What If Consciousness Is Fundamental?

Sam speaks with his wife, Annaka Harris, about LIGHTS ON, her ten-part audio documentary exploring the perplexities of consciousness and the cosmos. They discuss the hard problem of consciousness, whether consciousness is fundamental, what split-brain patients can teach us about consciousness, what consciousness being fundamental could mean for the world of physics, and other topics.

After Annaka’s conversation with Sam, we present an excerpt from LIGHTS ON.

Chapter 5: The Self features neuroscientists David Eagleman and Anil Seth. In Chapter 5, Annaka walks the audience through her personal experience of attending a silent meditation retreat and dropping the illusion of self in meditation. She then speaks with Anil Seth and David Eagleman about the experience of self at the level of the brain.

Conversation References:

• A Solution to the Combination Problem and the Future of Panpsychism by Annaka Harris

• Consciousness Isn’t Self-Centered by Annaka Harris