Anil Seth talks about his radical new theory of consciousness that challenges our understanding of perception and reality. It’s now a book, Being You: A New Science of Consciousness. Anil’s TED Talk has been viewed over 12m times. ‘A brilliant beast of a book. Seth proposes to explain not just what and how we are, but why we are the way we are. Hugely inspirational.’ DAVID BYRNE ‘Insightful and profound. The nature of consciousness is still one of the hardest problems in science, but Anil Seth brings us closer than ever before to the answer. This a hugely important book.’ JIM AL-KHALILI ‘Anil Seth thinks clearly and sharply on one of the hardest problems of science and philosophy, cutting through weeds with a scientist’s mind and a storyteller’s skill.’ ADAM RUTHERFORD ‘Seth provokes us to think about thinking . . . readable, relatable, and gripping.’ ALEX GARLAND, director of Ex Machina ‘An exhilarating book: a vast-ranging, phenomenal achievement that will undoubtedly become a seminal text.’ GUARDIAN ‘Likely to be one of the most important books of 2021.’ FIVE BOOKS
