In Theatre of Thought, German filmmaker and documentarian Werner Herzog attempts to answer the question: Who is the ghost writer of our mind? Photo: Shutterstock
In Theatre of Thought, German filmmaker and documentarian Werner Herzog attempts to answer the question: Who is the ghost writer of our mind? Photo: Shutterstock
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What is consciousness, Werner Herzog asks in new film that poses tough questions to scientists about where our thoughts and feelings come from

  • In Theatre of Thought, documentary maker enlists neurobiologists to help him question scientists about how thoughts and feelings arise in the brain
  • He covers topics including bioethics, privacy, controlling robots by means of brain sensors, and influencing mice actions by firing light beams at their brains

In Theatre of Thought, German filmmaker and documentarian Werner Herzog attempts to answer the question: Who is the ghost writer of our mind? Photo: Shutterstock
In Theatre of Thought, German filmmaker and documentarian Werner Herzog attempts to answer the question: Who is the ghost writer of our mind? Photo: Shutterstock
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