#113 — Consciousness and the Self

Sam Harris speaks with Anil Seth about the scientific study of consciousness, where consciousness emerges in nature, levels of consciousness, perception as a "controlled hallucination," emotion, the experience of "pure consciousness," consciousness as "integrated information," measures of "brain complexity," psychedelics, different aspects of the "self," conscious AI, and many other topics. If the Making Sense podcast logo in your player is BLACK, you can SUBSCRIBE to gain access to all full-length episodes at samharris.org/subscribe.