Perceptive Information Strategies

I keep forgetting to mention that I named my firm “Perceptive…” because I have an interest in what is one of the great quests of our time: that is, to increase our understanding of consciousness, cognition, the brain, perception, neuroscience and more. I am also interested in connecting this topic area with the software world of decision support, business  intelligence and other information management issues. Of course, AI and data mining are part of it.

This interview/discussion by Michael Krasny of two authors of recent works was quite interesting. You can find it as well by tooling around www.kqed.org. From KQED’s Web site, here are descriptions of the authors interviewed:

• Alva Noe, writer, philosopher, professor in the Department of Philosophy at UC Berkeley and author of “Out of Our Heads: Why You Are Not Your Brain and Other Lessons From the Biology of Consciousness”
• Rick Hanson, neuropsychologist, author of “Buddha’s Brain: The Practical Neuroscience of Happiness, Love and Wisdom,” co-founder of the Wellspring Institute for Neuroscience and Contemplative Wisdom and former boardmember of Spirit Rock Meditation Center

\”Beyond the Brain,\” Forum, Hosted by Michael Krasny, KQED radio

(Note: It looks like the link above to the audio is not working; I must need a widget! Here is the URL.)