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Annaka Harris: Free Will, Consciousness, and the Nature of Reality | Lex Fridman Podcast #326

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Annaka Harris is the author of Conscious: A Brief Guide to the Fundamental Mystery of the Mind. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors: - Wealthfront: https://wealthfront.com/lex to get $50 sign-up bonus - BetterHelp: https://betterhelp.com/lex to get 10% off - Blinkist: https://blinkist.com/lex to get 25% off premium - Onnit: https://lexfridman.com/onnit to get up to 10% off - Indeed: https://indeed.com/lex to get $75 credit EPISODE LINKS: Annaka's Twitter: http://twitter.com/annakaharris Annaka's Website: http://annakaharris.com Annaka's Facebook: http://facebook.com/annakaharrisprojects Annaka's Books: 1. Conscious: https://amzn.to/3SFLLPE 2. I Wonder: https://amzn.to/3UPQTTm Annaka's Articles: 1. What Is Time?: http://nautil.us/what-is-time-238478 2. A Solution to the Combination Problem: http://annakaharris.com/the-future-of-panpsychism 3. Consciousness Isn’t Self-Centered: http://nautil.us/consciousness-isnt-self_centered-237720 Books: 1. The Case Against Reality: https://amzn.to/3MhW4Wt 2. Being You: https://amzn.to/3RsxdBQ 3. Livewired: https://amzn.to/3Cn9BKS 4. Spooky Action at a Distance: https://amzn.to/3y27N7a 5. The Order of Time: https://amzn.to/3Stqn0u PODCAST INFO: Podcast website: https://lexfridman.com/podcast Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2lwqZIr Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2nEwCF8 RSS: https://lexfridman.com/feed/podcast/ Full episodes playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrAXtmErZgOdP_8GztsuKi9nrraNbKKp4 Clips playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrAXtmErZgOeciFP3CBCIEElOJeitOr41 OUTLINE: 0:00 - Introduction 0:53 - Free will 54:10 - Consciousness 1:24:42 - Depression 1:37:59 - Psychedelics 1:45:58 - Meditation 1:50:22 - Ideas 2:14:08 - AI sentience 2:31:30 - Suffering 2:34:26 - Meaning of life SOCIAL: - Twitter: https://twitter.com/lexfridman - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lexfridman - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lexfridman - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lexfridman - Medium: https://medium.com/@lexfridman - Reddit: https://reddit.com/r/lexfridman - Support on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/lexfridman

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I think this is chapter three.', 'start': 65.187, 'duration': 2.242}, {'end': 75.295, 'text': "First of all, I really think it's important to make a distinction between free will and conscious will, and we'll get into that in a moment.", 'start': 67.829, 'duration': 7.466}, {'end': 85.191, 'text': 'So free will in terms of our brain as a system in nature, making complex decisions and doing all of the complex processing it does.', 'start': 75.748, 'duration': 9.443}], 'summary': 'Annika harris discusses the illusion of free will and consciousness in constructing decision-making, distinguishing between free will and conscious will.', 'duration': 36.257, 'max_score': 48.934, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/q6zEzZCtkXw/pics/q6zEzZCtkXw48934.jpg'}], 'start': 0.029, 'title': 'Free will illusion', 'summary': 'Delves into the illusion of free will and consciousness, presenting evidence that consciousness constructs the illusion and challenges the 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what I was going to say is I mean also just for me I feel like I I'm not as good at speaking as I am at writing that I'm clear in my writing.", 'start': 317.817, 'duration': 10.448}, {'end': 339.227, 'text': "And because these topics are so difficult to get our minds around, it's hard to kind of get to any real conclusion in real time.", 'start': 328.325, 'duration': 10.902}, {'end': 343.549, 'text': "It's actually how I started writing my book, was just writing for myself.", 'start': 339.627, 'duration': 3.922}], 'summary': 'The speaker finds it easier to express thoughts in writing than speaking, leading to writing a book.', 'duration': 29.373, 'max_score': 314.176, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/q6zEzZCtkXw/pics/q6zEzZCtkXw314176.jpg'}, {'end': 648.488, 'src': 'embed', 'start': 604.723, 'weight': 8, 'content': [{'end': 613.774, 'text': "but I think it was close to 100 years before it was actually accepted as common knowledge that we're 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'duration': 1.161}, {'end': 699.271, 'text': 'We have more questions than answers.', 'start': 697.07, 'duration': 2.201}, {'end': 701.913, 'text': "But I think it's time.", 'start': 699.932, 'duration': 1.981}, {'end': 705.196, 'text': "I think, if we're going to make progress in consciousness studies,", 'start': 701.933, 'duration': 3.263}, {'end': 712.482, 'text': 'we need to start really looking at the illusions and false intuitions that are getting in our way.', 'start': 705.196, 'duration': 7.286}, {'end': 717.165, 'text': 'Do you think studying the brain can give us clues about free will, like some of these questions? 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'weight': 4, 'content': [{'end': 1411.279, 'text': "So even when we intellectually understand that everything we're feeling, everything we're doing is based on our brain processing and brain behavior.", 'start': 1401.832, 'duration': 9.447}, {'end': 1413.42, 'text': "If you're a physicalist, you've bought into that.", 'start': 1411.319, 'duration': 2.101}, {'end': 1426.646, 'text': "Even when you intellectually understand that we and I include myself in this we still have this feeling that there's something that stands outside of the brain processing that can intervene.", 'start': 1415.441, 'duration': 11.205}], 'summary': "Our feelings and actions are based on brain processing, even though we may feel there's something beyond it.", 'duration': 24.814, 'max_score': 1401.832, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/q6zEzZCtkXw/pics/q6zEzZCtkXw1401832.jpg'}, {'end': 1588.757, 'src': 'embed', 'start': 1558.833, 'weight': 5, 'content': [{'end': 1565.418, 'text': 'But of course, the truth is, it was just further brain processing that got me to decide not to go down that path.', 'start': 1558.833, 'duration': 6.585}, {'end': 1571.723, 'text': 'How much is that feeling of conscious will is culturally constructed shorthand?', 'start': 1565.638, 'duration': 6.085}, {'end': 1578.448, 'text': 'So, like I and you is, you could say, a culturally constructed shorthand.', 'start': 1571.743, 'duration': 6.705}, {'end': 1588.757, 'text': 'how much of that affects how we think? So our parents say, I in you, I in you, and then we start to believe in I in you.', 'start': 1579.328, 'duration': 9.429}], 'summary': 'Cultural influence on conscious will and decision-making processes.', 'duration': 29.924, 'max_score': 1558.833, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/q6zEzZCtkXw/pics/q6zEzZCtkXw1558833.jpg'}, {'end': 1702.813, 'src': 'embed', 'start': 1673.812, 'weight': 6, 'content': [{'end': 1677.235, 'text': 'I mean, in our everyday communication, I would think that would have an effect.', 'start': 1673.812, 'duration': 3.423}, {'end': 1678.838, 'text': 'Yeah, language does affect things.', 'start': 1677.537, 'duration': 1.301}, {'end': 1688.765, 'text': 'I mean, just knowing Russian and the history of the Soviet Union in the 20th century, obviously it lived under communism for a long time.', 'start': 1678.938, 'duration': 9.827}, {'end': 1693.908, 'text': 'So your conception of individualism is different and that reflects itself in the language.', 'start': 1688.805, 'duration': 5.103}, {'end': 1702.813, 'text': 'You could probably have the similar kind of thing within the language in terms of how we talk about I and we and so on.', 'start': 1694.269, 'duration': 8.544}], 'summary': 'Language reflects cultural history and impacts individualism in communication.', 'duration': 29.001, 'max_score': 1673.812, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/q6zEzZCtkXw/pics/q6zEzZCtkXw1673812.jpg'}, {'end': 1745.106, 'src': 'embed', 'start': 1718.941, 'weight': 8, 'content': [{'end': 1732.316, 'text': "And I think you know There's also a difference between the autobiographical me and then this more fundamental me that we're talking about or that I'm pointing to as the illusion.", 'start': 1718.941, 'duration': 13.375}, {'end': 1738.401, 'text': 'So in my book I talk about if someone wakes up with amnesia,', 'start': 1732.476, 'duration': 5.925}, {'end': 1745.106, 'text': "if they have brain injury and suddenly have amnesia and can't remember anything about their lives, can't remember their name,", 'start': 1738.401, 'duration': 6.705}], 'summary': 'Distinguishing between autobiographical and fundamental self, illustrated by amnesia case', 'duration': 26.165, 'max_score': 1718.941, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/q6zEzZCtkXw/pics/q6zEzZCtkXw1718941.jpg'}, {'end': 1805.744, 'src': 'embed', 'start': 1764.723, 'weight': 9, 'content': [{'end': 1781.049, 'text': 'It goes very deep, this feeling that I am a single entity that is somehow not completely reliant upon the cause and effect of the physical world.', 'start': 1764.723, 'duration': 16.326}, {'end': 1783.631, 'text': 'Can I ask you a pothead question? Yeah.', 'start': 1781.229, 'duration': 2.402}, {'end': 1784.591, 'text': 'Would you?', 'start': 1784.031, 'duration': 0.56}, {'end': 1792.676, 'text': 'Would you rather lose all your memories or not be able to make new ones??', 'start': 1786.572, 'duration': 6.104}, {'end': 1795.838, 'text': 'You