Mind-Body Solution
Medical Doctor and philosopher exploring the human condition at the intersection of mind, matter, and meaning. Hosted by Dr Tevin Naidu, Mind-Body Solution delivers in-depth, long-form conversations with leading thinkers in science, philosophy, and medicine. We explore consciousness, biology, the mind-body connection, mental health, and the fundamental questions of human existence, bridging rigorous science with philosophical wisdom.
Episodes
Is Science Blind to Human Experience? Rethinking Life, Mind, the Universe and Meaning | Adam Frank
Is science missing something fundamental?In this episode of Mind-Body Solution, I sit down with astrophysicist Adam Frank to explore one of the deepest questions at the intersection of cosmology and consciousness: has modern science systematically ignored experience itself?We examine whether the scientific worldview — powerful as it is — leaves out the very thing that makes science possible: the l
Is The Brain an Analog Computer? Consciousness as Dynamic Brainwave Organization | Earl Miller
For decades, neuroscience treated the brain like a digital machine — storing information in synaptic connections and sustaining activity like a switch flipped on. But what if that model is incomplete?In this conversation, I sit down with Earl Miller, MIT professor and head of the Miller Lab, to explore a growing shift in cognitive neuroscience: the brain may compute using dynamic electrical waves.
Is Your Whole Body Conscious? Biological Idealism: From Cells to Selves | Anna Ciaunica
Is the brain really the source of mind — or is consciousness something more deeply biological?In this conversation, Anna Ciaunica challenges neurocentrism and explores the idea that cognition may not begin with neurons at all. We examine neuroimmune coupling, pregnancy as a nested model of subjectivity, basal intelligence before brains, and the fragile embodied self revealed in depersonalization e
Does Consciousness Require a Subject? The Self, Agency & AI Limitations | Kevin Mitchell
What is consciousness — and how should biology explain it?In this second conversation with Professor Kevin Mitchell, we examine whether consciousness can be fully accounted for within physics alone — or whether biological organization introduces new levels of explanation.Mitchell develops a non-reductive naturalist framework in which organisms are genuine agents, higher-level causal structures mat
What is Ultimately Real? Consciousness, Free Energy & Spacetime | Donald Hoffman & Karl Friston
In this landmark Mind-Body Solution Colloquia, cognitive scientist Donald Hoffman and neuroscientist Karl Friston engage in a deep, rigorous dialogue on the foundations of reality, perception, and consciousness.Hoffman argues that spacetime and physical objects are not fundamental, but evolved interfaces shaped by fitness rather than truth. Friston presents the Free Energy Principle and Active Inf
Neuroscience Beyond Neurons in the Diverse Intelligence Era | Michael Levin & Robert Chis-Ciure
What if neurons aren’t the foundation of mind? In this Mind-Body Solution Colloquia, Michael Levin and Robert Chis-Ciure challenge one of neuroscience’s deepest assumptions: that cognition and intelligence are exclusive to brains and neurons.Drawing on cutting-edge work in bioelectricity, developmental biology, and philosophy of mind, this conversation explores how cells, tissues, and living syste
What is Consciousness? Nested Observer Windows, Meta-Awareness & Mind Wandering | Jonathan Schooler
What is Consciousness Really? Professor Jonathan Schooler joins Dr Tevin Naidu the Mind-Body Solution Podcast for a deep exploration of consciousness, mind wandering, and the Nested Observer Windows (NOW) model. In this conversation, Schooler—founder of Meta Lab (Memory, Emotion, Thought & Awareness) at UCSB—explains why introspection can distort experience, how mind wandering reveals hidden l
Why Get Together? How Life, Mind & Machines Evolve via Integration | Josh Bongard & Richard Watson
In this Mind-Body Solution colloquium, Joshua Bongard and Richard Watson explore a single unifying question: Why get together?From cells forming multicellular organisms, to individuals forming societies, to components assembling into minds and machines - integration is one of the deepest patterns in nature. But why does it happen at all?TIMESTAMPS:(00:00) — Why Get Together? Opening framing: integ
What if the Brain Doesn’t Create Consciousness? Irreducible Mind & Beyond Physicalism | Edward Kelly
For over a century, neuroscience has assumed that consciousness is generated by the brain.But what if this assumption is wrong?In this episode of Mind-Body Solution, Dr. Tevin Naidu is joined by Professor Edward F. Kelly - co-author of Irreducible Mind, Beyond Physicalism, Consciousness Unbound (and many more) — to examine the empirical and conceptual evidence that consciousness cannot be fully ex
What if the Brain Does NOT Create Consciousness?
