# Don't take consciousness for granted

- Institution: TED
- Department: INK Conference
- Speaker: Simon Lewis
- Year: 2010
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Subjects: Medicine and health
- Source: [TED](https://www.ted.com/talks/simon_lewis_don_t_take_consciousness_for_granted)
- 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)

After a catastrophic car accident that left him in a coma, Simon Lewis found ways to recover -- physically and mentally -- beyond all expectations. At the INK Conference he tells how this remarkable story led him to concern over all threats to consciousness, and how to overcome them.

## Lectures

1. [Don't take consciousness for granted](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/simon_lewis_don_t_take_consciousness_for_granted/dd2034c282a2), 22 min (TED's player)