Welcome to ’Toward a Science of Consciousness 2015’ the 21st annual international, interdisciplinary conference on the fundamental questions connected with conscious experience.
Toward a Science of Consciousness (TSC) is the largest and longest-running interdisciplinary conference emphasizing broad and rigorous approaches to the study of conscious awareness. Topical areas include neuroscience, philosophy, psychology, biology, quantum physics, meditation and altered states, machine consciousness, culture and experiential phenomenology. Cutting edge, controversial issues are emphasized. Held annually since 1994, the TSC conferences alternate yearly between Tucson, Arizona and various locations around the world. The University of Helsinki is proud to host TSC 2015 in the Great Hall of its neoclassical main building located in the downtown area.
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Open to all conference participants! If you are not registered to the conference dinner, you may arrive after 10.30 PM at Restaurant Wanha (Mannerheimintie 3).
Schedule: 23.00 Poetry Slam: The stage is open to all poets of consciousness! 23.30 Zombie Blues: Attendees are invited to perform one or more verses of the Zombie Blues and to invent new soulless verses:
Zombie Blues opening verse: "I act like you act / I do what you do / But I don't know what it's like to be you / What consciousness is / I ain't got a clue / I got the Zombie Blues".
Zombie Blues will be accompanied by Ari Vakkilainen and Poetry Slam moderated by Karri Liikkanen.
Friday June 12, 2015 10:30pm - 11:59pm EEST
The Old Student House, Restaurant VanhaMannerheimintie 3, in the heart of Helsinki, 400 metres from the conference site