas que d'identité de genre mais offre les perspectives que j'ai mentionnées sur les hormones prénatales, pendant notre discussion. Trouble dans le Genre (de son titre original Gender Trouble : Feminism and the Subversion of Identity), Judith Butler, 1990. Philosophe queer ayant théorisé la « performativité du genre ». Ses travaux ont eu beaucoup de retentissement car ils partaient du présupposé encore polémique qu'il n'existe pas de lien direct entre les concepts de sexe et de genre. La différence majeure résidant dans le fait que l'on estson sexe tandis qu'on fait son genre (version moderne 40 ans plus tard du fameux « on ne naît pas femme, on le devient »). Pour m'offrir un café : https://donate.stripe.com/7sIbLscX46C40us28b ____________ Musique d'introduction proposée par La Musique Libre Joakim Karud - Longing : https://youtu.be/csJV2XH2ioc Joakim Karud : https://soundcloud.com/joakimkarud

Neurofilozofka Patricia Churchland přichází s nezvyklým pohledem na to, odkud se bere morálka, a s ní i  solidarita a péče o druhé. Její zdroj při zkoumání fungování mozku nenachází jen v náboženství, výchově a společenské etice, ale i v biologických procesech a evoluci. Důležitým souvisejícím objevem přitom je, že tyto schopnosti nejsou dány pouze člověku. Najdeme je také u dalších savců i jiných druhů živočichů. Jaké implikace to má pro fungování společnosti?Patricia Churchland je filozofka, průkopnice na poli neurofilozofie – oboru, který filozofické problémy promýšlí ve světle vědeckých poznatků o fungování lidského mozku. Churchland vychází z předpokladu, že naše mentální procesy mají základ v neurobiologických mechanismech. Ve své nejnovější knize Svědomí: původ morální intuice dochází k závěru, že i svědomí je produktem evolučního vývoje mozku a určitou morální intuicí tak nedisponují pouze lidé. Churchland je emeritní profesorkou na University of California v San Diegu a od roku 2015 členkou Americké akademie umění a věd.Sledujte nás na sociálních sítích Facebook, Instagram, YouTube a Twitter.

Julian Baggini and guests Patricia Churchland and Owen Flanagan explore how the exemplary habits and principles of the best philosophers can help us to think better. Their focus today is on following the facts, without assuming they speak for themselves. They take as their cue Baggini's new book How to Think Like a Philosopher, in which he offers 12 key principles for a more humane, balanced and rational approach to thinking. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Patricia Churchland is UC President's Professor of Philosophy Emerita at the University of California, San Diego. She is among the most well-known and impactful figures working in the philosophy of mind, and a prominent early neurophilosopher who advocated the importance of neuroscience in the philosophy of mind. Pat and Robinson discuss three broad topics: neurophilosophy and ethics—particularly with reference to two of her recent books, Braintrust: What Neuroscience Tells Us about Morality and Conscience: The Origins of Moral Intuition—what neuroscience has to say about the problem of free will, and the neurophilosophical approach to consciousness. You can keep up with Pat's work at patriciachurchland.com, as well as on Twitter, @patchurchland. Linktree: https://linktr.ee/robinsonerhardt Outline: 00:00 In This Episode 00:36 Introduction 3:07 A Family of Neuroscientists 12:27 What Is Neurophilosophy? 15:44 Neuroscience and Morality 22:13 Evolution and Morality 33:00 Mirror Neurons and Imitation 38:56 Neuroscience and Metaethics 47:58 Neurophilosophy, Free Will, & The Self 1:05:24 Neuroscience & David Chalmers' Hard Problem of Consciousness --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/robinson-erhardt/support

Ilari is taking some time off for Christmas and New Year. Instead of new episodes, this holiday season features some highlights from this fall's conversations. This highlight revisits episode 1, where Ilari and Patricia Churchland discuss free will and neurophilosophy. For links and references, see the original episode.

