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MeaningofLife.tv: Mind-Body Problems

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The mind-body problem, which Buddha, Socrates and many modern scientists have sought to solve, encompasses riddles such as consciousness, free will, morality and the meaning of life. In this podcast, science journalist John Horgan, talks to leading mind-body theorists about their views and often, about their personal lives. The show is an outgrowth of a book of the same title, available for free at mindbodyproblems.com.

  • 1 hour
    Consolations of Physics (John Horgan & Sabine Hossenfelder)
    Sabine inspires John's quantum experiment ... Sabine previews her book-in-progress ... Isn't quantum mechanics non-deterministic? ... Is consciousness conserved? ... John and Sabine tangle over free will ... Physics creationism ... Will quantum mechanics be replaced? ...
    5 August 2021, 4:30 pm
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    Quantum Mechanics and the Quest for Final Knowledge (John Horgan & Philip Ball)
    Will science ever absorb the arts and humanities? ... Why Phil wrote a book about quantum mechanics ... Knowing quantum math doesn’t necessarily help ... Is "information” the key to quantum mechanics? ... What quantum computing can and can’t do ... The weirdness and arbitrariness of existence ...
    7 June 2021, 2:01 pm
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    Science, Fiction, and the Mind-Body Problem (John Horgan & Erik Hoel)
    Erik's new novel, The Revelations ... How Erik became a writer and a neuroscientist ... Erik defends integrated information theory ... The agnosticism of the novelist ... Should the mind-body problem have a single solutions? ...
    12 April 2021, 10:32 pm
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    Explaining Quantum Mechanics (John Horgan & Tim Maudlin)
    Why Tim became a philosopher ... John gets entangled in superposition ... Tim explains Bell’s Theorem with diagrams ... Tim rejects shutting up and calculating ... Will quantum computers lead to a better quantum theory? ...
    8 March 2021, 7:49 pm
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    Quantum Mechanics and “Reality” (John Horgan & Adam Becker)
    Do you need math to grok quantum mechanics? ... Adam's quibble with Nils Bohr ... Explaining David Bohm’s pilot-wave model ... Defending the many-worlds hypothesis ... Are quantum mechanics and consciousness entangled? ... Will science ever explain the world? ...
    1 February 2021, 4:59 pm
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    Spooky Action at a Distance (John Horgan & George Musser)
    Is spacetime obsolete? ... Quantum spookiness explained! ... Black holes and the big bang are spooky too. ... What preceded space and time? ... Is physics just poetry with math? ... George’s next book: how mind relates to matter ...
    6 January 2021, 6:00 pm
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    Quantum Mechanics and Other Mysteries (John Horgan & Amanda Gefter)
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    28 December 2020, 9:00 am
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    The Quantum Astrologer's Handbook (John Horgan & Michael Brooks)
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    16 December 2020, 2:04 pm
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    The Innovation Delusion (John Horgan & Lee Vinsel)
    Lee’s new book, The Innovation Delusion ... Is progress real? ... Lee’s critique of the documentary The Social Dilemma ... The necessity and dangers of “expertise” ... John’s problems with Buddhism ...
    1 November 2020, 7:44 pm
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    Debating Panpsychism (John Horgan & Philip Goff)
    Philip’s 2019 book, Galileo's Error: Foundations for a New Science of Consciousness ... What’s the difference between panpsychism and philosophical idealism? ... John: Solipsism is “an absolute impediment to a truly scientific theory of consciousness” ... Does panpsychism “cheat” when it comes to philosophy’s fundamental problems? ... The moral dimension of panpsychism ... Hallucinogens and mystical experience ...
    19 July 2020, 5:57 pm
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    The Case Against Thomas Kuhn (John Horgan & Errol Morris)
    Can we ever really know the world? ... Debating the ideas of Thomas Kuhn, famous philosopher of science ... Will we ever see the end of war? ... Errol's book about Kuhn, The Ashtray: (Or the Man Who Denied Reality) ... Errol: Science without truth cannot live ... John sticks up for Kuhn ... Errol's vexed personal relationship with Kuhn ... Stephen Hawking's sense of humor ... Errol: "We're a dumbass species" ... The glass is half empty and filled with poison ...
    20 April 2020, 10:52 pm
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