How Much Do We Actually Know About Consciousness? - Patrick House

Patrick House is a neuroscientist and writer whose research focuses on free will and how mind-control parasites alter their host's behaviour. If it wasn't for us experiencing it, the universe would give us no indication that consciousness even exists. The most fundamental part of human experience has many proposed explanations, but just how well-grounded are these, and what are we missing? Expect to learn why removing parts of the brain change some aspects of the self but not all of them, what it's like for animals who can put half of their brain to sleep at once, how the brain is intimately linked with timekeeping, why almost all explanations of consciousness are unsatisfactory, what the future of brain-research looks like and much more... Sponsors: Get 10% discount & free shipping on the best Ketone Drink at https://ketone-iq.com/ (use code MW10) Get 83% discount & 3 months free from Surfshark VPN at https://surfshark.deals/MODERNWISDOM (use code MODERNWISDOM) Get 15% discount on the amazing 6 Minute Diary at https://bit.ly/diarywisdom (use code MW15) (USA - https://amzn.to/3b2fQbR and use 15MINUTES) Extra Stuff: Follow Patrick on Twitter - https://mobile.twitter.com/patrick__house Buy Patrick's Book - https://amzn.to/3zyGYbF Get my free Reading List of 100 books to read before you die → https://chriswillx.com/books/ To support me on Patreon (thank you): https://www.patreon.com/modernwisdom #consciousness #neuroscience #freewill - 00:00 Intro 00:18 Do Deep Thinkers Suffer More? 08:38 The Gradient Descent of a Single Cell 18:38 Why is Consciousness Research So Difficult? 29:35 The End Result of Consciousness 34:34 How the Brain is Similar to an iPhone 42:06 Animals Who Sleep While Their Brain is Awake 47:00 Conversations as Health-Checks for the Brain 57:57 The Analogy of the Pinball Machine 1:05:18 Adaptive Functionality of the Brain 1:10:43 Patrick’s Favourite Explanation of Consciousness 1:20:42 Where to Find Patrick - Get access to every episode 10 hours before YouTube by subscribing for free on Spotify - https://spoti.fi/2LSimPn or Apple Podcasts - https://apple.co/2MNqIgw Get my free Reading List of 100 life-changing books here - https://chriswillx.com/books/ - Get in touch in the comments below or head to... Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chriswillx Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/chriswillx Email: https://chriswillx.com/contact/

Patrick HouseguestChris Williamsonhost

Nov 12, 20221h 21mWatch on YouTube ↗

EPISODE INFO

Released: November 12, 2022
Duration: 1h 21m
Channel: Modern Wisdom
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EPISODE DESCRIPTION

Patrick House is a neuroscientist and writer whose research focuses on free will and how mind-control parasites alter their host's behaviour. If it wasn't for us experiencing it, the universe would give us no indication that consciousness even exists. The most fundamental part of human experience has many proposed explanations, but just how well-grounded are these, and what are we missing? Expect to learn why removing parts of the brain change some aspects of the self but not all of them, what it's like for animals who can put half of their brain to sleep at once, how the brain is intimately linked with timekeeping, why almost all explanations of consciousness are unsatisfactory, what the future of brain-research looks like and much more... Sponsors: Get 10% discount & free shipping on the best Ketone Drink at https://ketone-iq.com/ (use code MW10) Get 83% discount & 3 months free from Surfshark VPN at https://surfshark.deals/MODERNWISDOM (use code MODERNWISDOM) Get 15% discount on the amazing 6 Minute Diary at https://bit.ly/diarywisdom (use code MW15) (USA - https://amzn.to/3b2fQbR and use 15MINUTES) Extra Stuff: Follow Patrick on Twitter - https://mobile.twitter.com/patrick__house Buy Patrick's Book - https://amzn.to/3zyGYbF Get my free Reading List of 100 books to read before you die → https://chriswillx.com/books/ To support me on Patreon (thank you): https://www.patreon.com/modernwisdom #consciousness #neuroscience #freewill - 00:00 Intro 00:18 Do Deep Thinkers Suffer More? 08:38 The Gradient Descent of a Single Cell 18:38 Why is Consciousness Research So Difficult? 29:35 The End Result of Consciousness 34:34 How the Brain is Similar to an iPhone 42:06 Animals Who Sleep While Their Brain is Awake 47:00 Conversations as Health-Checks for the Brain 57:57 The Analogy of the Pinball Machine 1:05:18 Adaptive Functionality of the Brain 1:10:43 Patrick’s Favourite Explanation of Consciousness 1:20:42 Where to Find Patrick - Get access to every episode 10 hours before YouTube by subscribing for free on Spotify - https://spoti.fi/2LSimPn or Apple Podcasts - https://apple.co/2MNqIgw Get my free Reading List of 100 life-changing books here - https://chriswillx.com/books/ - Get in touch in the comments below or head to... Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chriswillx Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/chriswillx Email: https://chriswillx.com/contact/

SPEAKERS

Patrick House
guest
Chris Williamson
host

EPISODE SUMMARY

In this episode of Modern Wisdom, featuring Patrick House and Chris Williamson, How Much Do We Actually Know About Consciousness? - Patrick House explores exploring Consciousness: From Anxious Cells To Quantum Mind Theories Neuroscientist and author Patrick House discusses how little we truly understand about consciousness, arguing that current neuroscience is in a “Babylonian era” of star-charting without underlying explanation. He frames modern brains as messy, layered relics of a single anxious cell three billion years ago, built by evolution through additive hacks rather than clean design.

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