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Conscious A Brief Guide to the Fundamental Mystery of the Mind

Annaka Harris

NEW YORK TIMES What is consciousness? How does it arise? And why does it exist? We take our experience of being in the world for granted. But the very existence of consciousness raises profound questions: Why would any collection of matter in the universe be conscious? How are we able to think abou...

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Modern Wisdom

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Modern Wisdom

She referred to her own book, Conscious, as the source for the two key questions she explores about consciousness.

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in my book conscious, and also in this documentary series, I go through these two questions.

— Episode: #927 - Annaka Harris - Unpacking The Mys...

Episode: #927 - Annaka Harris - Unpacking The Mystery Of Co...

She referred to her own book, Conscious, as the source for the two key questions she explores about consciousness.

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in my book conscious, and also in this documentary series, I go through these two questions.

10% Happier with Dan Harris

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10% Happier with Dan Harris

This new book was described as a slim, crisp, and compelling volume exploring the mystery of consciousness. The host suggested that reading just the first three pages would reveal the author's uncanny ability to succinctly produce awe and wonder.

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She's also the author of a children's book called I Wonder, which my wife and I read to our son.

— Episode: The Fundamental Mystery of the Mind, Ann...

Episode: The Fundamental Mystery of the Mind, Annaka Harris

This new book was described as a slim, crisp, and compelling volume exploring the mystery of consciousness. The host suggested that reading just the first three pages would reveal the author's uncanny ability to succinctly produce awe and wonder.

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She's also the author of a children's book called I Wonder, which my wife and I read to our son.

It's a slim, crisp, compelling volume called conscious, a brief guide to the fundamental mystery of the mind.

I think people do use the word in many ways and it's confusing and I actually like the word experience. I think it's a little bit cleaner.

My main goal kind of shifted from just wanting to share this mystery with everyone to really hoping that I could help make the topic less taboo because if we are ever going to make any progress on the hard problem it will it has to be that scientists can can think about it and discuss it publicly

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