The series comprises fourteen roundtables examining major scientific and philosophical inquiries. Topics include: "Knowledge and Limitations," "The Span of Infinity," "Complexity and Emergence," "The Search for Immortality," "The Sublime Experience," "The Meditative State," "The Realm of Mystery," "The Changing Nature of Free Will," "Genes, Computers, and Medicine," "Epigenetics at Work," "Speak, Memory," "Apprehending Consciousness," "Understanding Genius," and "The Mind of a Child."
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September 21, 2024 · ▶ Video
Come Out Wherever You Are: In Search of Consciousness
The roundtable explores philosophical positions on consciousness through three main perspectives. Panpsychism posits that "consciousness is a property of all matter, large and...
Katalin Balog, Paul Boghossian, Amy Cook, John Hunter, Barbara Montero
May 20, 2017 · ▶ Video
Complexity and Emergence II: Visions of Cosmic Order, from Particles to People
The roundtable explores "what principles of order underlie the ascent of complexity, from the simplest particles of physics heralding the birth of the universe, through biological...
William Grassie, David Grinspoon, Tim Maudlin, Ilya Temkin, Tyler Volk
October 24, 2015 · ▶ Video
The Realm of Mystery
The roundtable explores Donald Rumsfeld's framework of "known knowns," "known unknowns," and "unknown unknowns." Participants examine how we identify gaps in knowledge, transform...
Megan Abbott, Carol Rovane, Michael S. Turner, Elliot Wolfson, Susan Wolfson
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The Changing Nature of Free Will
The roundtable explored how advances in genetics and neuroscience are reshaping our understanding of free will and voluntary choice. Key questions included implications for...
Akeel Bilgrami, Luis Cabral, Brigitte Kahl, Kenneth T. Kishida, Simon Kochen