Andres Gomez-Emilsson: The Science of Engineered Conscious States
Andrés Gómez Emilsson, director of the Qualia Research Institute, examines consciousness from philosophical and scientific perspectives, describing his journey founding QRI to reduce suffering and enh...
26 Helmi 20253h 1min
Tyler Cowen: The Graduate Student Crisis Destroying Academia
Tyler Cowen exposes academia's graduate student crisis and argues for stronger mentorship structures. They argue for greater intellectual humility and stronger mentorship to build a more resilient aca...
21 Helmi 20251h 36min
Curt Jaimungal: The Complete Consciousness Iceberg
Curt Jaimungal guides listeners through a comprehensive two‑hour iceberg model of consciousness, unpacking five layers that span from basic definitions to cutting‑edge theories. The discussion moves f...
20 Helmi 20252h 6min
Jacob Barandes: There Is No Quantum Multiverse (Here's the Proof)
Curt Jaimungal talks with Harvard physicist Jacob Barandes about the foundations of quantum mechanics, wave‑particle duality, and Jacob’s proposal of an indivisible stochastic formulation. The convers...
18 Helmi 20252h 54min
Michael Levin and Karl Friston: How Free Energy Shapes Everything
Curt Jaimungal talks with Michael Levin and Karl Friston about how the free energy principle and entropy shape self-organization and our perception of reality. They explore creativity, aging, the natu...
14 Helmi 20251h 17min
William Hahn: Unifying Wolfram, Leibniz, and Consciousness with AI
William Hahn unifies Wolfram's computational universe, Leibniz's philosophy, and theories of consciousness. The conversation delves into unifying frameworks and the implications for future AI.SPONSORS...
11 Helmi 20251h 4min
Ruth Kastner: Can the Future Cause the Past in Quantum Theory?
Ruth Kastner and Curt Jaimungal explore the transactional interpretation of quantum mechanics, tackling the measurement problem, retrocausality, and the quest to reconcile quantum theory with gravity....
7 Helmi 20252h 16min
Jacob Barandes and Manolis Kellis: What Quantum Physics Got Wrong
Jacob Barandes and Manolis Kellis explore how quantum physics intersects with biology and consciousness, questioning the foundations of reality and the role of the observer. They examine decoherence, ...
4 Helmi 20252h 1min
