Making Sense with Sam Harris — #475 — The Hard Problem of Consciousness

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#475 — The Hard Problem of Consciousness

Making Sense with Sam Harris

Sam Harris speaks with Michael Pollan about consciousness, the mind, and the self. They discuss Pollan's new book, the relationship between consciousness and intelligence, whether consciousness is a product of evolution, the role of psychedelics in consciousness research, AI and the question of machine consciousness,…

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