get to you now.', 'start': 1792.696, 'duration': 3.142}, {'end': 1799.06, 'text': "I'm asking you, as a human, in terms of happiness and preference.", 'start': 1795.838, 'duration': 3.222}, {'end': 1805.744, 'text': "I can't answer that.", 'start': 1804.904, 'duration': 0.84}], 'summary': 'Discussion about consciousness and memory preferences in a philosophical context.', 'duration': 41.021, 'max_score': 1764.723, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/q6zEzZCtkXw/pics/q6zEzZCtkXw1764723.jpg'}, {'end': 1875.337, 'src': 'embed', 'start': 1849.578, 'weight': 7, 'content': [{'end': 1854.88, 'text': 'if you lost all your memory of everything, do you think you would still love them??', 'start': 1849.578, 'duration': 5.302}, {'end': 1856.24, 'text': 'Like you show up?', 'start': 1854.96, 'duration': 1.28}, {'end': 1856.72, 'text': "you don't know.", 'start': 1856.24, 'duration': 0.48}, {'end': 1857.24, 'text': "I don't know.", 'start': 1856.74, 'duration': 0.5}, {'end': 1858.101, 'text': "It's a roll of the dice.", 'start': 1857.26, 'duration': 0.841}, {'end': 1859.461, 'text': 'I mean, not in the way that I do.', 'start': 1858.121, 'duration': 1.34}, {'end': 1864.594, 'text': 'Right Some deep aspect of love is the history you have together.', 'start': 1859.952, 'duration': 4.642}, {'end': 1865.434, 'text': 'Oh, absolutely.', 'start': 1864.754, 'duration': 0.68}, {'end': 1869.715, 'text': 'Well, and this gets to an interesting point, actually, which I think a lot about, which is memory.', 'start': 1865.474, 'duration': 4.241}, {'end': 1875.337, 'text': "And we won't go into this yet, but I'll just plant a flag here.", 'start': 1871.076, 'duration': 4.261}], 'summary': 'Exploring the impact of memory loss on love and relationships.', 'duration': 25.759, 'max_score': 1849.578, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/q6zEzZCtkXw/pics/q6zEzZCtkXw1849578.jpg'}], 'start': 1036.78, 'title': 'Consciousness and decision making', 'summary': 'Delves into plant consciousness and decision making, illustrating the complexity of human brain processes, the illusion of free will, and the influence of language on individualism and consciousness, highlighting the infinite factors involved.', 'chapters': [{'end': 1284.367, 'start': 1036.78, 'title': 'Consciousness in plants and decision making', 'summary': "Discusses the concept of plant consciousness, emphasizing the complexity of decision making in human brains and the limitations of free will, using the analogy of pea tendril's movement and human decision-making, highlighting the infinite factors and outputs involved in brain processes.", 'duration': 247.587, 'highlights': ['Human decision making involves infinite factors and outputs, challenging the concept of free will. The brain is capable of almost an infinite number of outputs, and there are countless factors influencing human decision making, challenging the notion of free will.', 'The complexity of human brains surpasses that of a pea tendril, making human decision making highly intricate. Human brains are many, many, many times more complex than whatever is going on in a pea tendril, emphasizing the intricate nature of human decision making.', "The analogy of pea tendril's movement is used to illustrate the limitations of free will in human decision making. The analogy of pea tendril's movement is employed to illustrate the limitations of free will in human decision making, emphasizing the deterministic nature of decision making processes.", "The concept of plant consciousness is explored through the analogy of empathizing with a plant's experience. The concept of plant consciousness is explored through the analogy of empathizing with a plant's experience, contemplating the idea of conscious experience in nature."]}, {'end': 1644.738, 'start': 1285.428, 'title': 'The illusion of free will', 'summary': 'Discusses how all behavior, whether voluntary or involuntary, is rooted in brain processing and behavior, leading to the illusion of free will and the concept of self, and how cultural constructs influence our perception of consciousness and decision-making.', 'duration': 359.31, 'highlights': ['All behavior, whether voluntary or involuntary, is rooted in brain processing and behavior, leading to the illusion of free will and the concept of self. Behavior is influenced by brain processing, leading to the illusion of free will and self, distinguishing voluntary and involuntary behavior.', 'Cultural constructs influence our perception of consciousness and decision-making. Cultural constructs shape our perception of consciousness and decision-making, affecting our intuitive understanding.', 'Feeling of conscious will is culturally constructed shorthand, affecting how we think. The feeling of conscious will is a culturally constructed shorthand, influencing our thought processes and decision-making.']}, {'end': 1940.413, 'start': 1644.778, 'title': 'Language, individualism, and consciousness', 'summary': 'Explores the influence of language on individualism and consciousness, delving into the impact of different belief sets and linguistic framing, as well as the relationship between memory, time, and consciousness, and its implications on the fundamental nature of reality and consciousness.', 'duration': 295.635, 'highlights': ['Influence of Language on Individualism The linguistic framing of everyday language in different cultures and languages can significantly impact individualism, as observed in the example of the history of the Soviet Union and the influence of communism on the conception of individualism.', 'Consciousness and Memory The deep connection between memory, time, and consciousness is highlighted, sparking discussions on the fundamental nature of reality and the role of consciousness in the universe.', "Impact of Amnesia on Self-Identity The distinction between the autobiographical self and the fundamental sense of 'I' is discussed, exemplified by the impact of amnesia on losing autobiographical memories while retaining the basic sense of self.", 'Dark Question on Memory Loss A thought-provoking conversation about the implications of memory loss on relationships and love, raising questions about the significance of shared memories in deep aspects of love.', 'Exploring the Fundamental Nature of Reality The exploration of consciousness, memory, and time leads to contemplation on the fundamental nature of reality and the potential significance of consciousness in the universe.']}], 'duration': 903.633, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/q6zEzZCtkXw/pics/q6zEzZCtkXw1036780.jpg', 'highlights': ['Human decision making involves infinite factors and outputs, challenging the concept of free will.', 'The complexity of human brains surpasses that of a pea tendril, making human decision making highly intricate.', "The analogy of pea tendril's movement is used to illustrate the limitations of free will in human decision making.", "The concept of plant consciousness is explored through the analogy of empathizing with a plant's experience.", 'All behavior, whether voluntary or involuntary, is rooted in brain processing and behavior, leading to the illusion of free will and the concept of self.', 'Cultural constructs influence our perception of consciousness and decision-making.', 'Influence of Language on Individualism The linguistic framing of everyday language in different cultures and languages can significantly impact individualism.', 'Consciousness and Memory The deep connection between memory, time, and consciousness is highlighted, sparking discussions on the fundamental nature of reality and the role of consciousness in the universe.', "Impact of Amnesia on Self-Identity The distinction between the autobiographical self and the fundamental sense of 'I' is discussed, exemplified by the impact of amnesia on losing autobiographical memories while retaining the basic sense of self.", 'Dark Question on Memory Loss A thought-provoking conversation about the implications of memory loss on relationships and love, raising questions about the significance of shared memories in deep aspects of love.', 'Exploring the Fundamental Nature of Reality The exploration of consciousness, memory, and time leads to contemplation on the fundamental nature of reality and the potential significance of consciousness in the universe.']}, {'end': 2758.491, 'segs': [{'end': 1973.341, 'src': 'embed', 'start': 1941.835, 'weight': 0, 'content': [{'end': 1949.262, 'text': "And there is no sense of self without memory, even if you're starting from scratch, as you said, with amnesia.", 'start': 1941.835, 'duration': 7.427}, {'end': 1958.691, 'text': "If you truly couldn't lay down any new memories, I think then that sense of self would begin to disintegrate,", 'start': 1951.284, 'duration': 7.407}, {'end': 1964.575, 'text': 'because the sense of self is one of a concrete entity through time.', 'start': 1958.691, 'duration': 5.884}, {'end': 1973.341, 'text': "And if each moment, if you really were stuck in the present moment eternally, you'd basically be meditating.", 'start': 1965.676, 'duration': 7.665}], 'summary': 'Memory loss can lead to disintegration of self; 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The default mode network in the brain is responsible for the feeling of being a self, and its quieting down through meditation or psychedelic drugs leads to the loss of the illusion of being a self.', 'Upcoming audio documentary on consciousness. The author is working on an audio documentary about consciousness, conducting about 30 interviews with physicists, and collaborating with TED to create a 10-part narrated series.', "Link between unconventional thinking and scientific breakthroughs. The discussion explores the connection between open-mindedness, curiosity, and resistance to mainstream science with the potential for leading to breakthroughs, despite ideas appearing 'crazy' at first."]