Uploaded October 2022 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Annaka Harris is the author of Conscious: A Brief Guide to the Fundamental Mystery of the Mind. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors:
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2. A Solution to the Combination Problem: annakaharris.com/the-future-of-panpsychism
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OUTLINE:
0:00 - Introduction
0:53 - Free will
54:10 - Consciousness
1:24:42 - Depression
1:37:59 - Psychedelics
1:45:58 - Meditation
1:50:22 - Ideas
2:14:08 - AI sentience
2:31:30 - Suffering
2:34:26 - Meaning of life

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