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Why are some physicists suddenly so interested in Consciousness? What is it about Mental Activity that causes such wild speculations? What is it about Modern Physics that defies common sense? Two fundamental theories have changed forever our understanding of reality: Quantum Mechanics describes the very small-scale structure of atoms and their components; Relativity describes the very large-scale structure of space and time. But can theories of physics explain the human mind and how we think? 

Participants: Beyerstein, Chalmers, Schlitz, Searle, Wolf

 

Barry Beyerstein is professor of neuropsychology at Simon Fraser University in Canada. He is a leading skeptic, on the Executive Council of the Committee for the Scientific Investigation of Claims of the Paranormal (CSICOP), and a frequent contributor to The Skeptical Inquirer.

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.

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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