Tag: David Chalmers
Neuroscientist Vows: We’ll Nail Consciousness Yet!
Anil Seth, proponent of the “hallucination” theory of consciousness, vows that researchers will find that consciousness spot or circuit in the brain.
The Philosopher Wins: There’s No Consciousness Spot in the Brain
After a 25-year search, dualist philosopher David Chalmers won the bet with neuroscientist Christof Koch.
Science After Babel: An Exercise in Self-Criticism
Until the day before yesterday, the imperial architects of the scientific revolution were well satisfied and sleek as seals.
Is Life After Death Incompatible with Physics?
In 2011, Sean Carroll wrote an essay on why — from a science perspective — our minds must be extinguished at death
Brain Scientist: Consciousness Didn’t Evolve; It Creates Evolution
Donald Hoffman says that even the Big Bang must be understood in a universe where consciousness is fundamental.