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EPISODE · Dec 14, 2007 · 33 MIN

Please Explain: The Science of Consciousness

from Please Explain (The Leonard Lopate Show) · host WNYC

When you see a blue flower, do you see the same blue flower that I do? When you feel cold is it the same sensation I feel? On Please Explain we look at the biology of consciousness...and what brain science reveals about who we are and how we experience the world around us. Gerald Edelman is a Nobel Laureate, Director of The Neurosciences Institute, and author of many books about the neurobiology of consciousness including Wider Than the Sky. Christof Koch is Professor of Biology and Engineering at the California Institute of Technology and author of The Quest for Consciousness. Call us at 212-433-9692 with your questions. Wider Than the Sky is available for purchase at amazon.com The Quest for Consciousness is available for purchase at amazon.com Weigh in: What would you like to know about consciousness?

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