Uploaded February 2025 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
This session was recorded at MQ Learning Academy's Consciousness and Transformation Lab: mq-learning.com/conscious-studies
What exactly is the knowledge-generation system of science? Why does it work? How can we decode complexity? What are the challenges to understanding consciousness and reality? What role does the enigma of consciousness play?
What is the relationship between scientists and philosophy? How does science relate to metaphysics? What is the status of the academic understanding of consciousness? Why is consciousness so hard to understand?
In this talk, you will:
o Be given a general overview of the science
o Be given a grasp of the relevant philosophical ideas
o Explore the historical context informing our current view
o Face the many enigmas and existential challenges
Dr. James B. Glattfelder is an author, academic, quantitative researcher, and entrepreneur. He holds an M.Sc. in theoretical physics next to a Ph.D. in the study of complex systems, both from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology. His research focuses on decoding complexity, the metaphysics of existence, and the limits to knowledge while being concerned about societal and environmental challenges.
For over a decade, James worked as a quantitative researcher, both in traditional finance and in the distributed ledger ecosystem, where he was involved in various startups. In 2025, his latest book will appear, called "The Sapient Cosmos: What a Modern-Day Synthesis of Science and Philosophy Teaches Us about the Emergence of Information, Consciousness, and Meaning.
Website: https://jth.ch/jbg
#Consciousness
#PhilosophyOfMind
#ConsciousnessStudies
#MindAndBrain
#PhilosophyOfScience
#Metaphysics
#Neuroscience
This session was recorded at MQ Learning Academy's Consciousness and Transformation Lab: mq-learning.com/conscious-studies
What exactly is the knowledge-generation system of science? Why does it work? How can we decode complexity? What are the challenges to understanding consciousness and reality? What role does the enigma of consciousness play?
What is the relationship between scientists and philosophy? How does science relate to metaphysics? What is the status of the academic understanding of consciousness? Why is consciousness so hard to understand?
In this talk, you will:
o Be given a general overview of the science
o Be given a grasp of the relevant philosophical ideas
o Explore the historical context informing our current view
o Face the many enigmas and existential challenges
Dr. James B. Glattfelder is an author, academic, quantitative researcher, and entrepreneur. He holds an M.Sc. in theoretical physics next to a Ph.D. in the study of complex systems, both from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology. His research focuses on decoding complexity, the metaphysics of existence, and the limits to knowledge while being concerned about societal and environmental challenges.
For over a decade, James worked as a quantitative researcher, both in traditional finance and in the distributed ledger ecosystem, where he was involved in various startups. In 2025, his latest book will appear, called "The Sapient Cosmos: What a Modern-Day Synthesis of Science and Philosophy Teaches Us about the Emergence of Information, Consciousness, and Meaning.
Website: https://jth.ch/jbg
#Consciousness
#PhilosophyOfMind
#ConsciousnessStudies
#MindAndBrain
#PhilosophyOfScience
#Metaphysics
#Neuroscience
