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Erik Hoel: Why we have lost our ability to dream; Author of "The Revelations"
Erik Hoel is a neuroscientist and author of "The Revelations" a scientific murder mystery that Vance regards as the best new book he has read in more than a decade. Vance and Erik have a fascinating conversation about dreams, consciousness, the Digital Commonwealth and the value of breaking the "5th Wall" in books where the author lets you peer into the consciousness of the characters.
Chapters —
3:26 Start
4:09 Enter the Supersensorium
10:53 You don't have to like art
18:41 Revelations
22:40 Breaking the 5th Wall
32:01 Creating Characters in Fiction
36:32 Mind-Body Problem
43:22 Illusions of…
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