# Could the Hard Problem of Consciousness Dissolve by Dale W Jamieson > “Will the "hard problem" of consciousness dissolve (rather than be solved) as we learn more about the natural world?” > **— Dale W Jamieson**, *2018 Edge Annual Question, question* ## Sources and Context - **Original Edge response:** [The Last Question — Dale W Jamieson](https://www.edge.org/response-detail/27487) — Dale W Jamieson's question in the 2018 Annual Question collection, posed rather than asserted as a conclusion. The Edge response page is the publication record for this exact question. - **Local archival entry:** [[research/Edge 2018 Full Quotation Curation|Edge 2018 Full Quotation Curation]] (EDGE2018-235). ## Related Articles and Collections - **Collection:** [[collections/Edge|Edge]] - **Collection:** [[collections/Consciousness Continuity|Consciousness Continuity]] - **Article:** [[articles/Technologies for Consciousness Mapping and Transfer|Technologies for Consciousness Mapping and Transfer]] - **Article:** [[articles/The Organic-Synthetic Brain Atlas|The Organic-Synthetic Brain Atlas]] - **Article:** [[articles/Mind Uploading and AI — The Host is Reusable and the Person is the Delta|Mind Uploading and AI — The Host is Reusable and the Person is the Delta]] ## Related Topics - [[wiki/Hard Problem of Consciousness|Hard Problem of Consciousness]] ## Share on Social Media ``` “Will the "hard problem" of consciousness dissolve (rather than be solved) as we learn more about the natural world?” — Dale W Jamieson, 2018 Edge Annual Question https://bryantmcgill.com/simple-reminders-dale-jamieson-hard-problem-consciousness-dissolve ```