Infinite Potential: The Life & Ideas of David Bohm
This recent documentary is freely available here. consciousnessdavid bohmPhilosophy of mindQuantum mechanicsRoger Penrose
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Why Physics Needs Philosophy
Speaking of physics . . . here is Tim Maudlin on The Nature of Reality blog. EinsteinmathematicsmetaphysicsNatural sciencePhilosophyPhysicsQuantum mechanicsrealityRichard FeynmanStephen HawkingTim Maudlin
The “odd couple” of science: do we have a quantum Soul?
Check out the “odd couple’s” (I suspect a professional euphemism for looniness) freely available update Consciousness in the universe: a review of the ‘Orch OR’ theory with accompanying interview (first video). I heard Penrose speak at Imperial College around the time The Emperor’s New Mind: Concerning Computers, Minds and The Laws of Physics was released. I’ve never had the…
Consciousness . . . after death
Stuart Hameroff speculates on consciousness as a fundamental part of the universe. Though I’ve read Penrose’s The Emperor’s New Mind and Shadows of the Mind, I’ve never read any Hameroff beyond interviews and documentaries. Wishful thinking perhaps . . . Speaking of consciousness Toward a Science of Consciousness is coming up, this time in India. BodyconsciousnessdeathJournal of Consciousness StudiesPenroseQuantum mechanicsReligionReligion…
The Consciousness Chronicles
Check out Nick Day’s documentary recorded at the annual Toward a Science of Consciousness conference. Artificial intelligenceBuddhismCognitionCognitive neuroscienceCognitive scienceconsciousnessEmbodied cognitionExtended MindneuroscienceNick Dayphilosophical psychologyPhilosophy of mindPhilosophy of scienceQuantum mechanicsRoger PenroseRupert Sheldrake
Physicists vs Philosophers
Good article from Adam Frank: At stake is a critical question living deep inside the heart of modern foundational physics: What are the limits of science? David Albert was having none of it. As he correctly points out: Where do the fields come from? Better yet: Where do the laws of quantum mechanics come from?…
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