Mind Matters
On the Mind Matters podcast, Discovery Institute’s Walter Bradley Center for Natural and Artificial Intelligence considers the implications and misconceptions, the opportunities and limitations, and the applications and challenges presented by intelligent agents and their algorithms. Episode notes and archives available at mindmatters.ai/podcast.
- Update frequency
- every 7 days
- Average duration
- 41 minutes
- Episodes
- 212
- Years Active
- 2021 - 2025
Military Preparedness and the Path to Peace: An Interview with Veteran Bobby Hollingsworth
Major General Bobby Hollingsworth had a distinguished 38-year career as a U.S. Marine fighter pilot and in leadership roles including commanding the Marine Corps Reserve Support Command and serving a…
Thu 12 Dec 2024
Flashes of Genius: An Interview with Touch Screen Inventor Hal Philipp
On this episode of Mind Matters News out of the archive, we share a memorable conversation with Hal Philipp, an inventor and entrepreneur who pioneered the capacitive touch screen technology that is …
Thu 05 Dec 2024
A Case for the Soul: An Interview with Joshua Farris
Is the mind the same thing as the brain? Recently, we’ve been tackling this question known as the mind-brain problem with several of the contributing authors to our recent book Minding the Brain. In …
Thu 28 Nov 2024
The Significance of Mirror Neurons: More With Dr. Mihretu Guta
On this episode, host Dr. Robert J. Marks continues his chat with Dr. Mihretu Guta about exploring the philosophical challenges surrounding the neuroscientific research on mirror neurons. What the he…
Thu 21 Nov 2024
Mirror Neurons, Consciousness, and the Bearer Question
For the last several months, we’ve been interviewing authors featured in the recent Bradley Center volume Minding the Brain: Models of the Mind, Information, and Empirical Science. The book delves in…
Thu 14 Nov 2024
Consciousness, Materialism, and the Limits of Reductionism
On this episode, host Pat Flynn concludes a three-part conversation with Dr. Selmer Bringsjord about all things related to AI, consciousness, and rationality. In Part 3, Flynn and Bringsjord summariz…
Thu 07 Nov 2024
How Human Trafficking Flourishes in the Age of Social Media and How We Can Push Back
It’s tempting to think that human trafficking is a problem in a far-away land. Unfortunately, it’s much closer. Like in our back yard closer. On this episode, host Robert J. Marks speaks with Charlie…
Thu 31 Oct 2024
Consciousness Conundrum: Integrated Information Theory vs. Cognitive Consciousness
On this episode, host Pat Flynn continues a three-part conversation with Dr. Selmer Bringsjord about all things related to AI, consciousness, and rationality. In Part 2, the discussion turns to Integ…
Thu 24 Oct 2024
Exploring the Capabilities and Limitations of AI with Dr. Selmer Bringsjord
On this episode, host Pat Flynn begins a three-part conversation with Dr. Selmer Bringsjord about all things related to AI, consciousness, and rationality. Dr. Bringsjord has been studying and debati…
Thu 17 Oct 2024
The Unique Relationship Between Consciousness and Its Bearer
What kind of being must exist for consciousness to exist? On this episode, hosts Robert J. Marks and Angus Menuge conclude their discussion with Dr. Mihretu Guta about his contribution to the recent …
Thu 10 Oct 2024
In What Sense is Consciousness a Property?
On this episode, hosts Robert J. Marks and Angus Menuge welcome Dr. Mihretu Guta to discuss his contribution to the recent volume Minding the Brain. Dr. Guta discusses the nature of consciousness and…
Thu 03 Oct 2024
The Impact of Descartes on the Philosophy of Mind
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 Philosoph…
Thu 26 Sep 2024
Dr. Robert J. Marks Reads From Minding the Brain
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 daw…
Thu 19 Sep 2024
AI’s Boundaries and Human Creativity: A Conversation with Dr. Robert J. Marks
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 c…
Thu 12 Sep 2024
The Rational Soul: Rethinking Materialism with Neurosurgeon Dr. Michael Egnor
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 re…
00:25:29 |
Thu 05 Sep 2024
Richard Stevens on All Things AI and Law
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 …
01:50:06 |
Thu 29 Aug 2024
Dr. Michael Egnor: Neuroscience, the Soul, and the Limits of Materialism
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 materialis…
00:33:39 |
Thu 22 Aug 2024
The Science of Mind: Debunking Materialism, with Dr. Michael Egnor
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. Eg…
00:41:21 |
Thu 15 Aug 2024
How to Rise Above Addictive Technologies to Find Real Freedom
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 d…
00:29:01 |
Thu 08 Aug 2024
Doug Smith on The Pitfalls of Virtual Reality (VR)
On this episode, software engineer and author Doug Smith discusses the growing problem of virtual reality (VR) pornography and its negative effects. He also talks about Apple’s new VR headset, Vision…
00:36:32 |
Thu 01 Aug 2024
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