I had such a blast talking about everything from parent guilt to the possibility that consciousness is a fundamental aspect of the universe! And it was a treat to finally have the chance to have a more philosophically in-depth conversation with T.K. I always take something valuable away from a conversation with The Minimalists, and I’m grateful for the wisdom they continue to share.
I always love spending time with Rich, and we had so much fun talking consciousness! He took the conversation in new and interesting directions, as usual. And he shared some of his recent experiences with psychedelics…
I thoroughly enjoyed spending the day discussing, and making videos about, the science of consciousness with the Big Think team! The first of a few videos was just released today:
It turns out our views are quite similar, but we tried our best to disagree! It was such fun to (almost) debate my friend, Philip Goff, and Keith Frankish, whose work I also admire.
This was one of the most in-depth conversations I’ve had on a podcast. André and I discuss many of the topics that I cover in my upcoming docuseries, including how Sara Imari Walker has influenced my thinking, as well as the usual suspects: David Eagleman, Donald Hoffman, Anil Seth, Brian Green, Lee Smolin, Janna Levin, etc. I was impressed with Andre’s level of prep, and we were able to cover quite a range—neuroscience, plant biology, fundamental physics, to meditation.