A short introduction
Natalia Vorontsova holds a master’s degree in International Relations and has completed a postgraduate program in International Political Economy. She has worked for several major transnational corporations and volunteered in social programs aimed at helping families and women in difficult situations. Natalia has always been interested in non-duality and scientific ways of understanding reality, in the broadest sense. Currently, she works as International Liaison and Social Media Manager for Essentia Foundation.Publications:
Consciousness beyond brain function, with neurosurgeon Dr. Eben Alexander
On this Christmas day, when many of us think of departed loved ones, we have a holiday special for you: A frank conversation with neurosurgeon and near-death experiencer Dr. Eben Alexander, on the survival of consciousness beyond brain function. Buckle up, for this is an amazing journey (quite literally) where scientific reasoning and direct experience must somehow hold hands, despite seeming contradictions.
Consciousness cannot be reduced to brain activity: Doctor Raymond Tallis on the mind-body problem
Professor Tallis—a philosopher, poet, novelist, cultural critic, retired medical physician and clinical neuroscientist—discusses the relationship between mind and brain, as well as the big questions about the nature of reality.
Can brain anatomy and function account for psychiatric conditions?
In this in-depth interview, Prof. dr. Sarah Durston discusses the limitations of trying to account for psychiatric conditions based solely on measurable brain anatomy and function. Her candid answers may surprise those who think that brain-reductionism rests on solid ground for at least the most common psychiatric conditions.
Physicist and inventor of the microprocessor, Federico Faggin, on life, the universe and everything
Physicist Federico Faggin is the inventor of both the microprocessor and silicon gate technology, and probably the world’s most well rounded idealist alive. This interview is an open, free-ranging but very accessible conversation with Mr. Faggin.
Interview with Dr. Iain McGilchrist, on the nature of reality (Part 2)
Here is the second and final part of our interview with Dr. Iain McGilchrist, on the nature of reality. Unmissable!
Interview with Dr. Iain McGilchrist, on consciousness and its role in nature
Essentia Foundation’s Natalia Vorontsova interviews psychiatrist and author Dr. Iain McGilchrist about his new work, “The Matter with Things,” and the role of consciousness in nature. Unmissable!
The eternal background of consciousness: An interview with Prof. Vyacheslav Moiseev
When a special kind of ‘beingness’ organizes itself by taking on form, it presents itself to itself, from within, against its own background, thereby igniting consciousness into existence.
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