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Chalmers appears in the video documentary "The Roots of the Matrix" (a reference to The Matrix) and presents a novel take on a large part of the "brain in a vat" hypothesis, maintaining that it is not, contrary to common philosophical opinion, a skeptical hypothesis.
He serves on the editorial board of the journals Philo, Consciousness and Cognition, the Journal of Consciousness Studies, and Psyche.
He is also noted for originating the (philosophical) zombie blues and recently performed as part of the New York Consciousness Collective at the Qualia Fest held December 14, 2010 in New York.
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