Is Everything Conscious? UNCUT

Neurosientist Christof Koch talks the science of the mind and wonders whether all matter might have consciousness. You can also read parts of the interview in the Atlantic!

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Could the Internet feel happy or depressed? That's a distinct possibility, according to Christof Koch. In this EXTENDED interview, he talks about computer consciousness, God, and just what it means that our brains have a hundred billion neurons and trillions of synapses. Koch wonders whether all matter might have consciousness. 

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