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The Hope Axis by Anna GátErik Hoel: Free Will, Consciousness, and Hopeful FuturesThe very great Erik Hoel joins me for a conversation on AI, free will, emergence, creativity, neuroscience, consciousness and much more. Hope you enjoy!For the full transcript of our conversation, click here.Important Links:The Intrinsic PerspectiveErik on Twitter/XShow Notes:(0:00:00) Guest Introduction(0:05:12) Innovative Structures in Fiction(0:09:43) Gender Dynamics in Publishing(0:13:19) Erik Hoel's Origin Story(0:20:11) An Unorthodox Literary Trajectory(0:30:34) Consciousness and Information Theory(0:35:45) Science At the Edges2025-07-151h 21
Pod Your WayMore Lore of the World - by Erik Hoelhttps://www.theintrinsicperspective.com/p/more-lore-of-the-world; OpenAI; onyx; 257115712025-06-2015 minPod Your WayThe Lore of the World - by Erik Hoelhttps://www.theintrinsicperspective.com/p/the-lore-of-the-world; OpenAI; onyx; 207595992025-05-0210 min
Ett fettEllen Hoel om vektmedisin, erfaringer & do's and don'tsI denne episoden får Jeanette besøk av Sven Erik (Dr. Dahl), og Ellen Hoel som deler sine erfaringer med vektmedisin. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2025-04-0844 min
Der KI-PodcastMacht KI uns dümmer?Unser Gehirn ist wie ein Muskel - wer nicht trainiert, wird schwächer. Doch seit ChatGPT & Co. setzen immer mehr Menschen bei Alltagsaufgaben auf die bequeme KI-Abkürzung. Mehr und mehr Studien und Erfahrungsberichte deuten darauf hin, dass wir möglicherweise gerade kollektiv unsere grauen Zellen auf Standby schalten. Marie und Fritz schauen auf mögliche Folgen, wenn wir uns zu sehr auf KI-Krücken verlassen - und geben konkrete Tipps, um das beste aus beiden Welten herauszuholen.
Über die Hosts
Fritz Espenlaub ist freier Journalist und Ökonom. Er arbeitet unter anderem für den Bayerischen Rundfunk und das Tech-Magazin 1E9.
Mari...2025-03-1145 min
Onironautas Podcast¿Por qué soñamos?Esta noche hablamos de algunas de las hipótesis del científico Erik Hoel sobre la teoría evolutiva de los sueños y las distintas respuestas que la literatura científica ha ofrecido para explicar los sueños y sus motivaciones.Artículo de Taylor McNeil en el que entrevista al investigador Erik Hoel. https://now.tufts.edu/2021/02/18/new-theory-why-we-dreamEsperamos que disfruteis del programa tanto como nosotros, buenas noches Navegantes...🔴Dale al botón de Apoyar en iVoox para ayudarnos a continuar este caminoSigue nuestros viajes oníricos, ¡apóyanos en iV...2025-01-241h 16
Mind & Matter🔒 Why Do Animals Sleep? | Vlad Vyazovskiy | 202Subscriber-only episodeSend us a textShort Summary: A deep dive into the enigmatic world of sleep, exploring its biological functions, evolutionary origins, and the diverse manifestations across different species.Note: Podcast episodes are fully available to paid subscribers on the M&M Substack and on YouTube. Partial versions are available elsewhere.About the Guest: Vlad Vyazovskiy, PhD is a Professor of Sleep Physiology at the Department of Physiology, Anatomy, and Genetics at Oxford University.Key Takeaways:Sleep as...2025-01-071h 37
Mind & MatterWhy Do Animals Sleep? | Vlad Vyazovskiy | M&M #202This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit mindandmatter.substack.comShort Summary: A deep dive into the enigmatic world of sleep, exploring its biological functions, evolutionary origins, and the diverse manifestations across different species.About the Guest: Vlad Vyazovskiy, PhD is a Professor of Sleep Physiology at the Department of Physiology, Anatomy, and Genetics at Oxford University.Note: Podcast episodes are fully available to paid subscribers on the M&M Substack and on YouTube. Partial versions are available elsewhere.Episode Summary: Dr. Vlad Vyazovskiy discusses...2025-01-0650 min
Mind & MatterWhy Do Animals Sleep? | Vlad Vyazovskiy | 202Send us a textShort Summary: A deep dive into the enigmatic world of sleep, exploring its biological functions, evolutionary origins, and the diverse manifestations across different species.Note: Podcast episodes are fully available to paid subscribers on the M&M Substack and on YouTube. Partial versions are available elsewhere.About the Guest: Vlad Vyazovskiy, PhD is a Professor of Sleep Physiology at the Department of Physiology, Anatomy, and Genetics at Oxford University.Key Takeaways:Sleep as a Mystery: Despite...2025-01-0650 min
Midnight BurgerChapter 40: Romney for America“If we were forced to pinpoint a year, 2012 appears to be a good choice for when the modern world was invented, and we’ve been living in it now for a little over a decade.”-Erik HoelCast:Gloria - Siouxsie SuarezCaspar - Joe FisherAva - Finlay StevensonLeif - Tom MoormanDavid - Quintin Jones, Jr.Fiona - Tess SegalMaloo - Summer BrigoniCharlotte - Dr. LatticeTeta - Aubrey Fergus...2024-11-121h 20Pod Your WaySticky humans in a post-AGI world - by Erik Hoelhttps://www.theintrinsicperspective.com/p/sticky-humans-in-a-post-agi-world; OpenAI; shimmer; ef61162d-243c-43d3-b3e5-9c78850711162024-10-3115 min
FilmfrelstFilmfrelst #606: Regirommet – Yngvild Sve Flikke og Johanna Pyykkö om «Makta» og «Min fantastiske fremmede»I denne episoden av Filmfrelst presenterer vi en ny utgave av Regirommet – en serie samtaler der to norske regissører i dialog fordyper seg i regifaget.
Foreningen Norske Filmregissører (NFR) har invitert Filmfrelst til å være podkasthjem for Regirommet, og i tidligere episoder har vi tatt del i møter mellom regissører som blant annet Aurora Gossé/Mona J. Hoel, Ole Giæver/Franciska Eliassen og Erik Skjoldbjærg/Hans Petter Moland.
I denne nye samtalen møtes regissørene Yngvild Sve Flikke og Johanna Pyykkö til dialog om sine respektive siste verker, henholdsvis dramaseri...2024-10-161h 02FilmfrelstFilmfrelst #606: Regirommet – Yngvild Sve Flikke og Johanna Pyykkö om «Makta» og «Min fantastiske fremmede»I denne episoden av Filmfrelst presenterer vi en ny utgave av Regirommet – en serie samtaler der to norske regissører i dialog fordyper seg i regifaget.
Foreningen Norske Filmregissører (NFR) har invitert Filmfrelst til å være podkasthjem for Regirommet, og i tidligere episoder har vi tatt del i møter mellom regissører som blant annet Aurora Gossé/Mona J. Hoel, Ole Giæver/Franciska Eliassen og Erik Skjoldbjærg/Hans Petter Moland.
