Consciousness & Reality Colloquium
Caltech, Stanford, MIT, UC Berkely, University of Arizona and IMICS are currently participating in the Consciousness & Reality (C&R) colloquium series. C&R is motivated by the following goals: a) to have eminent speakers present an overview of and exciting developments in their field, b) bring together all academics interested in these topics, and c) to inspire interdisciplinary research (science and philosophy-based) on topics such as consciousness, mind, intelligence, cognition, and the nature of reality. These colloquia are accessible to an interdisciplinary audience.
Organizers and Hosts
Kunal Mooley, Professor of Astronomy & Astrophysics (IMICS, IIT Kanpur, Caltech, IIT Mandi)
Sachin Mittal, Clinical Professor of Anesthesiology (Stanford University)
Christof Koch, Chief Scientist and Meritorious Investigator (Allen Institute)
Doris Tsao, Professor of Neuroscience & Molecular Biology (UC Berkeley)
Stuart Hameroff, Emeritus Professor of Anesthesiology (University of Arizona)
Janis Hesse, Postdoctoral Researcher in Neuroscience (UC Berkeley)
Saransh Sharma, Postdoctoral Researcher (MIT)
2024-25 Series (ongoing)
What Is A Feeling? A Bioenergetic Perspective
Nick Lane
Colloquium held on 11/13/2024
2023-24 Series
Quantum Cosmology & The Role of Qualia
Lee Smolin
Colloquium held on 11/22/2023
Consciousness & Its Physical Headset
Donald Hoffman
Colloquium held on 2/15/2024
Bioelectricity: The Body's Cognitive Glue
Michael Levin
Colloquium held on 4/18/2024
The Structure of Experience
Fiona Macpherson
Colloquium held on 5/8/2024
The Neurology of Consciousness: From Recovery after Coma to Meditation
Steven Laureys
Colloquium held on 6/12/2024
2022-23 Series
Consciousness and its Physical Substrate
Christof Koch
Colloquium held on 11/2/2022
Quantum Field Theory and the Limits of Knowledge
Sean Carroll
Colloquium held on 12/7/2022
Studying Consciousness & Free Will: A Neurophilosophical Approach
Liad Mudrik
Colloquium held on 2/28/2023
From Beast Machines to Dreamachines
Anil Seth
Colloquium held on 3/29/2023
Does Consciousness Continue After We Die?
Jim Tucker
Colloquium held on 4/26/2023
There Is A World Out There, But It Is Mental
Bernardo Kastrup
Colloquium held on 5/31/2023
2018
Anesthetic action links consciousness to quantum vibrations
Stuart Hameroff
Colloquium held on 6/11/2018