}], 'duration': 816.656, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/q6zEzZCtkXw/pics/q6zEzZCtkXw1941835.jpg', 'highlights': ['Meditation leads to the loss of the sense of self and free will, with a neurological explanation for this experience.', 'The default mode network in the brain is responsible for the feeling of being a self, and its quieting down through meditation or psychedelic drugs leads to the loss of the illusion of being a self.', 'The sense of self disintegrates without the ability to lay down new memories, leading to a loss of a concrete entity through time.', "The discussion explores the connection between open-mindedness, curiosity, and resistance to mainstream science with the potential for leading to breakthroughs, despite ideas appearing 'crazy' at first."]}, {'end': 4961.201, 'segs': [{'end': 2888.342, 'src': 'embed', 'start': 2856.663, 'weight': 2, 'content': [{'end': 2858.063, 'text': "You've met some incredible people.", 'start': 2856.663, 'duration': 1.4}, {'end': 2859.663, 'text': 'You work with some incredible people.', 'start': 2858.123, 'duration': 1.54}, {'end': 2864.184, 'text': "So let's, the crazy topic of free will.", 'start': 2860.404, 'duration': 3.78}, {'end': 2866.985, 'text': "I mean, I just, we have to link on this because I can't.", 'start': 2864.264, 'duration': 2.721}, {'end': 2870.226, 'text': 'So the plant all right.', 'start': 2868.945, 'duration': 1.281}, {'end': 2875.027, 'text': "can you try to steel man the case that there's something really special about humans??", 'start': 2870.226, 'duration': 4.801}, {'end': 2880.768, 'text': 'That there is a fundamental difference between us and the petendril?', 'start': 2876.507, 'duration': 4.261}, {'end': 2888.342, 'text': 'Humans are 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3474.168, 'duration': 6.502}, {'end': 3485.151, 'text': "because we have to do this work, and this is why i'm so passionate about this work.", 'start': 3480.67, 'duration': 4.481}, {'end': 3489.033, 'text': "um, and it's really it's really taking hold.", 'start': 3485.151, 'duration': 3.882}, {'end': 3506.186, 'text': "i mean there are neuroscientists and physicists interested in consciousness and kind of having gotten over the initial obstacle of wrestling with these intuitions so that it's now being talked about in a serious way,", 'start': 3489.033, 'duration': 17.153}, {'end': 3507.767, 'text': 'which was the first huge hurdle.', 'start': 3506.186, 'duration': 1.581}, {'end': 3517.875, 'text': 'But I think a lot more of that has to happen, a lot more of the intuition breaking from the science we already have.', 'start': 3508.348, 'duration': 9.527}], 'summary': 'Neuroscientists and physicists are interested in consciousness, but more work needs to be done to bridge intuition with science.', 'duration': 43.707, 'max_score': 3474.168, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/q6zEzZCtkXw/pics/q6zEzZCtkXw3474168.jpg'}, {'end': 3622.459, 'src': 'embed', 'start': 3594.825, 'weight': 11, 'content': [{'end': 3600.068, 'text': 'which is just even being open to the fact that consciousness goes as deep as particles.', 'start': 3594.825, 'duration': 5.243}, {'end': 3600.968, 'text': 'And being rigorous.', 'start': 3600.268, 'duration': 0.7}, {'end': 3606.211, 'text': "But even their theory isn't going as deep as I think we need to go.", 'start': 3600.988, 'duration': 5.223}, {'end': 3610.353, 'text': "And it's hard to say how we could actually study this scientifically,", 'start': 3606.231, 'duration': 4.122}, {'end': 3615.315, 'text': "but that's part of the reason why I'm such a supporter of IIT and why I'm so interested in what they're doing, even though I think they're wrong.", 'start': 3610.353, 'duration': 4.962}, {'end': 3622.459, 'text': "is because they're opening this path, and I think they're getting more people interested.", 'start': 3617.536, 'duration': 4.923}], 'summary': 'Consciousness and iit theory: seeking deeper scientific study and interest.', 'duration': 27.634, 'max_score': 3594.825, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/q6zEzZCtkXw/pics/q6zEzZCtkXw3594825.jpg'}, {'end': 3666.949, 'src': 'embed', 'start': 3639.366, 'weight': 10, 'content': [{'end': 3645.389, 'text': 'that everything else, like time, all those kinds of things emerge from that.', 'start': 3639.366, 'duration': 6.023}, {'end': 3654.346, 'text': "I will say that what I believe at this point, I've been saying 50-50 for a long time.", 'start': 3646.758, 'duration': 7.588}, {'end': 3660.868, 'text': "I'd say now it's like 51-49 in terms of consciousness being emergent versus fundamental.", 'start': 3654.426, 'duration': 6.442}, {'end': 3665.069, 'text': 'So I am not convinced of this at all.', 'start': 3661.048, 'duration': 4.021}, {'end': 3666.949, 'text': "I'm not convinced that consciousness is fundamental.", 'start': 3665.089, 'duration': 1.86}], 'summary': '51-49 belief on consciousness being emergent vs fundamental.', 'duration': 27.583, 'max_score': 3639.366, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/q6zEzZCtkXw/pics/q6zEzZCtkXw3639366.jpg'}, {'end': 3733.539, 'src': 'embed', 'start': 3690.092, 'weight': 0, 'content': [{'end': 3692.432, 'text': 'And I actually think that was a more important place to start.', 'start': 3690.092, 'duration': 2.34}, {'end': 3697.474, 'text': "But I think there's a possibility that the correct assumption is that it's fundamental.", 'start': 3692.993, 'duration': 4.481}, {'end': 3699.995, 'text': "And so that's the science I support.", 'start': 3697.574, 'duration': 2.421}, {'end': 3705.446, 'text': "That's the thing I spend a lot of my time thinking about and talking to scientists and philosophers about,", 'start': 3700.035, 'duration': 5.411}, {'end': 3712.469, 'text': "and so I shouldn't give the idea that I actually have crossed over into believing this is the case,", 'start': 3705.446, 'duration': 7.023}, {'end': 3716.531, 'text': "but it's the assumption I follow in my work at this point.", 'start': 3712.469, 'duration': 4.062}, {'end': 3722.374, 'text': "It's a possibility, an understudied possibility, so it deserves serious, rigorous attention.", 'start': 3716.791, 'duration': 5.583}, {'end': 3729.637, 'text': "And there are good reasons to start with that assumption versus the other that I think we're just now starting to realize.", 'start': 3722.434, 'duration': 7.203}, {'end': 3733.539, 'text': "So, just to clarify, when we're talking about consciousness,", 'start': 3730.057, 'duration': 3.482}], 'summary': 'Emphasizing the fundamental assumption in consciousness science.', 'duration': 43.447, 'max_score': 3690.092, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/q6zEzZCtkXw/pics/q6zEzZCtkXw3690092.jpg'}, {'end': 3785.194, 'src': 'embed', 'start': 3760.487, 'weight': 15, 'content': [{'end': 3767.45, 'text': 'So, like we have our intuitions about personal experiences like what it feels, like, what it tastes to eat a cookie or something like that?', 'start': 3760.487, 'duration': 6.963}, {'end': 3777.748, 'text': 'But, That seems like a very specific implementation of consciousness in an organism.', 'start': 3769.831, 'duration': 7.917}, {'end': 3785.194, 'text': "So how can we even reason about something that's if consciousness is fundamental, how can we reason about that? Like what??", 'start': 3777.788, 'duration': 7.406}], 'summary': 'Consciousness and personal experiences are difficult to reason about.', 'duration': 24.707, 'max_score': 3760.487, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/q6zEzZCtkXw/pics/q6zEzZCtkXw3760487.jpg'}, {'end': 3850.666, 'src': 'embed', 'start': 3826.314, 'weight': 14, 'content': [{'end': 3834.957, 'text': "which is giving humans qualia sensory experiences that we're not wired for, that human beings have never had before.", 'start': 3826.314, 'duration': 8.643}, {'end': 3841.04, 'text': "You let me know what you're most interested in hearing about, but we could talk about things like the brain port.", 'start': 3836.038, 'duration': 5.002}, {'end': 3843.541, 'text': 'There was actually a study done.', 'start': 3842.14, 'duration': 1.401}, {'end': 3850.666, 'text': 'I just talked to one of the participants in the study, where they were seeing if they could give human beings an experience of magnetic north.', 'start': 3843.541, 'duration': 7.125}], 'summary': 'Humans being given qualia sensory experiences, including the brain port and a study on experiencing magnetic north.', 'duration': 24.352, 'max_score': 3826.314, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/q6zEzZCtkXw/pics/q6zEzZCtkXw3826314.jpg'}], 'start': 2758.531, 'title': 'Understanding consciousness and illusions', 'summary': 'Delves into scientific arrogance, media misrepresentation, and misconceptions about consciousness, exploring its nature, fundamental science, binding processes, and the illusion of conscious will. it also discusses the impact of understanding reality on psychological states and creativity.', 'chapters': [{'end': 3345.507, 'start': 2758.531, 'title': 'Scientific arrogance and misconceptions', 'summary': 'Highlights the issue of scientific arrogance and media misrepresentation, the questioning of consciousness in the universe, and the misconception of complexity and consciousness, with a focus on the lack of conclusive evidence and anthropomorphic biases.', 'duration': 586.976, 'highlights': ["Scientists' frustration with media misrepresentation The frustration in the scientific community stems from the misrepresentation of their work in the media, often leading to false impressions of arrogance and certainty, hindering the portrayal of scientific uncertainty and caution.", 'Questioning consciousness in the universe The discussion revolves around the fundamental question of consciousness in the universe, considering whether it arises at a certain complexity of organism and the lack of conclusive evidence from an external perspective.', 'Misconception of complexity and consciousness The misconception regarding consciousness arising from complex processing and the anthropomorphic bias due to human uniqueness and inability to obtain conclusive evidence from external observations is emphasized.']