Despite decades of research from the smartest brains on the planet, we still don’t understand the nature of consciousness. Neuroscientist Patrick House guides us through the brightest ideas.

Are our brains like pinball machines, or do they function like small towns? Is AI the closest metaphor we have for consciousness? Can imagining the mind of a cat with thousands of toes help us crack it?

Join Stanford neuroscientist Patrick House for an introduction to the best of our current paradigms for making sense of consciousness. In this livestream conversation with Robin Ince, he will weave brain science, technology, gaming, analogy, and philosophy into a tapestry that illuminates how the brain works and what scientists currently believe enable consciousness to reveal the strangeness of the relationship between our inner selves and our environment.

Praise for Patrick House’s Nineteen Ways of Looking at Consciousness :

‘In addition to being an intellectual pleasure, this is an aesthetic one as well – House writes like a dream, with great drollness and elegance of phrase. This book is a gem.’  – Robert Sapolsky

‘A highly unusual but brilliant book … with a distinct voice that is fiercely unique.’ – Christof Koch, President and Chief Scientist, Allen Institute for Brain Science

Tickets to this livestream event are free for members of How To +.