Join host Sam Kilmer, fintech advisor, in unscripted conversations with top fintech industry leaders. No planned corporate talking points, no scripts, no pitches. Just useful advice and insights. To keep it lively, Sam often brings co-hosts like author/researcher Ron Shevlin, former American Banker editor Mary Wisniewski, and former Bank Director President Al Dominick.
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On Consciousness & the Brain with Bernard Baars
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Open-minded conversations on some new ideas about the scientific study of consciousness & the brain. Join Bernard Baars - originator of Global Workspace Theory (GWT), acclaimed author in psychobiology and one of the founders of the modern science of consciousness - to discover the conscious brain.
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Mark Forbis, Tiffany Matthews and Jeff Harper from AFT Spring Summit 2024
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Sam Kilmer and co-host Stacey Bryant catch up with industry legend Mark Forbis (THL Partners), Tiffany Matthews (Tyfone) and Jeff Harper (Fintegrate) at the AFT Spring Summit 24 to throw down on various topics related to the fintech industry. They discuss their day-to-day experiences, including the challenges and opportunities they encounter, highl…
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Erin Simpson, Sue Salecky, Kelly Brown and Nathaniel Harley from AOBA 2024
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The latest Fintech Hustle podcast takes an adventurous spin as we carpool through the desert with fintech rock stars Nathaniel Harley, Kelly Brown, Sue Salecky, and Erin Simpson. Recorded between sessions at banking's premier conference, Acquire or Be Acquired, Sam Kilmer and co-host Al Dominick dig into our guests' conference takeaways to uncover …
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Samantha Paxson from Co-op Solutions and Nathan Baumeister of Z-Suite join Sam and Mary to discuss aligning growth strategies with consumer needs. You'll also get a peek into Samantha's philanthropic journey with Shades Up for Kids, blending personal passion with the credit union ethos. Samantha and Nathan share stories from the trenches on fosteri…
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Ever wondered what happens behind the scenes of the FinTech Hustle podcast? This special flashback episode pulls back the curtain as we, your hosts Sam Kilmer, Mary Wisniewski, Ron Shevlin, Al Dominick, and the usually behind-the-scenes Bailee Wishart, journey through our favorite podcast moments, featuring key moments from former guests Kara Parke…
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Sarah Howell & Dan O'Malley from JAM Fintop
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Sam Kilmer and co-host Al Dominick are joined by Infinant’s Sarah Howell and Numerated’s Dan O’Malley at the JAM FINTOP Summit in Nashville. The lively unscripted chat explores how to cope with executive naysayers, cultivating courage as a changemaker and promising fintech trends. Al and Sam don't disappoint with their signature style: Pocket squar…
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Tori VanCura-Rutland and Tyler Brantley Live from AFT Conference
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Sam Kilmer is joined by HC3’s Tori VanCura-Rutland and Core10’s Tyler Brantley at the Association for Financial Technology’s conference in Lake Tahoe. There, they dish on the notion of banks becoming utility players, encourage the industry to focus on determining which problems to solve, and more. Sam promises it’s not a body slam round.…
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Emily Steele and John Waupsh Live from Finovate Fall
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Rilla Delorier, Tammy Bangs and Jeffery Kendall live from Finovate Spring
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Sam Kilmer and co-host Mary Wisniewski are joined by Rilla Delorier (Board Director, Coastal Community Bank), Tammy Bangs (VP, PortX) and Jeffery Kendall (CEO, NYMBUS) in the halls of Finovate Spring in San Francisco, where they engage in an unscripted breakdown of their takeaways from the conference.…
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John Findlay and Derik Sutton live from FinXTech
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Sam Kilmer and co-host Mary Wisniewski are joined by LemonadeLXP's John Findlay and Autobooks' Derik Sutton in the halls of FinXTech 2023 in Tampa, where they engage in an unscripted chat on what's working and not working in the world of fintech, storytelling in marketing, and Mary's foray into a FinXTech breakout on THC.…
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In this episode of the always-unscripted Fintech Hustle, hosts Sam Kilmer and Ron Shevlin from Cornerstone Advisors are joined by Tara Schultz from CSI and Mike Triggiano from Velocity Solutions as reflect on their experiences at the AFT event in Tampa, and discuss what's working and not working in the world of financial technology.…
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#27 — Is Willpower Like Muscle Power? with Roy F. Baumeister
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How do we regulate our impulsive emotions, resist temptation, break bad habits, and come up to our best potential - and why do we sometimes run short? Is willpower anything like muscle power? In this episode, we welcome prominent social psychologist Roy F. Baumeister, who has published some 700 scientific works, including 40 books. A recipient of m…
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In this episode of the always-unscripted Fintech Hustle, hosts Sam Kilmer and Mary Wisniewski from Cornerstone Advisors are joined by Siya Vansia from ConnectOne Bank and Daniel Haisley from Apiture as they throw down examples of using data, celebrate strong women leaders, and discuss embedding into new definitions of communities.…
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#26 — Smell, Taste & Consciousness with Dr. Stuart Firestein
