Welcome to a deeper dive into the fascinating world of consciousness and reality! In this post, we'll be unpacking the complex ideas presented by cognitive scientist Donald Hoffman, particularly his theory of conscious agents and how they might inte…
The age-old debate surrounding free will and moral responsibility continues to captivate philosophers, scientists, and everyday individuals alike. This blog post delves into the intricate relationship between these concepts, drawing on insights from…
Welcome to this companion blog post for our latest podcast episode, "Mark Solms: Where Is The Source Of Consciousness? The Hidden Spring & The Cortical Fallacy." In this episode, we delve into the fascinating and often controversial work of Prof…
Welcome back to the blog! In this post, we're diving deep into the fascinating and mind-bending world of Donald Hoffman's "The Case Against Reality." This book, and the theories it presents, challenges our fundamental understanding of what reality i…
Welcome to the blog! In this post, we'll be diving deep into a fascinating idea known as the "Universal Bizarreness Thesis," primarily championed by philosopher Eric Schwitzgebel. This thought-provoking concept suggests that our minds are far strang…
Welcome to a deeper exploration of the fascinating topic we touched upon in our latest podcast episode, Is it Possible to Engineer Artificial Consciousness? | Karl Friston & Mark Solms. In this episode, we engaged in a thought-provoking discussi…
Welcome to a deeper dive into the fascinating world of perception and reality. In this blog post, we'll explore how our brains actively construct our experience of the world, rather than passively receiving it. This understanding has profound implic…
In this blog post, we'll unpack the core principles of the attention schema theory (AST), Michael Graziano's revolutionary explanation of consciousness. We'll discover how the brain creates a simplified model of its own attention, leading to the sub…