Could consciousness be more than an illusion? Could it be the very fabric of reality itself?The Mind-at-Large Project is a three-year conference series, with associated film and other media, that investigates consciousness and its role in reality. The project seeks to challenge the common yet unnecessarily-restrictive worldview that posits that brains alone are required for consciousness. The firs
Can Consciousness Access the Future? Precognition, Time & the Transcendental Mind | Julia Mossbridge
Can human beings access information about events before they occur?And if so - what does that imply about time, consciousness, and the brain?In this episode of Mind-Body Solution, neuroscientist and cognitive researcher Dr. Julia Mossbridge joins Dr. Tevin Naidu to explore decades of research on precognition, presentiment, and time perception - and why these findings remain controversial within ma
The Meaning Crisis, Process Philosophy, Psychedelics & Religion | Jared Morningstar & John Buchanan
This Mind-Body Solution episode brings together Jared Morningstar and John Buchanan, part of The Mind-at-Large Project, for a deep, intimate exploration of meaning, spirituality, death, grief, psychedelics, religion, and the nature of mind and reality.💫 Check out the Mind-at-Large Project Playlist here: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLPacM28YkMQCHdQl2_3OvDmHPl6jJRJcz&si=MxhDoX6bJjkEzMXK🌌 C
Does Consciousness Survive Death? The Science of Near-Death Experiences (NDE) | Pim van Lommel
What happens when the brain flatlines - yet consciousness continues?In this episode of Mind-Body Solution, Dr Tevin Naidu speaks with world-renowned cardiologist and pioneering near-death experience (NDE) researcher Dr Pim van Lommel. His groundbreaking Lancet study remains one of the most rigorously documented clinical investigations into NDEs - and its implications challenge our deepest assumpti
Can AI Ever Be Conscious? Machine Phenomenology, Ethics of AI & the Future of Mind | Susan Schneider
Can AI ever be conscious?Philosopher and cognitive scientist Professor Susan Schneider joins Tevin to explore one of the most urgent questions in philosophy of mind, AI ethics, neuroscience, and the future of intelligence.Schneider is the former NASA Chair of Astrobiology & AI, author of Artificial You, and creator of multiple proposed tests for machine consciousness - including ACT (the AI Co
What Are Traces of Consciousness? A New Breakthrough Unifying Mind and Reality | Donald Hoffman
What is the true structure of reality? In his fourth appearance on Mind-Body Solution, cognitive scientist Donald Hoffman returns with the most significant update yet to Conscious Realism: trace logic, decorated permutations, the emergence of spacetime from networks of conscious agents, and the strongest mathematical progress so far toward deriving Minkowski space from consciousness itself. Across
Consciousness Beyond Materialism: A New Framework for Mind & Reality | Elly Vintiadis
What is consciousness, really - and why have centuries of science and philosophy still not resolved it? In this episode of Mind-Body Solution, Dr Tevin Naidu is joined by Dr Elly Vintiadis, philosopher at the intersection of mind, cognitive science, psychiatry, and metaphysics. Together, we explore the foundations, limits, and future of theories of consciousness - and why our scientific worldview
Why Does Consciousness Exist? Integrated World Modeling Theory & the Cybernetic Mind | Adam Safron
What is consciousness actually doing?In this episode of Mind-Body Solution, neuroscientist and theorist Dr Adam Safron joins Dr Tevin Naidu to explore one of the most ambitious frameworks in contemporary consciousness science - Integrated World Modeling Theory (IWMT).IWMT unites leading theories like Integrated Information Theory (IIT), Global Workspace Theory (GWT), and the Free Energy Principle
Will We Know When AI Becomes Conscious? The Epistemic Fog of Artificial Minds | Eric Schwitzgebel
What if tomorrow's AI stares back with hidden inner life - and we're blind to it? Philosopher Eric Schwitzgebel shares his new thesis from AI and Consciousness (2026): an unbreakable "fog" of uncertainty means we'll build legions of disputably conscious machines before we ever know. Join Dr Eric Schwitzgebel and Dr Tevin Naidu as they unpack why consciousness detection is doo
What is the Mind-Body Problem?