Neuroscience?! Quantum Physics?! Is new data on the horizon?Looking for a link we mentioned? It's here: https://linktr.ee/philosophyforourtimesWe are uncovering a new science of consciousness. A theory that is getting closer to solving the problem of the self once and for all. Or at least so claim leading neuroscientists. Some argue the reality we perceive is a controlled hallucination as a best guess to how the world really is. Others that quantum mechanics or multiple levels of brain organisation are responsible for consciousness. But critics maintain these don't get to the heart of the problem: how the material stuff of the brain is responsible for the immaterial stuff of experience.Should we see the 'new science of consciousness' as marketing hype? Might we alternatively need to give up our very notion of reality? Or could science be about to crack the ancient problem of the self once and for all?Legendary theoretical physicist Carlo Rovelli, ground breaking metaphysical idealist Bernardo Kastrup, godmother of neurophilosophy Patricia Churchland lock horns over the New Science of Consciousness.Robert Lawrence Kuhn Hosts.There are thousands of big ideas to discover at IAI.tv – videos, articles, and courses waiting for you to explore. Find out more: https://iai.tv/podcast-offers?utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=shownotes&utm_campaign=the-new-science-of-consciousnessSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Why do we care for others? Why did morality evolve? Is unselfish behaviour possible in a Darwinian world? Patricia Churchland joins to discuss these topics with your host, Ilari Mäkelä. Author of Conscience: Origins of Moral Intuition, Patricia Churchland is an emerita professor of Philosophy at UC San Diego. Ilari and Professor Churchland discuss topics such as: Warm-bloodedness and morality Psychological egoism vs unselfish behaviour Neurobiology of care: Oxytocin, cannabinoids, opioids Elements of morality: How much of morality is about care, vs problem-solving, cooperation, and social learning? Churchland's criticism of Western moral philosophy Neurophilosophy: is studying the brain all that useful? Free will: does studying the brain show that free will does not exist? Technical terms mentioned: Endothermy (i.e. warm-bloodedness) Cortex Oxytocin, vasopressin Endogenous opioids and cannabinoids Utilitarian ethics Kantian ethics (i.e. deontology) Metta meditation Vitalism Names mentioned: Christophe Boesch (chimpanzee adoption) Peggy Mason (helping behaviour in rats) Sue Carter (oxytocin and stress) David Hume & Adam Smith Mencius (early Confucian philosopher) [For Ilari's article on Mencius, see An Empirical Argument for Mencius' Theory of Human Nature] The Dalai Lama (H.H. the 14th) Simon Blackburn (contemporary Cambridge philosopher) Dan Bowling (placebo and oxytocin) Olivia Goldhill (review of Conscience for the New York Times) Lidija Haas (review of Conscience for the Harper Magazine) Other scholars to follow (Churchland's recommendations) Topics in this interview Frans de Waal Owen Flanagan Philosophy & neuroscience more generally Nick Lane (genetics and evolution) Ann-Sophie Barwich (neurophilosophy of smell) Gregory Berns (soon to appear on the podcast) Ned Block (philosophy of cognition)

Manche Menschen haben in Gedanken schon mal jemanden ermordet, obwohl sie im echten Leben völlig friedfertig sind. Andere haben Gewaltfantasien oder stellen sich einfach nur vor, jemandem einen Streich zu spielen. Die bösen Gedanken fordern das eigene Moralbewusstsein heraus. Ist man deshalb ein schlechter Mensch? Im ZEIT-WISSEN-Podcast geht es um den Ursprung fieser Gedanken – und neue Erkenntnisse über die menschliche Moral. Der zweite Beitrag dreht sich um moralisch korrekten Konsum. Eine große deutsche Textilkette hat in Mönchengladbach eine Jeansfabrik aufgebaut. Hier werden Hosen hergestellt, deren Bestandteile alle aus Europa kommen. Kann das funktionieren, obwohl die Löhne hierzulande höher sind als in Fernost? Ist das jetzt eine "gute" Jeans oder ist diese Fabrik nur ein PR-Manöver? Eine Reportage aus dem Reich der Nähmaschinen. (16:00) Und: Die unmögliche Kolumne von Christoph Drösser fragt nach dem Sinn des Errötens. (24:30) Shownotes: Das Buch von Patricia Churchland über die Ursprünge moralischer Intuition und ihre Publikationen finden Sie hier: https://patriciachurchland.com/books/ Die Wissenschaftler:innen vom FeldmanHall Lab beschäftigen sich mit den neurologischen Ursachen von sozial-emotionaler Entscheidungsfindung, darunter auch Moral: http://www.feldmanhalllab.com Die Initiative Gefangene helfen Jugendlichen: https://ghj.social/ Informationen über die C&A-Jeansfabrik stellt das Unternehmen auf dieser Website zur Verfügung: https://www.c-and-a.com/at/de/corporate/company/nachhaltigkeit/ca-fit/ Über die Baumwollproduktion in Xinjiang informiert dieser Bericht: https://www.csis.org/analysis/addressing-forced-labor-xinjiang-uyghur-autonomous-region-toward-shared-agenda Eine kostenlose Probeausgabe des ZEIT-WISSEN-Magazins erhalten Sie unter http://www.zeit.de/wissen-podcast. Dort sehen Sie auch die Topstorys der aktuellen Ausgabe. Wir freuen uns über Kritik, Lob und Themenwünsche an redaktion@zeit-wissen.de

What are the philosophical implications of virtual reality? Do we exist "physically" or "virtually" and does it matter? Is virtual reality real? How is reality different from consciousness? David Chalmers joins Vasant Dhar in episode 41 of Brave New World to talk about the big questions at the intersection of philosophy and AI that are are being driven by advances in neuroscience and virtual reality. Useful resources 1. David Chalmers at NYU, Google Scholar, Amazon and his own website. 2. Reality+: Virtual Worlds and the Problems of Philosophy -- David Chalmers. 3. The Conscious Mind -- David Chalmers. 4. Douglas Hofstadter on Amazon. 5. Neurophilosophy: Toward a Unified Science of the Mind-Brain -- Patricia Churchland. 6. Anthony Zador on How our Brains Work -- Episode 35 of Brave New World. 7. White Christmas -- Episode 4 of Season 2 of Black Mirror. 8. It From Bit -- John Archibald Wheeler. 9. John Conway's Game of Life. 10. Nick Bostrom on Amazon. 11. The Simulation Hypothesis. 12. World on a Wire -- Rainer Werner Fassbinder. 13. The Matrix -- The Wachowskis. 14. The Naked Sun -- Isaac Asimov. 15. Descartes' Evil Demon. 16. What Is It Like to Be a Bat? -- Thomas Nagel. 17.  Integrated Information Theory -- Giulio Tononi. 18. The Nature of Intelligence -- Episode 7 of Brave New World (w Yann LeCun). 19. The Turing Test. 20. The Consciousness Prior -- Yoshua Bengio.

