# How do you explain consciousness?

- Institution: TED
- Department: TED2014
- Speaker: David Chalmers
- Year: 2014
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Subjects: Biology, Psychology and the brain, Philosophy
- Source: [TED](https://www.ted.com/talks/david_chalmers_how_do_you_explain_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)

Our consciousness is a fundamental aspect of our existence, says philosopher David Chalmers: “There’s nothing we know about more directly…. but at the same time it’s the most mysterious phenomenon in the universe.” He shares some ways to think about the movie playing in our heads.

## Lectures

1. [How do you explain consciousness?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/david_chalmers_how_do_you_explain_consciousness/4eb362ebd96c), 19 min (TED's player)