What is the Mind-Body Problem?For thousands of years, philosophers and scientists have asked how an inner world of experience could emerge from an outer world of matter.From Plato and Descartes to modern neuroscience and AI, the Mind-Body Problem remains philosophy's oldest puzzle and science’s hardest challenge.This opening episode of Mind-Body Solution's special series, "The Mind-Body Problem Ex
The Meaning Crisis, Process Cosmology & Whitehead's Universe | Mind-at-Large Project
In this conversation, Dr Andrew M. Davis joins Dr Tevin Naidu for a deep exploration of meaning, process philosophy, and the evolving story of consciousness. They discuss the modern meaning crisis, Alfred North Whitehead’s process cosmology, philosophical praxis, and how value, agency, and mind might be fundamental features of an unfolding universe. From metaphysics to existential risk, and from s
Why Science and Philosophy Need Each Other | Lauren Ross & Megan Peters
Why do science and philosophy so often stand apart - and what happens when they come back together?In this thought-provoking conversation, Dr Tevin Naidu brings together Prof Lauren Ross (philosopher of science, UC Irvine) and Prof Megan Peters (computational neuroscientist, UC Irvine) to explore why modern science still depends on philosophical insight - and why philosophy needs to engage with em
What is the Mind's Eye? The Science of Imagination, Aphantasia & Consciousness | Adam Zeman
What does it really mean to see with the mind’s eye?In this conversation, neurologist and consciousness researcher Professor Adam Zeman (Cognitive & Behavioural Neurologist, University of Exeter) joins Dr Tevin Naidu on Mind-Body Solution to explore the mysterious link between imagination, memory, and perception - and what happens when the mind’s eye goes dark.Zeman coined the term aphantasia,
Introducing the Mind-at-Large Project: A New Paradigm in Consciousness Research | Mind-Body Solution
The Mind-at-Large Project is a three-year, multidisciplinary initiative exploring consciousness and its role in reality. Mind-at-Large seeks to expand this paradigm - investigating the mind’s presence across scales, from quantum systems and living organisms to ecosystems and the cosmos itself. This series examines ideas such as panpsychism, pantheism, idealism, 4E cognition, animism, perspectivism
Is Inner Speech Universal? Descriptive Experience Sampling & Myths of the Mind | Russell Hurlburt
What really goes on in our inner lives? Do we all think in words, narrating our experience with a constant "inner voice"? Or is that just a myth of the mind?In this conversation, Dr Tevin Naidu speaks with Professor Russell Hurlburt, pioneer of the Descriptive Experience Sampling (DES) method, a groundbreaking approach to studying inner experience using random beepers and in-depth interviews. Hurl
Is Consciousness Fundamental? Interfaces of Reality & Mathematizing Phenomenology | Robert Prentner
Can phenomenology, the study of lived experience, be rigorously formalized in mathematics without losing its essence?In this episode of Mind-Body Solution, I speak with Professor Robert Prentner, a philosopher and interdisciplinary scientist exploring the intersections of consciousness, AI, phenomenology, and mathematics. Prentner develops the Interface Consciousness Lab, where concepts from categ
What is Quantum Reality? Consciousness, Beyond Spacetime & Into Possibility | Ruth Kastner
In this episode of Mind-Body Solution, Dr Tevin Naidu speaks with Dr Ruth Kastner, physicist and philosopher, about her groundbreaking Possibilist Transactional Formulation (PTF) of quantum theory. Kastner argues that quantum mechanics reveals a deeper realm of ontic possibilities, beyond spacetime, where transactions between emitters and absorbers give rise to the physical world we observe.This c
What is Fear? Memory, Emotion & the Malleability of the Mind | Daniela Schiller
What if our memories weren’t fixed, but flexible? And what if the key to understanding fear, emotion, and consciousness lies in how the brain constantly reshapes experience?In this episode of Mind-Body Solution, Dr Tevin Naidu speaks with Prof Daniela Schiller, a world-renowned neuroscientist, and director of the Laboratory of Affective Neuroscience at Mount Sinai. Prof Schiller’s groundbreaking w
Is it Possible to Engineer Artificial Consciousness? | Karl Friston & Mark Solms
Professors Karl Friston & Mark Solms, pioneers in the fields of neuroscience, psychology, and theoretical biology, delve into the frontiers of consciousness: "Can We Engineer Artificial Consciousness?". From mimicry to qualia, this historic conversation tackles whether artificial consciousness is achievable - and how. Essential viewing/listening for anyone interested in the mind, AI ethics, an
Azra Raza: Can We Cure Cancer? How We (Mis)Treat Cancer, How We Can Do Better, and Why We Must
Dr Azra Raza is a Professor of Medicine, Clinical Director of the Evans Foundation MDS Center, and Executive Director of The First Cell Coalition for Cancer Survivors at Columbia University in New York. She is the best-selling author of "The First Cell: And the human costs of pursuing cancer to the last". She started her research in Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS) in 1982 and moved to Ru
Aaron Sloman: What is Life? Information, Intelligence, and the Ineffable within Science
Aaron Sloman is Emeritus/Honorary Professor of Artificial Intelligence and Cognitive Science at University of Birmingham, UK. He is a Fellow of Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence, Society for the Study of Artificial Intelligence and the Simulation of Behaviour and European Coordinating Committee for Artificial Intelligence. In 2018, he became a Fellow of the Alan Turing Ins
Josh Bongard: What are Biological Robots? How AI is Reshaping Life, Consciousness & Matter!
