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I am Professor of Philosophy (emerita) at the University of California, San Diego, and an adjunct professor at the Salk Institute for Biological Research. As a philosopher, I focus on the interface between traditional philosophical questions (what is knowledge, where do values come from) and new developments in neuroscience and genetics. I call this sort of interfacing "Neurophilosophy" and my 2011 book (Braintrust) links morality with the brain and its evolution. My newest book is Touching a Nerve: The Self as Brain (2013).
My husband, Paul Churchland and I work closely together, which is fortunate because at first, most philosophers dismissed our work as "not real philosophy". Mark Churchland, our son, and Anne Churchland, our daughter, are both neuroscientists (at Columbia and Cold Spring Harbor respectively). Our golden retrievers, Duff and Farley, distribute a lot of fur about and swim whenever they get the chance. It is hard to say how smart they are, but they are excellent models for attachment and bonding.
An extended interview can be found on The Science Network: www.tsn.org and on Philosophy Bites http://www.philosophybites.libsyn.com
You can see Pat interviewed on The Colbert Report January 23 2014.
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