The Audio Long Read

From the archives: Why can’t the world’s greatest minds solve the mystery of consciousness?

The Audio Long Read

We are raiding the Audio Long Reads archives and bringing you some classic pieces from years past, with new introductions from the authors.This week, from 2015: philosophers and scientists have been at war for decades over the question of what makes human beings more than complex robots. By Oliver Burkeman. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/longreadpod

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