}, {'end': 3733.539, 'start': 3345.507, 'title': 'The nature of consciousness', 'summary': 'Explores the concept of consciousness, delving into its potential fundamental nature and its implications, while discussing the ongoing scientific exploration and the challenges associated with understanding consciousness and its place in the universe.', 'duration': 388.032, 'highlights': ['The exploration of consciousness delves into its potential fundamental nature and its implications, while discussing the ongoing scientific exploration and the challenges associated with understanding consciousness and its place in the universe. Concept of consciousness, potential fundamental nature, ongoing scientific exploration, challenges in understanding consciousness', "The interviewee expresses a 51-49 belief that consciousness could be fundamental, highlighting the need for serious, rigorous attention to this understudied possibility. Interviewee's belief in consciousness as fundamental, need for serious attention to this understudied possibility", 'Discussions on theories of consciousness, such as integrated information theory (IIT) with Christophe Koch and Giulio Tononi, and the potential consciousness of particles under their theory. Theories of consciousness, integrated information theory (IIT), potential consciousness of particles', 'The interviewee emphasizes the need to break through intuitions systematically to think more clearly about consciousness and acknowledges the significant work being done by scientists and philosophers in this area. Need to break through intuitions, acknowledgment of significant work by scientists and philosophers', 'The interviewee discusses the evolving scientific interest in consciousness, particularly among neuroscientists and physicists, emphasizing the necessity to align intuitions with existing scientific knowledge. Evolving scientific interest in consciousness, necessity to align intuitions with existing scientific knowledge']}, {'end': 4038.786, 'start': 3733.539, 'title': 'Consciousness and fundamental science', 'summary': 'Delves into the fundamental nature of consciousness, discussing the limitations of human intuition and the potential for scientific advancements to provide new sensory experiences, such as the ability to sense magnetic north, and how these advancements may intersect with consciousness research.', 'duration': 305.247, 'highlights': ['Scientific advancements may lead to new sensory experiences, such as the ability to sense magnetic north, challenging human limitations and intersecting with consciousness research. Scientific advancements, new sensory experiences, ability to sense magnetic north, challenging human limitations, intersecting with consciousness research', "Discussion on the limitations of human intuition when reasoning about the fundamental nature of consciousness and the challenges in understanding what it feels like to be other creatures. Limitations of human intuition, understanding the nature of consciousness, challenges in understanding other creatures' experiences", 'Exploration of sensory addition and substitution work, such as giving humans qualia sensory experiences that they were not wired for, and the potential implications of such research. Sensory addition and substitution work, giving humans qualia sensory experiences, potential implications of research', 'Insights into the conscious experience being at the tail end of a lot of brain processing, supported by evidence and studies related to binding processes and brain function. Conscious experience related to brain processing, evidence and studies for brain function']}, {'end': 4299.703, 'start': 4038.786, 'title': 'Consciousness and binding processes', 'summary': "Discusses the binding processes in the brain that weave together the sights, sounds, and felt experiences, occurring at different times, prior to the conscious experience. it also explores the timing of consciousness, with a period of about 200 milliseconds, and the brain's constant adjustments in creating a present moment experience.", 'duration': 260.917, 'highlights': ["The brain's binding processes weave together sights, sounds, and felt experiences occurring at different times to deliver a present moment experience most useful for navigating the world. Weaving together sensations for a useful conscious experience", 'The timing of consciousness is discussed, with a period of about 200 milliseconds for the brain to deliver a present moment experience, useful for navigating the world. The timing of consciousness', 'The brain constantly makes adjustments to deliver the most useful present moment experience, and this is demonstrated through the experiment involving a button causing a flash of light. Constant adjustments by the brain']}, {'end': 4574.947, 'start': 4299.703, 'title': 'The illusion of conscious will', 'summary': "Discusses experiments demonstrating the brain's ability to construct an illusion of conscious will, including introducing delays in causing a light to flash, creating an unbeatable game in rochambeau, and the implications of neuroscience on free will and human psychology.", 'duration': 275.244, 'highlights': ['The brain constructs an illusion of conscious will by introducing delays in causing a light to flash, leading to an experience where the light flashes right when the button is pushed, regardless of the actual delay (200ms).', 'Experiments demonstrate a glitch in conscious will, allowing the construction of an unbeatable Rochambeau game by training someone to introduce delays and allowing the computer to respond before the participant, while the experience remains unchanged.', 'Neuroscience studies on free will aim to identify markers in the brain that predict decision-making, potentially challenging traditional notions of conscious will, human psychology, and the understanding of the universe.', 'The chapter emphasizes the importance of embracing the unsettling truths uncovered by neuroscience, as they can have a positive effect on human psychology and our understanding of the universe, challenging but not necessarily negating our core beliefs and values.']}, {'end': 4961.201, 'start': 4574.947, 'title': 'Impact of understanding reality', 'summary': 'Discusses how understanding the illusions of free will and self can lead to increased connection, awe, and positive psychological states, shaping a sense of being part of something larger than oneself, and inspiring creativity and curiosity.', 'duration': 386.254, 'highlights': ['Understanding the illusions of free will and self can lead to increased connection, awe, and positive psychological states positive psychological states, increased connection', 'Shaping a sense of being part of something larger than oneself feeling part of something larger than oneself', 'Inspiring creativity and curiosity inspire creativity and curiosity']}], 'duration': 2202.67, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/q6zEzZCtkXw/pics/q6zEzZCtkXw2758531.jpg', 'highlights': ['Scientific frustration with media misrepresentation hindering portrayal of uncertainty', 'Questioning consciousness in the universe and lack of conclusive evidence', 'Misconception of consciousness arising from complexity and anthropomorphic bias', 'Exploration of consciousness delves into its potential fundamental nature and implications', "Interviewee's belief in consciousness as fundamental and need for serious attention", 'Discussions on theories of consciousness, integrated information theory (IIT)', 'Scientific advancements leading to new sensory experiences challenging human limitations', 'Limitations of human intuition in understanding the nature of consciousness', 'Exploration of sensory addition and substitution work and potential implications', 'Insights into conscious experience related to brain processing and binding processes', "The brain's binding processes weaving together sensations for a useful conscious experience", "The timing of consciousness and the brain's constant adjustments for a present moment experience", 'The brain constructing an illusion of conscious will and neuroscience studies on free will', 'Embracing unsettling truths uncovered by neuroscience for positive effect on human psychology', 'Understanding illusions of free will and self leading to increased connection and positive psychological states', 'Inspiring creativity and curiosity']}, {'end': 6821.021, 'segs': [{'end': 5808.245, 'src': 'embed', 'start': 5777.627, 'weight': 4, 'content': [{'end': 5787.075, 'text': 'I mean I think talk therapy is one tool and can be helpful, for I mean it depends on the therapist, depends on the type of therapy,', 'start': 5777.627, 'duration': 9.448}, {'end': 5793.88, 'text': 'but I found it to be one piece and probably not the biggest piece actually.', 'start': 5787.075, 'duration': 6.805}, {'end': 5799.765, 'text': 'But I think, I wish I had discovered medication sooner.', 'start': 