I denne nye samtalen møtes regissørene Yngvild Sve Flikke og Johanna Pyykkö til dialog om sine respektive siste verker, henholdsvis dramaseri...2024-10-161h 02
Razib Khan's Unsupervised LearningSarah Haider: activist to podcaster and public intellectualOn this episode of Unsupervised Learning, Razib talks to returning guest, Sarah Haider. Haider is the co-host of the podcast A Special Place in Hell and the Substack Hold That Thought. A native of Houston, graduate of the University of Texas in Austin, Haider is the founder and former executive director of Ex Muslims of North America. Today Razib asks her about her move out of the nonprofit world, and into being a full-time public intellectual, speaking and writing on topics of interest to her beyond that of Muslim-born who become secular. And then, more specifically, Razib probes Haider about her...2024-10-111h 05
AI Article ReadingsCurious George and the case of the unconscious culture - By Erik HoelAI reading of Curious George and the case of the unconscious culture - By Erik Hoel. Get full access to Askwho Casts AI at askwhocastsai.substack.com/subscribe2024-09-0509 minFilmfrelstFilmfrelst #601: Regirommet – Hisham Zaman og Eskil Vogt om «A Happy Day»I denne episoden av Filmfrelst presenterer vi en ny utgave av Regirommet – en serie samtaler der to norske regissører i dialog fordyper seg i regifaget med en ny norsk film i fokus.
Foreningen Norske Filmregissører (NFR) har invitert Filmfrelst til å være podkasthjem for Regirommet, og i tidligere episoder har vi tatt del i møter mellom regissører som blant annet Aurora Gossé/Mona J. Hoel, Ole Giæver/Franciska Eliassen og Erik Skjoldbjærg/Hans Petter Moland.
I denne nye samtalen står spillefilmen A Happy Day av regissør Hisham Zaman i fokus, og Z...2024-08-2351 min
Parats DebattpodUnge ledere om gjeng- og ungdomskriminalitet: Utfordringer og løsninger for et tryggere samfunnHva om vi kunne redusere gjengkriminalitet og vold i samfunnet vårt med effektive forebyggende tiltak? I denne episoden av vår podcast setter Marte Raknerud Hoel fra Parat UNG søkelys på de enorme samfunnskostnadene knyttet til disse utfordringene. Sammen med Erik Wold, som leder debatten, og Gaute Skjervø fra AUF, diskuterer vi den alarmerende økningen i gjengkriminalitet denne sommeren. Vi får også innsikt fra forskningen ved OsloMet som understreker viktigheten av tillit, inkludering og stabilitet i det forebyggende arbeidet.Narkotikaens rolle i gjengkriminalitet og hvordan vi kan gi politiet nødvendige verktøy for å bekjempe de...2024-08-161h 29
Mind & MatterSleep: Neural Circuits, Orexin/Hypocretin, Hypothalamus, Neuromodulators, Stress & Cortisol, Sleep Drugs & Ultrasound Technology | Luis de Lecea | #168About the guest: Luis de Lecea, PhD is a neurobiologist whose lab at Stanford University studies the neural basis of sleep & wakefulness in animals.Episode summary: Nick and Dr. de Lecea discuss: the neural basis of sleep; sleep architecture & sleep phases (NREM vs. REM sleep); orexin/hypocretin neurons & the lateral hypothalamus; cortisol & stress; circadian rhythms; neuromodulators (norepinephrine, dopamine, etc); sleep across animal species; sleep drugs; ultrasound technology; and more.Related episodes:* Sleep, Dreaming, Deep Neural Networks, Machine Learning & Artificial Intelligence, Overfitted Brain Hypothesis, Evolution of Fiction & Art | Erik Hoel | #43* Consciousness, Anesthesia, Coma, Vegetative...2024-08-061h 39
Mind & MatterSleep: Neural Circuits, Orexin/Hypocretin, Hypothalamus, Neuromodulators, Stress & Cortisol, Sleep Drugs & Ultrasound Technology | Luis de Lecea | 168Send us a textAbout the guest: Luis de Lecea, PhD is a neurobiologist whose lab at Stanford University studies the neural basis of sleep & wakefulness in animals.Episode summary: Nick and Dr. de Lecea discuss: the neural basis of sleep; sleep architecture & sleep phases (NREM vs. REM sleep); orexin/hypocretin neurons & the lateral hypothalamus; cortisol & stress; circadian rhythms; neuromodulators (norepinephrine, dopamine, etc); sleep across animal species; sleep drugs; ultrasound technology; and more.Related episodes:Sleep, Dreaming, Deep Neural Networks, Machine Learning & Artificial Intelligence, Overfitted Brain...2024-08-061h 39
Razib Khan's Unsupervised LearningSarah Haider: activist to podcaster and public intellectualThis is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.razibkhan.comIf you have a sibling with autism, your future child’s risk for an autism diagnosis is increased by a factor of 2 to 3.5×. Orchid’s whole genome embryo reports can help mitigate your child’s risk by screening for over 200 genetic variants definitively linked to autism and other neurodevelopmental disorders. Discuss your situation with a genetics expert.On this episode of Unsupervised Learning, Razib talks to returning guest, Sarah Haider. Haider is the co-host of the podcast A Special Place i...2024-08-0125 min
Subversive w/Alex KaschutaErik Hoel - The Tao of having babiesThis is the first part of our conversation. The full episode and the complete archive of Subversive episodes, including exclusive episodes and my writing, are available on Substack.
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Our conversation explores the concept of pronatalism, the role of parents in shaping the values and behaviors of their children, the influence of genetics and culture, the limitations of herit...2024-07-2654 min
EconTalkDoes Parenting Make You a Better Person? (with Erik Hoel)Does parenting make you a better person? Can it improve your life? Neuroscientist Erik Hoel makes the self-interested case for parenting arguing that it makes you less jaded and more heartbroken (in a good way) for how you experience the world. Listen as new father Hoel speaks with EconTalk host Russ Roberts about the universal and particular truths surrounding parenting, and why the perception presented by the media is often at odds with our own experience. Topics include different parenting styles and their effects, how parents shape children's personalities and preferences, and the famous children's books that both men...2024-07-221h 24
BI InnsiktLivslang læring og kompetansebehovHvilke utfordringer står Norge overfor når det kommer til kompetanseutvikling? Og hvordan kan vi tilrettelegge for at satsning på kompetanse, forskning og utdanning blir en av de viktigste konkurransefortrinnene for Norge i tiden fremover? Med oss i studio har vi forsknings- og høyere utdanningsminister Oddmund Hoel, administrerende direktør i NHO Ole Erik Almlid og rektor ved BI Karen Spens hvor vi snakker om kompetansepolitikk, og samarbeid mellom utdanningsinstitusjoner, næringsliv og myndigheter.Vil du lære mer om temaet i denne episoden? På BI får du en bred innføring i ledelse, øk...2024-05-0334 min
Zwischen zwei Deckeln073 – „Die unfassbare Vielfalt des Seins“ von James Bridle
In dieser Episode setzt Nils sich wieder mit der Frage nach dem Verhältnis zwischen Mensch, Wissenschaft und Natur auseinander und schließt damit an seine Vorstellung von Jeremy Lents Buch „The Web of Meaning“ in Episode 64 an:
In seinem Buch „Die unfassbare Vielfalt des Seins“ geht James Bridle der Frage nach, ob wir unser Verständnis von „Intelligenz“ und damit verbunden unser Verhältnis zu Tieren, Pflanzen und dem, was wir landläufig Natur nennen, nicht grundlegend verändern sollten. Ausgangspunkt ist dabei die Entwicklung im Bereich der „künstlichen Intelligenz“ in den letzten Jahren, die (a) unseren Blick auf In...2024-04-251h 26
Consciousness and the Bicameral Mind - The Julian Jaynes Society Podcast03. Fact Checking Erik Hoel’s Comments on Julian Jaynes's Theory in "The World Behind The World"Fact Checking Erik Hoel’s Comments on Julian Jaynes's Theory in "The World Behind the World: Consciousness, Free Will, and the Limits of Science."
