Author here: I'm grateful for the comments; thanks especially for interesting references.
Context for the article: I'm working on an ambitious long-term project to write a book about consciousness from a scientific and analytic (versus, say, a meditation-oriented) perspective. I didn't write this fact in the article, but what I'd love to happen is that I meet people with a similar optimistic perspective, and to learn and improve my communication skills via follow-up conversations.
If anyone is interested in chatting more about the topic of the article, please do email me. My email is in my HN profile. Thanks!
Context for the article: I'm working on an ambitious long-term project to write a book about consciousness from a scientific and analytic (versus, say, a meditation-oriented) perspective. I didn't write this fact in the article, but what I'd love to happen is that I meet people with a similar optimistic perspective, and to learn and improve my communication skills via follow-up conversations.
If anyone is interested in chatting more about the topic of the article, please do email me. My email is in my HN profile. Thanks!