In this Pandemic Perspectives Podcast, Ideas Roadshow founder and host Howard Burton talks to renowned UC San Diego neurophilosopher Patricia Churchland about the importance of communicating science, the wonders of the biological world and the dangers of wishful thinking. Ideas Roadshow's Pandemic Perspectives Project consists of three distinct, reinforcing elements: a documentary film (Pandemic Perspectives), book (Pandemic Perspectives: A filmmaker's journey in 10 essays) and a series of 24 detailed podcasts with many of the film's expert participants. Visit www.ideasroadshow.com for more details. Howard Burton is the founder of Ideas Roadshow and host of the Ideas Roadshow Podcast. He can be reached at howard@ideasroadshow.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network

In this Pandemic Perspectives Podcast, Ideas Roadshow founder and host Howard Burton talks to renowned UC San Diego neurophilosopher Patricia Churchland about the importance of communicating science, the wonders of the biological world and the dangers of wishful thinking. Ideas Roadshow's Pandemic Perspectives Project consists of three distinct, reinforcing elements: a documentary film (Pandemic Perspectives), book (Pandemic Perspectives: A filmmaker's journey in 10 essays) and a series of 24 detailed podcasts with many of the film's expert participants. Visit www.ideasroadshow.com for more details. Howard Burton is the founder of Ideas Roadshow and host of the Ideas Roadshow Podcast. He can be reached at howard@ideasroadshow.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/medicine

In this Pandemic Perspectives Podcast, Ideas Roadshow founder and host Howard Burton talks to renowned UC San Diego neurophilosopher Patricia Churchland about the importance of communicating science, the wonders of the biological world and the dangers of wishful thinking. Ideas Roadshow's Pandemic Perspectives Project consists of three distinct, reinforcing elements: a documentary film (Pandemic Perspectives), book (Pandemic Perspectives: A filmmaker's journey in 10 essays) and a series of 24 detailed podcasts with many of the film's expert participants. Visit www.ideasroadshow.com for more details. Howard Burton is the founder of Ideas Roadshow and host of the Ideas Roadshow Podcast. He can be reached at howard@ideasroadshow.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this Pandemic Perspectives Podcast, Ideas Roadshow founder and host Howard Burton talks to renowned UC San Diego neurophilosopher Patricia Churchland about the importance of communicating science, the wonders of the biological world and the dangers of wishful thinking. Ideas Roadshow's Pandemic Perspectives Project consists of three distinct, reinforcing elements: a documentary film (Pandemic Perspectives), book (Pandemic Perspectives: A filmmaker's journey in 10 essays) and a series of 24 detailed podcasts with many of the film's expert participants. Visit www.ideasroadshow.com for more details. Howard Burton is the founder of Ideas Roadshow and host of the Ideas Roadshow Podcast. He can be reached at howard@ideasroadshow.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/science

In this Pandemic Perspectives Podcast, Ideas Roadshow founder and host Howard Burton talks to renowned UC San Diego neurophilosopher Patricia Churchland about the importance of communicating science, the wonders of the biological world and the dangers of wishful thinking. Ideas Roadshow's Pandemic Perspectives Project consists of three distinct, reinforcing elements: a documentary film (Pandemic Perspectives), book (Pandemic Perspectives: A filmmaker's journey in 10 essays) and a series of 24 detailed podcasts with many of the film's expert participants. Visit www.ideasroadshow.com for more details. Howard Burton is the founder of Ideas Roadshow and host of the Ideas Roadshow Podcast. He can be reached at howard@ideasroadshow.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this Pandemic Perspectives Podcast, Ideas Roadshow founder and host Howard Burton talks to renowned UC San Diego neurophilosopher Patricia Churchland about the importance of communicating science, the wonders of the biological world and the dangers of wishful thinking. Ideas Roadshow's Pandemic Perspectives Project consists of three distinct, reinforcing elements: a documentary film (Pandemic Perspectives), book (Pandemic Perspectives: A filmmaker's journey in 10 essays) and a series of 24 detailed podcasts with many of the film's expert participants. Visit www.ideasroadshow.com for more details. Howard Burton is the founder of Ideas Roadshow and host of the Ideas Roadshow Podcast. He can be reached at howard@ideasroadshow.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/public-policy

In this Pandemic Perspectives Podcast, Ideas Roadshow founder and host Howard Burton talks to renowned UC San Diego neurophilosopher Patricia Churchland about the importance of communicating science, the wonders of the biological world and the dangers of wishful thinking. Ideas Roadshow's Pandemic Perspectives Project consists of three distinct, reinforcing elements: a documentary film (Pandemic Perspectives), book (Pandemic Perspectives: A filmmaker's journey in 10 essays) and a series of 24 detailed podcasts with many of the film's expert participants. Visit www.ideasroadshow.com for more details. Howard Burton is the founder of Ideas Roadshow and host of the Ideas Roadshow Podcast. He can be reached at howard@ideasroadshow.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/science-technology-and-society

In this Pandemic Perspectives Podcast, Ideas Roadshow founder and host Howard Burton talks to renowned UC San Diego neurophilosopher Patricia Churchland about the importance of communicating science, the wonders of the biological world and the dangers of wishful thinking. Ideas Roadshow's Pandemic Perspectives Project consists of three distinct, reinforcing elements: a documentary film (Pandemic Perspectives), book (Pandemic Perspectives: A filmmaker's journey in 10 essays) and a series of 24 detailed podcasts with many of the film's expert participants. Visit www.ideasroadshow.com for more details. Howard Burton is the founder of Ideas Roadshow and host of the Ideas Roadshow Podcast. He can be reached at howard@ideasroadshow.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/neuroscience

