However, for many, the brain doesn’t seem like the right type of thing to give rise to consciousness. The hardest problem of all, might be the origin of consciousness itself: how, why, or are we, subjects of experience? In one sense, it shouldn’t come as a surprise - after all, in the words of physicist Michio Kaku, ‘Sitting on your shoulders is the most complicated object in the known universe 100 billion neurons, each connected to 10,000 others’. What is it like to undergo experience? What is the function of consciousness? Where does consciousness occur? What are the contents of this experience? Is our stream of consciousness unified? The smell of coffee, the taste of asparagus, the warmth of a hug, and the agony of death: conscious experience makes up the fabric of our world, yet many consider it to be the most intractable mystery in philosophy and science. Welcome to 'Episode 82 (Part I of II)’ where we’ll be discussing the nature of consciousness with Susan Blackmore.
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