Josh Bongard is Professor of Computer Science at the University of Vermont and director of the Morphology, Evolution & Cognition Laboratory. His work involves automated design and manufacture of soft-, evolved-, and crowdsourced robots, as well as computer-designed organisms. In 2007, he was awarded a prestigious Microsoft Research New Faculty Fellowship and was named one of MIT Technology Rev
Suzanne Gildert: Can We Engineer Consciousness? Quantum Physics, Robotics & Conscious AI Technology
Dr Suzanne Gildert, Roboticist & Quantum Physicist, is the CEO-founder of Nirvanic Consciousness Technologies, a quantum-AI technology company innovating “Conscious AI” for improved AI decision-making. She holds a Ph.D. in experimental quantum physics from the University of Birmingham in the UK. Suzanne is a prolific technology inventor with dozens of US patents in quantum computing and AI rob
Terrence Deacon & Michael Levin: What is Life? Complexity, Cognition & the Origin of Purpose
Professor Terrence Deacon & Professor Michael Levin have both shaped the fields of developmental evolutionary biology, cognitive science, and so much more. In this episode of Mind-Body Solution, these distinguished giants come together in conversation for the very first time: "A Biology Revolution". Terrence Deacon is Professor and Chair of the Department of Anthropology and member o
Matthew Segall: Is the Universe Ensouled with Experience? Consciousness, Cosmology, and Meaning
Matthew David Segall, PhD, is an Associate Professor in the Philosophy, Cosmology, and Consciousness Department at California Institute of Integral Studies in San Francisco, and the Chair of the Science Advisory Committee for the Cobb Institute. He is a transdisciplinary researcher, writer, teacher, and philosopher applying process-relational thought across the natural and social sciences, as well
Susan Blackmore: A New Approach to Consciousness from the Perspective of a Panpsychism of Models
Susan Blackmore is a writer, lecturer, broadcaster, and Visiting Professor at the University of Plymouth, UK. She has a degree in psychology and physiology from Oxford University (1973) an MSc and a PhD in parapsychology from the University of Surrey (1980). Her research interests include memes, evolutionary theory, consciousness, and meditation. She is author of about 15 books, 60 academic articl
Peter Sjöstedt-Hughes: What is Exogenous Mind Theory? Metaphysics, Psychedelics, & Mind At Large
Dr Peter Sjöstedt-Hughes is a Philosopher of Mind and Metaphysics who specializes in the thought of Whitehead, Nietzsche, Bergson, and Spinoza—and in fields pertaining to panpsychism, pantheism, mental causation, and altered states of consciousness. He is a lecturer at The University of Exeter. Peter is the author of Noumenautics (2015), Modes of Sentience (2021), co-editor and contributor of Bloo
Daniel McShea: What is Field Theory? Unseen Fields Guide All Goal-Directed Things in the Universe
Daniel McShea is Professor of Biology, and Associate Professor of Philosophy at Duke University. He is a scientist, philosopher and author. His work focuses on 2 main areas: 1) Evolution of Complexity: In a 2010 book with Robert Brandon, Biology's First Law, he argues that the complexity of organisms will tend to increase spontaneously in the absence of natural selection and other forces. In e
Gunnar Babcock: What is The Split-Body Problem? Rethinking Our Understanding of How Life Reproduces
Dr Gunnar Babcock is a lecturer in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences at Cornell University, Ithaca, New York. He was a Postdoctoral Associate in the Department of Biology at Duke University. He received his Doctorate in Philosophy from the University at Albany, SUNY. His research is primarily in the philosophy of science/biology. It focuses on topics like biological individuality, speci
James Cooke: How Did Matter Become Conscious & Alive? Living Mirrors Theory & The Dawn of Mind
Dr James Cooke, PhD trained is a neuroscientist, speaker, and writer. He holds three degrees from Oxford University (a PhD and Masters in Neuroscience & a BA in Experimental Psychology). He has conducted scientific research for over a decade at institutions such as Oxford University, University of California, Berkeley, University College London, Trinity College Dublin, and Riken Brain Sciences
Stuart Hameroff: Is Consciousness a Quantum Orchestra? Microtubules, Objective Reduction, & Orch OR
Stuart Hameroff MD is Professor of Anesthesiology and Psychology, and Director of the Center for Consciousness Studies at the University of Arizona in Tucson. Hameroff became interested in intelligent behavior of microtubules, protein lattices which organize activities within living cells. Hameroff and colleagues developed theories of microtubules as self-organizing molecular computers. In the 199
Denis Noble & Raymond Noble: Is Life Purposeful? A Paradigm Shift in Understanding Living Systems