5795.442, 'duration': 4.323}, {'end': 5803.108, 'text': 'That would have made a big difference in my life.', 'start': 5800.346, 'duration': 2.762}, {'end': 5808.245, 'text': "even just intellectually to realize that, oh, like I'm not..", 'start': 5803.883, 'duration': 4.362}], 'summary': 'Medication made a big difference in life, not talk therapy.', 'duration': 30.618, 'max_score': 5777.627, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/q6zEzZCtkXw/pics/q6zEzZCtkXw5777627.jpg'}, {'end': 5985.164, 'src': 'embed', 'start': 5956.088, 'weight': 1, 'content': [{'end': 5964.514, 'text': "And that comes with, it's kind of all one feeling that is, again, hard to put into words, but there's this feeling that 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'weight': 3, 'content': [{'end': 6252.811, 'text': 'The thing I feel anyway is like appreciation of the moment, how beautiful life is, the weird thing.', 'start': 6248.187, 'duration': 4.624}, {'end': 6261.609, 'text': "that I feel not throughout the day, but certain moments of the day, especially early on, that's like life is intensely beautiful.", 'start': 6253.925, 'duration': 7.684}, {'end': 6265.431, 'text': "Like that's usually when I'll tweet.", 'start': 6262.95, 'duration': 2.481}, {'end': 6268.733, 'text': "It's like, everything is awesome.", 'start': 6266.592, 'duration': 2.141}, {'end': 6274.476, 'text': 'And I remember those feelings because sometimes, when I feel really down and all those kinds of things,', 'start': 6268.993, 'duration': 5.483}], 'summary': "Moments of intense beauty and appreciation for life, especially early on, leading to positive expressions like tweeting 'everything is awesome.'", 'duration': 26.289, 'max_score': 6248.187, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/q6zEzZCtkXw/pics/q6zEzZCtkXw6248187.jpg'}, {'end': 6552.798, 'src': 'embed', 'start': 6524.095, 'weight': 2, 'content': [{'end': 6526.597, 'text': "It would be hard because it's all, you wouldn't go nuts.", 'start': 6524.095, 'duration': 2.502}, {'end': 6530.139, 'text': 'It would be hard, but you would get a ton out of it.', 'start': 6526.777, 'duration': 3.362}, {'end': 6530.96, 'text': "What's a meditation retreat??", 'start': 6530.159, 'duration': 0.801}, {'end': 6538.124, 'text': 'Is it usually silent or? It is always silent, or actually, at least the one I would recommend you do is a silent meditation retreat.', 'start': 6531.02, 'duration': 7.104}, {'end': 6540.286, 'text': 'How long? Five days.', 'start': 6539.185, 'duration': 1.101}, {'end': 6542.007, 'text': 'Five days, okay.', 'start': 6540.306, 'duration': 1.701}, {'end': 6544.889, 'text': "We'll talk later, but you might be my next victim.", 'start': 6542.267, 'duration': 2.622}, {'end': 6548.591, 'text': 'I have- Five days is a long time.', 'start': 6545.069, 'duration': 3.522}, {'end': 6552.798, 'text': "It's a long time to just say it changes your brain.", 'start': 6549.355, 'duration': 3.443}], 'summary': 'Silent meditation retreat for 5 days changes your brain.', 'duration': 28.703, 'max_score': 6524.095, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/q6zEzZCtkXw/pics/q6zEzZCtkXw6524095.jpg'}, {'end': 6665.265, 'src': 'embed', 'start': 6619.767, 'weight': 0, 'content': [{'end': 6621.307, 'text': 'You feel a breeze, all this kind of stuff.', 'start': 6619.767, 'duration': 1.54}, {'end': 6622.647, 'text': "It's very interesting.", 'start': 6621.387, 'duration': 1.26}, {'end': 6632.249, 'text': "You've, I think, tweeted something about ideas coming out from, sometimes feeling about coming from outside of you sometimes.", 'start': 6623.587, 'duration': 8.662}, {'end': 6636.95, 'text': 'So you mentioned as you meditate, you notice these ideas come in.', 'start': 6632.589, 'duration': 4.361}, {'end': 6644.631, 'text': 'So thoughts, ideas, how does that connect to consciousness?', 'start': 6637.39, 'duration': 7.241}, {'end': 6665.265, 'text': 'So the thing I was responding to that you wrote I think I was partly picking up on the part of you that would really get a lot out of a meditation retreat was my way of beginning that conversation.', 'start': 6645.674, 'duration': 19.591}], 'summary': 'Meditation brings outside ideas, connecting to consciousness.', 'duration': 45.498, 'max_score': 6619.767, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/q6zEzZCtkXw/pics/q6zEzZCtkXw6619767.jpg'}], 'start': 4965.697, 'title': 'Mental health and self-exploration', 'summary': 'Covers overcoming depression, recognizing anxiety disorder, the power of reminding ourselves, psychedelics, and meditation, offering insights into mental health issues and self-exploration, including well-being, anxiety management, and transformative effects of meditation retreats.', 'chapters': [{'end': 5251.135, 'start': 4965.697, 'title': 'Overcoming depression and pursuing truth', 'summary': 'Discusses overcoming depression, including postpartum depression, and the pursuit of truth, emphasizing the potential for increased well-being and the importance of maintaining civil society. it also addresses the impact of anxiety and the use of medication in managing depression.', 'duration': 285.438, 'highlights': ['Overcoming depression, including postpartum depression, and the pursuit of truth are emphasized.', 'The potential for increased well-being and the importance of maintaining civil society are highlighted.', 'The impact of anxiety and the use of medication in managing depression are discussed.']}, {'end': 5591.981, 'start': 5251.135, 'title': 'Recognizing anxiety disorder', 'summary': 'Discusses the realization and acknowledgment of an anxiety disorder, influenced by childhood experiences, genetics, and false intuitions, leading to a newfound understanding of the challenges faced, and the process of acceptance and change.', 'duration': 340.846, 'highlights': ['The experience of treating an anxiety disorder led to the realization of having one, with the profound impact of taking Prozac and working with neuroscientists.', "Childhood experiences and genetics play a significant role in shaping one's psychological struggles and strengths, demonstrated through the speaker's children living a dream childhood yet facing similar anxiety and panic attacks.", 'Acknowledging the influence of false intuitions and the process of acceptance and change in dealing with the challenges born into and the possibility of life being different.', 'The discussion on the levels of usefulness in shaking up false intuitions and the analogy of living on a sphere, highlighting the practicality of certain illusions in daily life.']}, {'end': 6083.721, 'start': 5593.863, 'title': 'The power of reminding ourselves', 'summary': 'Discusses the psychological, spiritual, and practical reasons for reminding ourselves of the truths of our situation, including the benefits of surrendering to the unfolding universe and the potential of therapy-assisted psychedelic in treating difficult cases such as ptsd and addiction.', 'duration': 489.858, 'highlights': ['Therapy-assisted psychedelic treatment has shown around 80% success rate in curing PTSD after only one session, with prolonged effects.', 'The feeling of being one with the universe and the sense of everything being okay experienced during psychedelic sessions have shown transformative effects, providing relief from depression and anxiety.', 'Surrendering to the unfolding of the universe is psychologically healthy and can prevent toxic loops of regret, offering a path to acceptance.', 'Understanding the truths of our situation, such as the geometry of the earth, can be useful in practical applications like building rockets or flying airplanes.']}, {'end': 6544.889, 'start': 6084.761, 'title': 'Psychedelics and meditation', 'summary': 'Discusses the use of psychedelics in scientific studies in the 50s and the perception of psychedelics compared to weed, and delves into the practice of meditation, its benefits, and the experience of meditation retreats.', 'duration': 460.128, 'highlights': ['Psychedelics used in 50s scientific studies In the 50s, scientists utilized psychedelics to overcome research impasses, resulting in valuable breakthroughs.', 'Perception of psychedelics compared to weed Psychedelics are perceived differently than weed, with a focus on their non-addictive nature and transformative experiences.', 'Benefits and practice of meditation Meditation is described as a concentration practice, an exercise in paying close attention to the present moment, and a means of noticing beauty in simpler things.', 'Meditation retreat experience A silent meditation retreat lasting five days is recommended, emphasizing the difficulty but potential benefits of the experience.']}, {'end': 6821.021, 'start': 6545.069, 'title': 'Meditation retreat insights', 'summary': 'Discusses the transformative effects of meditation retreats, including changes in brain function, heightened sensitivity to the environment, and insights into conscious experience, aligning with scientific findings.', 'duration': 275.952, 'highlights': ['Meditation retreats can lead to permanent changes in brain function, with extended sessions resulting in a quieter default mode network and a shift in conscious awareness.', 'Extended meditation practice allows for insights into conscious experience, revealing that thoughts arise in a similar manner to sensory experiences, aligning with scientific findings.', 'Extended meditation practice can lead to heightened sensitivity to the environment, such as feeling a breeze or slowing down of time, contributing to a deeper connection with the world around.', 'The chapter also touches upon the challenges of leaving children for extended retreats, and the potential for epiphanies and self-reflection during the meditation process.']