Episodes

  • The Impact of Descartes on the Philosophy of Mind

    The Impact of Descartes on the Philosophy of Mind
    Sep 26 2024
    On this episode out of the vault, neuroscientist Dr. Michael Egnor welcomes Dr. Joshua Farris for a discussion about his recent published paper “Descartes’ New Clothes: Cartesian Thought in Philosophy, Neuroscience and Theism.” Descartes is famous for his dictum “I think, therefore I am.” Farris and Egnor discuss this statement and its implications for the mind-body debate. They also talk Read More › Source
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  • Dr. Robert J. Marks Reads From Minding the Brain

    Dr. Robert J. Marks Reads From Minding the Brain
    Sep 19 2024
    Is your mind the same thing as your brain? Or are there aspects of mind that are external to the biology of the brain? This is the mind-body problem, and it has captivated curious minds since the dawn of human contemplation. Today many insist that the mind is completely reducible to the brain. But is that claim justified? On this Read More › Source
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  • AI’s Boundaries and Human Creativity: A Conversation with Dr. Robert J. Marks

    AI’s Boundaries and Human Creativity: A Conversation with Dr. Robert J. Marks
    Sep 12 2024
    In this recent radio interview, prefaced by a brief introduction from Discovery Institute representative Dr. Tom Winkler, host Mark Davis speaks with Dr. Robert Marks, a professor of electrical and computer engineering at Baylor University and director of the Discovery Institute’s Walter Bradley Center for Natural and Artificial Intelligence. Marks discusses his book Non-Computable You: What You Do That Artificial Intelligence Read More › Source
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  • The Rational Soul: Rethinking Materialism with Neurosurgeon Dr. Michael Egnor

    The Rational Soul: Rethinking Materialism with Neurosurgeon Dr. Michael Egnor
    Sep 5 2024
    In this episode, Pat Flynn and Dr. Michael Egnor conclude their discussion of Dr. Egnor’s contribution to the recent volume Minding the Brain. Flynn and Dr. Egnor discuss Thomistic dualism and its relation to neuroscience and the soul. Thomistic dualism is the belief that the soul is a separate entity from the body and that the rational aspects of the soul, Read More › Source
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    25 mins
  • Richard Stevens on All Things AI and Law

    Richard Stevens on All Things AI and Law
    Aug 29 2024
    In this episode, lawyer and Mind Matters News contributor Richard W. Stevens is on the show to discuss the legal issues and challenges around copyright, fair use, and the use of copyrighted material by AI systems. They discuss the implications of a recent Supreme Court case, Warhol vs. Goldsmith, that tackles the legal concepts of “derivative work” and “transformative work.” Read More › Source
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    1 hr and 50 mins
  • Dr. Michael Egnor: Neuroscience, the Soul, and the Limits of Materialism

    Dr. Michael Egnor: Neuroscience, the Soul, and the Limits of Materialism
    Aug 22 2024
    In this episode, Pat Flynn and Dr. Michael Egnor continue their discussion of Dr. Egnor’s contribution to the recent volume Minding the Brain. Flynn and Egnor discuss various criticisms of materialism in neuroscience. They touch on topics such as near-death experiences, the limitations of the computational theory of mind, and the nature of artificial intelligence. Dr. Egnor also addresses common questions Read More › Source
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    34 mins
  • The Science of Mind: Debunking Materialism, with Dr. Michael Egnor

    The Science of Mind: Debunking Materialism, with Dr. Michael Egnor
    Aug 15 2024
    On this episode, host Pat Flynn begins a wide-ranging conversation with Dr. Michael Egnor about topics such as mind, brain, dualism, the nature of the human person, neuroscience, and the soul. Dr. Egnor argues for dualism, stating that there are aspects of the mind that are not generated by the brain. They also discuss research on split-brain patients and its Read More › Source
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    41 mins
  • How to Rise Above Addictive Technologies to Find Real Freedom

    How to Rise Above Addictive Technologies to Find Real Freedom
    Aug 8 2024
    On this episode, software engineer and author Doug Smith concludes his conversation with host Robert Marks about the false promises of technologies like VR (virtual reality) and AI. Smith and Marks discuss the Apple Vision Pro VR headset and the promotion of spirituality in its marketing. They explore the idea of AI spirituality and the belief in the singularity. The Read More › Source
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    29 mins