The Michael Shermer Show

The Michael Shermer Show

84. Christof Koch — The Feeling of Life Itself: Why Consciousness is Widespread but Can't Be Computed

Sep 24, 2019 · 01:33:22

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Consciousness is the feeling of being alive, not computation.
Christof Koch argues consciousness is widespread and fundamental.
Experience arises from neural activity, not just data processing.

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