}], 'duration': 1855.324, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/q6zEzZCtkXw/pics/q6zEzZCtkXw4965697.jpg', 'highlights': ['Therapy-assisted psychedelic treatment has shown around 80% success rate in curing PTSD after only one session, with prolonged effects.', 'Meditation retreats can lead to permanent changes in brain function, with extended sessions resulting in a quieter default mode network and a shift in conscious awareness.', 'The experience of treating an anxiety disorder led to the realization of having one, with the profound impact of taking Prozac and working with neuroscientists.', 'Overcoming depression, including postpartum depression, and the pursuit of truth are emphasized.', 'Psychedelics used in 50s scientific studies In the 50s, scientists utilized psychedelics to overcome research impasses, resulting in valuable breakthroughs.']}, {'end': 7588.579, 'segs': [{'end': 6929.956, 'src': 'embed', 'start': 6901.526, 'weight': 0, 'content': [{'end': 6907.77, 'text': "I don't know much about psychic phenomena, but I also want to be open-minded in the way we speak about collective intelligence,", 'start': 6901.526, 'duration': 6.244}, {'end': 6910.092, 'text': "because it's very easy to simplify it to.", 'start': 6907.77, 'duration': 2.322}, {'end': 6915.576, 'text': "it's a neural network trained on knowledge developed over generations and so on.", 'start': 6910.092, 'duration': 5.484}, {'end': 6924.183, 'text': 'It does feel like intelligence is stored in some kind of distributed fashion across humans.', 'start': 6916.597, 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"but he's really good on this subject and his.", 'start': 7219.867, 'duration': 2.301}, {'end': 7226.45, 'text': 'expertise in his area of focus is in perception.', 'start': 7223.848, 'duration': 2.602}], 'summary': 'Neuroscientist anil seth specializes in perception and four-dimensional reality.', 'duration': 23.668, 'max_score': 7202.782, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/q6zEzZCtkXw/pics/q6zEzZCtkXw7202782.jpg'}, {'end': 7567.72, 'src': 'embed', 'start': 7536.847, 'weight': 3, 'content': [{'end': 7539.488, 'text': 'Right And completely different from how we experience it.', 'start': 7536.847, 'duration': 2.641}, {'end': 7540.649, 'text': "That's one example.", 'start': 7539.508, 'duration': 1.141}, {'end': 7545.972, 'text': 'So this is an intuition that for whatever reason has always felt true to me.', 'start': 7540.709, 'duration': 5.263}, {'end': 7548.414, 'text': 'This is the way I thought about things as a child.', 'start': 7546.012, 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interconnectedness with the universe, and collective intelligence's impact on human knowledge and experience. it also delves into the brain's development from social interactions, the debate on consciousness being fundamental, and the perception of reality as a controlled hallucination, with insights from neuroscientists and physicists.", 'chapters': [{'end': 6964.437, 'start': 6821.481, 'title': 'Beauty of consciousness and collective intelligence', 'summary': 'Explores the beauty of consciousness and its interconnectedness with the universe, as well as the concept of collective intelligence and its impact on human knowledge and experience.', 'duration': 142.956, 'highlights': ['The interconnectedness of consciousness with the universe and nature, emphasizing the beauty of experiencing the universe (e.g., feeling connected to the entirety of the universe).', 'Exploration of the concept of collective intelligence and its influence on human knowledge and experience, questioning the 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Anil Seth's perspective on our perceptions as a controlled hallucination and the creation of conscious experience provides insight into the impact of interactions on brain function and reality perception.", "The debate on consciousness being fundamental raises questions about the true nature of reality and the limitations of human perception, as suggested by Don Hoffman's book 'Case Against Reality' and discussions with physicists. The ongoing debate on the fundamental nature of consciousness and its implications for human perception and understanding of reality is a key point of interest in the chapter, with insights from Don Hoffman's perspective and discussions with physicists.", 'The concept of reality as a controlled hallucination challenges the notion of objective reality, highlighting the limitations of human perception and the potential for false information being processed by the brain. The concept of reality as a controlled hallucination presents a thought-provoking perspective on the limitations of human perception and the potential for false information, prompting a reevaluation of the nature of reality and the human experience.']}], 'duration': 767.098, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/q6zEzZCtkXw/pics/q6zEzZCtkXw6821481.jpg', 'highlights': ['Exploration of the concept of collective intelligence and its influence on human knowledge and experience, questioning the extent to which individual ideas are influenced by collective knowledge and education.', 'The interconnectedness of consciousness with the universe and nature, emphasizing the beauty of experiencing the universe (e.g., feeling connected to the entirety of the universe).', "The ongoing debate on the fundamental nature of consciousness and its implications for human perception and understanding of reality is a key point of interest in the chapter, with insights from Don Hoffman's perspective and discussions with physicists.", 'Neuroscientist Anil Seth describes our perceptions as a controlled hallucination, suggesting that our brains create a conscious experience based on interactions with the outside world, including our experience of time and space.']}, {'end': 8626.985, 'segs': [{'end': 8047.036, 'src': 'embed', 'start': 8023.317, 'weight': 2, 'content': [{'end': 8032.404, 'text': "And this is really interesting to think about like how, what is fundamental? Yeah, it's a good exercise to do in general.", 'start': 8023.317, 'duration': 9.087}, {'end': 8034.406, 'text': 'Yeah, like to truly think through it.', 'start': 8032.605, 'duration': 1.801}, {'end': 8043.213, 'text': "I mean ultimately it's a very humbling process, because we're probably in the very early days of what can't know currently, right?", 'start': 8034.426, 'duration': 8.787}, {'end': 8047.036, 'text': 'I mean maybe permanently, but I remain optimistic.', 'start': 8043.433, 'duration': 3.603}], 'summary': 'The discussion explores fundamental concepts with optimism.', 'duration': 23.719, 'max_score': 8023.317, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/q6zEzZCtkXw/pics/q6zEzZCtkXw8023317.jpg'}, {'end': 8174.427, 'src': 'embed', 'start': 8094.255, 'weight': 0, 'content': [{'end': 8100.34, 'text': 'I mean sometimes the difference between the public discourse and the engineering is actually really important,', 'start': 8094.255, 'duration': 6.085}, {'end': 8104.083, 'text': 'because engineering tends to want to ignore the magic.', 'start': 8100.34, 'duration': 3.743}, {'end': 8106.485, 'text': "They don't notice the magic.", 'start': 8104.263, 'duration': 2.222}, {'end': 8120.458, 'text': 'Anyway, the Google AI engineer believes that the Lambda one, natural language system achieved sentience.', 'start': 8106.805, 'duration': 13.653}, {'end': 8122.04, 'text': "I don't know if you paid attention to that.", 'start': 8120.478, 'duration': 1.562}, {'end': 8123.142, 'text': "You didn't.", 'start': 8122.061, 'duration': 1.081}, {'end': 8130.292, 'text': 'But the general question is do you think a chatbot, do you think a robot could be conscious??', 'start': 8123.783, 'duration': 6.509}, {'end': 8134.623, 'text': 'So I mean this answer is slightly different, or very different,', 'start': 8131.118, 'duration': 3.505}, {'end': 8144.916, 'text': "depending on whether I kind of follow the assumption that consciousness emerges at some point in physical processing or whether it's fundamental,", 'start': 8134.623, 'duration': 10.293}, {'end': 8149.121, 'text': "since I've just chosen to stay on the fundamental channel.", 'start': 8144.916, 'duration': 4.205}, {'end': 8159.284, 'text': "I mean, then it's kind of a silly answer, because if consciousness is fundamental in the way I currently think about it,", 'start': 8151.782, 'duration': 7.502}, {'end': 8164.585, 'text': 'the only way I imagine it working.', 'start': 8159.284, 'duration': 5.301}, {'end': 8170.967, 'text': 'every physical thing we perceive is a representation of a conscious experience.', 'start': 8164.585, 'duration': 6.382}, {'end': 8174.427, 'text': "So, I mean, yes, it's true of everything in the world.", 'start': 8171.147, 'duration': 3.28}], 'summary': 'Google ai engineer believes lambda achieved sentience, raises question of chatbot or robot consciousness.', 'duration': 80.172, 'max_score': 8094.255, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/q6zEzZCtkXw/pics/q6zEzZCtkXw8094255.jpg'}, {'end': 8257.054, 'src': 'embed', 'start': 8207.915, 'weight': 5, 'content': [{'end': 8218.681, 'text': "Well, there's questions of ethics and is it capable of suffering? Is suffering connected to consciousness? I mean, obviously it is.", 'start': 8207.915, 'duration': 10.766}, {'end': 8222.243, 'text': "It's the only way you can suffer is in a conscious way.", 'start': 8218.761, 'duration': 3.482}, {'end': 8223.044, 'text': "Or maybe it's not.", 'start': 8222.263, 'duration': 0.781}, {'end': 8223.784, 'text': "Maybe it's not.", 'start': 8223.084, 'duration': 0.7}, {'end': 8228.647, 'text': "Maybe it's more connected to self than consciousness.", 'start': 8223.843, 'duration': 4.804}, {'end': 8236.672, 'text': 'I would say, I mean, just on my own use of these words, suffering is only something that can happen in a conscious experience.', 'start': 8228.666, 'duration': 8.006}, {'end': 8245.605, 'text': 'Right, so can robots suffer? 