Denis Noble is Emeritus Professor and co-Director of Computational Physiology who held the Burdon Sanderson Chair of Cardiovascular Physiology at the University of Oxford. He is one of the pioneers of systems biology and developed the first viable mathematical model of the working heart. He is also a philosopher of biology, and his books The Music of Life and Dance to the Tune of Life challenge t
Nir Lahav: Can Physics Explain Consciousness? A Relativistic Theory & the Equivalence Principle
Dr Nir Lahav PhD, is a Physicist from Bar-Ilan University, now at Cambridge University. His field of study is in Neuroscience and Consciousness studies. He uses network theory, non linear dynamics and chaos. He developed The Relativistic Theory of Consciousness - a new physical theory in order to solve the hard problem of consciousness. He is also developing a model for chaotic neural networks in
Tom Campbell: How Do We Leave The Simulation? Consciousness Beyond The Virtual Reality
🚀 Journey through Consciousness & Out of the Body with Dr Tom Campbell 🌌
In this episode of Mind-Body Solution, we go on a mind-expanding journey through altered states of consciousness as we sit down with Tom Campbell, a seasoned physicist who has ventured into the fascinating realm of an consciousness & virtual realty. With a career spanning over half a century, Tom has masterfully fuse
Tom Campbell: Are We Living In A Simulation? Consciousness & A Theory Of Everything
Thomas Campbell is a Nuclear Physicist, Lecturer, and Author of the "My Big T.O.E." (Theory of Everything) trilogy. He worked as a physicist in technology development and complex-system risk analysis for both government and industry. In addition, he championed for more than 50 years the scientific, drug-free research into altered states of consciousness. This unique combination enabled him to deve
Robert Lawrence Kuhn: A Landscape of Consciousness? Toward a Taxonomy of Explanations & Implications
Robert Lawrence Kuhn, PhD., is the creator, executive producer, writer, and host of Closer To Truth, the PBS/public television series on Cosmos, Life, Consciousness, and Meaning that presents leading scientists, philosophers, and creative thinkers discussing fundamental questions. Dr Kuhn has published over 30 books, including The Mystery of Existence: Why is there Anything At All? (with John Lesl
Chris Fields: What is a Theory of Consciousness for? Quantum Mechanics, Minds & Minimal Physicalism
WATCH: https://youtu.be/jW2C3ZNzijE
Chris Fields, PhD., is an independent scientist interested in both the physics and the cognitive neuroscience underlying the human perception of objects as spatially and temporally bounded entities. He began his career as an experimental physicist, obtained his Ph.D. in Philosophy of Science (University of Colorado, Boulder, 1985), and was an early developer of
Murray Shanahan: What are Conscious Exotica? Consciousness, AI & the Space of Possible Minds
WATCH: https://youtu.be/MrV9IwZd3qE
Murray Shanahan is Professor of Cognitive Robotics at Imperial College London and a principal research scientist at Google DeepMind. Educated at Imperial College (BSc(Eng) computer science) and Cambridge University (King’s College; PhD computer science), he became a full Professor at Imperial, and joined DeepMind. His publications span artificial intelligence,
Terrence Deacon: Did Mind Emerge From Matter? Origin of Life, Causal Emergence, & Descartes' Shadow
WATCH: https://youtu.be/_Kj2OgkxGa0
Terrence Deacon is Professor and Chair of the Department of Anthropology and member of the Helen Wills Neuroscience Institute at the University of California, Berkeley. His research combines developmental evolutionary biology and comparative neuroanatomy to investigate the evolution of human cognition, and is particularly focused on the explanation of emergent
David Papineau: Is the Mind Just the Brain? Materialism & the Problem with Phenomenal Consciousness
Professor David Papineau is a British academic philosopher. He works as Professor of Philosophy of Science at King's College London and the City University of New York Graduate Center, and previously taught for several years at Cambridge University, where he was a fellow of Robinson College. He did a BSc in Mathematics at the University of Natal, followed by a BA and PhD in philosophy at Cambridge
Federico Faggin: What is the One Consciousness? Bridging the Gap between Quantum & Classical Reality
Federico Faggin is an Italian-American physicist, engineer, inventor and entrepreneur. He is best known for designing the first commercial microprocessor, the Intel 4004. A new groundbreaking theory of consciousness proposes that qualia reside in quantum fields. Federico Faggin is one of the greatest luminaries of high technology alive today. A physicist by education, he is the inventor of the mic
