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BI 111 Kevin Mitchell and Erik Hoel: Agency, Emergence, Consciousness
Podcast |
Brain Inspired
Publisher |
Paul Middlebrooks
Media Type |
audio
Categories Via RSS |
Education
Natural Sciences
Science
Technology
Publication Date |
Jul 28, 2021
Episode Duration |
01:38:04

Erik, Kevin, and I discuss... well a lot of things.

Erik's recent novel The Revelations is a story about a group of neuroscientists trying to develop a good theory of consciousness (with a murder mystery plot).

Kevin's book Innate - How the Wiring of Our Brains Shapes Who We Are describes the messy process of getting from DNA, traversing epigenetics and development, to our personalities.

We talk about both books, then dive deeper into topics like whether brains evolved for moving our bodies vs. consciousness, how information theory is lending insights to emergent phenomena, and the role of agency with respect to what counts as intelligence.

Timestamps

0:00 - Intro 3:28 - The Revelations - Erik's novel 15:15 - Innate - Kevin's book 22:56 - Cycle of progress 29:05 - Brains for movement or consciousness? 46:46 - Freud's influence 59:18 - Theories of consciousness 1:02:02 - Meaning and emergence 1:05:50 - Reduction in neuroscience 1:23:03 - Micro and macro - emergence 1:29:35 - Agency and intelligence

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