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How Did Matter Become Conscious & Alive? Living Mirrors Theory & The Dawn of Mind
Dr Tevin Naidu in conversation with James Cooke
About this episode
Dr James Cooke, PhD trained is a neuroscientist, speaker, and writer. He holds three degrees from Oxford University (a PhD and Masters in Neuroscience & a BA in Experimental Psychology). He has conducted scientific research for over a decade at institutions such as Oxford University, University of California, Berkeley, University College London, Trinity College Dublin, and Riken Brain Sciences Institute in Tokyo. James is the author of The Dawn of Mind: How Matter Became Conscious and Alive (2024), which synthesizes science and spiritual insight to offer a radical solution to the Hard Problem of Consciousness. He is the founder of the "Inner Space Institute" which aims to help more people access spiritual growth, without any of the unscientific beliefs that are common in spiritual circles.
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