Category: Consciousness
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Podcast: Intervew with Christopher Timmerman.
In this interview neuroscientist Christoper Timmermann discusses the role of psychedelics as an entheogen (aid to spiritual transformation) as well as its relationship to death and ego dissolution.
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Video: Consciousness and QBism.
Christopher Fuchs is Professor of Physics at the College of Science and Mathematics at UMass Boston.
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Jung and the collective unconscious.
In this podcast (my favourite) philosopher, and analytical idealist Bernardo Kadstrup discusses Jung’s exploration of consciousness. Bernardo is the executive director of Essentia Foundation and his work has been leading the modern renaissance of metaphysical idealism, the notion that reality is essentially mental (he has a PHD in philosophy). As a scientist, Bernardo has worked…
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Has science just found the cause of near-death experiences?
Many science-related websites and news organisations are now reporting on a new study that found an increase in EEG gamma waves at the time of death. The authors of the study analysed the electroencephalograms (EEG) of four dying patients and found that the resulting hypoxic (lack of oxygen) state stimulated a spike in gamma wave…
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Meditation is good shit.
This study published in the British Medical Journal (BMJ) examined the long-term effects of a regular mediation practice on the gut microbiome structure. The authors performed gene sequencing on fecal samples of 37 Tibetan Buddhist monks comparing them with those of 19 non-meditating local residents. The gut microbiota can influence the brain and profoundly impacts…
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How much proof do you need?
Just how much proof is needed to change the mind of a sceptical scientist?
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