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Caltech Edition

Christof Koch, Caltech professor of engineering and biology, joins Host Larry Mantle to discuss his new book, The Quest for Consciousness: A Neurobiological Approach (Roberts & Company). Koch investigates what he calls “zombie agents,” behaviors we do without thinking, looking at neural activity that bypasses conscious thought.