Anil Seth on a New Science of Consciousness
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May 27, 2026 · 1h 2m · Episode 247
About this episode
Anil Seth discusses a new scientific approach to consciousness, exploring its properties and implications.
In this conversation, Anil Seth discusses a new scientific approach to consciousness — moving beyond the traditional “hard problem” toward explaining the actual properties of conscious experience. Robert Lawrence Kuhn and Seth explore phenomenology, neural correlates of consciousness, predictive perception, conscious selfhood, and why measuring consciousness may be essential for understanding it. Anil Seth is Professor of Cognitive and Computational Neuroscience at the University of Sussex and Co-Director of the Sackler Centre for Consciousness Science. His research brings together neuroscience, psychology, philosophy, computer science, mathematics, and psychiatry to investigate the biological basis of consciousness.Seth's book, Being You: A New Science of Consciousness, is available for purchase in the UK and the US: https://amzn.to/3jI9ss7 Subscribe to Closer To Truth: https://www.youtube.com/@CloserToTruthTV Join the Community: Membership (5,000+ videos): https://closertotruth.com/register/ Audio Podcast: https://closertotruth.podbean.com Support the Show: https://closertotruth.com/donate/ Official Merchandise: https://www.bonfire.com/store/closertotruth/ Follow Us: Facebook…
People in this episode
Host: Robert Lawrence Kuhn
Guest: Anil Seth
Topics covered
- consciousness
- neuroscience
- phenomenology
- predictive perception
- selfhood
- science
Keywords
- consciousness
- neuroscience
- predictive perception
- selfhood
- phenomenology
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: University of Sussex, Sackler Centre for Consciousness Science
Books & works: Being You: A New Science of Consciousness
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