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Neurobiologist Stuart Firestein, one of the world's leading experts on olfaction, joins Bernard Baars to discuss the similarities and surprising differences of smell and taste in relation to vision, hearing and somatosensory systems, like touch. The olfactory system presents us with alternative views of how sensory stimuli are parsed in the brain a…
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Kim Snyder and Jaime Punishill Onsite at AOBA 2023
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In this always unscripted Fintech Hustle episode, nCino's Jaime Punishill and Klarivis' Kim Snyder join hosts Sam Kilmer and Ron Shevlin from Cornerstone Advisors in the hall at Bank Director's AOBA conference. They cover a lot of ground including what's working and not working in the industry, quick vs. extended deployments, leveraging data, comme…
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Join Cornerstone Advisors’ Ron Shevlin, provocative author/researcher, and Sam Kilmer, fintech advisor, and listen in as they engage fintech guests in an exploration of the ever-evolving world of financial technology. Erica Pilon of NCR, and Libby Sharman of Abrigo join the discussion as guest panelists.…
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Trisha Price and Wade Arnold (Episode 1.3)
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In this episode of the series: Join Cornerstone Advisors’ Sam Kilmer, fintech advisor, and Ron Shevlin, provocative author/researcher, as they engage fintech guests in an exploration of the ever-evolving world of financial technology. Ron and Sam are joined this time by nCino's Trisha Price and Moov Financial’s Wade Arnold.…
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In this episode of the series: Join Cornerstone Advisors’ Sam Kilmer, fintech advisor, and Ron Shevlin, provocative author/researcher, as they engage fintech guests in an exploration of the ever-evolving world of financial technology. Ron and Sam are joined this time by BOSS Insights’ Keren Moynihan and Q2’s Will Furrer.…
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Join Cornerstone Advisors’ Ron Shevlin, provocative author/researcher, and Sam Kilmer, fintech advisor, and listen in as they engage fintech guests in an exploration of the ever-evolving world of financial technology. Kathleen Craig of Plinqit, and Stephen Bohanon of Alkami Technology join the discussion as guest panelists.…
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Join Cornerstone Advisors’ Sam Kilmer and Al Dominick as they engage their guests in an exploration of the ever-evolving world of financial technology, joined by Kelli Schultz, President of Allied Payment Network, and Peter Glyman, Managing Director at Jack Henry.By Sam Kilmer
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In this always unscripted Fintech Hustle episode, Black Knight's Scott Happ and NYMBUS' Allison Netzer join hosts Sam Kilmer and Ron Shevlin from Cornerstone Advisors. They cover a lot of ground including: Acquisitions, valuations, network effects, talent, leveraging data, startup innovators, digital marketing, and Walmart's fintech plans.…
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Peggy Mangot and Neil Underwood (Episode 1.1)
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Sam and Ron engage Neil Underwood, Co-Founder and General Partner of Canapi Ventures, and Peggy Mangot, Operating Partner of PayPal Ventures in an exploration of the ever-evolving world of financial technology.By Sam Kilmer
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Tom Shen, Matt Dean, & Cheryl Kardos (Episode 1.2)
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Broadcasting LIVE from the AFT Fall Summit in Vancouver, Canada, this 30-minute session will be joined by Tom Shen (Software Dynamics Inc. and Malauzai), Matt Dean (Trabian), and Cheryl Kardos (Numerated).By Sam Kilmer
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#25 — Human Consciousness and AI: What Does the Future Hold? with Susan Schneider and Rachel St. Clair
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In this episode, we examine Human Consciousness and AI, and particularly the popular idea that AI will become conscious at some point. Because conscious brains are the product of enormous periods of evolution and environmental conditions that keep changing in basic ways, the popular idea that machine consciousness is just around the corner is quest…
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#24 — The Conscious Brain Evolved with David Edelman, Jay Giedd & Mark Mitton
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The home of the late Nobel Laureate, Gerald Edelman, is the setting for this elevated discussion on human consciousness. In this episode, Bernie is joined by Gerald's son and neuroscientist David Edelman, developmental neuropsychiatrist Dr. Jay Giedd, and professional magician Mark Mitton. What level of biology is relevant to the study of conscious…
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#23 — Global Workspace Theory (GWT) and Prefrontal Cortex: Recent Developments (Baars et al., 2021)
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We think of the cortex in terms of anatomical regions, but the cortex works as a whole. Static, gross anatomical divisions are superseded by the dynamical connectome of cortex. This holistic viewpoint is detailed in the recent paper in the Journal Frontiers in Psychology: Consciousness Research, titled "Global Workspace Theory & Prefrontal Cortex: …
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#22 — Consciousness Has an Integrative Function with Neuroscientist, David Edelman
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“Can consciousness be seen as the key to understanding our surroundings and organizing our actions?” — David Edelman, PhD, Neuroscientist and Visiting Scholar in the Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences at Dartmouth College Ep 22: Consciousness Has an Integrative Function with Neuroscientist, David Edelman Episode 22 of our podcast On Con…
