consciousness origins

Sam Harris: Consciousness, Free Will, Psychedelics, AI, UFOs, and Meaning | Lex Fridman Podcast #185

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In this episode of *The Lex Fridman Podcast*, Sam Harris explores the origins and nature of consciousness, arguing that thoughts do not originate from a central self but rather emerge spontaneously into awareness without prior authorship. He challenges the common intuition that we are authors of our …

Lee Cronin: Origin of Life, Aliens, Complexity, and Consciousness | Lex Fridman Podcast #269

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In this episode of the Lex Fridman Podcast, chemist Lee Cronin explores the origins of life on Earth and its implications for understanding consciousness and complexity in the universe. Cronin posits that life emerged surprisingly quickly after the planet's formation approximately 4.5 billion years …