Keith Frankish: What is Descartes' Prison? Illusionism as Intuition Pumps for Consciousness Theories
Keith Frankish is a Honorary Reader in Philosophy at the University of Sheffield, a Visiting Research Fellow at The Open University, & an Adjunct Professor with the Brain & Mind Programme in Neurosciences at the University of Crete. He is the author of "Mind and Supermind" & "Consciousness", as well as numerous journal articles & book chapters. He is the editor of "Illusionism as a
Tony Nader: Is Consciousness All There Is? The Field of All Possibilities & The Ultimate Singularity
Tony Nader is a Medical Doctor trained at Harvard University and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (PhD in Neuroscience), and a globally recognised Vedic Scholar. Tony is an author and fellow podcaster, with his book titled: "One Unbounded Ocean of Consciousness" and his podcast titled: "Consciousness Is All There Is", which also happens to be the name of his NEW book (link below). As Maharish
John Vervaeke: Can Science Untangle the World-Knot of Consciousness? Relevance Realization & Meaning
John Vervaeke, Ph.D. is an award-winning Professor at the University of Toronto in the departments of Psychology, Cognitive Science, and Buddhist Psychology. He currently teaches courses in the Psychology department. He is the director of the Cognitive Science program, and the director of the Consciousness and the Wisdom Studies Laboratory. He has won and been nominated for several teaching awards
Michael Levin: What is Synthbiosis? Diverse Intelligence Beyond AI & The Space of Possible Minds
Michael Levin is a Distinguished Professor in the Biology department at Tufts University and associate faculty at the Wyss Institute for Bioinspired Engineering at Harvard University. He holds the Vannevar Bush endowed Chair and serves as director of the Allen Discovery Center at Tufts and the Tufts Center for Regenerative and Developmental Biology. Prior to college, Michael Levin worked as a soft
Roy Baumeister: Do Humans Have Free Will? The Self, Ego Depletion Theory, Self Control & Willpower
Professor Roy F. Baumeister is one of the world’s most prolific and influential Psychologists. He has published over 700 scientific works, including over 40 books, and is one of the most highly cited scientists alive today. In 2013, he received the highest award given by the Association for Psychological Science, the William James Fellow award, in recognition of his lifetime achievements. As of 20
Johnjoe McFadden: Is Consciousness An Electromagnetic Information Field? The CEMI Field Theory
Johnjoe McFadden is Professor of Molecular Genetics at the University of Surrey, United Kingdom. He obtained his BSc in Biochemistry at the University of London, and his PhD at Imperial College London. He is an accomplished scientist and author. He has written several books, including "Quantum Evolution: Life in the Multiverse" (2000), "Life on the Edge: The Coming of Age of Quantum Biology" (2014
Tevin Naidu: What is Consciousness? Theories of Consciousness & The Mind-Body Solution
This interview with me was hosted by Dr Tony Nader on his wonderful podcast "Consciousness Is All There Is" where we discussed the various pros and cons of different theories of consciousness. If you enjoy MBS, you will love the content on Dr Nader's channel, so please check it out, like his content, and subscribe! Let's grow the Consciousness Community! Special thanks to Dr Nader for allowing me
Brian Keating: What Is Space, Time, & Matter? The Origin & Evolution Of The Universe
Brian Keating is the Chancellor’s Distinguished Professor of physics at the Center for Astrophysics & Space Sciences (CASS) in the Department of Physics at the University of California, San Diego. He is a public speaker, inventor, and an expert in the study of the universe’s oldest light, the cosmic microwave background (CMB), using it to learn about the origin and evolution of the universe. K
Curt Jaimungal: What Is A Theory Of Everything? Theories Of Everything /\ Mind-Body Solution
Curt Jaimungal is a Torontonian filmmaker and podcast host, with a Degree in Mathematical Physics from the University of Toronto. His channel "Theories of Everything" (TOE) analyses various "Theories of Everything" by exploring theoretical physics, consciousness, Ai, and God in a technically rigorous manner. Similar to Mind-Body Solution, a separating factor of TOE from other podcasts is its focus
Stephen Law: Could God be Evil? Belief in the Supernatural & The Evil God Challenge
Stephen Law is a Philosopher and Author. Currently director of Philosophy and Course Director of the Certificate of Higher Education at the Department of Continuing Education at Oxford University, he was formerly Reader in Philosophy at Heythrop College, University of London. He attained his BSc in Philosophy at City University in London, a BPhil at Trinity College, Oxford, and was for three years
