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
In this interview Anil Seth debunks the mystery of consciousness and reality. 00:00 Why consciousness and what is it? 03:08 How are consciousness and self-consciousness related? 04:30 How do we make sense of perception without a perceiver? 07:58 Is consciousness a hallucination? 10:24 Do you think scinece will manage to demystify consciousness? 14:05 What would you tell Descartes? Discover more consciousness content at https://iai.tv/player?utm_source=YouT… Professor of Cognitive and Computational Neuroscience Anil Seth explores the ultimate mystery of our consciousness experience. In this interview, Seth discusses the misconceptions surrounding the difference between consciousness and intelligence, the link between consciousness and self-consciousness and why consciousness can be seen as similar to a controlled hallucination. Seth also considers whether or not he thinks science will ultimately dissolve the sense of mystery surrounding what consciousness really is. #ConscousnessAndReality #ConsciousnessWithoutTheSelf #AnilSeth Anil Seth is a Professor of Cognitive and Computational Neuroscience at the University of Sussex and author of Being You: A New Science of Consciousness. He is also Co-Director of the Sackler Centre for Consciousness Science and Editor-in-Chief of Neuroscience of Consciousness. He is also a regular contributor to the New Scientist, The Guardian, and BBC, and writes the blog NeuroBanter. To discover more talks, debates, interviews and academies with the world’s leading speakers visit https://iai.tv/subscribe?utm_source=Y… The Institute of Art and Ideas features videos and articles from cutting edge thinkers discussing the ideas that are shaping the world, from metaphysics to string theory, technology to democracy, aesthetics to genetics. Subscribe today! For debates and talks: https://iai.tv For articles: https://iai.tv/articles For courses: https://iai.tv/iai-academy/courses
How does our biology give rise to the experience of consciousness? Anil’s new book “Being You” is available now: https://geni.us/anil Watch the Q&A: • Q&A: Is Reality a Controlled Hallucin… Anil Seth argues, using innovative combinations of theory and experiment, that our brains are prediction machines inventing our world and correcting our mistakes by the microsecond. Anil’s new perspective on consciousness has shed light on the nature of the self, free will, the intimate relationship between being alive and being aware – and the possibility of conscious machines. Anil Seth is Professor of Cognitive and Computational Neuroscience at the University of Sussex, where he is also Co-Director of the Sackler Centre for Consciousness Science. He is also a Wellcome Trust Engagement Fellow, Co-Director of the Canadian Institute for Advanced Research (CIFAR) Program on Brain, Mind, and Consciousness, and Co-Director of the Leverhulme Doctoral Scholarship Programme: From Sensation and Perception to Awareness. — A very special thank you to our Patreon supporters who help make these videos happen, especially: Supalak Foong, efkinel lo, Abdelkhalek Ayad, Martin Paull, Ben Wynne-Simmons, Ivo Danihelka, Hamza, Paulina Barren, Kevin Winoto, Jonathan Killin, János Fekete, Mehdi Razavi, Mark Barden, Taylor Hornby, Rasiel Suarez, Stephan Giersche, William ‘Billy’ Robillard, Scott Edwardsen, Jeffrey Schweitzer, Gou Ranon, Christina Baum, Frances Dunne, jonas.app, Tim Karr, Adam Leos, Michelle J. Zamarron, Fairleigh McGill, Alan Latteri, David Crowner, Matt Townsend, Anonymous, Robert Reinecke, Paul Brown, Lasse T. Stendan, David Schick, Joe Godenzi, Dave Ostler, Osian Gwyn Williams, David Lindo, Roger Baker, Greg Nagel, and Rebecca Pan.
