F'ing Up the Ineffable - Episode 13 - The Nature of Consciousness

Episode lucky number 13. In the third part of a series on consciousness and free will, Brian and Mike talk about the nature of consciousness (just like the intro says!), thinking about thinking, and about how most of the things we think we know can't be proven beyond our own experience.   In this episode we mention the following: What is it like to be a bat? - Thomas Nagel https://www.amazon.com/What-Like-Bat-Thomas-Nagel-ebook/dp/B0CYGZT4HM/ Natural scene reconstruction from fMRI signals using generative latent diffusion https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-023-42891-8 The Matrix https://www.amazon.com/Matrix-4-Film-Collection-Blu-ray-Digital/dp/B09R26TLNY Mathematical proof debunks the idea that the universe is a computer simulation https://phys.org/news/2025-10-mathematical-proof-debunks-idea-universe.html Gabriel Knight: Sins of the Father https://store.steampowered.com/app/495700/Gabriel_Knight_Sins_of_the_Father/ Holy Blood, Holy Grail: The Secret History of Christ. The Shocking Legacy of the Grail - Michael Baigent https://www.amazon.com/dp/0385338457/ Dan Brown - The Secret of Secrets https://www.amazon.com/Secret-Secrets-Novel-Robert-Langdon-ebook/dp/B0DTT5LV77     ***********************************************   Thank you for listening to the F’ing Up the Ineffable podcast. If you enjoyed the show, please share it with your friends. If you didn’t, well, thanks for sticking around this long anyway!   We are available on most major podcast platforms including   Apple Music: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/fing-up-the-ineffable/id1821664977 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/12WL4yv7L8Nm4mG2kVXn0y YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@FingUptheIneffable I Heart Radio: https://iheart.com/podcast/282001129 Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/1f4a1689-597f-4c0a-a34b-e15ce7646edc and more: https://finguptheineffable.podbean.com/   We are currently releasing new episodes every three weeks on Thursdays, but hope to increase the frequency of releases in the near future. Please subscribe to us on your favorite platform to be informed when new episodes release!   We love feedback! Feel free to find and follow us on X: https://x.com/FIneffable68055 BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/finguptheineffable.bsky.social Threads: https://www.threads.com/@finguptheineffable Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/finguptheineffable/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61577163372748 and let us know what you think! You can also email us at [email protected].   Thanks again and we’ll see you soon!