In this talk at Mindfest 2024, George Musser explores whether free will can exist in a universe governed by laws, suggesting that our limited understanding of quantum mechanics might offer the illusion of free will.

George's Book (Putting Ourselves Back in the Equation): https://amzn.to/3QuRDfZ
George's Book (The Complete Idiot's Guide to String Theory): https://amzn.to/44sVGit

This presentation was recorded at MindFest, held at Florida Atlantic University, CENTER FOR THE FUTURE MIND, spearheaded by Susan Schneider. Center for the Future Mind (Mindfest @ FAU): https://www.fau.edu/future-mind/

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Timestamps:
00:00 - Intro
01:58 - Curt Introduces George Musser
03:53 - Twin Hard Problems
14:01 - Penrose & Hameroff / Microtubules
18:31 - Free Will
24:42 - Determinism vs. Indeterminism
27:13 - Stuart Hameroff
31:08 - Defining Our Terms
33:30 - Testing Theories
37:22 - Subconscious
39:28 - Collapse of the Wave Function
44:24 - Selection Process
47:40 - Intuition
50:22 - Outro

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Links Mentioned:
- Center for the Future Mind (Mindfest @ FAU): https://www.fau.edu/future-mind/
- Other Ai and Consciousness (Mindfest) TOE Podcasts:    • Mindfest (Ai & Consciousness Conference)  
- Mathematics of String Theory (Video):    • The String Theory Iceberg EXPLAINED  
- David Chalmers:    • The Quantum Simulation Hypothesis | D...  
- Scott Aaronson:    • OpenAI's Scott Aaronson on The Simula...  
- National Intelligence University: https://www.ni-u.edu
- Scott's Paper: https://www.scottaaronson.com/democri...
- George's Book (Putting Ourselves Back in the Equation): https://amzn.to/3QuRDfZ