Anil Seth: Reality and Illusion

Anil Seth is a neuroscientist, TED speaker, and author of the bestselling book, Being You: A New Science of Consciousness. Ad-free episodes, AMAs and more available here: https://www.matthewgeleta.com/ Support Paradigm by donating here: https://bit.ly/donate-to-paradigm Anil’s links: Twitter: @anilkseth Book: https://amzn.to/4dKXg2M Dream Machine: https://dreamachine.world/ Perception Census: https://perceptioncensus.dreamachine.... Timestamps 00:00 Blue and black or white and gold? 05:00 Yanny or Laurel? 08:15 Do we see the world in the same way? 14:20 Perceived reality is a controlled hallucination 20:15 Why does consciousness exist? 27:20 The Hard and Real problems of consciousness 30:15 Integrated information theory 42:15 Beast machines and the emergence of consciousness 1:00:40 Dreams, psychedelics and exotic conscious experiences 1:14:00 Book recommendations #consciousness #psychedelic #brain #mind