Ogi Ogas: Can this Unified Theory of Consciousness Explain all States of Mind? The Hard Problem
Ogi Ogas is a Mathematical Neuroscientist and Author. He attained his PhD in Computational Neuroscience at Boston University. He was a United States Department of Homeland Security Fellow during his graduate studies, and is the director of the Dark Horse Project in the Laboratory for the Science of Individuality at the Harvard Graduate School of Education. His the author of several books including
Donald Hoffman: What is an "Observer"? New Discovery in Search of "One" Consciousness Beyond Reality
Donald Hoffman is Professor Emeritus of Cognitive Sciences at the University of California, Irvine with joint appointments in the Department of Philosophy, the Department of Logic and Philosophy of Science, and the School of Computer Science. He received his Ph.D. from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). He is an author of over 120 scientific papers and three books, including the best
Karl Friston: How does Death Shape Life? Mortal Computation & the Field of Diverse Intelligence
Professor Karl Friston is one of the most highly cited living neuroscientists in history. He is Professor of Neuroscience at King's College London and holds Honorary Doctorates from the University of Zurich, University of York and Radboud University. He is the world expert on brain imaging, neuroscience, and theoretical neurobiology, and pioneers the Free-Energy Principle for action and perception
Stephen Grossberg: A Unified Theory of Consciousness? Adaptive Resonance Theory & The Hard Problem
Stephen Grossberg is Professor Emeritus of Mathematics & Statistics, Psychological & Brain Sciences, and Biomedical Engineering at Boston University. He is Wang Professor of Cognitive and Neural Systems & Director of the Center for Adaptive Systems. He is a Cognitive Scientist, Theoretical and Computational Psychologist, Neuroscientist, Mathematician, Biomedical Engineer, and Neuromorp
Michael Muthukrishna: What is a Theory of Everyone? Who We Are, How We Got Here & Where We're Going
Michael Muthukrishna is Associate Professor of Economic Psychology at the London School of Economics. He has degrees in Engineering and psychology, with graduate training in economics, biology, and statistics. At 32, Michael was one of the youngest tenured Professors at LSE. Michael uses the "Theory of Human Behavior" to tackle a variety of related topics, including innovation, corruption, the ris
Michael Shermer: Why Do The Rational Believe The Irrational? Biases, Fallacies, & Skepticism 101
Michael Shermer is the Founding Publisher of Skeptic magazine, the host of the podcast The Michael Shermer Show, and a Presidential Fellow at Chapman University where he teaches Skepticism 101. He is the author of New York Times bestsellers Why People Believe Weird Things and The Believing Brain, Why Darwin Matters, The Science of Good and Evil, The Moral Arc, Heavens on Earth, Giving the Devil Hi
Edouard Machery: When does Science go Wrong? Issues with Common Sense & Folk Ideology
🧠 Delve into the Frontiers of Experimental Philosophy with Prof Edouard Machery 📚
Welcome to our latest podcast episode, where we engage in a profound exploration of philosophy, consciousness, and free will with Edouard Machery, a distinguished French-American philosopher and Professor in the Department of History and Philosophy of Science at the University of Pittsburgh. 🌐
📘 In this enlightenin
John Horgan: Can Science Explain Everything? Scientism & Philosophy's Role In Science
🧠 Dive into the Depths of the Mind-Body Problem with John Horgan 📚
Welcome to our latest podcast episode, where we embark on an exploration of science & consciousness with John Horgan, a distinguished science writer, journalist, and author, known for his thought-provoking insights. 📰
📖 In this enlightening conversation, we delve into the complexities of consciousness, life's improbability, a
Anand Vaidya: What Is Pure Consciousness? Non-Dualism & Indian Philosophy Of Mind
🧠 Dive into the Fascinating World of Indian Philosophy with Prof Anand Vaidya 📚
In this episode of Mind-Body Solution, we embark on an intellectual journey into the depths of Indian Philosophy with Dr Vaidya, a distinguished Professor and Philosopher, renowned for his expertise in this intricate field. 🎓
📖 In this enlightening conversation, we explore the captivating realm of Indian philosophica
David Wolpert: What Can We Really Know About That Which We Cannot Even Imagine? No Free Lunch
David Wolpert is a Professor at the Santa Fe Institute, external professor at the Complexity Science Hub in Vienna, adjunct professor at ASU, and research associate at the ICTP in Trieste. He is the author of three books (and co-editor of several more), over 200 papers, has three patents, is an associate editor at over half a dozen journals, has received numerous awards, and is a fellow of the IEE