A brief discussion between Marcel Kuijsten and Brian J. McVeigh, fact checking Erik Hoel's recent comments on Julian Jaynes's theory in his book "The World Behind the World: Consciousness, Free Will, and the Limits of Science."
They discuss a number of different problems with Erik Hoel's understanding of Julian Jaynes's theory. They also explain the critique of Jaynes's theory raised by Hoel (and originally made by Ned Block) referred to as th...2024-03-2019 min
We Are Not SavedShort Book Reviews: Volume II The Matter With Things: Our Brains, Our Delusions, and the Unmaking of the World (Volume 2) by: Iain McGilchrist The World Behind the World: Consciousness, Free Will, and the Limits of Science by: Erik Hoel Dopesick: Dealers, Doctors, and the Drug Company that Addicted America by: Beth Macy American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer by: Kai Bird and Martin J. Sherwin Younger Next Year, 2nd Edition: Live Strong, Fit, Sexy, and Smart - Until You're 80 and Beyond by: Chris Crowley and Henry S. Lodge M.D. Dai...2024-02-1542 min
Litteraturhuset i TrondheimMikael Niemi – Stein i silkeFire år etter at han sist gjestet Litteraturhuset i Trondheim, er Mikael Niemi igjen klar for å avlegge byen og huset et besøk.Denne gangen med en rykende fersk utgivelse, romanen Stein i silke (oversatt av Erik Krogstad).Vi møter forfatteren i samtale med Ole Jacob Hoel. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2024-02-131h 02
AR Show with Jason McDowallNils Pihl (Auki Labs) on Augmented Reality as Spatially Enhanced CommunicationNils Pihl returns as our guest for a second time on the podcast. He is the CEO and founder of Auki Labs, a company dedicated to revolutionizing augmented reality positioning. Auki’s technology uses peer-to-peer communication to establish a distributed spatial computing protocol. In this episode, we revisit some of the themes from the first episode, such as the concept of language as the oldest form of augmented reality and Auki's role in enhancing communication through augmented reality positioning. Nils background as a behavioral engineer specializing in Meme Theory and Memetic Engineering adds a unique de...2024-02-071h 41
Zwischen zwei Deckeln„Wie Gefühle entstehen“ von Lisa Feldman Barrett
In unserem Podcast geht viel um Strukturen und Gesellschaft und weniger um das Individuum. In dem Buch dieser Episode stellt die Psychologin Lisa Feldmann Barrett eine Verknüpfung zwischen diesen beiden Ebenen her:
In ihrem Buch „How emotions are made“ oder auf deutsch „Wie Gefühle entstehen“ entwirft sie einen vollkommen neuen Blick auf die Entstehung und Bedeutung von Emotionen. Ihr zufolge sind diese keine universellen, genetisch vorgegebenen Reaktionen auf externe Impulse, sondern individuelle und kulturell erlernte Konzepte, die uns helfen, unserer eigenen Körperwahrnehmung einen Sinn zu verleihen.
Shownotes
ZZD 008: „Objektivität“ von Lorraine Daston...2024-02-011h 12
RiskgamingErik Hoel (part 2): Dreaming, AI, and the Future of EducationEver wonder if your dreams were more than just dreams? Dive into an intriguing conversation with Erik Hoel on our latest “Securities” podcast with host Danny Crichton, as we explore the unexpected link between AI, neuroscience, and the enigmatic world of dreams.
What if dreams are our brain's way of preventing cognitive overfitting, much like synthetic datasets in machine learning? Could dreams be the human equivalent of synthetic data?
This episode doesn't just stop at dreams. We end the conversation with a discussion of Erik’s essay “Why we stopped making Einsteins” delves into the intriguing...2023-12-1324 min
RiskgamingErik Hoel (part 1): The Consciousness WinterIn this episode of the "Securities" podcast, host Danny Crichton leads a discussion on consciousness with guests Erik Hoel, Josh Wolfe, and Samuel Arbesman. They dive into "The Consciousness Winter," comparing it to the AI winter in artificial intelligence. This concept highlights how consciousness studies were once sidelined but have since seen a revival. The conversation covers various theories, including Integrated Information Theory (IIT), and the importance of a mathematical approach to understanding consciousness. 2023-12-0835 min
PopaHALLicsPopaHALLics #111 HALL-oweenPopaHALLics #111 HALL-oweenTime for vampires, spooky spirits, and movies with plot holes so big the wind moans through them like a ghost. Oh, and David Beckham and the brain, too. Streaming:"El Conde," Netflix. Former Chilean dictator Pinochet is actually a 250-year-old vampire who can't remember where he hid his money in this satiric arthouse flick. A French accountant nun will help him remember and/or stake him."Trick r Treat," Max. This darkly comic horror anthology from the creator of "Krampus" tells four different, interwoven stories one Halloween night. With B...2023-10-2728 min
Life, Death & The Space Between with Dr. Amy RobbinsMysteries of the Mind: A Journey into Consciousness with Erik HoelMYSTERIES OF THE MIND: A JOURNEY INTO CONSCIOUSNESS WITH ERIK HOELDo you ever wonder about the mysteries of consciousness and the secrets it holds? Today, we're diving deep into this fascinating subject with Erik Hoel, a renowned neuroscientist and author.Erik Hoel is a neuroscientist and author known for his groundbreaking work in consciousness research. With a PhD in neuroscience from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and research experience at prestigious institutions, he's on the cutting edge of unraveling the enigma of consciousness. Join us as Erik Hoel shares insights i...2023-10-2240 min
The Bayesian Conspiracy198 – Tuskegee & Age/Race Bias?Two smaller episodes dropped as one – The History of the Tuskegee Syphilis Experiment, and Reflections on Steven’s Jury Experience
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We Tuskegeed My Dad
Unraveling the Tuskegee Study of Untreated Syphilis
SNL skit Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson Enhancement Drug
196 – Steven Goes To Court
Erik Hoel on the Threat to Humanity from AI
0:00:23 – Tuskegee failed Blast
0:35:56 – Jury Extended Discussion
1:19:27 – Guild of the Rose Update
1:20:50 – Feedback
1:24:41 – Less Wrong Posts
1:46:01 – Thank the Patron
We now partner with The Guild of the Rose, check them out.
Hey look, we have a d...2023-10-191h 47The Bayesian Conspiracy198 – Tuskegee & Age/Race Bias?Two smaller episodes dropped as one – The History of the Tuskegee Syphilis Experiment, and Reflections on Steven’s Jury Experience
LINKS
We Tuskegeed My Dad
Unraveling the Tuskegee Study of Untreated Syphilis
SNL skit Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson Enhancement Drug
196 – Steven Goes To Court
Erik Hoel on the Threat to Humanity from AI
0:00:23 – Tuskegee failed Blast
0:35:56 – Jury Extended Discussion
1:19:27 – Guild of the Rose Update
1:20:50 – Feedback
1:24:41 – Less Wrong Posts
1:46:01 – Thank the Patron
We now partner with The Guild of the Rose, check them out.
