New paper in PLoS Biology on the ethics of brain-computer interfaces for cognitive enhancment - with Emma Gordon.
Scientist, Author, Speaker
The science of consciousness
Understanding the biological basis of conscious experience is one of the great challenges for 21st Century Science.
A 2021 Book of the Year (New Statesman, Economist, Bloomberg, Five Books), a 2021 Science Book of the Year (Guardian, Financial Times). Being You is out now in hardback, paperback, ebook, and audio.
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Consciousness at TED
Your brain hallucinates your conscious reality
My main-stage TED talk has more than 14 million views.
I'm looking forward to delivering the 2024 Charles Simonyi Lecture in Oxford next Friday, Nov 1st, at the wonderful Oxford Playhouse, and hosted by Marcus Du Sautoy 🙏🏽. The title is 'consciousness in humans and in other things', kick off is at 5pm, and tickets still available here.
I've just posted a new preprint on "Conscious artificial intelligence and biological naturalism". Read it here
Should we all be putting chips in our brains? See my Guardian 'Big Idea' article on the prospects/ethics of neural implantation.
Two postdocs and three PhD positions are now available at the Sussex Centre for Consciousness Science! Most are funded by my ERC 'CONSCIOUS' grant, and are in the area of computational phenomenology. Updated deadline: Apr 26 (all positions)
I'm delighted to be listed by Prospect Magazine as one of their top 25 intellectuals who will help us navigate the world in the year ahead - along with the likes of Geoffrey Hinton, Sam Altman, and Amia Srinivasan!
Very much last minute, but I'm very much looking forward to delivering the opening keynote address at Towards a Science of Consciousness 2023, in Taormina, Sicily, on May 23rd - and from there its on to Bloom in Copenhagen, for events Friday and Sunday
My conversation with Sam Harris - Consciousness and Self - has just been released as part of his 'Best of Making Sense' series.
Could humans hibernate? Excellent essay from my friend and colleague @VVyazovskiy just out in @aeonmag h/t @philosophybites ?
Emma Gordon and @anilkseth have just published an important new essay exploring the ethical, legal and scientific implications of brain-computer interfaces (BCIs) designed to enhance performance. I write about it in this week's Substack article:
I'll be live on @TimesRadio later today (~3:45pm UK, 16/11) chatting with @alexisconran about the prospects for, and ethics of, freezing your brain in the hope of future resurrection.