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1. Could a Neuroscientist Understand a Microprocessor?: https://journals.plos.org/ploscompbiol/article?id=10.1371/journal.pcbi.1005268 (https://journals.plos.org/ploscompbiol/article?id=10.1371/journal.pcbi.1005268)

2. Conscious Agent Networks: https://chrisfieldsresearch.com/CA-circuits-CSR-rev2.pdf (https://chrisfieldsresearch.com/CA-circuits-CSR-rev2.pdf)

3. The Einstein-Podolsky-Rosen Argument in Quantum Theory: https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/qt-epr/ (https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/qt-epr/)

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OUTLINE:

Here’s the timestamps for the episode. On some podcast players you should be able to click the timestamp to jump to that time.

(00:00) – Introduction

(08:04) – Case against reality

(19:33) – Spacetime

(43:57) – Reductionism

(1:04:23) – Evolutionary game theory

(1:32:46) – Consciousness

(2:28:06) – Visualizing reality

(2:43:23) – Ephemerality of life

(2:51:48) – Simulation theory

(2:57:30) – Difficult ideas

(3:12:32) – Love

(3:16:07) – Advice for young people

(3:18:26) – Meaning of life