Being You: A New Science of Consciousness
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International Bestsellera Best Book Of 2021-Bloomberg Businessweek;A Best Science Book Of 2021-The Guardian;A Best Science Book Of 2021-Financial Times;A Best Philosophy Book Of 2021-Five Books; A Best Book Of 2021-The Economistanil SethS Quest To Understand The Biological Basis Of Conscious Experience Is One Of The Most Exciting Contributions To Twenty-First-Century Science.What Does It Mean To Be You-That Is, To Have A Specific, Conscious Experience Of The World Around You And Yourself Within It? There May Be No More Elusive Or Fascinating Question. Historically, Humanity Has Considered The Nature Of Consciousness To Be A Primarily Spiritual Or Philosophical Inquiry, But Scientific Research Is Now Mapping Out Compelling Biological Theories And Explanations For Consciousness And Selfhood.Now, Internationally Renowned Neuroscience Professor, Researcher, And Author Anil Seth Is Offers A Window Into Our Consciousness In Being You: A New Science Of Consciousness. Anil Seth Is Both A Leading Expert On The Neuroscience Of Consciousness And One Of Most Prominent Spokespeople For This Relatively New Field Of Science. His Radical Argument Is That We Do Not Perceive The World As It Objectively Is, But Rather That We Are Prediction Machines, Constantly Inventing Our World And Correcting Our Mistakes By The Microsecond, And That We Can Now Observe The Biological Mechanisms In The Brain That Accomplish This Process Of Consciousness.Seth Has Been Interviewed For Documentaries Aired On The Bbc, Netflix, And Amazon And Podcasts By Sam Harris, Russell Brand, And Chris Anderson, And His 2017 Ted Talk On The Topic Has Been Viewed Over 11 Million Times, A Testament To His Uncanny Ability To Make Unimaginably Complex Science Accessible And Entertaining.
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