In this Pandemic Perspectives Podcast, Ideas Roadshow founder and host Howard Burton talks to renowned UC San Diego neurophilosopher Patricia Churchland about the importance of communicating science, the wonders of the biological world and the dangers of wishful thinking. Ideas Roadshow's Pandemic Perspectives Project consists of three distinct, reinforcing elements: a documentary film (Pandemic Perspectives), book (Pandemic Perspectives: A filmmaker's journey in 10 essays) and a series of 24 detailed podcasts with many of the film's expert participants. Visit www.ideasroadshow.com for more details. Howard Burton is the founder of Ideas Roadshow and host of the Ideas Roadshow Podcast. He can be reached at howard@ideasroadshow.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this Pandemic Perspectives Podcast, Ideas Roadshow founder and host Howard Burton talks to renowned UC San Diego neurophilosopher Patricia Churchland about the importance of communicating science, the wonders of the biological world and the dangers of wishful thinking. Ideas Roadshow's Pandemic Perspectives Project consists of three distinct, reinforcing elements: a documentary film (Pandemic Perspectives), book (Pandemic Perspectives: A filmmaker's journey in 10 essays) and a series of 24 detailed podcasts with many of the film's expert participants. Visit www.ideasroadshow.com for more details. Howard Burton is the founder of Ideas Roadshow and host of the Ideas Roadshow Podcast. He can be reached at howard@ideasroadshow.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this Pandemic Perspectives Podcast, Ideas Roadshow founder and host Howard Burton talks to renowned UC San Diego neurophilosopher Patricia Churchland about the importance of communicating science, the wonders of the biological world and the dangers of wishful thinking. Ideas Roadshow's Pandemic Perspectives Project consists of three distinct, reinforcing elements: a documentary film (Pandemic Perspectives), book (Pandemic Perspectives: A filmmaker's journey in 10 essays) and a series of 24 detailed podcasts with many of the film's expert participants. Visit www.ideasroadshow.com for more details. Howard Burton is the founder of Ideas Roadshow and host of the Ideas Roadshow Podcast. He can be reached at howard@ideasroadshow.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this Pandemic Perspectives Podcast, Ideas Roadshow founder and host Howard Burton talks to renowned UC San Diego neurophilosopher Patricia Churchland about the importance of communicating science, the wonders of the biological world and the dangers of wishful thinking. Ideas Roadshow's Pandemic Perspectives Project consists of three distinct, reinforcing elements: a documentary film (Pandemic Perspectives), book (Pandemic Perspectives: A filmmaker's journey in 10 essays) and a series of 24 detailed podcasts with many of the film's expert participants. Visit www.ideasroadshow.com for more details. Howard Burton is the founder of Ideas Roadshow and host of the Ideas Roadshow Podcast. He can be reached at howard@ideasroadshow.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

WATCH: https://youtu.be/6IVBxmaaGNg Patricia Churchland is Professor Emerita of Philosophy at the University of California, San Diego and an Adjunct Professor at the Salk Institute. She holds degrees from Oxford University, the University of Pittsburg and the University of British Columbia. She has contributed to the fields of philosophy of neuroscience, philosophy of the mind and neuroethics. Her research has centered on the interface between neuroscience and philosophy with a current focus on the association of morality and the social brain. She has been awarded the MacArthur Prize, The Rossi Prize for Neuroscience and the Prose Prize for Science. She has authored multiple pioneering books has has served as President of the American Philosophical Association and the Society for Philosophy and Psychology. EPISODE LINKS: - Pat's Website: https://patriciachurchland.com/ - Pat's Twitter: https://twitter.com/patchurchland - Pat's Books: https://www.amazon.com/Patricia-S.-Churchland/e/B004QVSURY%3Fref=dbs_a_mng_rwt_scns_share - Pat's Publications: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=tbBE8QwAAAAJ&hl=en CONNECT: - Website: https://tevinnaidu.com - Instagram: https://instagram.com/drtevinnaidu - Facebook: https://facebook.com/drtevinnaidu - Twitter: https://twitter.com/drtevinnaidu - LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/drtevinnaidu TIMESTAMPS: (0:00) - Introduction (1:28) - What is consciousness? (7:32) - Eliminative Materialism (14:55) - Neurophilosophy (17:57) - Atypical brains (21:44) - If mind is brain, psychiatry implications (28:58) - Evolution of awareness & sleep (34:23) - Origins of moral intuition & a conscience (41:31) - Why the transition to neuroethics? (50:58) - Neuroexistentialism & free will (59:10) - Pat's religious/spiritual views (1:06:41) - Immediate social altruism vs effective altruism (1:09:51) - Selfish gene (1:12:58) - Mental health (1:17:41) - New brain data (1:21:36) - AI (1:23:11) - Pat's book recommendations (1:26:56) - Conclusion Website · YouTube · YouTube

