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October 26, 2016 — Robert Wright & David Chalmers
The Wright Show
Why consciousness is so weird
Is consciousness like your brain's shadow?
If David was a zombie, would anyone know?
Bob's wacky theory about consciousness
Is consciousness what collapses the quantum wave function?
Can there be a true science of consciousness?
November 14, 2016 — Robert Wright & Keith Frankish
The Wright Show
Consciousness as an illusion
How would a belief look in the brain?
Two kinds of dualism
What if you and I see blue differently?
Is it like something to be Keith Frankish?
Why thinking about consciousness is so hard
April 06, 2017 — Robert Wright & Adam Frank
The Weirdness of Physics
What is matter?
What is the relationship between math and reality?
Your metaphysical bias is showing
You can't escape the weirdness of quantum physics!
The mystery of consciousness
The emptiness of The Tao of Physics
The observer and the observed
June 26, 2018 — Robert Wright & Stuart Hameroff
The Weirdness of Physics
The Hameroff-Penrose theory of quantum consciousness
Why we'll never construct a true artificial intelligence
The implications of quantum consciousness for free will
Do microtubules in the brain explain consciousness?
How quantum physics could help us understand anesthesia
Why Stuart doesn't dismiss paranormal research
Could quantum entanglement explain paranormal phenomena?
November 04, 2016 — Robert Wright & Christof Koch
The Wright Show
The search for non-human consciousness
Consciousness in the organic and inorganic worlds
Measuring consciousness
Lucky us: The universe breeds consciousness
How scientific and spiritual worldviews can enrich each other
Artificial intelligence is not (necessarily) artificial consciousness
The Allen Institute for Brain Science and its mission
April 10, 2020 — Daniel Kaufman & Massimo Pigliucci
Sophia
Will the pandemic forever change college education?
Laying out the "hard problem" of consciousness
Why panpsychism is not a solution to the problem
The battle between radicals and conservatives in physics
Physicalism vs. idealism
Massimo explains "scientific metaphysics"
Why illusionism is not a solution to the problem
Misrepresentations vs. useful representations
February 24, 2018 — Robert Wright & Galen Strawson
The Weirdness of Physics
Why scientific materialism is harder to define than you think
Galen explains panpsychism
What does "mind is all there is to reality" mean?
Is human consciousness epiphenomenal?
Do physical laws come from somewhere?
Is it like something to be a rock? (And is Galen saying it is?)
Galen: Discussion of the mind-body problem was better 100 years ago
December 08, 2017 — Robert Wright & John Horgan
The Wright Show
John continues to ruffle the feathers of scientists and philosophers
Concepts of consciousness, from pure materialism to panpsychism
John: The solipsism problem will keep the mind-body problem problematic
Daniel Dennett's inordinate aversion to mystery
John gives us the plot spoiler about his book-in-progress
Bob thought he had Dan Dennett cornered. But then...
Are we in a simulation? Perish the thought, says John
June 29, 2016 — Robert Wright & Daniel Kaufman
The Wright Show
Bob's love for the supercosmic
"Design" and "purpose": Bob explains...
...and Dan objects
Is there a direction to natural selection?
Nobody understands consciousness
Is humanity making moral progress?
September 30, 2017 — Robert Wright & Paul Davies
The Wright Show
Bob and Paul question "matter" as we know it
Is information bound to the physical world?
Finding room for consciousness in quantum physics
Paul on the faith required of scientists
What enforces the laws of physics?
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