Special Sunday Post – What is consciousness? Great TED video with Neuroscientist Antonio Damasio

Sundays are for learning here. Every Sunday, we curl up with the New York Times (in print – the only day we get a paper) with a cup of coffee and my wife and kids.

How can we learn more? I suggest we watch some of the smartest, most creative folks on Earth on video. And these TED videos fit the bill perfectly.

Every morning we wake up and regain consciousness — that is a marvelous fact — but what exactly is it that we regain? Neuroscientist Antonio Damasio uses this simple question to give us a glimpse into how our brains create our sense of self.

Monday to Friday, Jeff Ogden is President of the B2B demand generation company Find New Customers. He also hosts the popular marketing show, Mad Marketing TV. On weekends, he’s a husband and father and an avid part-time but lousy basketball player.

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