# The Functional Mind

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Official site: https://thefunctionalmind.substack.com/podcast
Author: Steve Wagar
Episodes: 7

## Resource

What are we, exactly? Not biologically — we have good answers there. I mean scientifically: what kind of thing is a mind, a feeling, a self? I think the answer has been hiding in plain sight for a century. This is where I make the case.

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## Episodes
- [Lesson 6: Navigating Entropy](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-functional-mind-7826989/lesson-6-navigating-entropy) — 2026-07-14T19:11:35+00:00
- [Lesson 5: The Recursive Pair](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-functional-mind-7826989/lesson-5-the-recursive-pair) — 2026-06-30T19:36:25+00:00
- [Lesson 4: The Case for Inclusive Dualism](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-functional-mind-7826989/lesson-4-the-case-for-inclusive-dualism) — 2026-06-17T00:31:21+00:00
- [Lesson 3: Being Objective About Functional Things](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-functional-mind-7826989/lesson-3-being-objective-about-functional-things) — 2026-06-02T19:12:25+00:00
- [Lesson 2: The Persistence Test](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-functional-mind-7826989/lesson-2-the-persistence-test) — 2026-05-19T19:53:45+00:00
- [Lesson 1: The Missing Lever](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-functional-mind-7826989/lesson-1-the-missing-lever) — 2026-05-05T19:56:17+00:00
- [Lesson 0: Welcome to The Functional Mind](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-functional-mind-7826989/lesson-0-welcome-to-the-functional-mind) — 2026-04-20T21:16:07+00:00

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