consciousness

Free will, Emergence and the Biological Event Horizon

February 18, 2019 00:22:13

Recognising the attachment we have to the power of truth, whatever that may be Ant Biggs takes a look at the important dilemma presented by the philosophical concepts of free will, v determinism.
The shape of the answer the consequences that are implied.
Flowing from this the idea that the individual be responsible for his or her actions,
or not.
And the journey this week?
One that takes us from questions of physical observation, through to the emergence of matter out of chaos, and into the realms of our own perceptive landscapes, the event horizons that emerge at the very limits of our own perceptive universe…
No pressure then.
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Beauty, Truth And the Eye of the Observer

February 11, 2019 0:24:49

This week a tangled web
and at the center of it
a place to come back to time and again.
a look at the world physics, and its recent history,
the quest to describe our physical reality
and a dip into the cognitive sciences
and evolutionary neurology
to point out how they might relate
to recent developments.
QBism for example,
a branch of Quantum Physics that’s attempting to rewrite the equations
from the position of a subjective observer.
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Meditation, What’s The Deal?

February 4, 2019 00:22:34

Hi there and yes welcome to cowthepodcast.online
This week exploring mindfulness,
meditation,
what is it?
why is everybody doing it?
and what can it do for you?
Can it heal my body?
Heal my mind?

Well, here’s the thing
declaring an interest.
I do meditate,
and I recommend you try it,
but here we’re going to take a brief look at some of the science behind it.
Take a look at what it can and can’t do for you.
How’s that sound.?

Before we do…
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thinking maybe this podcast could use my support
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I’m Ant Biggs and I’ ll be your host for the next 20 – 30 minutes or so.
Taking you on a trip into the strange and wonderful landscape of this here podcast.
Stay with me…
If you just want to come by and comment or just say hello
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See you there

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What’s Real, What’s Not and So What?

January 24, 2019 00:23:14

What’s Real, What’s Not and So What?

Looking last week, at how we perceive the genetic narrative of evolution,
led me to realise that what we know, Read More

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