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Jonathan Schooler, “Mind-Wandering and Meta-Awareness” (Open Agenda, 2021)

New Books in Science
New Books in Science
Episode • Nov 1, 2021 • 1h 42m

Mind-Wandering & Meta-Awareness is based on an in-depth filmed conversation between Howard Burton and Jonathan Schooler, Professor of Psychological and Brain Sciences at the University of California, Santa Barbara. This wide-ranging conversation examines how mind-wandering can serve as a window into the psychological world of meta-awareness. further topics include the nature of consciousness, mindfulness, creativity, free will, verbal overshadowing and more.

Howard Burton is the founder of the Ideas RoadshowIdeas on Film and host of the Ideas Roadshow Podcast. He can be reached at howard@ideasroadshow.com.

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