Ubiquitous Minds
Panpsychism, the ancient doctrine that consciousness is universal, offers some lessons in how to think about subjective experience today. PDF
Author Archives: christofkoch
Climbing Lone Pine Peak
North Ridge of Lone Pine Peak trip report July 5 2005 by Grant Horner (Note to climber friends) This is …
Climbing Half Dome
In August of 2004, I climbed my first real “Big Wall”, Half Dome in Yosemite Valley. Of course, I had it …
The Conscious Infant
A new study finds a possible brain signature of consciousness in infants as young as five months. [PDF]
The Brain of Buddha
An encounter with His Holiness the Dalai Lama and the scientific study of meditation. [PDF]
A Consciousness Meter
An electromagnetic gadget to measure the level of consciousness. [PDF]
Love’s Executioner and Other Tales of Psychotherapy
by Irvin Yalom (1989). Ten somewhat fictionalized accounts of patients that the Stanford psychiatrist has dealt with. Superbly crafted, each …
Panpsychism in the West
by David Skrbina (2005). I grew up in a devout and practicing Roman-Catholic family with Purzel, a fearless and high …
The Truth in Small Doses
by Clifton Leaf (2013). Vividly written account on “why we’re losing the War on Cancer – and how we can …
The Complete Father Brown
by G. K. Chesterton (1910 – 1926). 51 delightful detective stories centered on the short and quite humble eponymous priest. …
