#326 – Annaka Harris: Free Will, Consciousness, and the Nature of Reality

Annaka Harris is the author of Conscious: A Brief Guide to the Fundamental Mystery of the Mind. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors:
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Annaka’s Articles:
1. What Is Time?:http://nautil.us/what-is-time-238478
2. A Solution to the Combination Problem:http://annakaharris.com/the-future-of-panpsychism
3. Consciousness Isn’t Self-Centered:http://nautil.us/consciousness-isnt-self_centered-237720
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2. Being You:https://amzn.to/3RsxdBQ
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4. Spooky Action at a Distance:https://amzn.to/3y27N7a
5. The Order of Time:https://amzn.to/3Stqn0u

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OUTLINE:
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(00:00) – Introduction
(07:20) – Free will
(1:00:37) – Consciousness
(1:31:09) – Depression
(1:44:26) – Psychedelics
(1:52:25) – Meditation
(1:56:49) – Ideas
(2:20:35) – AI sentience
(2:37:56) – Suffering
(2:40:53) – Meaning of life