WATCH: https://youtu.be/6IVBxmaaGNg Patricia Churchland is Professor Emerita of Philosophy at the University of California, San Diego and an Adjunct Professor at the Salk Institute. She holds degrees from Oxford University, the University of Pittsburg and the University of British Columbia. She has contributed to the fields of philosophy of neuroscience, philosophy of the mind and neuroethics. Her research has centered on the interface between neuroscience and philosophy with a current focus on the association of morality and the social brain. She has been awarded the MacArthur Prize, The Rossi Prize for Neuroscience and the Prose Prize for Science. She has authored multiple pioneering books has has served as President of the American Philosophical Association and the Society for Philosophy and Psychology. EPISODE LINKS: - Pat's Website: https://patriciachurchland.com/ - Pat's Twitter: https://twitter.com/patchurchland - Pat's Books: https://www.amazon.com/Patricia-S.-Churchland/e/B004QVSURY%3Fref=dbs_a_mng_rwt_scns_share - Pat's Publications: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=tbBE8QwAAAAJ&hl=en CONNECT: - Website: https://tevinnaidu.com - Instagram: https://instagram.com/drtevinnaidu - Facebook: https://facebook.com/drtevinnaidu - Twitter: https://twitter.com/drtevinnaidu - LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/drtevinnaidu TIMESTAMPS: (0:00) - Introduction (1:28) - What is consciousness? (7:32) - Eliminative Materialism (14:55) - Neurophilosophy (17:57) - Atypical brains (21:44) - If mind is brain, psychiatry implications (28:58) - Evolution of awareness & sleep (34:23) - Origins of moral intuition & a conscience (41:31) - Why the transition to neuroethics? (50:58) - Neuroexistentialism & free will (59:10) - Pat's religious/spiritual views (1:06:41) - Immediate social altruism vs effective altruism (1:09:51) - Selfish gene (1:12:58) - Mental health (1:17:41) - New brain data (1:21:36) - AI (1:23:11) - Pat's book recommendations (1:26:56) - Conclusion Website · YouTube

On episode 120, we welcome philosopher Jack Symes of The Panpsychast to discuss the major competing theories of consciousness, the illusions of panpsychist idealism and materialist illusionism, Philip Goff and how his version of pansychism allows for the existence of a material universe, Massimo Piggliuci's understanding of consciousness as having evolved to help us plan and simulate difficult situations, psychedelic experiences as potential evidence of a universal consciousness, what view of consciousness Jack subscribes to, why a new science may be necessary to understand consciousness, and the greatness of Adam Sandler's films. Jack Symes is the producer of the popular, The Panpsycast Philosophy Podcast and the editor of the Bloomsbury series, Talking about Philosophy. He is currently Teacher and Researcher of Philosophy at the University of Liverpool, UK. His new book is called Philosophers on Consciousness: Talking about the Mind (Talking about Philosophy) which features a number of prominent contributors, some of which we've had on the show before like Keith Frankish and Massimo Pigliucci.  Contributors to the book include: Miri Albahari, Susan Blackmore, David Chalmers, Patricia Churchland, Daniel Dennett, Keith Frankish, Philip Goff, Frank Jackson, Casey Logue, Gregory Miller, Michelle Montague, Massimo Pigliucci and Galen Strawson. | Jack Symes | ► Website | https://thepanpsycast.com/panpsycast2 ► Twitter 1 | https://twitter.com/ThePanpsycast ► Twitter 2 | https://twitter.com/_JackSymes ► Facebook | https://www.facebook.com/thepanpsycast/ ► Philosophers on Consciousness Book | https://amzn.to/3gKgudm Where you can find us: | Seize The Moment Podcast | ► Facebook | https://www.facebook.com/SeizeTheMoment ► Twitter | https://twitter.com/seize_podcast  ► Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/seizethemoment ► TikTok | https://www.tiktok.com/@seizethemomentpodcast

