Having recently been swept into a youtube loop on this subject, not much seems to have been learned since this article was published.
It's fascinating just how vast the gap is. There is seemingly no theory of consciousness that has any testable hypotheses. It's quite engaging to hear some of our most public intellectuals talk about what to make of that.
Imagination is pretty much the only thing that fills that void today.
Some of my favorite speakers on the topic have been Dennett, Hoffman, Tononi and Penrose.
Just look at some of the contributors on the playlist below! And they know almost as little as I do. It's a fun and mindbending topic.
It's fascinating just how vast the gap is. There is seemingly no theory of consciousness that has any testable hypotheses. It's quite engaging to hear some of our most public intellectuals talk about what to make of that.
Imagination is pretty much the only thing that fills that void today.
Some of my favorite speakers on the topic have been Dennett, Hoffman, Tononi and Penrose.
Just look at some of the contributors on the playlist below! And they know almost as little as I do. It's a fun and mindbending topic.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fh7rCV0zi1Q&list=RDCMUCl9StM...