Listen "Ep. 558 – Irreducible- Consciousness, Life, Computers And Human Nature With Federico Faggin-"
Episode Synopsis
Connecting the inner world and the outer world, physicist Federico Faggin reveals his work studying the physics of spirituality.
This episode of Mindrolling with Federico and Raghu includes these topics:
Federico's life growing up in Italy
Neuroscience and studying consciousness
How physical feelings come from electrical processes in the brain
Connecting spirituality and physics
Considering if a computer could be programmed for consciousness
Faggin's experience recognizing the inner love that comes out of us
How quantum physics proves the interconnection within the universe
Federico's perspective on freewill and determinism in our lives
Going beyond what science has done
The limited freedom we have while incarnated
Predicting our behavior and how our consciousness is watching all
Grace and the unpredictability of free will
The divine mystery and why it will never be resolved
About Federico Faggin:
Federico Faggin is an Italian-American physicist, engineer, inventor and entrepreneur. He is best known for designing the first commercial microprocessor, the Intel 4004. He led the 4004 project and the design group during the first five years of Intel's microprocessor effort. Federico Faggin is one of the greatest luminaries of high technology alive today; his work underlies the modern world's entire information technology. His new book, Irreducible: Consciousness, Life, Computers and Human Nature, was just published in May of 2024.
“I eventually ended up deciding that I was going to spend the rest of my life studying consciousness and trying to connect spirituality and physics. In other worlds, connect the other inner world of experience and meaning with the outer world of symbols and matter in space and time.” – Federico Faggin
This episode of Mindrolling with Federico and Raghu includes these topics:
Federico's life growing up in Italy
Neuroscience and studying consciousness
How physical feelings come from electrical processes in the brain
Connecting spirituality and physics
Considering if a computer could be programmed for consciousness
Faggin's experience recognizing the inner love that comes out of us
How quantum physics proves the interconnection within the universe
Federico's perspective on freewill and determinism in our lives
Going beyond what science has done
The limited freedom we have while incarnated
Predicting our behavior and how our consciousness is watching all
Grace and the unpredictability of free will
The divine mystery and why it will never be resolved
About Federico Faggin:
Federico Faggin is an Italian-American physicist, engineer, inventor and entrepreneur. He is best known for designing the first commercial microprocessor, the Intel 4004. He led the 4004 project and the design group during the first five years of Intel's microprocessor effort. Federico Faggin is one of the greatest luminaries of high technology alive today; his work underlies the modern world's entire information technology. His new book, Irreducible: Consciousness, Life, Computers and Human Nature, was just published in May of 2024.
“I eventually ended up deciding that I was going to spend the rest of my life studying consciousness and trying to connect spirituality and physics. In other worlds, connect the other inner world of experience and meaning with the outer world of symbols and matter in space and time.” – Federico Faggin
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