David Chalmers is an Australian philosopher and cognitive scientist specializing in the areas of philosophy of mind and philosophy of language. He is a Professor of Philosophy and Neural Science at New York University, as well as co-director of NYU's Center for Mind, Brain and Consciousness (along with Ned Block). In 2006, he was elected a Fellow of the Australian Academy of the Humanities. In 2013, he was elected a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts & Sciences. David Chalmers first formulated the problem in his paper Facing up to the problem of consciousness (1995) and expanded upon it in his book The Conscious Mind (1996). His works have proven to be provocative. Some, such as David Lewis and Steven Pinker, have praised Chalmers for his argumentative rigor and "impeccable clarity." Others, such as Daniel Dennett and Patricia Churchland, believe that hard problem is really more of a collection of easy problems, and will be solved through further analysis of the brain and behavior. Reality+: Virtual Worlds and the Problems of Philosophy https://amzn.to/3oqp0Cz Virtual reality is genuine reality; that's the central thesis of Reality+. In a highly original work of “technophilosophy,” David J. Chalmers gives a compelling analysis of our technological future. He argues that virtual worlds are not second-class worlds, and that we can live a meaningful life in virtual reality. We may even be in a virtual world already. Along the way, Chalmers conducts a grand tour of big ideas in philosophy and science. He uses virtual reality technology to offer a new perspective on long-established philosophical questions. How do we know that there's an external world? Is there a god? What is the nature of reality? What's the relation between mind and body? How can we lead a good life? All of these questions are illuminated or transformed by Chalmers' mind-bending analysis. Visit our Sponsor LinkedIn.com/impossible to post a job for FREESearch for The Jordan Harbinger Show on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, wherever you listen to podcasts, or go to jordanharbinger.com/subscribe Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Certain smells can repel or attract, bring to mind emotionally charged memories or guide our behavior unconsciously. While some find the smell of some cheeses revolting, others will appreciate its creamy and delicious taste. So just how does the olfactory system work, and can the loss of sense of smell assist in diagnosing diseases?In this episode, cognitive scientist and empirical philosopher Ann Barwich shares what she has learned from experts in neuroscience, psychology, chemistry, and perfumery when it comes to smells. Ann says that scents, unlike visual images, can be unpredictable and limitless. Learn how our olfactory system works not only as a map but also as a measuring device, detecting and analyzing both simple and complex odors.Episode Quotes:Do you think that the boundaries between the sciences and the humanities are ripe for disruption?[00:01:54] Absolutely. In fact, I really think these silos need to be torn down. I'm not the first one saying that, of course. My hero is Patricia Churchland who is a philosopher and actually is one of the most neuroscientifically informed philosophers there is. I took a lot of my inspiration from her because what she's been doing is absolutely radical. So, she said, instead of treating philosophy as timeless, thinking about the mind just through the mind itself, we have a revolution in neuroscience. The 20th century has revealed things about the brain and how the brain creates mind that should prompt us to rethink our initial categories for psychology.What are the differences between the visual and scent palette ranges? [00:11:27] And this is why smell is so fascinating. With colors, you've got a visible range of electromagnetic wavelengths, but you don't have any new colors. So, there's a biological timeline of what we can see. With smells, we can actually synthesize new molecules with novel odors. Molecules that have never existed on Earth, which we still can smell. We don't have to evolve new receptors. Plus, they might have qualities that are not known in nature, that might not smell like anything known in nature. So, this is why perfumers play almost with an unlimited pallet. The question is, how does the mind know what these chemical features mean? Well, that's the prize question at the moment. Do people experience odor blindness, the same way we experience color blindness?[00:17:09 Ann] One of my favorite examples is the aroma of corked wine. And that's caused by a molecule called TCA. There are some people who are anosmic, so they can't perceive that particular molecule. They never have a bad bottle of wine in their life! [Greg] I should save the corked ones for when I have them over, right?How does the nasal pathway explain how we lose our sense of smell and taste when we contract Covid-19?[00:18:34] First, when you sniff, you inhale. You've got this air stream coming up your nose. That's what we usually think smelling is. But we also have retro-nasal smell where you chew molecules, the aromas, hey travel basically through the back of your throat, up to your nose. That's retro-nasal smell, and it's not quite the same. There are some interesting differences. My favorite one is the fact that coffee smells great, tastes kind of disappointing. I mean, it's bitter and not as great. Nobody says, “Wake up to the taste of coffee”. How did the pandemic affect the way we smell? The more and more we go online and everything becomes a digital presence, we're losing that connection. I noticed how much I was missing during the pandemic. When I went finally out in the summer, everything hit me. Every smell. Like you suddenly have some roasted coffee, you have some trees. The world felt richer. It felt enriching compared to just sitting in your flat where everything your nose is habituating to your surroundings.Time Code Guide:00:04:13 Why do neuroscientists focus so much on vision and its role in attention and Cognition?00:12:18 Why can we name colors and not smells?00:15:49 Olfactory receptor genes and its lock and key feature00:21:04 How ortho-nasal and retro-nasal smells differentiate us from animals00:25:35 Optical and smell illusions00:27:09 Spontaneous descriptors of smells that emerged from subjective experiences00:32:08 Associating scents to certain time, place, and emotions00:36:16 Is there a way we can recreate the smell of medieval Europe?00:39:55 The history and anthropology of smell00:45:16 Overlaps in brain areas responsible for language and smell00:51:51 Should universities consider offering classes that encourage us to develop a heightened senseShow Links:Guest ProfileAnn's Profile on Smellosophy's Official WebsitePersonal Profile on What It's Like to be a PhilosopherAnn-Sophie Barwich on LinkedInHer WorkAnn-Sophie Barwich on Google ScholarSmellosophy: What the Nose Tells the Mind

In this episode, Geoff Allen speaks with Ilan Goodman about the intersection of philosophy and science. They discuss: Ilan's background as a philosopher, podcaster and actor; scientific philosophy versus ‘pure philosophy'; Patricia Churchland's views on philosophy and neuroscience; philosophy as a mapping exercise; scientific realism and mind-independent truths; the distinctions between philosophy and science; causality at the level of quantum particles; communicating science to the public; the motivations for podcasting; the current state of intellectual discourse; the challenges of communicating coronavirus information to the public; and other topics. Ilan Goodman is a podcaster, producer and communicator of science. He works as a producer for science-focused podcasts, including CrowdScience (BBC World Service), The Curious Cases of Rutherford and Fry (BBC R4) and Azeem Azhar's Exponential View. In a past role, he worked at the Winton Centre for Risk and Evidence Communication, working as a producer for Risky Talk with David Spiegelhalter. Ilan is the host and producer of NOUS the podcast, which explores questions about the mind through philosophy, psychology and neuroscience. Ilan is also an actor, and he has appeared extensively on stage, in TV shows and in feature films. Ilan holds an MSc in History and Philosophy of Science from UCL, and this common ground formed the basis for much of our conversation. Ilan holds Bachelor degrees in Experimental Psychology & Philosophy (University of Oxford) and Acting (Royal Academy of Dramatic Art). *** Follow Extrapolator on social media for all the latest news: instagram.com/extrapolatorpod facebook.com/extrapolatorpod linkedin.com/company/extrapolator

