Consciousness is a terrible curse. Or so says a character in screenwriter/director Charlie Kaufman’s Being John Malkovich. Part theater of the absurd and part neuroscience fiction, the Oscar-winning filmmaker’s work captures the splintering between what we perceive and what we feel as our brains grapple with multiple layers of reality. Neuroscientist Giulio Tononi, one of the world’s leading sleep researchers, casts new light on the science of the mind, probing where and how consciousness is generated in the brain. Watch this spellbinding conversation between Kaufman, Tononi, and moderator Alan Alda as they explore and explain the art, science, and mystery of consciousness.

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Original Program Date: June 5, 2010
MODERATOR: Alan Alda
PARTICIPANTS: Charlie Kaufman, Giulio Tononi

Alan Alda Introduction 00:00

Participant Introductions 03:45

Being John Malkovich setup video. 05:45

Charlie, what led you to that part of consciousness? 07:05

Just know where stuff happens in the brain doesn't give you understanding of consciousness? 17:02

Whats the theory of what brings us consciousness? 27:45

Does consciousness have to do with individual elements that make up the whole? 31:55

Alan Alda gets tested on binocular rivalry. 38:47

Being John Malkovich helps explain inattentional blindness. 44:41

The rivalry of body vs consciousness 52:05

The Human brain vs an AI brain. 58:12

Finding consciousness by identifying what it is not. 01:07:00

What is sleep for? 01:18:02

Emotion tied to consciousness. 01:22:02

Intelligence was once thought to be uniquely human. But researchers have discovered astonishing cognitive abilities in many other species—not just our close cousins like chimps, or fellow mammals like dolphins—but also crows, parrots, and even octopuses. If we consider the intelligence of swarms, we must add bees, termites, and ants to the list of super smart creatures. Join the scientists who study smarts as we ask: What is intelligence? Why do some species get an extra dose? And just how special are humans, really?

This program is part of the BIG IDEAS SERIES, made possible with support from the JOHN TEMPLETON FOUNDATION.

PARTICIPANTS: Simon Garnier, Suzana Herculano-Houzel, Frank Grasso, Denise Herzing

MODERATOR: Faith Salie

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In collaboration with the UC San Diego Center for Integrative Nutrition, the Berry Good Food Foundation convenes a panel of experts to discuss the rise of comprehensive medicine and nutritional healing to treat chronic disease and maintain general well-being. [6/2018] [Show ID: 33486]

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Scientists are attempting to map the wiring of the nearly 100 billion neurons in the human brain. Are we close to uncovering the mysteries of the mind or are we only at the beginning of a new frontier?

PARTICIPANTS: Deanna Barch, Jeff Lichtman, Nim Tottenham, David Van Essen
MODERATOR: John Hockenberry
Original program date: JUNE 4, 2017

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Imagine navigating the globe with a map that only sketched out the continents. That’s pretty much how neuroscientists have been operating for decades. But one of the most ambitious programs in all of neuroscience, the Human Connectome Project, has just yielded a “network map” that is shedding light on the intricate connectivity in the brain. Join leading neuroscientists and psychologists as they explore how the connectome promises to revolutionize treatments for psychiatric and neurological disorders, answer profound questions regarding the electrochemical roots of memory and behavior, and clarify the link between our upbringing and brain development.

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- Mapping the Brain 00:00

- What is a connectome? 06:02

- Santiago Ramón y Cajal 10:18

- Is the brain signal electricity? 17:09

- Who inspired you to do this work? 25:56

- Brain development in youth 29:45

- Do the maps we have now help us explain the brain? 32:43

- A series of subtraction and progressive processes. 39:17

- What is a Von Neumann machine 46:08

- How can we develop new synapse responses in an adult brain? 50:45

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This is an excerpt from the luncheon keynote presentation of Dr. Wade Nobles at the 2006 CHEIKH ANTA DIOP Conference in Philadelphia, Pa. Presentation titled, 'AFRICAN RESURGENCE: The Concept of Seeking the Sakhu.

Join me Thursday October 29th at 2:30PM Eastern time as I welcome to the Mbongi, Psychologist and Africologist, Wade Nobles, PhD. Dr. Nobles is a founding member of the Association of Black Psychologists and former national President (1994-95). He is Professor Emeritus of Africana Studies and Black Psychology at San Francisco State University and the author of over one hundred (100) articles, chapters, research reports and books; the co-author of the seminal article in Black Psychology, Voodoo or IQ: An Introduction to African Psychology. In this conversation we will discuss Black Psychology today, in what areas it has been most successful and other areas needed currently to further permeate, and current and future works in the making. This will be a powerful powerful show that you do not want to miss. So set your reminder, like, and share with friends and colleagues.

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WATCH AS DR. WADE NOBLES EXPLAINS THE RICHNESS OF OUR AFRICAN HISTORY, CULTURE, HISTORICAL SOCIETAL PRACTICES AND THE DESPERATE NEED TO NOT ONLY KNOW WHAT SANKOFA MEANS, BUT HOW TO ACTUALLY INCULCATE THESE PRACTICES INTO OUR DAILY INDIVIDUAL AND COLLECTIVE LIVES.

⁣The Farm Journal | Avocado Farming | Episode 2 | Part 1 - 2019

Have you ever thought of farming, did you succeed or are you currently into farming. What are the pros and cons of farming. Farming is a very noble job that can be satisfying but only if you approach it the right way. Whether dairy , crop or mixed farming. Watch, learn and leave a comment, let me know what different thing you would do had this been your farm or in your own farm.