What is really known about consciousness? A conversation with Rupert Sheldrake & Mark Vernon

Inner Life, Talks and Thoughts

You may agree that the so-called hard problem of consciousness exposes the deep inadequacies of a materialist worldview.

But the alternatives - various forms of panpsychism, panentheism and idealism - raise rich and fascinating questions, too.

In this episode of The Sheldrake-Vernon Dialogues, Rupert Sheldrake and Mark Vernon explore the leading edge of consciousness research, with Rupert just back from The Science of Consciousness Conference 2025 in Barcelona.

They discuss the impact of Indian researchers of consciousness and the proposals of microchip inventor, Federico Faggin. They consider trainings in extra-ocular vision and questions thrown up by the hit podcast series, The Telepathy Tapes.

One thing is clear: when the materialist paradigm passes, the science of consciousness will have only just begun.

For more on Rupert's work see - https://www.sheldrake.org/

For more on Mark's work see - https://www.markvernon.com/