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It's about suffering.", 'start': 8371.415, 'duration': 2.384}, {'end': 8381.58, 'text': "I mean, I think, to me, ethics is all about suffering and well-being, and I don't know what ethics is without that.", 'start': 8375.438, 'duration': 6.142}, {'end': 8383.661, 'text': "Well, there's different measures of suffering.", 'start': 8382.12, 'duration': 1.541}, {'end': 8392.744, 'text': 'So having one traumatic event may, if you erase that one traumatic event, that potentially might have negative,', 'start': 8383.7, 'duration': 9.044}, {'end': 8395.085, 'text': 'un-net consequences for the growth of a human.', 'start': 8392.744, 'duration': 2.341}, {'end': 8402.908, 'text': "Okay, so that, yeah, so then it's a different question, but I would say that memory increases suffering.", 'start': 8395.105, 'duration': 7.803}, {'end': 8416.026, 'text': 'globally, so that if any moment of suffering only existed for itself in the present moment,', 'start': 8404.755, 'duration': 11.271}, {'end': 8423.493, 'text': 'that is a lesser kind of suffering than a suffering that is drawn out over time through memory.', 'start': 8416.026, 'duration': 7.467}, {'end': 8425.314, 'text': "It's so hard to think about.", 'start': 8423.513, 'duration': 1.801}, {'end': 8426.215, 'text': 'Yeah Yeah.', 'start': 8425.334, 'duration': 0.881}, {'end': 8435.678, 'text': "I mean, in terms of AI, if they're conscious and there's a sense of self and memory, which I actually think you need memory to have a sense of self.", 'start': 8426.415, 'duration': 9.263}, {'end': 8438.94, 'text': 'Actually, sorry, I take that back.', 'start': 8437.499, 'duration': 1.441}, {'end': 8442.902, 'text': 'I actually think you can have a really primitive sense of self without memory.', 'start': 8439.12, 'duration': 3.782}, {'end': 8454.328, 'text': "But an AI that is conscious, that has memory and a sense of self, yeah, that's capable of suffering, absolutely.", 'start': 8444.483, 'duration': 9.845}], 'summary': "Ethics is about suffering, well-being, and memory's impact on suffering, including its relevance to conscious ai.", 'duration': 82.913, 'max_score': 8371.415, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/q6zEzZCtkXw/pics/q6zEzZCtkXw8371415.jpg'}, {'end': 8506.275, 'src': 'embed', 'start': 8473.94, 'weight': 7, 'content': [{'end': 8480.204, 'text': 'To me, working with robots, I have robots that are moving around my home in Austin.', 'start': 8473.94, 'duration': 6.264}, {'end': 8480.904, 'text': "It's a very good..", 'start': 8480.224, 'duration': 0.68}, {'end': 8486.63, 'text': 'embodied thought experiment.', 'start': 8484.79, 'duration': 1.84}, {'end': 8492.392, 'text': "Here's the thing that looks like it has a free will.", 'start': 8487.091, 'duration': 5.301}, {'end': 8496.893, 'text': 'It looks like it has conscious experiences.', 'start': 8494.412, 'duration': 2.481}, {'end': 8499.934, 'text': "And then I know how it's programmed.", 'start': 8497.873, 'duration': 2.061}, {'end': 8503.975, 'text': 'And so like, I have to go back and forth.', 'start': 8500.634, 'duration': 3.341}, {'end': 8506.275, 'text': "And it's, you know, this is what I do.", 'start': 8504.115, 'duration': 2.16}], 'summary': 'Working with robots in my home in austin, exploring their free will and conscious experiences while understanding their programming.', 'duration': 32.335, 'max_score': 8473.94, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/q6zEzZCtkXw/pics/q6zEzZCtkXw8473940.jpg'}, {'end': 8593.997, 'src': 'embed', 'start': 8561.949, 'weight': 12, 'content': [{'end': 8566.953, 'text': "I don't know if it's just because it's in pop culture now in the form of films and television shows,", 'start': 8561.949, 'duration': 5.004}, {'end': 8577.943, 'text': "but it's easier to get to that point of contemplation, I think, by imagining a robot.", 'start': 8566.953, 'duration': 10.99}, {'end': 8586.511, 'text': "I don't know why exactly I'm bothered by philosophers talking about zombies because it feels like they're missing.", 'start': 8578.464, 'duration': 8.047}, {'end': 8593.997, 'text': "It's like talking about it's reducing a joyful experience.", 'start': 8586.731, 'duration': 7.266}], 'summary': 'Contemplation through robots in pop culture; 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The speaker suggests that time and causality may appear as they do because of our limited perception, with the rest of reality existing beyond our current moment.', 'The concept of reality being contained in two dimensions is mentioned at the end of the transcript. The idea that all of reality could be contained in two dimensions is briefly touched upon at the conclusion of the transcript.', 'The speaker is drawn to challenging intuitions, viewing it as an opportunity to gain a truer glimpse of reality. 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The suggestion that erasing the memory of a traumatic event through anesthesia may be more ethical than allowing the individual to maintain the memory, as suffering carried across time through memory is presumed to be unethical.', 'Memory increases suffering globally, and suffering drawn out over time through memory is considered to be a greater kind of suffering than suffering that only exists in the present moment. The assertion that memory increases suffering globally, and suffering drawn out over time through memory is considered to be a greater kind of suffering than suffering that only exists in the present moment.', 'The presence of consciousness, memory, and a sense of self in AI is indicated to make it capable of suffering. The indication that the presence of consciousness, memory, and a sense of self in AI makes it capable of suffering.', 'The discussion of the implications of consciousness, memory, and suffering in AI and robots, and the consideration of their conscious experiences and free will. The discussion of the implications of consciousness, memory, and suffering in AI and robots, and the consideration of their conscious experiences and free will.', 'Contemplation on the concept of zombies and the implications of reducing human experiences to philosophical thought experiments. The contemplation on the concept of zombies and the implications of reducing human experiences to philosophical thought experiments.']}], 'duration': 1037.786, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/q6zEzZCtkXw/pics/q6zEzZCtkXw7589199.jpg', 'highlights': ['Our perception of time and causality may be illusory, offering only a limited glimpse of reality.', 'The concept of reality being contained in two dimensions is briefly touched upon at the conclusion of the transcript.', 'The speaker expresses a fascination with challenging intuitions, believing it provides an opportunity to gain a clearer understanding of reality.', 'Physicists discussing space as emergent while time being fundamental Lee Smolin and other physicists think space is emergent but time is still fundamental.', 'The discussion on when the experience of time becomes part of the conscious experience of living organisms, and the difficulty of thinking about consciousness without time.', 'The mention of timeless, spaceless experiences under certain states of meditation and psychedelics, highlighting the connection between consciousness and altered states.', "Max Tegmark's perspective on mathematical forms and shapes as actual objects in nature, linking it to the fundamental nature of consciousness.", 'Discussion of whether chatbots and robots could be conscious, and the ethical implications of consciousness in non-human entities.', 'The suggestion that erasing the memory of a traumatic event through anesthesia may be more ethical than allowing the individual to maintain the memory, as suffering carried across time through memory is presumed to be unethical.', 'The assertion that memory increases suffering globally, and suffering drawn out over time through memory is considered to be a greater kind of suffering than suffering that only exists in the present moment.', 'The indication that the presence of consciousness, memory, and a sense of self in AI makes it capable of suffering.', 'The discussion of the implications of consciousness, memory, and suffering in AI and robots, and the consideration of their conscious experiences and free will.', 'The contemplation on the concept of zombies and the implications of reducing human experiences to philosophical thought experiments.']