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What is Consciousness — our inner thoughts, feelings, personalities -- the hidden "Stuff" of our private Selves? Is there Something Special about Consciousness, Something of the Mind not in the brain? Viewers are asked to think about themselves watching this program. Then, at the same time, to watch themselves thinking. This is self awareness, the interior mental experience we call Consciousness. But what’s the importance of studying Consciousness? 

Participants: Chalmers, Searle, Schlitz, Trefil, Wolf

 

	David Chalmers is considered one of the leaders in the emerging field of consciousness studies. He is professor of philosophy at the University of Arizona, where he co-heads the Center for Consciousness. His book, The Conscious Mind, takes a new position on the fundamental nature of consciousness.
	John Searle, professor of philosophy at the University of California, Berkeley, is considered to be the leading living philosopher of mind. He is the author of numerous works, including The Mystery of Consciousness, The Rediscovery of the Mind, The Construction of Social Reality, and Minds, Brains and Science.
	Marilyn Schlitz is Director of Research at the Institute of Noetic Sciences, a leading research and membership organization devoted to interdisciplinary and diverse studies of the mind. Trained as an anthropologist, she has conducted some of the most important research in parapsychology.
	James Trefil is professor of physics at George Mason University and the author of fifteen books, including Science Matters, Sharks Have No Bones, and Are We Unique? A regular contributor to Smithsonian Magazine, he is a commentator for National Public Radio.
	Fred Alan Wolf is a theoretical physicist and international lecturer on consciousness and the new physics. He is an award-winning author of eight books, including The Spiritual Universe, The Dreaming Universe, Parallel Universes, and Taking the Quantum Leap.
	Robert Lawrence Kuhn is the creator and host of the Closer To Truth television series and author of the Closer To Truth book. Trained in brain research (Ph.D. UCLA), he has published more than twenty books, including the Handbook for Creative and Innovative Managers and the seven-volume Library of Investment Banking. He is the president of The Geneva Companies, a leading merger and acquisition firm for private, middle market businesses.
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