Rational Mysticism with John Horgan
In this week’s episode of Hacking The Self, we talk to science writer John Horgan about his book, Rational Mysticism.
Guest Bio:
John Horgan is a veteran science journalist and Director of the Center for Science Writings at Stevens Institute of Technology, Hoboken, New Jersey. He writes the “Cross-check” blog for Scientific American (https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/cross-check/). His books include The End of Science, The Undiscovered Mind, Rational Mysticism and The End of War. He is now completing a book on the mind-body problem.
Horgan’s work has been covered by print, radio, and television media, including The New York Times, PBS, BBC, MSNBC and National Public Radio. His awards include the Science Journalism Award of the American Association for the Advancement of Science and the National Association of Science Writers Science-in-Society Award.
Episode Details:
What science and reason can help us to understand about the nature of consciousness
The limits of scientific knowledge
The idea of enlightenment
The value and drawbacks of using psychedelics to understand the mind
and more…
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