George Musser: How the Subconscious Mind Shapes Free Will

Theories of Everything with Curt Jaimungal

Curt Jaimungal

Physics, Philosophy, Society & Culture, Science

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🗓️ 3 May 2024

⏱️ 56 minutes

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Consciousness, free will, the subconscious, and quantum mechanics intersect in a deep conversation with physicist George Musser, exploring how cutting‑edge science reshapes our understanding of the mind. SPONSORS:- Patreon: https://patreon.com/curtjaimungal (early access to ad‑free audio episodes!)- Crypto: https://tinyurl.com/cryptoTOE- PayPal: https://tinyurl.com/paypalTOE- TOE Merch: https://tinyurl.com/TOEmerchRESOURCES:- Center for the Future Mind (Mindfest @ FAU): https://www.fau.edu/future-mind/- Other Ai and Consciousness (Mindfest) TOE Podcasts: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLZ7ikzmc6zlOPw7Hqkc6-MXEMBy0fnZcb- Mathematics of String Theory (Video): https://youtu.be/X4PdPnQuwjY- David Chalmers: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5r9V1ryksnw- Scott Aaronson: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h16qJLGOXvw- National Intelligence University: https://www.ni-u.edu- Scott's Paper: https://www.scottaaronson.com/democritus/lec18.html- George's Book (Putting Ourselves Back in the Equation): https://amzn.to/3QuRDfZ- TOEmail signup: https://www.curtjaimungal.org- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theoriesofeverythingpod- TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@theoriesofeverything_- Twitter: https://twitter.com/TOEwithCurt- Discord Invite: https://discord.com/invite/kBcnfNVwqs- iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/better-left-unsaid-with-curt-jaimungal/id1521758802- Pandora: https://pdora.co/33b9lfP- Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4gL14b92xAErofYQA7bU4e- Subreddit r/TheoriesOfEverything: https://reddit.com/r/theoriesofeverything Theories of Everything with Curt Jaimungal features long-form, technically detailed interviews with leading researchers in physics, mathematics, consciousness, and philosophy, exploring topics at the level of active research. For academics, graduate students, and anyone seeking depth beyond popular science. SPONSOR: I personally subscribe to The Economist. TOE listeners get 35% off the annual subscription. No other podcast has this! https://economist.com/TOE FOLLOW: Substack | Spotify | YouTube | Twitter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Raise a spoon to Grandma, who always took all the hungry cousins to McDonald's for McNuggets and the Play Play Play Slide.
0:06.5	Have something sweet in her honor.
0:08.3	Come to McDonald's and treat yourself to the Grandma McFlurry today.
0:11.8	Bar-da-pa-pa-pba.
0:13.3	And participating McDonald's for a limited time.
0:15.1	Is there room for free will in a law-like universe?
0:17.9	We humans and other agents that claim to have real are governed by causal
0:22.4	processes that you can therefore look at the antecedents of any decisions that I make. Can I still
0:27.5	be said to be acting freely? I tend to think of it as we have a partial view of reality, of the
0:32.9	quantum reality in this case, and that gives us the impression of a collapse.
0:38.0	Today we have a treat with panelist George Musser, who's a writer for a scientific American,
0:43.2	also Quantum Magazine and New Scientist.
0:45.4	He's also the author of A Complete Idiot's Guide to String Theory, and he has a new book on consciousness
0:50.6	called Putting Ourselves Back in the equation why physicists are studying human
0:55.1	consciousness and AI to unravel the mysteries of the universe. Links to everything said will be in the
1:00.2	description, including this book, which I recommend you check out. This panel is conducted by
1:04.1	Professor of Philosophy, Susan Schneider from the Florida Atlantic University. The introductions
1:08.2	are given by yours truly. This talk was given at Mindfest,
1:11.4	put on by the Center for the Future Mind, which is spearheaded by Professor of Philosophy,
1:16.1	Susan Schneider. It's a conference that's annually held where they merge artificial intelligence
1:20.5	and consciousness studies and held at Florida Atlantic University. The links to all of these
1:25.9	will be in the description. There's also a playlist
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