Dr. Anna Ciaunica leads the Co-Embodied Self Lab (CELab) in Lisbon where she combines theoretical work with experimental approaches to explore the relationship between (a)typical forms of self-consciousness, embodiment, and social interactions in human and artificial agents. 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 00:00:00 Go! 00:00:18 Who is Anna Ciaunica? 00:08:17 Proximal experiences 00:12:33 Consciousness is not a 'thing' 00:19:22 Touch & metacognition 00:27:20 Hazards of extending consciousness to other organisms 00:34:23 Fixing reification with futuristic articles 00:40:58 Rocking babies and stadiums 00:47:42 Language and thought across cultures 00:59:00 Conclusions v measurements 01:07:11 Instrumentalizing depersonalization research 01:15:52 Pathology of dissociation 01:27:49 Cause for optimism in technofuturism 01:35:00 Male v. female brains investigate Tell us what you think in the comments or on our Discord: https://discord.gg/MJzKT8CQub #Consciousness, #BodyandMind, #SelfAwareness, #Mindfulness, #HumanConsciousness, #InnerExperience, #SelfDiscovery, #BodyAwareness, #ConsciousnessExploration, #Mind-BodyConnection, #PhilosophyofMind, #AwarenessWithin, #ConsciousExperience, #EmbodiedConsciousness, #Meditation, #SomaticAwareness, #MindfulLiving, #SelfReflection, #EmbodiedMind, #PsychologyofConsciousness. 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