This year’s “Toward a Science of Consciousness” conference – to be held from May 2-8 in Stockholm, Sweden – features a fairly interesting line-up, so if you’re able to get along I’m sure you’ll find plenty of interest. Two of the featured speakers discussing the question of consciousness are at fairly opposite ends of the spectrum when it comes to scientific reputation: Deepak Chopra will be giving a speech on “Vedic Approaches to Consciousness and Reality”, while Sir Roger Penrose will deliver the Keynote speech of the conference (I’d pay just to watch Sir Roger’s face as Deepak discusses quantum physics).
Also speaking are a number of open-minded scientists who we’ve kept our eye on over the years, including neuroscientist Mario Beauregard, parapsychologist Dick Bierman, and anaesthesiologist Stuart Hameroff, as well as ‘afterlife’ researchers Pim van Lommel and Peter Fenwick in the final-day Plenary, “End of life brain activity”. Good stuff – check out the details at the TSC Conference website.
