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That we can know anything is thanks to the amazing equipment evolution has given us inside our heads: our brain. But can our brains turn in on themselves, and investigate this most complex collection of atoms in the universe? You’ll explore many of the exciting ways that science has found to build a picture of how the brain works. But one of the ultimate challenges is understanding how a collection of atoms can become conscious of its own existence. Called the ‘hard problem of consciousness’, many philosophers believe that the subjective nature of consciousness makes it a question science will never be able to answer. But is that really true? Or can we perhaps one day understand what makes me ‘me’?