Get your DEMYSTICON 2024 tickets here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/demysticon-2024-tickets-727054969987 Sign up for a yearly Patreon membership for discounted tickets: https://bit.ly/3lcAasB Dr. Subhash Kak is the Regents Professor of Computer Science at Oklahoma State University Stillwater, an honorary visiting professor or engineering at Jawaharlal Nehru University, and a member of the Indian Prime Minister’s Sincere, Technology and Innovation Advisory Council. He has published widely on the history of science, ancient astronomy, the history of mathematics, and archaeoastronomy. We talk with him about the nature of consciousness in the universe, why computers (in their current form) will never be fully conscious, missing pieces of evolutionary theory, trans humanist futures, and the way that life emerges from the constants of the universe but at the end, is just about learning to die. Check out Dr. Kak's writings through our affiliate link and support the podcast while you get learned: https://amzn.to/46RayHM 00:00:00 Go! 00:00:17 Who is Dr. Subhash Kak 00:13:18 Fundamental constants of the universe 00:28:43 A definition for Consciousness 00:40:09 Stigmergy: Emergence without coordination 00:52:56 Missing pieces of evolutionary theory 01:01:22 Spirit in science 01:06:08 Will Computers be Conscious? 01:13:17 Transhumanist future 01:25:05 Differences between computers and humans 01:38:15 Netflix, Videogames, and the experience of Death 01:47:31 Becoming a poet 01:55:17 A failure of vision 01:59:21 "Divine" force of Evolution 02:04:15 Closing thoughts Tell us what you think in the comments or on our Discord: https://discord.gg/MJzKT8CQub #consciousness #computer #computervision #artificialintelligence #transhumanism #computerscience #evolution #poetry #humanity #whatisahuman #podcast #demystifysci #longformconversations #longformpodcast #longformscience #subhashkak #universityofoklahoma #stillwater Check our short-films channel, @DemystifySci: https://www.youtube.com/c/DemystifyingScience AND our material science investigations of atomics, @MaterialAtomics https://www.youtube.com/@MaterialAtomics Join our mailing list https://bit.ly/3v3kz2S PODCAST INFO: Anastasia completed her PhD studying bioelectricity at Columbia University. When not talking to brilliant people or making movies, she spends her time painting, reading, and guiding backcountry excursions. Shilo also did his PhD at Columbia studying the elastic properties of molecular water. When he's not in the film studio, he's exploring sound in music. They are both freelance professors at various universities. - Blog: http://DemystifySci.com/blog - RSS: https://anchor.fm/s/2be66934/podcast/rss - Donate: https://bit.ly/3wkPqaD - Swag: https://bit.ly/2PXdC2y SOCIAL: - Discord: https://discord.gg/MJzKT8CQub - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/DemystifySci - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/DemystifySci/ - Twitter: https://twitter.com/DemystifySci MUSIC: -Shilo Delay: https://g.co/kgs/oty671