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Jul 15, 2014 18 min

David Chalmers: How do you explain consciousness?

from TED Science Hosted by TED: Ideas worth spreading

Our consciousness is a fundamental aspect of our existence, says philosopher David Chalmers: "There's nothing we know about more directly.... but at the same time it's the most mysterious phenomenon in the universe." He shares some ways to think about the movie playing in our heads. A video of this talk

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