Philosophy of Brain is based on an in-depth filmed conversation between Howard Burton and neurophilosopher Patricia Churchland, UC San Diego. Patricia Churchland has done extensive research in the fields of philosophy of neuroscience, philosophy of the mind and neuroethics. During this mind-stretching conversation Patricia explores how the brain works, how we are able to represent the external world of objects and our inner world of thoughts, self and consciousness. Howard Burton is the founder of the Ideas Roadshow, Ideas on Film and host of the Ideas Roadshow Podcast. He can be reached at howard@ideasroadshow.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Philosophy of Brain is based on an in-depth filmed conversation between Howard Burton and neurophilosopher Patricia Churchland, UC San Diego. Patricia Churchland has done extensive research in the fields of philosophy of neuroscience, philosophy of the mind and neuroethics. During this mind-stretching conversation Patricia explores how the brain works, how we are able to represent the external world of objects and our inner world of thoughts, self and consciousness. Howard Burton is the founder of the Ideas Roadshow, Ideas on Film and host of the Ideas Roadshow Podcast. He can be reached at howard@ideasroadshow.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/neuroscience

Philosophy of Brain is based on an in-depth filmed conversation between Howard Burton and neurophilosopher Patricia Churchland, UC San Diego. Patricia Churchland has done extensive research in the fields of philosophy of neuroscience, philosophy of the mind and neuroethics. During this mind-stretching conversation Patricia explores how the brain works, how we are able to represent the external world of objects and our inner world of thoughts, self and consciousness. Howard Burton is the founder of the Ideas Roadshow, Ideas on Film and host of the Ideas Roadshow Podcast. He can be reached at howard@ideasroadshow.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/science-technology-and-society

Philosophy of Brain is based on an in-depth filmed conversation between Howard Burton and neurophilosopher Patricia Churchland, UC San Diego. Patricia Churchland has done extensive research in the fields of philosophy of neuroscience, philosophy of the mind and neuroethics. During this mind-stretching conversation Patricia explores how the brain works, how we are able to represent the external world of objects and our inner world of thoughts, self and consciousness. Howard Burton is the founder of the Ideas Roadshow, Ideas on Film and host of the Ideas Roadshow Podcast. He can be reached at howard@ideasroadshow.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/psychology

Philosophy of Brain is based on an in-depth filmed conversation between Howard Burton and neurophilosopher Patricia Churchland, UC San Diego. Patricia Churchland has done extensive research in the fields of philosophy of neuroscience, philosophy of the mind and neuroethics. During this mind-stretching conversation Patricia explores how the brain works, how we are able to represent the external world of objects and our inner world of thoughts, self and consciousness. Howard Burton is the founder of the Ideas Roadshow, Ideas on Film and host of the Ideas Roadshow Podcast. He can be reached at howard@ideasroadshow.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network

How does the brain work? Prof. Patricia Churchland is Professor Emirita at the University of California, San Diego. Her research interests span many areas including morality, neuroscience and artificial intelligence. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/scientificsense/message

When I was thinking about how neuroscience might impact some of the philosophical questions about the mind, I really had no expectation that we, in my lifetime, would come to learn things that would bare upon the questions of how it is that we have these very strong feelings of what's right and what's wrong. Gäst i veckans podd är neurofilosofen Patricia Churchland, som nyligen utkommit med boken Samvete. I veckans samtal diskuteras neurovetenskapens påverkan på moral- och medvetandefilosofins centrala frågor, och de framsteg som nu görs mot ett svar på medvetandets mysterium. Dessutom avhandlas de sätt på vilka en individs temperament verkar påverka hennes politiska grunduppfattning, varför panpsykism inte är mer än en galen idé och varför Peter Singer har fel på avgörande punkter. Vilken bäring har vår neurologiska beskaffenhet på våra moraliska intuitioner? Finns det objektiva moraliska värden? Och kan det vara berättigat att relativa även våra mest grundläggande moraliska principer under extrema omständigheter?

Conscience is our inner compass, helping us navigate between right and wrong. But is it hardwired into our brain? We talked to a celebrated neuroscientist, Patricia Churchland, MacArthur fellow and professor emeritus of philosophy at the University of California, San Diego.

Patricia Churchland, académica de la Universidad de California en San Diego e invitada al Congreso Futuro 2021, se ha dedicado a estudiar el origen biológico de nuestra necesidad de cuidar a los otros, ya sean de nuestro núcleo familiar o un poco más lejanos. En esta conversación con Paula Molina, la neurofilósofa norteamericana explica las estructuras en nuestro cerebro que posibilitan tal preocupación, y la importancia de proveer tiempo y cuidados para que las madres puedan dedicarse sin interrupciones a sus hijas e hijos en los primeros años de vida.