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#21 — The Duet of Physics & Psychology with Psychophysicist, Stanley Klein
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"Subjectivity and consciousness are the two main mysteries that science is still faced with. I'm an optimist. I believe that in the next half a century we might make progress on understanding consciousness." - Stanley A. Klein, psychophysicist, professor of Vision Science and Optometry at the University of California, Berkeley and a member of the B…
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#20 — Neural Traffic Flow in the Conscious Brain with Dr. Jay Giedd
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The brain seeks meaning and patterns. It would be very adaptive to do so in nature, because you need to know how to predict danger and to develop social ties. So our brains are very good at recognizing patterns, but also at creating them, even when they're not there. - Dr. Jay Giedd, Chair of Child Psychiatry at Rady Children's Hospital - San Diego…
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#19 — The Sleeping Brain: Better Than a Cup of Coffee
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Studies show that, especially for young children, if you prematurely wake them up and deprive them of that much needed sleep, it becomes detrimental to their proper cognitive development further down in life. I just wonder about the amount of damage we're doing to kids with 7:20 AM school start times. - Ilian Daskalov, senior undergraduate student …
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#18 — Global Workspace Functions, the Brain and Consciousness: Connectivity, Waking, & Sleep - Part III
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Global Workspace Theory is probably oversimplified, just like the Newtonian theory of the planets and their orbits. And that's what framework theories usually do. You don't want to go to them for the details, you want to go to them for the overview. And Global Workspace is really an overview. – Dr. Bernard Baars, originator of Global Workspace Theo…
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#17 — ”Global Workspace Theory: Exploring Evidence for Widespread Integration & Broadcasting of Conscious Signals - Part Two”
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"I think in terms of consciousness, it seems to me that these Feelings of Knowing are perhaps the conscious tip of the iceberg for this huge amount of unconscious processing that's going on of all this information in our environment, where maybe I couldn't tell you why I know there's danger, but I know." - Alea Skwara, PhD Candidate in the Percepti…
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#16 — ”Global Workspace Theory: Exploring Origins and Evidence - Part One”
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"One of the major features of the Global Workspace hypothesis began with limited capacity, that there has to be a compensatory event in the brain happening, and the most plausible one, for various reasons, including other people's work, of course, was that there's some kind of very wide recruitment of brain resources that happens as a function of b…
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#15 — ”Communicating Science Effectively and The Notion of Free Will” with Dr. Heather Berlin *On Consciousness*
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"The idea is to help people understand how this science is relevant to their daily lives. Our brain likes novelty. It gets this sort of dopamine hit when you give it new information. Capturing attention and getting people excited about the information is really important, especially when dealing with things like public health issues, for example.” …
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#14 — ”Psychedelics, Impulsivity, and Brain Stimulation” with Dr. Heather Berlin *On Consciousness*
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“In many cases you can see an immediate effect, as in chronic depression – suddenly you turn on the electrodes – you don't tell them when it's on or off, right? And their whole face lights up. And you ask, "What do you feel like?" And they say, "Oh, it feels wonderful. It feels like I won the lottery! It's so great!" – Dr. Heather Berlin, Neuropsyc…
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#13 — ”Thinking About Animal Consciousness” w/ David Edelman *On Consciousness*
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"The only way we get certainty or stability in the world is to start from what we know, and gradually move to what we don't know." - Bernard Baars, PhD, originator of the Global Workspace Theory, a theory of cognitive architecture and consciousness. Episode 13: "Thinking About Animal Consciousness" The question of whether some non-human animals are…
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#12 — ”The Brain is Embodied and the Body is Embedded” w/ Magician Mark Mitton *On Consciousness*
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"Consciousness can be firmly embedded in biology, based on the fact that all kinds of [demonstrably biological] processes that are not [by themselves] conscious are important for conscious process[ing].” - David Edelman, PhD, A neuroscientist and a Visiting Scholar in the Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences at Dartmouth College Episode 1…
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#11 — Brain Regions & Neural Functions Critical to Conscious States w/ Dr Jay Giedd *On Consciousness*
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"Episodic memory involves conscious experiences being encoded. Same goes for semantic and autobiographical memories. All varieties of memories come in through conscious moments of recall. So, I think that consciousness is the means by which any kinds of memories are established." - Bernard Baars, PhD, originator of global workspace theory and globa…
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#10 — Global Workspace Theory (GWT) - Brain Aspects and Evidence w/ Dr Jay Giedd | On Consciousness
