Scientist, Author, Speaker


The science of consciousness

Understanding the biological basis of conscious experience is one of the great challenges for 21st Century Science.

The neuroscience of consciousness.

Highlights of my research and outreach.

Books, article, and blog posts.

The Sunday Times Top 10 Bestseller


Being You – A New Science of Consciousness

A 2021 Book of the Year (New Statesman, Economist, Bloomberg, Five Books), a 2021 Science Book of the Year (Guardian, Financial Times). Being You is out now in hardback, paperback, ebook, and audio.

Consciousness at TED


Your brain hallucinates your conscious reality

My main-stage TED talk has more than 14 million views.

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I'm very happy to be back in Italy, to speak at the Festival Filosofia @festivalfilo in Modena (tmrw, 14/09, 3pm, ) & then at Arezzo science festival (15/09, 5pm, https://www.msn.com/it-it/notizie/italia/science-lab-con-seth-in-viaggio-nella-mente/ar-AA1qmAE3) Ci vediamo li!

I’m thrilled to have this opportunity to talk to @pgodfreysmith about his new book - the final instalment in his landmark trilogy, which started with Other Minds and continued with Metazoa. All three books are well worth reading. 🙏🏽 @Dauntbooks Marylebone

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