Free Will vs. Determinism

In this episode, we discussed the validity of free will vs. determinism with regards to physics and neuroscience.

What is free will?

“Free Will”, The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy (2020)

https://plato.stanford.edu/archives/fall2020/entries/freewill/

How is reductionism related to free will?

“Getting to the bottom of reductionism – is it all just physics in the end?”

Kevin Mitchell (Wiring the Brain blog)

http://www.wiringthebrain.com/2022/08/getting-to-bottom-of-reductionism-is-it.html?spref=tw

What does quantum physics tell us about free will?

“Quantum physics may imply the existence of free will” Tim Andersen

https://medium.com/the-infinite-universe/quantum-physics-may-imply-the-existence-of-free-will-c05ccac55191

How does the interaction between autonomic vs. non-autonomic nervous system functions influence our perception of free will?

The autonomic nervous system: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Autonomic_nervous_system

The tweet we referred to: https://twitter.com/_fernando_rosas/status/1503081860490055683

Research on 'Iceman' Wim Hof suggests it may be possible to influence autonomic nervous system and immune response - ScienceDaily

What are do neuroscientists think about free will?

https://www.sainsburywellcome.org/web/blog/free-will-perspectives-neuroscience