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I wonder what it means for a theory to 'explain' a subjective experience. How could a theory that 'explains' consciousness possibly look like? Can anyone provide an example?

This a symbolic incident underlining a well-known fact. The richest x% of humanity is responsible for far more carbon emissions than the poorest x%.

Ma review of this interesting conversation here: marcomasi.substack.com/p/consciousnes…

One of the best pieces on the nature of reality as suggested by quantum physics. For more technical and philosophical details, see also my essay here: marcomasi.substack.com/p/quantum-mech… nautil.us/when-reality-c…

“Solar is terrible for farming”

5:50 Randomness generates a purposive response? Only if quantum. 7:12 Humans have intentional purpose that depends on conscious intentionality, not purely chemical processes? Then you *must* be a dualist. There is no escape. youtu.be/YJuFcLz1K1E

Something that people are rarely aware of, especially its inevitable long-term implications, tends to unleash strong emotional reactions.

Chair of Climate Overshoot Commission and former DG of the WTO states that next year's #UNEA7 & #COP30 summits "offer the right opportunities for decision-making on the complex risks & benefits of SRM." #geoengineering ft.com/content/cd88bf…

You can tell someone is definitely, totally trustworthy when they overuse the word "Truth" in their branding ("Pravda" in Russian) and claim to have a monopoly on truth ("everyone else is lying, only listen to me, I am the truth")

No technology has ever caused mass unemployment, and AI won't be an exception.

In Europe, influencers pushing Russian propaganda on social media are all over the place. It’s blatantly obvious that they are on the Kremlin's payroll. Yet, authorities are doing nothing. It is tacitly accepted as the new normal. When will we wake up? edition.cnn.com/2024/09/04/pol…

The hottest summer on record. Remember: Even if we stop emitting greenhouse gases, it will stop getting worse, but we will not return back to normal. nature.com/articles/s4161…

Incredible graph via Auren Hoffman. And now think about what chatbots will do to teenagers and the fabric of society.

Can algae be surprised? Apparently, yes; and they don't like it. New preprint is up, from Franz Kuchling's PhD work, with a great team of students: Isha Singh, Mridushi Daga, Susan Zec, and Alexandra Kunen: osf.io/preprints/osf/… "Uncertainty Minimization and Pattern

"Classical Indian Vitalism Found in the Abhidhamma as an Approach to the Hard Problem of Consciousness: Problems and Perspectives" Biology will not truly understand life without resurrecting vitalism as a viable hypothesis. journals.lww.com/joacs/fulltext…

"Life, sense-making, and subjectivity. Why the enactive conception of life and mind requires phenomenology" - "Enactivism must be further phenomenologised" That's right. But acknowledging the mystery will not dispel it. link.springer.com/article/10.100…

Enactivists "stipulate terminological definitions that exclude opposing views ahead of time." And orient "themselves against enemies based more in fiction than fact." Bingo... That's how I always perceived enactivism. link.springer.com/article/10.100…

Yet another contribution to the reduction of greenhouse gases.