Manil Suri: Can We Build The Universe Using Only Math? The Big Bang Of Numbers
Manil Suri is a Distinguished Professor of Mathematics at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County. He is the author of The Big Bang of Numbers: How to Build the Universe Using Only Math, as well as three internationally acclaimed novels, The Death of Vishnu, The Age of Shiva, and The City of Devi. His fiction has been translated into twenty-seven languages, longlisted for the Booker Prize, sh
Avi Loeb: Where is Everybody? Fermi's Paradox & the Scientific Search For Extraterrestrial Life
Abraham (Avi) Loeb is the Frank B. Baird, Jr., Professor of Science at Harvard University. He is a Theoretical Astrophysicist and Bestselling Author. Avi has written 8 books and has over 800 academic publications on black holes, the first stars, the search for extraterrestrial life and the future of the Universe. He is the founder of the Galileo Project for the Systematic Scientific Search for Evi
Lawrence Krauss: Does Science Need Philosophy? The Unbelievers, Known Unknowns & Edge Of Knowledge
Lawrence Krauss is a world-renowned theoretical physicist, commentator, bestselling author, President of The Origins Project Foundation and host of the Origins Podcast. He is one of the few prominent scientists today to have actively crossed the chasm between science and popular culture. He is the author of over 500 publications, as well as numerous popular articles on physics and astronomy. He re
François Kammerer: Is Consciousness Real? Illusionism As A Theory Of Consciousness
François Kammerer is a French Philosopher of Mind. He received training in philosophy at the Ecole Normale Supérieure de Lyon (MA) and at the Université Paris-Sorbonne (PhD). After his PhD, he held positions as a lecturer in Paris (Ecole Normale Supérieure/Institut Jean Nicod) and as a postdoctoral research fellow in Belgium (Université catholique de Louvain/FNRS), Germany (Ruhr-Universität Bochum
Mark Solms: How Do Dreams Relate To Consciousness? Why We Dream & The Felt Uncertainty Theory
Professor Mark Solms has spent his entire career investigating the mysteries of consciousness. Best known for identifying the brain mechanisms of dreaming and for bringing psychoanalytic insights into modern neuroscience, he is director of Neuropsychology in the Neuroscience Institute of the University of Cape Town and Groote Schuur Hospital (Departments of Psychology and Neurology), an Honorary L
Randolph Nesse: Are There Good Reasons For Bad Feelings? The Evolution of Mental Disorder
Randolph Nesse is the Founder of Evolutionary Medicine & Psychiatry. He is Professor Emeritus of the Departments of Psychiatry and Psychology, and Institute for Social Research, The University of Michigan; Research Professor of Life Sciences, and Founding Director of The Center for Evolution and Medicine, Arizona State University; Founding President of The International Society for Evolution,
Stephen Grossberg: How Does Each Brain Make A Mind? Adaptive Resonance Theory (ART) & Consciousness
Stephen Grossberg is Professor Emeritus of Mathematics & Statistics, Psychological & Brain Sciences, and Biomedical Engineering at Boston University. He is Wang Professor of Cognitive and Neural Systems & Director of the Center for Adaptive Systems. He is a Cognitive Scientist, Theoretical and Computational Psychologist, Neuroscientist, Mathematician, Biomedical Engineer, and Neuromorp
Michael Levin: What Is The Field Of Diverse Intelligence (DI)? All Possible Intelligent Agents
Michael Levin is a Distinguished Professor in the Biology department at Tufts University. He holds the Vannevar Bush endowed Chair and serves as director of the Allen Discovery Center at Tufts and the Tufts Center for Regenerative and Developmental Biology. To explore the algorithms by which the biological world implemented complex adaptive behavior, he got dual B.S. degrees, in CS and in Biology
Kevin Mitchell: How Did Evolution Give Us Free Will? Free Agents & Cognitive Realism
Kevin Mitchell is Associate Professor of Genetics and Neuroscience at Trinity College Dublin. He is a graduate of the Genetics Department, Trinity College Dublin (B.A., Mod. 1991) and received his Ph.D. from the University of California at Berkeley (1997), where he studied nervous system development with Prof. Corey Goodman. He did postdoctoral research at Stanford University, using molecular gene
Tim Maudlin: Was Einstein Wrong? Bell's Inequality & Universal Non-Locality
Tim Maudlin is an American philosopher of science who has done influential work on the metaphysical foundations of physics and logic. He studied physics and philosophy at Yale University, and history and philosophy of science at the University of Pittsburgh, where he received his PhD. He taught for more than two decades at Rutgers University before joining the Department of Philosophy at New York
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