}, {'end': 9571.504, 'segs': [{'end': 8648.508, 'src': 'embed', 'start': 8626.985, 'weight': 1, 'content': [{'end': 8641.95, 'text': 'I want to find every one of those philosophers that talk about zombies and eventually give them one of those robots and watch them fall in love and then and see how their understanding of how humbled they are by how little we understand.', 'start': 8626.985, 'duration': 14.965}, {'end': 8644.026, 'text': "That's the point of the zombie experiment.", 'start': 8642.466, 'duration': 1.56}, {'end': 8646.287, 'text': 'I mean, the zombie thought experiment.', 'start': 8644.047, 'duration': 2.24}, {'end': 8648.508, 'text': "I mean, I can't speak for any of them.", 'start': 8646.327, 'duration': 2.181}], 'summary': 'Philosophers discussing zombies to be given robots for an experiment on understanding', 'duration': 21.523, 'max_score': 8626.985, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/q6zEzZCtkXw/pics/q6zEzZCtkXw8626985.jpg'}, {'end': 8694.954, 'src': 'embed', 'start': 8667.234, 'weight': 0, 'content': [{'end': 8673.199, 'text': "If you just run the experiment and you say okay, you know, I'm sitting here with Lex, what if I try to trick myself?", 'start': 8667.234, 'duration': 5.965}, {'end': 8676.301, 'text': "What's different about the world?", 'start': 8674.419, 'duration': 1.882}, {'end': 8682.005, 'text': "if someone tells me actually he's a robot, is essentially what the zombie experiment is.", 'start': 8676.301, 'duration': 5.704}, {'end': 8687.289, 'text': "He's over there, he has no conscious experience, he's acting like he is, but there's no experience there.", 'start': 8682.405, 'duration': 4.884}, {'end': 8689.731, 'text': 'So it gets you to ask some interesting questions.', 'start': 8687.93, 'duration': 1.801}, {'end': 8694.954, 'text': 'One is, Okay, when it seems impossible, I just think, no, that makes no sense.', 'start': 8689.951, 'duration': 5.003}], 'summary': 'Discussion on the concept of a robot with no conscious experience raises interesting questions', 'duration': 27.72, 'max_score': 8667.234, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/q6zEzZCtkXw/pics/q6zEzZCtkXw8667234.jpg'}, {'end': 9214.592, 'src': 'embed', 'start': 9180.327, 'weight': 2, 'content': [{'end': 9184.412, 'text': 'Why does a just God allow suffering? 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career enabling time for other experiences.', 'duration': 40.331, 'max_score': 9481.394, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/q6zEzZCtkXw/pics/q6zEzZCtkXw9481394.jpg'}], 'start': 8626.985, 'title': 'Consciousness and human behavior', 'summary': "Delves into zombie thought experiment's impact on consciousness, highlighting questions it raises about consciousness, its role in human behavior, and its potential influence on love and human connection. it also discusses the fundamental nature of consciousness, the impact of suffering on human history and nature, and explores the meaning of life and living with passion, emphasizing the pursuit of passions and following one's curiosity to create a fulfilling and unconventional path.", 'chapters': [{'end': 8957.943, 'start': 8626.985, 'title': 'Zombie thought experiment and consciousness', 'summary': 'Delves into the zombie thought experiment and its impact on understanding consciousness, highlighting the questions it raises about consciousness and its role in human behavior, and its potential influence on love and human connection.', 'duration': 330.958, 'highlights': ['The zombie thought experiment raises questions about consciousness and its role in human behavior, challenging the assumption that consciousness is responsible for all human actions and behaviors.', "The chapter discusses the potential influence of the zombie thought experiment on enhancing or dissipating one's capacity for love of other human beings, and the role of love in the human condition.", 'The impact of the zombie thought experiment on the capacity for love and its role in human connections is explored, highlighting its potential to open individuals to new possibilities and enhance their understanding of love and human relationships.', 'The chapter presents the concept of the zombie thought experiment and its alternative use in challenging assumptions about conscious experience, drawing parallels to appreciating complex plant behavior and being open to new possibilities.', "The discussion on the zombie thought experiment emphasizes its potential to enhance one's capacity for love and appreciation of human connections, as well as its relevance to scientific collaborations and partnerships."]}, {'end': 9264.477, 'start': 8958.743, 'title': 'Consciousness and suffering', 'summary': 'Discusses the fundamental nature of consciousness, the analogies used to explain it, and the impact of suffering on human history and nature, emphasizing the prevalence of suffering and its deep impact.', 'duration': 305.734, 'highlights': ['The fundamental nature of consciousness is explained through the analogy of a pot of boiling water, where the water represents consciousness and the bubbles represent conscious experiences.', 'The chapter delves into the prevalence of suffering in human history and nature, highlighting its deep impact and the questions it raises about the existence of suffering in the world.', 'The conversation touches on the impact of memory, where both suffering and beauty are multiplied, leading to a discussion on the powerful nature of suffering compared to happy experiences.', 'The dialogue also explores the concept of suffering as a deep part of human history and nature, emphasizing its prevalence and the inevitability of encountering suffering in life and the natural world.']}, {'end': 9571.504, 'start': 9264.537, 'title': 'The meaning of life and living with passion', 'summary': "Explores the meaning of life, the pursuit of passions, and the advice for young individuals, emphasizing the importance of following one's passion and curiosity to create a fulfilling and unconventional path.", 'duration': 306.967, 'highlights': ["The chapter emphasizes the importance of following one's passion and curiosity to create a fulfilling and unconventional path. The speaker stresses the significance of persisting for the pure passion of the thing itself, which eventually finds a way into everyday life, even if it relates to one's career or not.", 'The interviewee advises young individuals to pursue their passions and keep their curiosity and wonder at life alive. The interviewee encourages young people to keep their passions alive, their curiosity and wonder at life alive, and to pursue the things they love and find inspiring, motivating, and exciting, whether they are related to their career or not.', "The chapter briefly discusses the meaning of life and the speaker's perspective on 'why' questions. The speaker expresses a lack of interest in 'why' questions and instead focuses on 'what' and 'how' questions about life and existence."]}], 'duration': 944.519, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/q6zEzZCtkXw/pics/q6zEzZCtkXw8626985.jpg', 'highlights': ['The zombie thought experiment challenges assumptions about consciousness and human behavior.', "The potential influence of the zombie thought experiment on enhancing or dissipating one's capacity for love is explored.", 'The impact of suffering on human history and nature is emphasized, raising questions about its existence in the world.', "The importance of following one's passion and curiosity to create a fulfilling and unconventional path is stressed.", "The speaker expresses a lack of interest in 'why' questions and instead focuses on 'what' and 'how' questions about life and existence."]}], 'highlights': ['Consciousness constructs the illusion of free will, challenging the notion of a separate self.', 'The feeling of consciousness driving behavior is largely an illusion, challenging the notion of free will.', 'The distinction between free will and conscious will is important, as the decision-making process in the brain can be considered a form of free will.', 'The discussion challenges the traditional notion of free will by emphasizing the illusion of conscious will and the role of brain processing in decision-making.', 'The complexity of human brains surpasses that of a pea tendril, making human decision making highly intricate.', "The concept of plant consciousness is explored through the analogy of empathizing with a plant's experience.", 'The linguistic framing of everyday language in different cultures and languages can significantly impact individualism.', 'The deep connection between memory, time, and consciousness is highlighted, sparking discussions on the fundamental nature of reality and the role of consciousness in the universe.', 'Meditation leads to the loss of the sense of self and free will, with a neurological explanation for this experience.', 'The interconnectedness of consciousness with the universe and nature, emphasizing the beauty of experiencing the universe (e.g., feeling connected to the entirety of the universe).', 'Neuroscientist Anil Seth describes our perceptions as a controlled hallucination, suggesting that our brains create a conscious experience based on interactions with the outside world, including our experience of time and space.', 'Our perception of time and causality may be illusory, offering only a limited glimpse of reality.', 'The concept of reality being contained in two dimensions is briefly touched upon at the conclusion of the transcript.', 'Physicists discussing space as emergent while time being fundamental Lee Smolin and other physicists think space is emergent but time is still fundamental.', 'The discussion on when the experience of time becomes part of the conscious experience of living organisms, and the difficulty of thinking about consciousness without time.', 'The mention of timeless, spaceless experiences under certain states of meditation and psychedelics, highlighting the connection between consciousness and altered states.', 'The zombie thought experiment challenges assumptions about consciousness and human behavior.', "The potential influence of the zombie thought experiment on enhancing or dissipating one's capacity for love is explored.", 'The impact of suffering on human history and nature is emphasized, raising questions about its existence in the world.', "The importance of following one's passion and curiosity to create a fulfilling and unconventional path is stressed."]}