Can computers be conscious? Is our universe real of a simulation? Is the mind a unique quality of human beings? As technological breakthroughs in AI continue to advance, topics like this have become part of the daily news cycle. But what does it all mean and what is at stake for the human race? When Tim Parks came across a radical new theory of consciousness he set off on a quest to discover more about this fascinating topic and also let him to observe his own experience with immense attention. Thought-provoking.