Anil Seth: Being You, Identity, and Our Brain's Best Guess of What's Out There.

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Anil Seth's mission is to advance the science of consciousness, and to use its insights for the benefit of medicine, technology, and society.Anil is a Professor of Cognitive and Computational Neuroscience at the University of Sussex. His new book, Being You: A New Science of Consciousness is a Sunday Times Top 10 Bestseller and Guardian Book of the Week. Anil's 2017 main-stage TED talk has more than 12 million views and is one of TED’s most popular science talks. His 2018 conversation with Sam Harris appeared in his recent book of 11 favorite interviews.---Website - https://www.anilseth.com/bio/Buy or Pre-Order Being You: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/53036979-being-you--- Highlights ---0:45 The Eye and its relationship to consciousness.2:50 What is consciousness, really?7:30 Were does consciousness exist?10:30 If we realize what consciousness truly is, can it become a threat for us?14:15 The benefits of realizing what consciousness is.19:20 Are people guilty of committing crimes if there is no free will?24:50 Do we experience reality in its most truthful way or is our perception of it just an approximate estimation of what's really out there?29:00 When does consciousness arise in the individual level?33:29 Who are you?--- Support Me ---Thanks for tuning in for this edition of Through Conversations Podcast!If you find this episode interesting, don't miss out on new conversations and subscribe to the podcast at any podcast feed you use, and leave me a review.Consider sharing it with someone you think can enjoy this episode.--- Keep The Conversation Going ---Instagram:@thruconvpodcastTwitter: @ThruConvPodcastWebsite: throughconversations.com--- Credits ---Our New, Awesome Music by Joe Lyle.  More info can be found at https://joelyledrums.comHosted, Produced by Alex Levy.