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Are you talking about consciousness?

https://www.amazon.com/Consciousness-Brain-Deciphering-Codes...

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No. I've explained it the best way I can.

I've seen a few TED talks: notably, from those published on Netflix under "Head Games". There are some interesting topics there. Cults, consciousness (always amusing to hear people claim they've cracked this one), self-deception, the optimism bias, and so on.

It's not something you should watch a lot of. I'd consider it mostly "inspiration" and not actually a learning experience, as most of the speakers make grandiose claims (fluent in a language within a month, on the brink of understanding the entire brain, etc.).

TED should be watched and enjoyed if you like that sort of thing, and then heavily supplemented with more trusted academic material.

For consciousness, I found this book at my school's library last year, and enjoyed reading it: http://www.amazon.com/Consciousness-Brain-Deciphering-Codes-...

I don't remember if I saw the TED talk first, and then read that book, or vice-versa...

TED talks make me feel like I'm living in the future. Even if the speakers are overconfident to the point of foolishness, it's enjoyable to watch as long as you remind yourself that it is sometimes only conjecture and science-fiction. I think the author of this article is overreacting.