# Decoding Consciousness, Psychedelics, and the Mind

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**Date:** March 14, 2026 · 10:30 PM  
**Location:** Hilton Austin Downtown / Salon E  
**Format:** Presentation  
**Track:** Culture  
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## Speakers

- **Christof Koch** — Meritorious Investigator At The Allen Institute, Chief Scientist At The Tiny Blue Dot Foundation

After a lifetime studying consciousness, famed neuroscientist Dr. Christof Koch had a profound, "no self, no memories, no time, no space, just terror and ecstasy" experience after deliberately taking a potent psychedelic. He argues, if we claim to be students of consciousness, we must explore its most dramatic manifestations.  This story launches into the most urgent questions of our time: What is consciousness, really? As AI rapidly advances and we grow complex "mini-brains" in labs, understanding what it means to "feel" or "be" is no longer just philosophy—it's critical for our future.

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