Hey look, we have a...2023-10-181h 47The Bayesian Conspiracy198 – Tuskegee & Age/Race Bias?Two smaller episodes dropped as one – The History of the Tuskegee Syphilis Experiment, and Reflections on Steven’s Jury Experience
LINKS
We Tuskegeed My Dad
Unraveling the Tuskegee Study of Untreated Syphilis
SNL skit Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson Enhancement Drug
196 – Steven Goes To Court
Erik Hoel on the Threat to Humanity from AI
0:00:23 – Tuskegee failed Blast
0:35:56 – Jury Extended Discussion
1:19:27 – Guild of the Rose Update
1:20:50 – Feedback
1:24:41 – Less Wrong Posts
1:46:01 – Thank the Patron
We now partner with The Guild of the Rose, check them out.
Hey look, we have a...2023-10-181h 47
The Next Big Idea DailyS36 E3: "The World Behind the World: Consciousness, Free Will, and the Limits of Science" by Erik HoelToday: a fascinating exploration into how the brain creates our conscious experiences — potentially revolutionizing neuroscience and the future of technology.2023-10-1114 min
Humans On The Loop👁️🧠🎧 210 - Mitch Schultz & Shanta Stevens on Documenting The Next Psychedelic RevolutionSubscribe and review at Apple Podcasts and/or Spotify. Or wherever!This week I welcome back psychedelic film-maker and culture-cultivator Mitch Schultz, Director of the legendary documentary DMT: The Spirit Molecule, alongside our mutual co-conspirator, experience design consultant and psychedelic provocateur Shanta Stevens. The two of them have formed a nucleus at Uniphi Studio around which a new transmedia documentary project is emerging — The Conscious Molecule — which will reflect on the decade-plus since Schultz’s groundbreaking documentary on the science and philosophy of DMT to look at these themes through a MUCH wider aperture. The three of us go deep...2023-10-021h 24
Razib Khan's Unsupervised LearningErik Hoel: The World Behind the World Today, Razib talks to Erik Hoel, host of the Substack The Intrinsic Perspective and author of The World Behind the World: Consciousness, Free Will, and the Limits of Science. An academic neuroscientist by training, in The World Behind the World Hoel outlines the emergence of modern neuroscience, and where it went wrong in terms of the field’s researchers' focus. But first, Hoel discusses human understanding of the mind, and how it has changed over time. He gives his take on Julian Jayne’s The Origin of Consciousness in the Breakdown of the Bicameral Mind, and explains that it is unlikely t...2023-09-151h 21
Razib Khan's Unsupervised LearningErik Hoel: The World Behind the WorldThis is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.razibkhan.com1 in 36 children in the US have an Autism Spectrum Disorder diagnosis, but did you know that 20-30% have a known genetic cause for their condition? Read more how, for the first time, parents can use Orchid’s whole genome sequencing to screen their embryos for these genetic variations, and mitigate their baby’s risk of disease. Check them out at orchidhealth.com, and use code RAZIB when signing up to skip the waitlist.Today, Razib talks to Erik Hoel, host...2023-08-3115 min
NeoAcademia16. Spelunking the Mind w/Erik HoelI had a blast talking with Erik Hoel about his new book The World Behind the World. Erik writes a popular substack called The Intrinsic Perspective, and he’s also written a novel, but this episode focuses on his first nonfiction book, where he explains his theory of casual emergence and where the field of consciousness is today. Check out the newsletter for more links and notes.2023-08-281h 12
Worker and ParasiteThe World Behind the World by Erik HoelIn this episode, Jerry and Stably explore The World Behind the World: Consciousness, Free Will, and the Limits of Science by Erik Hoel. The conversation begins with Jerry introducing the book and admitting that its challenging nature made it one of the most demanding reads they have tackled. Stably expresses similar sentiments, describing the book as thought-provoking yet requiring a significant intellectual effort to fully grasp.The hosts delve into Hoel’s central themes, including the nature of consciousness, the debate surrounding free will, and the boundaries of scientific inquiry. They discuss Hoel’s argument that scientific appr...2023-08-2349 min
Rak höger med Ivar ArpiNavigating the AI apocalypse with Erik HoelToday I'm speaking to Eric Hoel, who’s a neuroscientist, neurophilosopher and fiction writer. I came across his writing on Substack a while back, and his incisive essays about AI and the threat it poses to humanity.So I reached out to to try and bring him on the podcast to pick his brain, so to speak. But it turned out that he was just finishing up a nonfiction book with the title The World Behind the World: Consciousness, Free Will, and the Limits of Science (Simon & Schuster). Therefore I’m delighted to be able to have him...2023-08-151h 15
Modern Wisdom#663 - Erik Hoel - A Guide To The Fundamental Mystery Of The MindErik Hoel is a research professor at Tufts University, theoretical neuroscientist, and an author known for his work on understanding consciousness and the complexity of the brain.Consciousness and free will are two of the most puzzling aspects of human existence. The question now is whether emerging scientific discoveries and technological advancements can unravel what's going on under the hood of our experience.Expect to learn what the newest cutting edge research on consciousness can teach us, the impact AI will have on our understanding of the Self, why it is so difficult to explain...2023-08-0558 min
Access Must-Have Full Audiobooks in Non-Fiction, Biology & ChemistryThe World Behind the World: Consciousness, Free Will, and the Limits of Science by Erik HoelPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/659768to listen full audiobooks.
Title: The World Behind the World: Consciousness, Free Will, and the Limits of Science
Author: Erik Hoel
Narrator: Sean Patrick Hopkins
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 7 hours 4 minutes
Release date: July 25, 2023
Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 3
Genres: Biology & Chemistry
Publisher's Summary:
From a Forbes 30 Under 30 scientist comes a fascinating exploration into how the brain creates our conscious experiences—potentially revolutionizing neuroscience and the future of technology—transforming the very fabric of our society. Throughout history, two perspectives on the world have dueled in our minds: the extrinsic—that of mechanism and ph...2023-07-257h 04Access Essential Full Audiobooks in Health & Wellness, Mental Health & PsychologyThe World Behind the World: Consciousness, Free Will, and the Limits of Science by Erik HoelPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/659768to listen full audiobooks.
Title: The World Behind the World: Consciousness, Free Will, and the Limits of Science
Author: Erik Hoel
Narrator: Sean Patrick Hopkins
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 7 hours 4 minutes
Release date: July 25, 2023
Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 3
Genres: Mental Health & Psychology
Publisher's Summary:
From a Forbes 30 Under 30 scientist comes a fascinating exploration into how the brain creates our conscious experiences—potentially revolutionizing neuroscience and the future of technology—transforming the very fabric of our society. Throughout history, two perspectives on the world have dueled in our minds: the extrinsic—that of mechan...2023-07-257h 04EconTalkErik Hoel on Consciousness, Free Will, and the Limits of ScienceNeuroscientist and author Erik Hoel talks about his book, The World Behind the World, with EconTalk's Russ Roberts. Is it possible to reconcile the seemingly subjective inner world of human experience with the seemingly objective outer world of observation, measurement, and science? Despite the promise of neuroscience, Hoel argues that this reconciliation is surprisingly difficult. Join Hoel and Roberts for a wide-ranging exploration of what it means to be human and the limits of science in helping us understand who we are.
