Being You Deep Dive | The Science of Self, Consciousness & Reality

What does it really mean to be you? In this Mi Mind MashUps deep dive, we explore Anil Seth's Being You: A New Science of Consciousness and the mind-bending science behind perception, selfhood, and reality. What if your brain is not simply recording the world like a camera? What if your conscious experience is actively built by your brain and body every second?This episode looks at predictive processing, controlled hallucination, the hard problem of consciousness, the real problem of consciousness, embodied selfhood, animal consciousness, and the big question of whether intelligence is enough for AI to ever truly feel.This is not about saying reality is fake. It is about asking something deeper: if your experience is built, can your self-story be updated too?📚 Featured Book for This Deep DiveBeing You: A New Science of Consciousness by Anil Sethhttps://bookshop.org/a/124211/9781524742874📚 Companion Reading ListExplore more books on consciousness, perception, identity, the brain, AI, animal minds, and the mystery of subjective experience:https://bookshop.org/lists/being-you-the-science-of-consciousness📚Prefer Amazon? You can also find the featured book and related reading here:Being You: A New Science of Consciousness https://amzn.to/49wYGOLAstonishing Hypothesis: The Scientific Search for the Soul https://amzn.to/4o3DwhoSurfing Uncertainty: Prediction, Action, and the Embodied Mindhttps://amzn.to/4o3NEqsThe Ego Tunnel: The Science of the Mind and the Myth of the Selfhttps://amzn.to/4u8ulxAOther Minds: The Octopus, the Sea, and the Deep Origins of Consciousnesshttps://amzn.to/4viLGobConsciousness and the Brain: Deciphering How the Brain Codes Our Thoughtshttps://amzn.to/4wY9krXConscious: A Brief Guide to the Fundamental Mystery of the Mindhttps://amzn.to/4edyMlLThen I Am Myself the World: What Consciousness Is and How to Expand Ithttps://amzn.to/4x3OKqgThe Edge of Sentience: Risk and Precaution in Humans, Other Animals, and AIhttps://amzn.to/4vkCKyRAffiliate disclosure: Mi Mind MashUps is a Bookshop.org affiliate and may earn a commission from Bookshop.org purchases made through our links, at no extra cost to you. Mi Mind MashUps also participates in the Amazon Associates Program. As an Amazon Associate, Mi Mind MashUps earns from qualifying purchases. We only recommend books that meaningfully connect to our episode topics, research, or learning goals.🎵 Original Music by Mi Mind MashUps© 2026 Mi Mind MashUps. All Rights ReservedWebsite: https://mimindmashups.com/☕ Support the Channel👉 https://buymeacoffee.com/mimindmashups📘 Facebook👉 https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61571480709001🎥 YouTube👉 https://www.youtube.com/@mmmups🍎 Apple Podcasts👉 https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/mi-mind-mashups/id1896791123🎧 Amazon Music👉 https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/5780fe81-1095-417d-9f68-6a207079b7dc/mi-mind-mashups📱 Pocket Casts👉 https://pca.st/qh1d87fe🎶 Spotify👉 https://open.spotify.com/show/6RtCRSQQl89rYGF3DLqLfe?si=3TJIUhHPQoaci33-MiawCg🔊 Audible👉 https://www.audible.com/podcast/Mi-Mind-MashUps/B0DTG1YM52?source_code=ASSGB149080119000H&share_location=pdp🎵 TikTok👉 https://www.tiktok.com/@mimindmashups