Courses
Deepen your understanding of consciousness studies through full-length courses — coming to the platform soon.
Foundations of Consciousness Studies
A comprehensive introduction to the interdisciplinary field
A structured survey of the central questions, methods, and traditions in consciousness studies. Covers the hard problem, qualia, neural correlates, the history of Western and Eastern thought on mind, and the major theories — from Global Workspace to …
Science, Spirituality, and the Nature of Mind
Where cognitive science meets contemplative wisdom
Explores the convergence of modern science with ancient contemplative traditions. Topics include panpsychism and Advaita Vedanta, meditation and neuroplasticity, the neuroscience of mystical experience, and what Tibetan Buddhism, Sufism, and Kashmir …
Meditation and the Brain
The neuroscience of contemplative practice
A deep dive into what happens in the brain during meditation — default mode network deactivation, gamma synchrony, neuroplasticity, and long-term structural changes. Draws on EEG, fMRI, and MEG studies of expert meditators, and explores clinical …
The Hard Problem: Consciousness Explained?
Why does anything feel like anything at all?
A deep dive into the central question of consciousness studies. Examines David Chalmers' formulation, the explanatory gap, the zombie argument, and why physicalist accounts seem to leave something out. Surveys the major responses — illusionism, …
Consciousness, AI, and the Future of Mind
Can machines be conscious? And what does that mean for us?
Explores the intersection of artificial intelligence and consciousness studies. Topics include the Chinese Room argument, the orthogonality thesis, phenomenal vs. functional consciousness in LLMs, the alignment problem, ethics of synthetic …
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