The Science of the Self | Anil Ananthaswamy | Talks at Google

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Published on August 12, 2015 5:39:07 PM ● Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ze2aFVqiQtc

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Award-winning science journalist Anil Ananthaswamy visits Google to talk about his latest book, "The Man Who Wasn't There: Investigations into the Strange New Science of the Self." The book describes how scientists and philosophers are trying to discern what constitutes the self – Is the self purely anecdotal or circumstantial, or is it grounded in something biological or neurological? How is it created? Can it be destroyed?