In October and November 2020, The Genexis group ran some on-line discussion groups on evidence for the Christian God. Matthew attended these events, along with regular guest Darren. Each week, they discussed the presentation and group time in an aftershow chat. This episode is an amalgamation of those chats. Patricia Churchland, What is eliminative materialism? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xrFqhOvNtWM&vl=en Item on how dogs think: https://www.psychologytoday.com/gb/blog/all-dogs-go-heaven/201804/6-facts-about-how-dogs-think Dolphin approaches divers for help getting untangled from a fishing line: http://divemagazine.co.uk/eco/6580-video-dolphin-asks-divers-for-help Unbelievable? Andy Bannister vs Peter Singer – Do we need God to be good? https://www.premierchristianradio.com/Shows/Saturday/Unbelievable/Episodes/Unbelievable-Andy-Bannister-vs-Peter-Singer-Do-we-need-God-to-be-good A simple and general explanation for the evolution of altruism: https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/full/10.1098/rspb.2008.0829 To contact us, email: reasonpress@gmail.com Our theme music is by Holly: https://soundcloud.com/holly-bishop --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/still-unbelievable/message

The Rationally Speaking podcast is proud to feature another certified genius: Patricia Churchland, a philosopher well known for her contributions to neurophilosophy and the philosophy of the mind, was professor at the University of California San Diego from 1984-2010, and won the MacArthur Genius Grant in 1991. In this episode, she, Massimo, and Julia discuss what philosophy has to say about neuroscience, what neuroscience has to say about philosophy, and what both of them have to say about morality. Sped up the speakers by ['1.1', '1.0']

Host Jack Russell Weinstein visits with Dr. Patricia Churchland, Professor of Philosophy Emerita at the University of California, San Diego. Her work has focused on the interface between neuroscience and philosophy.

Host Jack Russell Weinstein visits with Dr. Patricia Churchland, Professor of Philosophy Emerita at the University of California, San Diego. Her work has focused on the interface between neuroscience and philosophy.

Friday, December 11, 2020 - Jack Russell Weinstein previews this Sunday’s WHY radio show when he visits with Patricia Churchland in an episode titled: “How Important is the Brain to the Great Philosophical Questions?” ~~~ News director Dave Thompson is here for our weekly news chat. ~~~ Matt Olien reviews “Mank.” 1930s Hollywood is seen through the eyes of screenwriter Herman J. Mankiewicz as he races to finish "Citizen Kane.

Introduction Resting on our shoulders is the most complex object in the known universe: 86 billion neurons, each connected to 10,000 others. From Plato to Descartes, to the modern-day, philosophers have largely been ignorant of the workings of the brain, despite many questions in philosophy seeming to be intimately linked with its nature. Questions like: What are the origins of our moral intuitions, our conscience? What is the nature of decision-making? And how does the brain produce consciousness?  Following the recent upsurge of interest and research into neuroscience (reaching full steam in the 1970s), Patricia Churchland describes the emergence of neurophilosophy as ‘inevitable’, coining the term in her now classic book, Neurophilosophy: Toward a Unified Science of the Mind-Brain in 1986. Alongside Neurophilosophy, Patricia Churchland is best known for her books Touching a Nerve, Braintrust, and most recently Conscience, which (together with hundreds of other publications, interviews, public talks, and awards) have led her to be considered one of, if not the, world’s leading neurophilosopher.  Currently Professor Emerita in Philosophy at the University of California, San Diego, Patricia Churchland has knocked down the wall between science and philosophy, inspiring a new wave of thinking about life’s most challenging questions. For some, however, the wall was there for a reason: questions of philosophy should not be confused with questions of science. After all, what can neuroscience tell us about the origin of consciousness or the nature of morality? Our topics for this episode... Contents Part I. The Hornswoggle Problem Part II. The Conscience Links Patricia Churchland, Website. Patricia Churchland, Books. Patricia Churchland, The Hornswoggle Problem. Patricia Churchland, Conscience (IndieBound). Patricia Churchland Conscience (Amazon).

Introduction Resting on our shoulders is the most complex object in the known universe: 86 billion neurons, each connected to 10,000 others. From Plato to Descartes, to the modern-day, philosophers have largely been ignorant of the workings of the brain, despite many questions in philosophy seeming to be intimately linked with its nature. Questions like: What are the origins of our moral intuitions, our conscience? What is the nature of decision-making? And how does the brain produce consciousness?  Following the recent upsurge of interest and research into neuroscience (reaching full steam in the 1970s), Patricia Churchland describes the emergence of neurophilosophy as ‘inevitable’, coining the term in her now classic book, Neurophilosophy: Toward a Unified Science of the Mind-Brain in 1986. Alongside Neurophilosophy, Patricia Churchland is best known for her books Touching a Nerve, Braintrust, and most recently Conscience, which (together with hundreds of other publications, interviews, public talks, and awards) have led her to be considered one of, if not the, world’s leading neurophilosopher.  Currently Professor Emerita in Philosophy at the University of California, San Diego, Patricia Churchland has knocked down the wall between science and philosophy, inspiring a new wave of thinking about life’s most challenging questions. For some, however, the wall was there for a reason: questions of philosophy should not be confused with questions of science. After all, what can neuroscience tell us about the origin of consciousness or the nature of morality? Our topics for this episode... Contents Part I. The Hornswoggle Problem Part II. The Conscience Links Patricia Churchland, Website. Patricia Churchland, Books. Patricia Churchland, The Hornswoggle Problem. Patricia Churchland, Conscience (IndieBound). Patricia Churchland, Conscience (Amazon).

Prof Patricia Churchland's Gifford Lecture - Recorded 11 May, 2010 at St Cecelia's Hall, The University of Edinburgh.Self-caring neural circuitry embodies self-preservation values, and these are values in the most elemental sense. Whence caring for others?Social problem-solving, including policy-making, is probably an instance of problem-solving more generally, and draws upon the capacity, prodigious in humans, to envision consequences of a planned action. In humans, it also draws upon the capacity for improving upon current practices and technologies.Audio version.