What is Consciousness? Nested Observer Windows, Meta-Awareness, and Mind Wandering
Professor of Psychological & Brain Sciences
2:03:57·2026·graduate level·Public Colloquium
Jonathan Schooler explores the Nested Observer Windows model of consciousness, examining how introspection can distort experience and the multi-layered nature of awareness.
PhilosophyBio & NeuroMetaphysics, Mind & MortalityLanguage Models & NLPNeuroscience & Cognitionconsciousness
What is Consciousness Really?
Professor Jonathan Schooler joins Dr Tevin Naidu the Mind-Body Solution Podcast for a deep exploration of consciousness, mind wandering, and the Nested Observer Windows (NOW) model. In this conversation, Schooler—founder of Meta Lab (Memory, Emotion, Thought & Awareness) at UCSB—explains why introspection can distort experience, how mind wandering reveals hidden layers of awareness, and why consciousness may be structured as a hierarchy of nested experiential windows.
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