# The illusion of consciousness

- Institution: TED
- Department: TED2003
- Speaker: Dan Dennett
- Year: 2003
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Subjects: Psychology and the brain
- Source: [TED](https://www.ted.com/talks/dan_dennett_the_illusion_of_consciousness)
- Licence: [CC BY-NC-ND 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) (Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions.)
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

Philosopher Dan Dennett makes a compelling argument that not only don't we understand our own consciousness, but that half the time our brains are actively fooling us.

## Lectures

1. [The illusion of consciousness](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/dan_dennett_the_illusion_of_consciousness/5ece52e3d0da), 22 min (TED's player)