2023-07-241h 07
The Inside ViewEric Michaud on scaling, grokking and quantum interpretabilityEric is a PhD student in the Department of Physics at MIT working with Max Tegmark on improving our scientific/theoretical understanding of deep learning -- understanding what deep neural networks do internally and why they work so well. This is part of a broader interest in the nature of intelligent systems, which previously led him to work with SETI astronomers, with Stuart Russell's AI alignment group (CHAI), and with Erik Hoel on a project related to integrated information theory.
Transcript: https://theinsideview.ai/eric
Youtube: https://youtu.be/BtHMIQs_5Nw
2023-07-1248 minFilmfrelstFilmfrelst #563: Regirommet – Aurora Gossé og Mona J. Hoel om «Dancing Queen»I denne episoden av Filmfrelst presenterer vi en ny utgave av prosjektet Regirommet – en serie samtaler der to norske regissører i dialog fordyper seg i regifaget med en ny norsk film i fokus.
Foreningen Norske Filmregissører (NFR) har invitert Filmfrelst til å være podkasthjem for Regirommet, og i tidligere episoder har vi tatt del i møter mellom regissører som blant annet Ole Giæver/Franciska Eliassen og Erik Skjoldbjærg/Hans Petter Moland.
I denne nye samtalen står danse- og familiefilmen Dancing Queen av Aurora Gossé i fokus, og regissøren møter kollega...2023-06-2732 min
Ei Enää IhminenMerkityksen jälkeen (2) -- Moolok
Jakso sivuaa mm. seuraavia käsitteitä, kirjoituksia tai videoita:
Erik Hoelin artikkeli: "I am Bing, and I am evil" –
Microsoft's new AI really does herald a global threat. The Intrinsic
Perspective, Erik Hoel, Feb 16, 2023,
https://erikhoel.substack.com/p/i-am-bing-and-i-am-evil
Tekoälyn vaaroista: Max Tegmark
interview: Six months to save humanity from AI? | DW Business
Special, DW News, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ewvpaXOQJoU
'Moolokista': Meditations on moloch.
Slate Star Codex, Scott Alexander, July 30, 2014,
https://slatestarcodex.com/2014/07/30/meditations-on-moloch/2023-05-2318 min
Razib Khan's Unsupervised LearningAdam Mastroianni: a history of experiments in social psychologyOn this episode of Unsupervised Learning, Razib talks to Adam Mastroianni, who runs the Experimental History Substack. Mastroianni was the inaugural guest on the Intrinsic Perspective podcast, hosted by Erik Hoel, where they discussed his post, The rise and fall of peer review - Why the greatest scientific experiment in history failed, and why that's a great thing (see also his follow-up, The dance of the naked emperors). Mastroianni opened a can of worms; the post has more than 800 likes and more than 330 comments. Razib asks Mastroianni about the fiercely positive and negative reactions to his contention that modern peer revi...2023-05-1057 min
The Mona Charen ShowWhy a Third Party Is a ThreatMatt Bennett joins the team to discuss the ill-considered No Labels third party gambit. The group then turns to Trump's return to Fox, Greg Abbott's proposed pardon of a murderer, and how abortion is roiling elections.
highlights/lowlights
Damon's:
https://substack.com/profile/12665540-damon-linker?utm_source=substack-feed-item
https://on.substack.com/p/notes
Bill's:
https://www.politico.com/news/2023/04/13/21-year-old-with-top-secret-information-00092002
Linda's:
https://www.theunpopulist.net/p/the-us-is-not-close-to-doing-enough?utm_medium=email
Matt's:
https://twitter.com/JuliaDavisNews/status/1646205733774540823...2023-04-1453 minEconTalkErik Hoel on the Threat to Humanity from AIThey operate according to rules we can never fully understand. They can be unreliable, uncontrollable, and misaligned with human values. They're fast becoming as intelligent as humans--and they're exclusively in the hands of profit-seeking tech companies. "They," of course, are the latest versions of AI, which herald, according to neuroscientist and writer Erik Hoel, a species-level threat to humanity. Listen as he tells EconTalk's Russ Roberts why we need to treat AI as an existential threat.
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TYPE III AUDIO (All episodes)"How to navigate the AI apocalypse as a sane person" by Erik Hoel---client: t3aproject_id: ai_safetyfeed_id: ai ai_safetynarrator: pwqa: km---Last week, The New York Times published the transcript of a conversation with Microsoft’s Bing (AKA Sydney) wherein over the course of a long chat the next-gen AI tried, very consistently, and without any prompting to do so, to break up the reporter’s marriage and to emotionally manipulate him in every way possible. I had been up late the night before researching reports coming out of similar phenomena as Sydney threatened and cajo...2023-03-2144 min
Resident ContrarianKinda-Contra Erik Hoel on The Implications of Massive Fraud(For legal reasons, every time I say anyone did anything in this article, I mean that it’s alleged that they did it. The evidence here seems to be about as strong as evidence can be, but I’m not a court.)There’s a limited timeframe for writing an article on a topical subject, or at least there’s supposed to be. The general idea is that you want to get something out as quickly as you are able while still maintaining quality. If you get lucky, you might get to be one of the official articles...2022-12-2800 min
Many MindsFrom the archive: Why do we dream?We're off this week but are excited to share a thought-provoking conversation from our archives, about the long-standing puzzle of why we (and other creatures) dream. Happy holidays from the Many Minds team! --- You may not remember much about it, but chances are last night you went on a journey. As you slept, your brain concocted a story—maybe a sprawl of interconnected stories. It took you to some unreal places, gave you superpowers, unearthed old acquaintances, and twisted your perceptions. Meanwhile, billions of brains all around you, up and down the tree of li...2022-12-2848 min
Very Bad WizardsFirst Order, Then ChaosDavid and Tamler wind their way through another Borges story - "The Immortal"- about a Roman soldier who seeks the secret of immortality and, much to his horror, finds it. Plus some thoughts on the utterly shameless ChatGPT. Sponsored By: BetterHelp: You deserve to be happy. BetterHelp online counseling is there for you. Connect with your professional counselor in a safe and private online environment. Our listeners get 10% off the first month by visiting BetterHelp.com/vbw. Promo Code: VBW : GiveWell searches for the charities that save or improve lives the most per dollar. We...2022-12-201h 34
Reflecting HistoryBONUS: Dreams and the SupersensoriumWhy do we dream? What is the difference between dreaming and being awake? Is the modern world around us merely an "artificial dream"-with it's constant barrage of sensory input, screens to look at, and narratives to dive into? This episode is an examination of Erik Hoel's excellent article "Enter the Supersensorium." The connection between dreams and reality is fascinating, but this connection also has some troubling insights into where humanity is headed. Read the article here: https://thebaffler.com/salvos/enter-the-supersensorium-hoel -Consider Supporting the Podcast!- Leave a rating or review on a...2022-12-1930 min
Making Sense with Sam Harris#305 — Moral KnowledgeSam Harris speaks with Erik Hoel about the nature of moral truth. They discuss the connection between consequentialism and Effective Altruism, the problems with implementing academic moral philosophy, bad arguments against consequentialism, the implications of AI for our morality, the dangers of moral certainty, whether all claims about good and evil are claims about consequences, the problem of moral fanaticism, difficulty in thinking about low-probability events, and other topics. If the Making Sense podcast logo in your player is BLACK, you can SUBSCRIBE to gain access to all full-length episodes at samharris.org/subscribe. Learning...2022-12-081h 07
Making Sense with Sam Harris - Subscriber Content#305 - Moral KnowledgeSam Harris speaks with Erik Hoel about the nature of moral truth. They discuss the connection between consequentialism and Effective Altruism, the problems with implementing academic moral philosophy, bad arguments against consequentialism, the implications of AI for our morality, the dangers of moral certainty, whether all claims about good and evil are claims about consequences, the problem of moral fanaticism, difficulty in thinking about low-probability events, and other topics. Erik Hoel is an author and scientist who grew up in his mother’s independent bookstore and later received his PhD in neuroscience at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He was previously a...2022-12-072h 08The Bayesian Conspiracy175 – FTX + EA, and Personal FinanceDavid from The Mind Killer joins us. We got to talking about the FTX collapse and some of the waves it sent through the Effective Altruism community. Afterwards David helps us out with personal finance.