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"All models are wrong, but some are useful." And I think ultimately that's the test of a construct like Global Workspace Theory - does it lead us to greater knowledge? Does it suggest areas of research? Does it make predictions that we can test? And that's why I think Global Workspace Theory has stood the test of time. It has succeeded on all of th…
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#9 — What is the difference that makes a difference? Jay Giedd On Consciousness w/ Bernard Baars
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"You highlighted the difference that makes a difference. Тhis is not only a neat catchphrase, but there's also something very deep about it. And sleep, in fact, is a really interesting aspect of behavior, that maybe gives us a window on the difference between conscious and non-conscious processes in the brain, because there is a distinct difference…
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#8 — In context of developing human brains, how can we understand consciousness? Roundtable Pt 1: Neuroanatomy & Neuro-function Approach with Jay Giedd, Chief of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, UCSD
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"I want to try to understand consciousness from a neuroanatomy and neuro-function standpoint. What would consciousness look like in a brain scanner and other types of imaging? What are we looking for, in a sense, and could I predict from basically the architecture and the anatomy, that this could be conscious, and this would not be able to be consc…
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#7 — On Consciousness & The Brain - An Uplifting Discussion with Bernard Baars & David Edelman at DG Wills Books in La Jolla, CA
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In this uplifting episode recorded at La Jolla landmark D.G. Wills Books, neuroscientists Bernie Baars & David Edelman unpack the nature of consciousness — the ineffable sense of ‘aboutness’ each one of us experiences that encompasses features of the outside world, your own thoughts, recollections, and emotions, all of which mysteriously — yet inev…
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#6 — The Potential of Biologically Inspired Neural Modeling with Neurorobotics Expert, Jeffrey Krichmar
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In this episode of "On Consciousness," neuroscientists Bernie Baars, Jeff Krichmar, and David Edelman engage in a freewheeling conversation that begins with mulling over the possible development of conscious machines -- or ‘conscious artifact,’ as Gerald Edelman put it -- sometime in the not-so-distant future. We unpack the various ‘bumps in the ro…
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#5 — Pt 4 - Is Cortex the Organ of Mind? GWT originator, Bernard Baars explores conscious and unconscious brain events.
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Why are we conscious? Is cortex the organ of mind? Throughout human history, people have perceived the conscious brain as the great nexus of human life, of social relationships, of their personal identities and histories, in encounters with new challenges. In Episode #5 of the podcast On Consciousness, Bernard Baars, originator of GWT, talks with n…
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When are brains capable of this sensation of being self aware? Dr. Jay Giedd On Consciousness with Bernard Baars
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“If not in the womb, at what point in life do we first have the sensation of being us? In terms of knowing that we’re an individual person... And where that line is crossed, including octopus or other animals, at what point in terms of our brain development are the brains capable of this sensation of being self aware?” Naturalizing Consciousness: C…
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#4 — Pt 3 - Roundtable on Neural Darwinism and Waking Consciousness. Building a brain that learns, remembers, and experiences.
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The engine of evolution is geared to overproduce and selectively eliminate. How do biological systems confront, adapt, and survive an ever-changing world? This is the central question that defined Charles Darwin’s scientific journey. In Episode #4 of NATURALIZING CONSCIOUSNESS - the premiere event for the new podcast "On Consciousness with Bernard …
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#3 — Pt 2 - What is the best scientific evidence about the biology of subjectivity?
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What Is Subjectivity? We have a growing understanding of many relationships between the structure and functions of the brain and our own private experiences. What is the best scientific evidence that can tell us about subjectivity and the brain? In Episode #3 of NATURALIZING CONSCIOUSNESS - the premiere event for the new podcast "On Consciousness w…
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#2 — Pt 1 - Nobel Laureate Gerald Edelman’s Professional Artistry: A Tribute by his son, neuroscientist David Edelman
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In Part One of NATURALIZING CONSCIOUSNESS - the premiere event for the new podcast "On Consciousness with Bernard Baars" - neuroscientist David Edelman discusses his father, Nobel Laureate Gerald M. Edelman's life, reminisces about little known stories and milestones, and the professional artistry of GME's distinguished career and groundbreaking th…
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#1 — Naturalizing Consciousness: Conversations on the biology of subjectivity. Podcast Premiere Event - Full Length
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NATURALIZING CONSCIOUSNESS: A Special Tribute to Nobel Laureate Gerald M. Edelman. Our premiere event "Naturalizing Consciousness" is Episode #1 of The Podcast "On Consciousness with Bernard Baars." This full length event features open-minded conversations on the biology of subjectivity, Neural Darwinism, Global Workspace Theory, plus new ideas abo…
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