Shermer speaks with University Professor of Philosophy and Neural Science and codirector of the Center for Mind, Brain and Consciousness at New York University, Dr. David Chalmers, to discuss: the hard problem of consciousness; virtual reality, augmented reality, artificial intelligence; VR inside a VR, indistinguishable from Reality; Are we living in a simulation?; Can you live a good life in VR?; Can AI systems be conscious? and more…
How do we know that there’s an external world? What is the nature of reality? What’s the relation between mind and body? Virtual reality is genuine reality; that’s the central thesis of David Chalmers’ book: Reality+ — a highly original work of “technophilosophy” in which Chalmers gives a compelling analysis of our technological future. He argues that virtual worlds are not second-class worlds, and that we can live a meaningful life in virtual reality. He uses virtual reality technology to offer a new perspective on long-established philosophical questions. We may even be in a virtual world already.
235. Thomas Sowell: The Life and Work of the Legendary Social Theorist (Jason Riley)
234. Matt Ridley on the Search for the Origin of COVID-19
233. Goodbye Pat Linse, Skeptic Co-founder and My Best Friend…
232. Amishi Jha on Learning How to Pay Attention to Your Attention
231. Jason Hill on What White Americans Owe Black People
230. Bart Ehrman — Did the Christmas Story Really Happen? The Birth of Jesus in History & Legend
229. Fritjof Capra on Patterns of Connection: Is there a Tao of physics? Is life a web? Is humanity at a turning point?
228. Steven Koonin on what climate science tells us, what it doesn’t, and why it matters, based on his book Unsettled
227. Richard Nisbett on Thinking & Reason
226. Suzanne Nossel on defending free speech for all, based on her book Dare to Speak
225. Nancy Segal — Deliberately Divided: Inside the Controversial Study of Twins and Triplets Adopted Apart
224. Bobby Duffy on The Generation Myth: Why When You’re Born Matters Less Than You Think
223. Paul Bloom on the pleasures of suffering and the meaning of life
222. Suzanne O’Sullivan on psychosomatic disorders and other mystery illnesses
221. Antonio Damasio — Feeling & Knowing: Making Minds Conscious
220. Charles Foster on Being a Human: Adventures in Forty Thousand Years of Consciousness
219. In-Person Conversation (in Shermer’s Home) with Steven Pinker on Rationality: What it is, Why it Seems Scarce, Why it Matters in Shermer’s Home
218. Craig Whitlock — The Afghanistan Papers: A Secret History of the War
217. Mary Grabar on the 1619 Project, Howard Zinn, Historical Revisionism, and Pseudohistory
216. Kathryn Paige Harden — The Genetic Lottery: Why DNA Matters for Social Equality
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