Book · 2019 · Psychology
Conscious
A Brief Guide to the Fundamental Mystery of the Mind
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In your book Conscious, you describe evidence that free will is an illusion and that consciousness is used to construct this illusion, convincing ourselves that we are, in fact, deciding our actions.
Lex Fridman · Lex Fridman Podcast · Oct 2022 Listen at 1:02 Questions about Conscious by Annaka Harris
Who recommends Conscious by Annaka Harris on podcasts?
Rich Roll (1 episode) has recommended Conscious by Annaka Harris on podcasts. In all, 4 people brought it up across 3 podcasts (1 person recommended it).
Which podcasts mention Conscious the most?
The Rich Roll Podcast (2 episodes), Lex Fridman Podcast (1 episode) and The Joe Rogan Experience (1 episode).
Is Conscious recommended, or only discussed?
Conscious by Annaka Harris was recommended in 1 episode and discussed without a recommendation in 3 episodes, as of 2025-03-10.
What do people say about Conscious?
Lex Fridman on Lex Fridman Podcast (2022-10-05): "In your book Conscious, you describe evidence that free will is an illusion and that consciousness is used to construct this illusion, convincing ourselves that we are, in fact, deciding our actions."
When was Conscious last mentioned on a podcast?
Conscious by Annaka Harris was last discussed on The Rich Roll Podcast by Rich Roll on 2025-03-10.
What they say about it
- Discusses the book and topic“the topic of Consciousness”2
- Praises the book“I love the book”2
The best things said about it
Yes and those you know actually Annika Harris Sam Harris's wife wrote a cool book which I also haven't read but I know about it um uh it's uh it's called conscious and it's all about pants psychism which is cool coming from her because she obviously is like rigorous.
The following is a conversation with Annaka Harris, author of Conscious: A Brief Guide to the Fundamental Mystery of the Mind, who writes and thinks a lot about the nature of consciousness and reality, especially from the perspectives of physics and neuroscience.
Lex Fridman Lex Fridman Podcast · Oct 2022 I love the book it's great the subtitle is a brief guide to the fundamental mystery of the mind it is brief it's a small book.
Rich Roll The Rich Roll Podcast · Aug 2019 Where and when it comes up
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4 people who brought it up
Why people recommend it
Conscious by Annaka Harris is a concise, accessible guide exploring the fundamental mystery of the mind and the nature of consciousness from the perspectives of neuroscience and physics. The book was featured and discussed across several prominent podcasts. On The Rich Roll Podcast, Rich Roll congratulated the author on making the New York Times bestseller list and praised the small book as a brilliant overview of the subject. Annaka Harris appeared on the show to discuss her research, noting that she had initially shared early drafts with scientists she expected to be heavily critical. Lex Fridman also hosted Harris on the Lex Fridman Podcast, where they examined complex concepts from the book, such as the illusion of free will and how consciousness actively constructs human decision-making. Furthermore, Bill Ottman mentioned the book on The Joe Rogan Experience, highlighting its rigorous engagement with panpsychism and the profound philosophical implications surrounding the nature of reality.
Every mention
Rich Roll I love the book it's great the subtitle is a brief guide to the fundamental mystery of the mind it is brief… 2
“but in that conversation we talked about your book uh conscious and the topic of Consciousness at large which is a conversation we're going to continue today”
“and I love the book congratulations on it making the New York Times bestseller list is very cool”
“I love the book it's great the subtitle is a brief guide to the fundamental mystery of the mind it is brief it's a a small book”
Annaka Harris I was surprised with my book also I actually when I wrote my book before it was published I gave it to a lo… 1
“I was surprised with my book also I actually when I wrote my book before it was published I gave it to a lot of scientist the scientists I thought would be the most um critical of it”
Bill Ottman yes and those you know actually Annika Harris Sam Harris's wife wrote a cool book which I also haven't read… 1
“yes and those you know actually Annika Harris Sam Harris's wife wrote a cool book which I also haven't read but I know about it um uh it's uh it's called conscious and it's all about pants psychism which is cool coming from her because she obviously is like rigorous”
Lex Fridman In your book "Conscious," you describe evidence that free will is an illusion and that consciousness is use… 1
“The following is a conversation with Annaka Harris, author of "Conscious: A Brief Guide to the Fundamental Mystery of the Mind," who writes and thinks a lot about the nature of consciousness and reality, especially from the perspectives of physics and neuroscience.”
“In your book "Conscious," you describe evidence that free will is an illusion and that consciousness is used to construct this illusion, convincing ourselves that we are, in fact, deciding our actions. Can you explain this? I think this is in chapter three.”
Other mentions (7: passing, ad reads, own books)
“Um and so in in my book conscious and also in this documentary series I go through these two questions.”
“and so in in my book conscious and also in this documentary series I go through these two questions.”
“the following is a conversation with Annika Harris author of conscious a brief Guide to the fundamental mystery of the mind and is someone who writes and thinks a lot about the nature of Consciousness and of reality especially from the perspectives of physics and Neuroscience”
“It's actually how I started writing my book — I began writing for myself because I needed to spend some time writing down all my thoughts to get clear about how I think about them. So, you write down a sentence, and you think, and then in the silence of paragraphs, you just see if that makes sense, and then”
“in my book I talk about if someone wakes up with amnesia if they have brain injury and suddenly have amnesia and can't remember anything about their lives can't remember their name”
“ya so it's just a little bit I mean I give in the example in my book I talk about tennis and The Binding of the sights and sounds and felt experience of hitting a tennis ball which in the world are happening at different times”
“I've actually had people tell me they had to stop reading my book halfway through because the parts on Free Will were so upsetting to them and this is something I think about a lot”