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0:02:08 The Sequences Now Formatted For Zoomers
0:11:25 FTX Collapse & EA Shockwaves
0:54:20 Personal Finance
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The Sequences In A Zoomer-Readable Format
FTX: The $32B implosion – a good fast roundup of what the hell happened
Yudkowsky’s essay on FTX Future Fund money that’s been paid out
Yudkowsky’s essay war...2022-11-161h 45The Bayesian ConspiracyBREAKING – FTX collapse & EA shockwavesWhile recording the next episode we got to talking about the FTX collapse and some of the waves it sent through the Effective Altruism community. We decided to break it out into a separate segment so it can air while it’s still relevant.
FTX: The $32B implosion – a good fast roundup of what the hell happened
Yudkowsky’s essay on FTX Future Fund money that’s been paid out
Yudkowsky’s essay warning against humans trying to use utilitarianism 14 years ago
Bunch of Twitter – The reason we have excess money to give; Rob...2022-11-1343 min
Razib Khan's Unsupervised LearningErik Hoel: neuroscience is dead, long live neuroscience!Today, on the Unsupervised Learning podcast Razib talks to Erik Hoel, author of the novel The Revelations, and host of The Intrinsic Perspective Substack. Hoel is a neuroscientist at Tufts who is interested in the problem of consciousness. Hoel admits right off that the questions and answers around consciousness motivate neuroscience in the first place, but throughout the conversation, he also points out that the discipline has a long way to go before it uncovers deep and insightful counterintuitive findings. In the early years of the 21st century, neuroscience was driven forward by amazing new technologies like functional magnetic resonance...2022-11-041h 16
BIMpratenBonus: Oppdatering fra buildingSMART International Summit /m Jan Erik HoelØivind Rooth og produsent Thorkild Stray er i Canada for å delta på buildingSMART International Summit 2022. I denne bonusepisoden av BIMpraten får du en rask oversikt og oppdatering fra åstedet. Med oss hadde vi Jan Erik Hoel fra Trimble.2022-11-0217 min
Mind & MatterSleep, Dreaming, Deep Neural Networks, Machine Learning & Artificial Intelligence, Overfitted Brain Hypothesis, Evolution of Fiction & Art | Erik Hoel | #43Nick talks to neuroscientist and writer Dr. Erik Hoel. Erik is a professor of biology at Tufts University. He received his PhD in neuroscience from the University of Wisconsin, where he studied under the sleep and consciousness researcher, Giulio Tononi. He did postdoctoral work at Columbia University, where he used information theory and other analytical tools to explore the biological basis of consciousness. He has come up with the so-called Overfitted Brain Hypothesis of dreaming, which explains the potential adaptive function of dreams by drawing analogies to techniques used to train Deep Neural Networks in the world of machine...2022-10-121h 27
Bracero PodcastLongtermism and the Democratic Culture (Audio)I finally broke down and got a better microphone. My own ears are accustomed to fifteen year old Librivox recordings, but we live in a podcasting world, and a crappy compressor mic doesn’t slide the way it once did, so I decided to make the bare minimum effort.A sidenote: at one point in this essay, I referred to Will MacAskill as a utilitarian. He has publicly rejected the label, and that’s fair enough. The book itself does reluctantly advance a utilitarian philosophy and doesn’t make much mention of alternative approaches, so it’s no surpr...2022-10-0819 minEconTalkErik Hoel on Effective Altruism, Utilitarianism, and the Repugnant ConclusionNeuroscientist Erik Hoel talks about why he is not an "effective altruist" with EconTalk host, Russ Roberts. Hoel argues that the utilitarianism that underlies effective altruism--a movement co-founded by Will MacAskill and Peter Singer--is a poison that inevitably leads to repugnant conclusions and thereby weakens the case for the strongest claims made by effective altruists.
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Too Lazy to Read the PaperErik Hoel - Letting the Creative Rivers Run FreeToday we’re in for something a little bit different. Our guest is “Erik Hoel”, who’s not only a scientist, but also an exciting writer of books and essays. I read his fantastic first book “The Revelations” (1,2) last winters … and when I visited Boston this summer, I took a chance and sought him out. He graciously agreed to chat.For this interview I traveled out to Erik’s house that’s placed down along a long gravel road and surrounded by lakes and trees on Cape Cod. And we chatted in his first floor study surrounded by a classy collec...2022-09-181h 19
Astral Codex Ten PodcastBook Review Contest 2022 Winners https://astralcodexten.substack.com/p/book-review-contest-2022-winners Thanks to everyone who entered or voted in the book review contest. The winners are: 1st: The Dawn Of Everything, reviewed by Erik Hoel. Erik is a neuroscientist and author of the recent novel The Revelations. He writes at his Substack The Intrinsic Perspective. 2nd: 1587, A Year Of No Significance, reviewed by occasional ACX commenter McClain. =3rd: The Castrato, reviewed by Roger’s Bacon. RB is a teacher based in NYC. He writes at Secretorum and serves as head editor at Seeds of Science (ACX gr...2022-09-0414 min
The Meaning CodeJohn Vervaeke and Michael Levin Dialogos on Causal Structures, Consciousness, Platonic forms, and PlaceboDr. Michael Levin and Dr. John Vervaeke discuss findings on cognition, consciousness and placebo. Where is the line? Timestamps: 00:00 Introduction 02:30 “How do you define and differentiate cognition, intelligence, consciousness” 05:40 Mike 08:10 Can there be relevance realization at the cellular level? 14:00 The realization of the gradual development from oocyte to adult mind. Amazing plasticity. William James’ definition of intelligence 19:45 John asks about top-down causation rejecting just a bottom up approach. The whole has a causal power not attributable just to the parts. 21:00 JV Identity going all the way down and emergence going all the way up. How to identify the on...2022-07-2654 min
Narratives98: Erik Hoel – Writing, Neuroscience and GeniusIn this episode, we’re joined by writer and neuroscientist Erik Hoel to talk about where all the geniuses went, the secrets of the publishing industry, and the current state of neuroscience. You can find Erik’s work at: https://erikhoel.substack.com/ Transcript:Will Jarvis 0:34Awesome. Well, Eric, how are you doing this evening?Erik Hoel 0:39Oh, I’m doing well. I’m doing well. Thank you for having me on.Will Jarvis 0:42Eric, thanks so much for taking the time to come on the show. Do you mind giv...2022-06-1453 min
The Jim Rutt ShowCurrents 064: Michael Garfield and J.F. Martel on Art x AIJim talks with Michael Garfield and J.F. Martel about the intersection of AI and art...
