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Bernardo Kastrup, PhD: Philosopher of mind
Bernardo Kastrup has a Ph.D. in computer engineering with specializations in artificial intelligence and reconfigurable computing. He has worked as a scientist in some of the world’s foremost research laboratories, including the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) and the Philips Research Laboratories (where the “Casimir Effect” of Quantum Field Theory was discovered). Bernardo has authored many academic papers and books on philosophy and science. His most recent book is “The Idea of the World: A multi-disciplinary argument for the mental nature of reality,” based on rigorous analytic argument and empirical evidence.