Jim talks with Michael Garfield and J.F. Martel about the intersection of AI and art. They discuss DALL-E & Midjourney, whether conscious agency is necessary for art, artifice vs discernment, Jung's synchronicity, AI art as dreaming, discernment & consecration, the modern vs the algorithmic self, the CIA's role in funding abstract expressionism, the imaginal aspect & Walter Benjamin's historicity, Borges's Library of Babel & problems with infinity, biological reproduction as the central technological issue, the tension between prediction and understanding, art's inherent unpredictability, garage bands, noise & play...2022-06-141h 01
Narratives w/Will Jarvis98: Erik Hoel - Writing, Neuroscience and GeniusIn this episode, we’re joined by writer and neuroscientist Erik Hoel to talk about where all the geniuses went, the secrets of the publishing industry, and the current state of neuroscience. You can find Erik’s work at: https://erikhoel.substack.com/
2022-06-1353 min
The Vance Crowe Podcast#267 | Erik Hoel; Memories, Causal Emergence, Why AI art isn't real artErik Hoel is a theoretical neuroscientist, published author and regular blogger on his own independent outlet. Erik returns to the podcast to talk with Vance about what we know about memories, the flaws of reductionism, causal emergence, and why art created by artificial intelligence isn’t an exhibition of true creativity. Follow Erik on Twitter: https://twitter.com/erikphoelSubscribe to Erik's Blog: https://erikhoel.substack.com/Buy Erik's Book: https://www.amazon.com/Revelations-Novel-Erik-Hoel-ebook/dp/B084ZKXQ12/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=The+Revelations+erik+hoel&qid=1617891530&sr=8-1PODCAST LINKS —2022-05-091h 45
Palladium PodcastPalladium Podcast 75: Erik Hoel on Aristocratic TutoringErik Hoel joins Ash Milton to discuss the current state of education, how it succeeded aristocratic tutoring, and what it means for progress. Up until the creation of mass schooling in the nineteenth century, tutelage was the most common form of education. Only aristocrats were able to afford this, and with the disappearance of aristocratic society so too has tutoring fallen out of practice.
But its advantages are what enabled great works of genius to emerge over the past three hundred years. Scientists like Bertrand Russell, William James, and Ludwig Wittgenstein were all given individual instruction at a young...2022-04-221h 36
Impolite to Listen: Classical Music ConversationsITL #32: From Kyiv With Love
ITL is back with a 100% topical episode: after a quick review of the new West Side Story movie, Chris and Sridhar chat about the politics of music as it pertains to Putin's invasion of Ukraine. They discuss the cancellation of Russian music and musicians in wartime, music as propaganda, musicians who enable and benefit from Putin, and much more.
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West Side Story 2021...2022-04-131h 01Astral Codex Ten PodcastContra Hoel On Aristocratic Tutoring https://astralcodexten.substack.com/p/contra-hoel-on-aristocratic-tutoring I. Erik Hoel has an interesting new essay, Why We Stopped Making Einsteins. It argues that an apparent decline in great minds is caused by the replacement of aristocratic tutoring by ordinary education. Hoel worries we’re running out of geniuses: Consider how rare true world-historic geniuses are now-a-days, and how different it was in the past. In “Where Have All the Great Books Gone?” Tanner Greer uses Oswald Spengler, the original chronicler of the decline of genius back in 1914, to point out our current genius...2022-03-2319 min
Joshua_vNJoshua vN - March 2022New mix to bring you into spring. Enjoy!
01. Sometimes (Karol XVII & MB Valence Remix) - Hanna
02. Mirage - Jay Shepheard, Pete Herbert
03. What A Day - Chopstick & Johnjon
04. Maurris Light (Dirt Crew Remix) - Hoel James
05. Take #3 - Matt Karmil
06. Close Your Eyes - Ian Pooley
07. Yorker (Hammer Remix) - Rein
08. Power In Numbers - Waajeed
09. Up All Night (Extended Mix) - OFFAIAH
10. Octave - Jansons
11. Man Ray - Ron Obvious
12. Needledrop (Laurence Guy Remix) - Session Victim
13. Mandy Cuddles - Tom Frankel
14. Be Yourself - Amy Dabbs
15. Lonely City Cut 4 - Nicky Soft Touch
16. Mi Casa feat. Nandi (Mele...2022-03-121h 41Astral Codex Ten PodcastHighlights From The Comments On "Don't Look Up" https://astralcodexten.substack.com/p/highlights-from-the-comments-on-dont Lots of people thought I was being unfair to the movie. G. Retriever writes: I TOTALLY disagree with your reading of the movie. To me it was a description of a social dynamic that makes even very straightforward problems impossible to focus on collectively, a tragedy of the commons where "the commons" is basically "attention". Even the experts get sucked into the vortex, nobody comes out clean, and in the end everyone gets killed. Batislu: Hmm .. I didn't come away from Don't Look Up with...2022-01-0720 min
The Vance Crowe Podcast2021 Vance Crowe Podcast Awards: The best of the yearMost Surprising: Lucy Thackray (episode #144)Contribution to the Pattern Language: David Goodhart (episode #104)Most Up-The-Graph: Lee Cronin (episode #126)Prompted you to change your life: Erik Hoel (episode #135)Most Memorable: Jim Rutt ( First appearance episode #114) Virtual Reality episode #124)Most Talked About: Rob Henderson (episode #106)Most Uncomfortable: Aella (episode #100)Most Culturally Relevant: Alina Chan (episode #165)Most Viewed: Lacy Hunt (episode #137)Most Worthy of a 2nd Viewing: John Jennings (episode #130)Most Profound: Michael Levin (episode #163)2021-12-3037 min
Infinite LoopsErik Hoel — Exploring ConsciousnessErik Hoel is a neuroscientist and an author. Erik often writes about the intersection of humanities and science, and his debut novel "The Revelations" is a tale of science, murder, and consciousness. Our discussion with Erik includes topics like: Are humans really "conscious"? Different theories of consciousness Neural pruning in babies How emotions drives scientific progress Accepting the flaws in each of us And MUCH more! Follow Erik on his Twitter at https://twitter.com/erikphoel and read more about his work at https://www.erikphoel.com/2021-12-1359 minMany MindsWhy do we dream?You may not remember much about it, but chances are last night you went on a journey. As you slept, your brain concocted a story—maybe a sprawl of interconnected stories. It took you to some unreal places, gave you superpowers, unearthed old acquaintances, and twisted your perceptions. Meanwhile, billions of brains all around you, up and down the tree of life, were probably doing something very similar—dreaming, that is. But why do we do this? What could possibly be the function of these nightly ramblings? My guest today is Dr. Erik Hoel. He is a writ...2021-12-0848 min
Mind & MatterSleep, Dreaming, Deep Neural Networks, Machine Learning & Artificial Intelligence, Overfitted Brain Hypothesis, Evolution of Fiction & Art | Erik Hoel | 43Send us a textNick talks to neuroscientist and writer Dr. Erik Hoel. Erik is a professor of biology at Tufts University. He received his PhD in neuroscience from the University of Wisconsin, where he studied under the sleep and consciousness researcher, Giulio Tononi. He did postdoctoral work at Columbia University, where he used information theory and other analytical tools to explore the biological basis of consciousness. He has come up with the so-called Overfitted Brain Hypothesis of dreaming, which explains the potential adaptive function of dreams by drawing analogies to techniques used to train Deep Neural...2021-11-041h 27
Futureproof ExtraWhy Do We Dream?Now, when you lay your heads down to sleep at night, you might do so with the lingering hope that you’ll have sweet, and pleasant dreams. But so often dreams are bizarre and non-sensical, but why do we do it?
What is it that causes us to hallucinate while unconscious?
Is it some sort of biological inheritance that serves no function or are we being trained by our minds to expect anomaly and change?
Erik Hoel is a neuroscientist, neuro-philosopher and author of the novel ‘The Revelations’. He joined Jonathan to discuss Dreams and how they are more than simply...2021-09-1618 min
New Books in NeuroscienceErik Hoel, "The Revelations" (Overlook Press, 2021)An edgy and ambitious debut by a powerful new voice in contemporary literary fiction Monday, Kierk wakes up. Once a rising star in neuroscience, Kierk Suren is now homeless, broken by his all-consuming quest to find a scientific theory of consciousness. But when he's offered a spot in a prestigious postdoctoral program, he decides to rejoin society and vows not to self-destruct again. Instead of focusing on his work, however, Kierk becomes obsessed with another project--investigating the sudden and suspicious death of a colleague. As his search for truth brings him closer to Carmen Green, another postdoc, their list o...2021-08-0341 min
ClerestoryThe Stability-Plasticity Dilemma/Sonnet CXXII
Mermillod et al.: The Stability-Plasticity Dilemma (2013)
Erik Hoel: The overfitted brain: Dreams evolved to assist generalization (2021)
Carhart-Harris et al.: The Entropic Brain (2014)
Von Neumann: The Computer and the Brain (1957)
Shakespeare: Sonnet CXXII
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ClerestoryThe Stability-Plasticity Dilemma/Sonnet 122 Mermillod et al.: The Stability-Plasticity Dilemma (2013) Erik Hoel: The overfitted brain: Dreams evolved to assist generalization (2021) Carhart-Harris et al.: The Entropic Brain (2014) Von Neumann: The Computer and the Brain (1957) Shakespeare: Sonnet 122--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/bkam/message Get full access to Clerestory at bryankam.substack.com/subscribe2021-06-2919 min
The Vance Crowe PodcastErik Hoel: Why we have lost our ability to dream; Author of "The Revelations"Erik Hoel is a neuroscientist and author of "The Revelations" a scientific murder mystery that Vance regards as the best new book he has read in more than a decade. Vance and Erik have a fascinating conversation about dreams, consciousness, the Digital Commonwealth and the value of breaking the "5th Wall" in books where the author lets you peer into the consciousness of the characters.Chapters —3:26 Start4:09 Enter the Supersensorium10:53 You don't have to like art18:41 Revelations22:40 Breaking the 5th Wall32:01 Creating Characters in Fi...2021-05-101h 08
Thoughts in Between: exploring how technology collides with politics, culture and societyErik Hoel: The search for a theory of consciousness in reality and fictionErik Hoel is a neuroscientist whose work we’ve discussed in Thoughts in Between before. But he’s also an excellent writer of fiction: his first novel, The Revelations, has just been published in the US and is available in the UK from 13 May 2021. It’s a brilliant novel of ideas centered on the search for a theory of consciousness. It’s one of the best things I’ve read this year and this discussion is a spoiler-free introduction to some of its big themes: the sociology of science, the nature of ambition and, of course, consciousness itself.
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MeaningofLife.tvScience, Fiction, and the Mind-Body Problem (John Horgan & Erik Hoel)Erik's new novel, The Revelations ... How Erik became a writer and a neuroscientist ... Erik defends integrated information theory ... The agnosticism of the novelist ... Should the mind-body problem have a single solutions? ...2021-04-1300 min
MeaningofLife.tv: Mind-Body ProblemsScience, Fiction, and the Mind-Body Problem (John Horgan & Erik Hoel)Erik's new novel, The Revelations ... How Erik became a writer and a neuroscientist ... Erik defends integrated information theory ... The agnosticism of the novelist ... Should the mind-body problem have a single solutions? ...2021-04-1300 minMeaningofLife.tvScience, Fiction, and the Mind-Body Problem (John Horgan & Erik Hoel)Erik's new novel, The Revelations ... How Erik became a writer and a neuroscientist ... Erik defends integrated information theory ... The agnosticism of the novelist ... Should the mind-body problem have a single solutions? ...2021-04-1300 minThe Vance Crowe PodcastJohn Jennings; Life lessons learned from managing the money of millionaires.John Jennings is a Renaissance man. As president and chief strategist of the Saint Louis Trust company his 50 person office manages the wealth of 60 families, whose wealth numbers in the hundreds of millions of dollars. Vance Crowe and John Jennings talk about the challenges the ultra wealthy face, books, art, dreams and a different way to build a reporting structure in a company.Chapters:3:43 Start5:28 You have to want liberty9:50 How does population density change culture?15:43 The elephant and the writer24:33 The artificial 'click' of Marijuana37:15 The Power of Art42:50...2021-04-121h 25Very Bad WizardsDream TheaterWe’ve always had nothing but praise for neuroscientists and their work, and today is no exception. We talk about a fantastically rich and ambitious essay by Erik Hoel that offers a theory of dreams and connects it to storytelling, the self, and the importance of maintaining a distinction between art and entertainment. So eat shit MCU - Martin Scorsese was right! [ed. note: this statement not endorsed by David]. Plus another first segment wasted on Twitter culture war nonsense. Does adapting an MLK quote trivialize the civil rights movement? And it’s Adam and Eve, not gender fluid Potato Hea...2021-03-091h 42
Musing Mind PodcastConsciousness & Fiction: Erik HoelMy guest in this episode is (once again!) Erik Hoel: PhD in neuroscience, research assistant professor at Tufts University studying consciousness, and author of the upcoming (phenomenal) novel, The Revelations.
We center the conversation around themes from his novel, which lead us into:
How fiction, as a form of “intrinsic media”, offers a unique approach for exploring consciousness that non-fiction and TV can’t
The theories and potentialities at the frontiers of consciousness research
The relationship between evolution, complexity, consciousness, and emergence
Some limits of the scientific study of consci...2021-03-022h 17
Dilemma PodcastEp 6: In Hindsight with Jay ShapiroJay Shapiro looks back at Episode 6 with Erik Hoel and speaks about a central question about the mind/body problem. What is fundamental? Plus a guest joins the hindsight and throws some good questions his way.
Jay's fun primer on consciousness is here! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cb7VcWaQLT0&2019-09-1730 minMusing Mind PodcastErik Hoel: The Supersensorium, Consciousness, and Extrinsic DriftErik Hoel studies consciousness & emergence as a research assistant professor at Tufts University. Since growing up in his family-owned bookstore, he’s also a magnificent writer.
We discuss consciousness, two of his essays - Fiction in the Age of Screens, and Enter the Supersensorium - why Freud was the best thing to ever happen to television, meditation, and why rediscovering a sense of snobbery might define the meta-modern move.
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